In this season of Advent we prepare a house for God’s dwelling. This house is found within us; our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls. You are the house where God has come to dwell and it is for this that we give thanks on Christmas.
Christ came among us in the most ordinary of ways, a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, laying in nothing more fancy than a manger. It was in this simplicity that God comes to dwell among us.
Our world today is in turmoil over the loss of jobs, a worsening economic climate, and yet it is in this moment that we find ourselves seeking and searching for hope. When all hope seems lost, there appears in the night sky a small flickering light. That light serves as a reminder that we are not alone, God is amongst us, even when God seems so far away.
I invite you this Advent and Christmas season to ponder the indwelling, or incarnation, of Christ within our lives. Let us make room for Jesus to be housed within the very fabric of our being.
This Christmas Eve, December 24th, we will celebrate Christ’s birth at 4PM (child-friendly) and 10PM (solemn mass). We encourage you to invite family, friends and neighbors to experience the birth of Jesus. At both worship services we will have special music with our newly formed children’s choir singing at 4PM and guest soloist at 10PM.
Please find enclosed a Christmas flower envelope. Consider making a donation to the flower fund, plants are often $5 a piece, and help us to decorate the church for the holiday. You can return the envelope on Sunday in the collection plate or by mailing it to the church.
On behalf of my family, the church staff, wardens and vestry, I wish you a blessed Advent and a wonderful Christmas season.
In the name of the one who came and dwells within us, Jesus Christ,
I am faithfully yours,
The Rev’d Gregory Lisby
Rector
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