EXPERIENCE ADVENT AT CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHAdvent Book Study, Tuesdays, 10 am: Join Pastor Sheldon every Tuesday morning at 10 am during Advent (11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20) for a study of The Heart that Grew Three Sizes: Finding Faith in the Story of the Grinch. Will meet in person and on Zoom and will begin each session with a short video overview of that week's chapter from the author, Matt Rawle. You are welcome to jump in anytime!
December 7th, 6 pm: Join us for our Evensong Service. Please join us for a unique evening Advent service with candle-lighting, readings, scripture, music, and prayer. This service wraps together our "longest night" service with seasonal music offered by the Chancel Choir. We'll gather in the sanctuary at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, Dec. 7th, for the service, then enjoy a candle-lit meal together at the close of worship, around 6:45. December 17, 9 am: Help construct our live nativity scene! December 17, 6-8 pm: Come drive through our version of Bethlehem, complete with live animals, Wise Ones, shepherds, angels, and the holy family. Christmas Eve, December 24th, 5:30 pm: Our family-friendly candlelight service begins at 5:30 pm. Christmas Day, December 25th, 10:30 am: Join us for worship on Christmas morning for Carols & Cocoa, a casual lessons and carols service. Feel free to come in your coziest Christmas jammies, enjoy some hot chocolate or coffee, and sing all you favorite Christmas carols! |
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December is Mission Month at CPC!
For the last 15 years, Christ Presbyterian has hosted a Christmas Mission Market. For many in our congregation, donating to one of our mission partners in honor/memory of a relative or friend has become a part of their Christmas-giving traditions.
This year we are changing the format but keeping the tradition. In lieu of a one-time “Market” event, we invite you to consider supporting our mission partners with a Mission Month all throughout December.
Each Sunday in December, starting in conjunction with the Bake Sale this Sunday December 4th, you will have the opportunity to make donations to your favorite mission partner and direct your money to a specific event, service, product, or supply provided by the charity if you wish.
Price sheets and forms, including acknowledgment forms, will be available after Service each Sunday and cashiers will be on hand to help with your selections and collect your donations.
As in the past, your donations will be collected by CPC and distributed to the charities in a lump sum based on your directions.
All the partner agencies of CPC provide help to the needy both locally and worldwide. Your donations make a difference! For more information on the charities please visit their websites (listed below).
Mission Partners:
In the Carpenter’s Footsteps
UKirk
Thornwell
Good News Outreach
Echo
Solomon’s Porch
Big Bend Hospice
(Note: We can accept cash, check, or Venmo.)
This year we are changing the format but keeping the tradition. In lieu of a one-time “Market” event, we invite you to consider supporting our mission partners with a Mission Month all throughout December.
Each Sunday in December, starting in conjunction with the Bake Sale this Sunday December 4th, you will have the opportunity to make donations to your favorite mission partner and direct your money to a specific event, service, product, or supply provided by the charity if you wish.
Price sheets and forms, including acknowledgment forms, will be available after Service each Sunday and cashiers will be on hand to help with your selections and collect your donations.
As in the past, your donations will be collected by CPC and distributed to the charities in a lump sum based on your directions.
All the partner agencies of CPC provide help to the needy both locally and worldwide. Your donations make a difference! For more information on the charities please visit their websites (listed below).
Mission Partners:
In the Carpenter’s Footsteps
UKirk
Thornwell
Good News Outreach
Echo
Solomon’s Porch
Big Bend Hospice
(Note: We can accept cash, check, or Venmo.)
Overview of "From Generation to Generation"
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The stories, scriptures, and traditions of the Christmas season have been passed down to us throughout the generations. Many of us enter this season with a swell of memories and emotions as vast as the cultural and religious rituals this holiday holds. Like a tapestry woven throughout time, the Christmas story weaves us in—to remember how God has shown up in the past, to continue the work of collective liberation, to behold the presence of God in flesh and bone.
As we read through and studied the scriptures we selected,a line from Mary’s song of protest and praise gave us pause: Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. (Luke 1: 48b-50) Despite the challenges and vulnerability she faced, Mary could glimpse the scale and scope of the good news she was part of bringing forth. This good news transcends time and space—it was and is bigger than just her.Christ is coming for collective liberation: God’s redemption is at work for years to come. Therefore, the promise is meant to be lived out and passed on from generation to generation. We encourage you to pay attention to each of the characters in these familiar narratives and ask: What did each person pass on or contribute? How did they either participate in God’s liberation and love—or try to thwart God’s justice? What can we learn from them, and what is our role now? What will we pass on to the next generation? The root word of “generation” is “gen” meaning “origin” or “birth.” Our theme is also a call to action: what are we being called to generate or bring forth? What have your ancestors and those who have come before you passed on for you to continue? Who are the spiritual elders in your community who planted the seeds for the things that are now blooming? What seeds are you planting for the future? From Generation to Generation... reminds us of the ways our lives, histories, actions, and stories are interconnected and woven together. The work of God is always unfolding—in and through us. This Advent, may you remember that you belong—to a story etched into the wrinkles of time, to generations that have come before and will come after, to a love that won’t let you go. |
"GENEAOLOGY OF CHRIST" by Rev. Lauren Wright Pittman
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