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From the Pastor - December 15, 2024

Greetings people of God! This is a wonderful time of year

as we anticipate the celebration of our Lord's birth. This

Sunday we will light three candles on our Advent Wreath,

including the "pink" candle which represents the fact that our

Advent season shifts from being a Lent like theme of

repentance to one of anticipation and joy. In addition, we

are thrilled to be able to welcome our Bishop, Dr. Phyllis

Milton to be our preacher this Sunday. You will definitely

want to meet her as she makes her first visit to our

parish. She will be speaking on the joy of this season.

Christ’s presence in our midst in the wonder of the holy

supper is cause for singing. The nearness of the God in

prayer, in every circumstance, is cause for rejoicing. The

coming of one “more powerful” than John, even with a

winnowing fork in hand, is good news—and cause for

exultation—for us who are being saved. Great joy is the tone

for the third Sunday of Advent. May God bring this joy into

your hearts!

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