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dƌŝŶŝƚǇ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ Ă ĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ŝƚƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŚĂĚ ĂŶǇ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƚŽ ǇŽƵƌ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ͕ ƉŚŽŶĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ͕ ŵĂƌŝƚĂů ƐƚĂƚƵƐ͕ ĞƚĐ͘ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ^ƚĞƉŚĂŶŝĞ Žƌ ĞďŽƌĂ ǁŝƚŚ ǇŽƵƌ ŶĂŵĞ͕ ƉŚŽŶĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŵĂĚĞ͘

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Soon we will hear the songs and carols of glad dings and good cheer. ^ŽŽŶ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ůŝŐŚƚƐ and the decora ons that break the night’s darkness. Soon we will think of gi s to give to family, ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂǇďĞ ĞǀĞŶ Ă ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞƌ Žƌ ƚǁŽ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ Įůů ŽƵƌ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĂǇƐ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŽ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŚƵƐƚůĞ ĂŶĚ ďƵƐƚůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ me of year. ŶĚ ŝŶ ŵŝĚƐƚ ŽĨ Ăůů ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ĨĞǁ ǁĞĞŬƐ 'ŽĚ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ŝŶƚŽ ŽƵƌ me and space and show up. Are we ready? /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĨĞǁ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ŽƐƉĞů ŽĨ :ŽŚŶ͕ ŽƵƌ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ĚĂǇ͕ ǁĞ ƌĞĂĚ ĂďŽƵƚ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ incarna on, coming in me and space in the person of Jesus. We read those familiar words “The tŽƌĚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŇĞƐŚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂĚĞ ŚŝƐ ĚǁĞůůŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƵƐ͘͟ ,Žǁ ĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ͕ 'ŽĚ ĐŚŽŽƐĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ his dwelling place among us, which means God is showing up in our me and space. 'ŽĚ ŝƐ ŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ our conversa ons, God is here in our workplaces, God is here in our me with family and ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͘ 'ŽĚ ŝƐ ŚĞƌĞ ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ͕ 'ŽĚ ŝƐ ŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĚĂŝůǇ ŚƵƐƚůĞ ĂŶĚ ďƵƐƚůĞ͘ 'ŽĚ ŝƐ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ĐŚŽŽƐĞƐ ŚŝƐ ĚǁĞůůŝŶŐ place to be among us. Have you caught a glimpse? Have you seen God at work? Are living with the expecta on of seeing 'ŽĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ĨĞǁ ǁĞĞŬƐ͍ The world is a buzz, singing our songs, bringing light to the darkness, and sharing gi s with one another. We as God’s own ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ďƌĞĂŬ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďƵǌǌ ĂŶĚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŽ 'ŽĚ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĞƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƵƐ͘ KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƚĞƌƌŝĨǇŝŶŐ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐ ŝƐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ ďǇ :ŽŚŶ ũƵƐƚ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ ͙͙͟dŚĞ tŽƌĚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŇĞƐŚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂĚĞ ŚŝƐ ĚǁĞůůŝŶŐ ƉůĂĐĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƵƐ͘͟ tĞ ƌĞĂĚ ͞,Ğ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞ Śŝŵ͟ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ ƚĞƌƌŝĨǇŝŶŐ ͞,Ğ ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ŚŝƐ ŽǁŶ͕ ďƵƚ ŚŝƐ ŽǁŶ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ Śŝŵ͘͟ dŚĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ ͞ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞ Śŝŵ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ Śŝŵ͟ ĂƌĞ ĐŚŝůůŝŶŐ ǁŽƌĚƐ͘ / ƉƌĂǇ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐĞƚ ƵƐ ŽŶ ĞĚŐĞ͘ &Žƌ ǇŽƵ ƐĞĞ ŽƵƌ ŐŽĂů ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ taking advantage of this me to “Make God in Christ known” to a world that is struggling to recognize him. It’s so easy for us to lament and commiserate at this me of year, thus adding to the confusion. This begs me to ask the ques on “Are we ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ůĞƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ Žƌ ĂƌĞ ǁĞ ĂƐ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ŽǁŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ͍͟ &Žƌ ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ ƚŽůĚ͙͙͘ To a world crushed by the weight of debt and taxes, burdened by the daily grind and government regula ons (Census) ʹ 'ŽĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ͞ Ž ŶŽƚ ďĞ ĂĨƌĂŝĚ͕ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ĨĞĂƌ͕ / ďƌŝŶŐ ǇŽƵ ŐŽŽĚ ŶĞǁƐ ŽĨ ŐƌĞĂƚ ũŽǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘͟ dŽ Ă ƐĐĂƌĞĚ ƉƌĞŐŶĂŶƚ ǇŽƵŶŐ ǁŽŵĂŶ ʹ 'ŽĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƵƉ with a message of favor and grace giving her hope amidst the scru ny and cri cisms of others. dŽ Ă ŵĂŶ ǁŚŽ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ Ă ĚŝůĞŵŵĂ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ďĞůŽǀĞĚ ʹ 'ŽĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ reconcilia on with his beloved asking him to trust God’s plan for a future. To a professional, an innkeeper stressed out at work, with unrealis c expecta ons Ͳ 'ŽĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƵƉ with a message le/ng Śŝŵ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞŶ͛ƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ͘ To those in the everyday walks of life, in the ﬁelds, in the trenches of life, on the highways and byways, some mes ŽďůŝǀŝŽƵƐ ĂƐ ƚŽ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ʹ 'ŽĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ͕ ƐŚŝŶŝŶŐ ďƌŝŐŚƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ͞dŽ ǇŽƵ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďŽƌŶ Ă ƐĂǀŝŽƌ͕ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚƌŝƐƚ ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ͘͟ This is our story which the world needs to be told from our perspec ve. This is a story that needs to come from the heart, because this is the story of our Salva on, not only for us but for the world to know. 'ŽĚ ŝƐ ŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚƐƚ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ͕ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ me and space bringing us hope, joy, peace and love. tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĂǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĂƌĞĚ ǁŽŵĂŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞƐƐĞĚ ŽƵƚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽďůŝǀŝŽƵƐ ƚŽ ůŝĨĞ͘ Now is the me for us to point out to those who don’t recognize God, God’s presence and ac vity in the world. Now is the me for us to receive our Lord and Savior ĂƐ ŚĞ ĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŽ ƵƐ ŝŶ ǁŽƌĚ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚ͕ ŝŶ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ĨĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉ͘ / ƉƌĂǇ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ŽƵƌ ^ĂǀŝŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ŵĞĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ǁĞĞŬƐ͘ / ƉƌĂǇ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĂƐ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŐĞƚ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ƵƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵĞ celebra on of this me by telling our story. dŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ůĞƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞƐƉĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůŝƐŵ ŽǀĞƌ ƐŚĂĚŽǁ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚƌƵĞ͘ Live your life today with the expecta on that 'ŽĚ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ƵƉ͘ >ŝǀĞ ǇŽƵƌ ůŝĨĞ ƚŽĚĂǇ ƌĞĂĚǇ ƚŽ ƉŽŝŶƚ 'ŽĚ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ Join the celebra on, 'ŽĚ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƵƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ũŽǇ ƚŽ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ͕

food for thought…. ….a note from your Associate Pastor

ĐŽŵĞĚ ŝŶ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞͲĞŶĂĐƚŵĞŶƚ ĐŽŶͲ cludes with a celebra on of food ĂŶĚ ƵƐƵĂůůǇ Ă ƉŝŹĂƚĂ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůͲ ĚƌĞŶ͘ Ɛ / ǁĂůŬĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͕ ũŽŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƐŽŶŐ ĂƐ / ǁĂƐ ĂďůĞ͕ / ǁĂƐ ƐƚƌƵĐŬ ďǇ Ă ƚƌĞͲ ŵĞŶĚŽƵƐ ŝƌŽŶǇ͖ ƚŚĞ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ŽŶůǇ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƉůĂĐĞ ŽŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶŬĞĞƉĞƌ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ͞ ŶǇŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐ ǇŽƵ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐ ŵĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐ ƚƌĂǀĞůĞƌƐ͘ ƋƵĂůůǇ ŝƌŽŶŝĐ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĂƚ /͕ Ă ƚŽƚĂů ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞƌ͕ ǁĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ǁĞůͲ me welcomes the one who sent me. Ma ϭϬ͗ ϰϬ ĐŽŵĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ͞ŚŽŵĞƐ͟ ŽĨ ĨŽůŬƐ EŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ ůŽŶŐ ĂŐŽ͕ / ŚĂĚ who had dirt ﬂoors, intermi$ent ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƚƌĂǀĞů ƚŽ ŽƐƚĂ ZŝĐĂ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚǇ͕ ůĞƐƐ ƚŚĂŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůǇ ƐĂĨĞ on a mission trip/vaca on combo. ĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƚĂŬĞ tŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ͕ / ǁĂƐ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ of a feast of fruit and tor llas and ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ EŝĐĂƌĂŐƵĂŶ ƌĞĨƵŐĞĞƐ ǁŚŽ ďĞĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝĐĞ͘ ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ had built a village of n shacks in a li$le they had, this was truly a ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ^ĂŶ :ŽƐĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ WĂǀĂƐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ banquet ﬁt for celebra ng and a part of the unseen popula on of ǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďŝƌƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ <ŝŶŐ͘ this beau ful city and locals warn Ɛ ǁĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ ƚŽ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ƚŚĞƌĞ͘ ŚƌŝƐƚ ŝŶƚŽ ŽƵƌ ǁŽƌůĚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ / ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ / ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ǁĞůͲ a Hispanic tradi on called “Las coming congrega on. As I have WŽƐĂĚĂƐ͘͟ ;>ĂƐ WŽƐĂĚĂƐ ŵĞĂŶƐ men oned before, this is one of ͞dŚĞ /ŶŶƐ͟ Žƌ ͞dŚĞ ^ŚĞůƚĞƌƐ͟ ŝŶ the very posi ve things I hear freSpanish) It is a tradi on that inƋƵĞŶƚůǇ ĨƌŽŵ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ǀŽůǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞͲĞŶĂĐƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ DĂƌǇ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂůŝŬĞ ĂďŽƵƚ dƌŝŶŝƚǇ͘ Ƶƚ / ĂŶĚ :ŽƐĞƉŚ ƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ůŽĚŐŝŶŐƐ Ăŵ ǁŽŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ŝĨ ŽƵƌ ǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĞƚŚůĞŚĞŵ͘ 'ƌŽƵƉƐ ŽĨ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŐŽĞƐ ĨĂƌ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘ Ž ǁĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĚƵůƚƐ ĞĂĐŚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚ ĞǀĞƌ ĨĂůů ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚĂďŝƚ ŽĨ ŽŶůǇ ǁĞůͲ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŽ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƐŝŶŐŝŶŐ Ă ƌĞͲ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁĞ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞ͍ ŽĞƐ ƋƵĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ ůŽĚŐŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ŚŽŵĞŽǁŶͲ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ƉĂƌƚ ĞƌƐ ĂĐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶŬĞĞƉĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞͲ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ͞ĐůŝĐŬ͟ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǁĞ ƚƌƵůǇ ǁĞůͲ ĨƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŝůŐƌŝŵƐ ůŽĚŐŝŶŐ͕ ŽŶĐĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŚĞŵ͍ ;ǁŚŝĐŚ ďĞŐƐ ƚŚĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ͕ ďǇ ĂŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƐŽŶŐ͘ tŚĞŶ ques on why we would have ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĂƌƌŝǀĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚͲ ͞ĐůŝĐŬƐ͟Ϳ Kƌ ĐĂŶ ǁĞ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ǀŝƌƚƵͲ ĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐĂĚĂ ƉĂƌƚǇ Ăů ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞƌƐ ŝŶƚŽ ŽƵƌ ŵŝĚƐƚ ŬŶŽǁͲ ;ƚǇƉŝĐĂůůǇ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝƌĚ ŚŽŵĞͿ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŐ ƚŚĞǇ ŵĂǇ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŝĚĞĂƐ ͞ŝŶŶŬĞĞƉĞƌƐ͟ ůĞƚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ŝŶ͘ dŚĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǇ ŵŝŐŚƚ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŽǁ ǁĞ ĚŽ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƉŝůŐƌŝŵƐ ƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŽŶŐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůǇ ĮŶĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ͘ Ž ǁĞ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĞůůƐ ǁŚŽ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĞǁ ĨŽůŬƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ DĂƌǇ ŝƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽǁ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůůǇ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂůůǇ Žƌ ĚŝǀŝŶĞ͘ dŚĞ ͞ŝŶŶŬĞĞƉĞƌ͟ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌͲ are we bent on assimila on? We ĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĮŶĂůůǇ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ǁĞůͲ

o*en invite others to join in minisƚƌǇ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŶ ƐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ Ă ŶŽŶͲ ǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ƌƵůĞƐ Žƌ ďŽĚǇ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ Žƌ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝǀĞͲ ŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ͞ŽƵƌ͟ ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌǇ͘ ,Žǁ ĚŽ ǁĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƚŚŝƐ͍ /Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂͲ on and an cipa on, I invite you ƚŽ ĞǆĂŵŝŶĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌǇ ĂƌĞĂ ƚŚĂƚ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ Ăƚ dƌŝŶŝƚǇ͘ dŚĞŶ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĚŝƐĐĞƌŶŝŶŐ ŚĞĂƌƚ͕ ĐŽŶͲ ƐŝĚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ǁĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĞǀĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ ǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂͲ ble, more invi ng and more open ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ďŽĚǇ ŽĨ ĨĂŝƚŚ ŵŝŐŚƚ con nue to pursue Christ’s misƐŝŽŶ ŽŶ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ŐŽŽĚ ŶĞǁƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ŝŶǀŝƚĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐĂƉͲ ƚƵƌĞĚ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ũŽǇ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ŬŝŶŐͲ ĚŽŵ͘ / ƉƌĂǇ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƐ ǁĞ ĚƌĂǁ ĐůŽƐͲ Ğƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůŝĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ĮŶĚ ǀĂĐĂŶĐǇ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŽ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ Ăůů ǁŚŽ ƐĞĞŬ ƐŚĞůƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝǀŝŶĞ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽŶĞ͘ WƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ǇŽƵ͕

G4 M BN ͲͲ Mar n Luther

giving is in our nature...

/Ŷ KƵƌ &ĂŵŝůǇ

ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ /Ŷ KƵƌ &ĂŵŝůǇ Bap zed on October 23ƌĚ ǁĂƐ >ŝůůŝĂŶ :ĞĂŶ Ƶī͕ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŽĨ :ŽŚŶ ĂŶĚ ĞĐŬǇ Ƶī͘ Bap zed November 12ƚŚ ǁĂƐ 'ƌĂǇƐŽŶ ůůĂŶ DŝĞůŬĞ͕ ƐŽŶ ŽĨ : ĂŶĚ ZĞďĞĐĐĂ DŝĞůŬĞ͘ DĂƌƌŝĞĚ ǁĞƌĞ ĂǀŝĚ ,ŽƚŽƉƉ ĂŶĚ DŝĐŚĞůĞ ŽŽŬ ŽŶ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϭϱƚŚ͘ Sympathy to George Hu er ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚĞƉͲĨĂƚŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂǁĂǇ ͘ ^ǇŵƉĂƚŚǇ ƚŽ Ăƌů &ĂŝƌďĂŶŬ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ǁŚŽƐĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ůͲ ůĞŶ &ĂŝƌďĂŶŬ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ǁĂǇ͘ ^ǇŵƉĂƚŚǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ŽĨ ĂƌŽůǇŶ >ĞǁĞƌƚ ǁŚŽ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂǁĂǇ͘

DĞŵŽƌŝĂůƐ Memorials and Gi s /Ŷ DĞŵŽƌǇ ŽĨ <Ƶƌƚ &ĂŚůƐŝŶŐ for Memorial and Gi s Fund ŝůů ĂŶĚ >ŝŶĚĂ ĂŬŬĞ /Ŷ DĞŵŽƌǇ ŽĨ sŝŶĐĞŶƚ dŚŽŵƉƐŽŶ ĨŽƌ tŽƌůĚ ,ƵŶŐĞƌ ŽŶŶŝĞ >ĞƐŚ /Ŷ DĞŵŽƌǇ ŽĨ dŚĞŽĚŽƌĞ ƌĂŶ ĨŽƌ ŽŝůĞƌ &ƵŶĚ ,ĞůĞŶ ƌĂƵŶ

ŶĚ ůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ŽƵƌƐ͙͘

Ɛ Ă ŶĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĂƐ Ă ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͕ ĂƐ Ă ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ ĂƐ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞĂƐǇ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ ŚŽǁ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ǁĞ ƚƌƵůǇ ĂƌĞ͘ tŚĞŶ dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŐŽƚƚĞŶ ŽǀĞƌ ĞĂƚŝŶŐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ďŽŵďĂƌĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ͚ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ͛ ŶĞǁƐ͘ tĞ ůŽŽŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƉĞƌ Ăƚ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ͚ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͛ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ͚ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ͛ Žƌ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ Žƌ ŐƌĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ͚ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ͛͘ zĞƚ͕ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĂůůǇ ŶĞĞĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůŽǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ͕ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ŐŝĨƚ͘ ,Ğ ŐĂǀĞ ,ŝƐ ^ŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƵƐ͘ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ŝƐ Ă ũŽǇ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽĨ ƵƐ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ƉĂŝŶ ĚŝĚ 'ŽĚ ĨĞĞů ĂƐ ŚĞ ƐĞŶƚ ,ŝƐ ^ŽŶ ƚŽ ĞĂƌƚŚ͕ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ŚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŚĞůĚ ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉƚ͕ ƐƉŝƚ ŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ďĞĂƚĞŶ͘ Ɛ Ă ƉĂƌĞŶƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ƉĂŝŶ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŝŶ ǁĞ ĨĞĞů ǁŚĞŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƐƵĨĨĞƌ͘ dĂŬĞ Ă ůŽŽŬ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ǇŽƵ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞĞŬ Ăƚ ŽƵƌ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͕ ŽƵƌ ŶĂƚŝŽŶ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŶĞĂƌ Žƌ ĨĂƌ ǁŚŽ ƌĞĂůůǇ ͚ŶĞĞĚƐ͛ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƐƵĨĨĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŝŶ ŽĨ ůŽƐŝŶŐ Ă ƐŽŶ͘ dĂŬĞ Ă ŵŝŶƵƚĞ ƚŽ ĨŝŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĞĚƐ Ă ůŝĨƚ͕ ŚĞůƉ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ŽĨ :ŽǇ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ŐĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĞĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƵƐ͘ dŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂŝƚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ƐŵŝůĞ͕ Žƌ ǇŽƵƌ ŚĞůƉ͘͘͘ĨŝŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵ ƚŽŽ ǁŝůů ĨĞĞů ƚŚĂƚ ƚƌƵĞ :Kz ŽĨ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŐŝĨƚ͕ ǇŽƵƌ ƚŝŵĞ͕ ǇŽƵƌ ůŽǀĞ͕ ǇŽƵƌ ĨĂŝƚŚ͘ ^, Z ͘ >Ks ͘ '/s ͘ Z /s ͘ DĞƌƌǇ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ƚŽ Ăůů͘͘͘

music... Holden Evening Prayer

A beautiful candlelight service of hope and inspiration will be held each Wednesday in Advent at 7:00pm in the sanctuary, beginning November 30. Special musical meditations will follow the services: November 30 - Classical Guitarist, Angelo Cassar will offer Carols and other beautiful meditative selections. December 7 Chancel Choir accompanied by Karen Parelius , harpist, will present Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols December 14 JuBELLation Handbell Choir Ringing Meditations for Advent and Christmas December 21 To be announced

Sunday School and Music Academy Christmas Program “Carriers of the Light” Dress Rehearsal

“Carriers of the Light” Christmas Program Sunday, December 18 8:45 and 11:15 am Services.

Saturday, December 17 9am-1pm

Will you be a Carrier of the Light?

Lunch provided Helpers are still needed!

Christmas Eve Choir and Special Music If you or a family member would like to sing in the Christmas Eve Choir at the 6:30 and 10::00 services, please contact Dgranstra @tlcmidland.org Rehearsals will be Thursday, December 8, 15 at 7pm. And Dec. 22 at 6pm. Special pre-service music is also needed for all three services. Please contact Dianne Granstra By December 4 if you are interested in offering your gifts. Gree ngs from the Praise Team! WƐĂůŵ ϭϬϬ͗ϭͲϮ DĂŬĞ Ă ũŽǇĨƵů ŶŽŝƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ͕ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ͘ tŽƌƐŚŝƉ ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŐůĂĚŶĞƐƐ͖ ĐŽŵĞ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŝŶŐŝŶŐ͘ ŝĚ ǇŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ for talented people to par cipate in the WƌĂŝƐĞ dĞĂŵ͍ zĞƐ͊ ^ŝŶŐĞƌƐ͕ ŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ůŽǀĞ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌƐ͕ Žƌ ũƵƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ůŝǀĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ͕ Ăůů ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞ dĞĂŵ͘ ŝĚ ǇŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞ dĞĂŵ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐ͍ zŽƵ ďĞƚĐŚĂ͊ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ŵĂŶǇ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ƐŽŶŐƐ͕ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞŵ Ăůů͊ &ĞĞů ĨƌĞĞ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ :ŽŚŶŶǇ 'ƵĞƐƚ Ă ŶŽƚĞ͕ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽĸĐĞ͕ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů͗ Johnny.automa cs@gmail.com zKhd, WZ /^ d D A er several prac ces, the Youth Praise dĞĂŵ ǁŝůů ƐŽŽŶ ďĞ ƌĞĂĚǇ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ũŽǇĨƵů noise for the congrega on. We’ve been ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐŽŵĞ ĨƵŶ ƐŽŶŐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ŽƵƌ ĚĞďƵƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͘ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĨĞǁ ƐŝŶŐĞƌƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŶĞĞĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŵƵƐŝͲ ĐŝĂŶƐ ƚŽ Įůů ŽƵƚ ŽƵƌ ĞŶƐĞŵďůĞ͘ tĞ͛Ě ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĞǆƉĞƌŝͲ ĞŶĐĞ͕ ŝŶ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů Žƌ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĚĞƐŝƌĞ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨƵŶ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶ͘ DǇ ŐŽĂů ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ zŽƵƚŚ WƌĂŝƐĞ dĞĂŵ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ŶƵƌƚƵƌŝŶŐ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞͲ ƌǇ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƚƌǇ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůǇ ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞ dĞĂŵ͕ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŽ Ă ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ WĞƌͲ ŚĂƉƐ ǇŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ Ă ĐŚŝůĚ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂƌƚ ŝŶ ŵƵƐŝĐ͕ Žƌ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ƐŬŝůůĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƌŽŽŵ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ͊ :ŽŚŶŶǇ 'ƵĞƐƚ

happenings ͞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ dŝŵĞ /Ɛ ,ĞƌĞ͊͟ ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚ dŚĞ DĞŶ KĨ DƵƐŝĐ ĂƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂŶŶƵĂů ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ hŶŝƚĞĚ DĞƚŚŽĚŝƐƚ ŚƵƌĐŚ ŝŶ DŝĚůĂŶĚ͘ /ƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ƚǁŝĐĞ ŽŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϰ Ăƚ Ϯ͗ϬϬ WD ĂŶĚ ϳ͗ϬϬWD͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĐŚĂƌŐĞ͕ ďƵƚ Ă ĨƌĞĞ ǁŝůů ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ Ăƚ ŝŶƚĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ĚĞĨƌĂǇ ƐŽŵĞ ĐŽƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ϱϬй ǁŝůů ďĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ĨŽŽĚ ďĂŶŬ ŽĨ Midland. These concerts have given to local chari es over the years over ΨϵϮ͕ϬϬϬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘ 'ƌĂĐĞ DĂƌƌĂ͕ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŽƌƵƐ͕ ŚĂƐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ Ă ǀĞƌǇ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌǇ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ͞tŚŝƚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞^ŝůĞŶƚ EŝŐŚƚ͟ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐĞĐƵůĂƌ ͞'ƌĂŶĚŵĂ 'Žƚ ZƵŶ KǀĞƌ ďǇ Ă ZĞŝŶĚĞĞƌ͟ĂŶĚ ͞ZŽĐŬŝŶ͛ ZŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ dƌĞĞ͘͟ 'ƌĂĐĞ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌǇ ƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚ ϱ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϳ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ƐŽŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌǇ ĐĂƉĂďůĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ DĞƚŚŽĚŝƐƚ ŚƵƌĐŚ͕ :ĂŶƚǌ ůĂĐŬ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŚŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ >ĂƵƌŝĞ Habedank who re red a er being with the chorus for 11 years. She was a ƐƵƉĞƌ ĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŵŝƐƐĞĚ͘ KŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϭϭ Ăƚ ϯ͗ϬϬ WD͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŽƌƵƐ ǁŝůů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĂŵĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚ ŝŶ Saginaw at the First Congrega onal Church in Downtown Saginaw. There will ďĞ Ă ĨƌĞĞ ǁŝůů ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ƚĂŬĞŶ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚ ĂůƐŽ͘ &ŝŶĂůůǇ͕ ƚŚĞ DĞŶ ŽĨ DƵƐŝĐ ǁŝůů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ ĂŐĂŝŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ DŝĚůĂŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌƚƐ ͞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ǆƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶǌĂ͟ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ D &d ĐŚŽƌƵƐĞƐ ŽŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϭϳ Ăƚ ϴ͗ϬϬ WD͘ dŝĐŬĞƚƐ ĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ D &d ĂŶĚ ĐŽƐƚ Ψϭϱ͘ dŝĐŬĞƚƐ ŵĂǇ ďĞ ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ D &d ďŽǆ ŽĸĐĞ ĂŶĚ h!p://www.mc a.org/ dŚĞ DKD ƐŝƚĞ ŝƐ ǁǁǁ͘ŵĞŶŽĨŵƵƐŝĐ͘ŽƌŐ͘ It is that me of year when we think of giving all we know a ǀĞƌǇ DĞƌƌǇ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͘ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ congrega on and community that are not able to provide Christmas gi s and Christmas dinner for ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͘ / ŚĂǀĞ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ƚŽ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ Ϯϱ ǇĞĂƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉ ŽĨ dona ons from congrega on members, ƐŵĂůů ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ Žǁ ŚĞŵŝĐĂů ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘ >ĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ ϭϮ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ with the help of these dona ons. I ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ sure they are ge/ng needed items ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĐŽĂƚƐ͕ ĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďŽŽƚƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ͘ ĂĐŚ ĐŚŝůĚ ŝƐ provided gi s, and a gi is ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĞĞ ĨŽƌ DŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĂĚ ƚŽŽ͘ dŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ Ă ďĂƐŬĞƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ Įǆ͛ĞŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵŽŶĞǇ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ŵĂƌŬ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŚĞĐŬ ͞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ WƌŽũĞĐƚ͘͟ / ǁŝůů ƐŚŽƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬ ŽĨ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϭϴ ƐŽ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƚƵƌŶ ŵŽŶĞǇ ŝŶ ĂƐ ƐŽŽŶ ĂƐ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĂďůĞ. Any ques ons contact JoDee Hacker, 631ͲϬϲϵϮ

"And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more!" ĨƌŽŵ ,Žǁ dŚĞ 'ƌŝŶĐŚ ^ƚŽůĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ďǇ ƌ͘ ^ƵĞƐƐ

dŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ͞ >ŝƚƚůĞ ŝƚ DŽƌĞ DŝƐƐŝŽŶ ^ƚŽƌĞ͟ ĨŝƌƐƚ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ŽĨ ĞͲ ĐĞŵďĞƌ͘ zŽƵ͛ůů ĨŝŶĚ ƵƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽďďǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ŽŶ ^ĂƚƵƌͲ ĚĂǇƐ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ^ƵŶĚĂǇƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǁĞĞŬƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĨŝŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů ŐŝĨƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌǇ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ŝŶ ǇŽƵƌ ŐŝĨƚŝŶŐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĨŝŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͛Ɛ ŶĂŵĞ͘ ƵǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ĂŶĚ Ĩŝůů ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ͞Ă ůŝƚƚůĞ ďŝƚ ŵŽƌĞ͘͟ ĨĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ǇŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞ͗ KƉĞŶ ŽŽƌ ĚƵůƚ DŝƐƐŝŽŶ dĞĂŵ &ŽŽĚ WĂŶƚƌǇ DŝĚůĂŶĚ ƌĞĂ ,ŽŵĞƐ ^ŚĞůƚĞƌ ,ŽƵƐĞ ^ĞŵŝŶĂƌǇ tŽƌůĚ ,ƵŶŐĞƌ t^ ; ŚƵƌĐŚ tŽƌůĚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐͿ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů EĞĞĚƐ >^^D

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WƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ǁĂǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ^ŚĂƌŝŶŐ dƌĞĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ DŝĚůĂŶĚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ͞ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƉŝƌŝƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůŝĚĂǇ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͟ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ͘ >ĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϰ͕ϱϬϬ͕ ƚĂŐƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚǇ͘ dŚĞ ǀĂůƵĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ŐŝĨƚƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ĞǆĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ΨϮϴϴ͕ϬϬϬ͘ DĂŬĞ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ďǇ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌƌǇ ŽƵƚ͕ Žƌ ŐŝǀͲ ŝŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ ͞ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ƚŝŵĞ͟ ͘ ŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƚĂŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĞ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĨŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚĂŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ďƌŝŶŐ ũŽǇ ƚŽ ďŽƚŚ ǇŽƵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƌ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ Ă ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉŝŶĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĞǀĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ͘

A Special Celebra on: ŽŵŝŶŐ ŝŶ January we will be celebra ng those who are gradua ng from &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů WĞĂĐĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͘ &Žƌ ƚŚŝƌƚĞĞŶ ǁĞĞŬƐ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ŚĂǀĞ a$ended classes, listened to the ůĞƐƐŽŶƐ͕ ĚŽŶĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŽŵĞǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞŶ ďĂďǇ ƐƚĞƉƐ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝĨĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘ Thirteen weeks is not a long me, ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŽŶĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ŽĨ ůĞĂŐƵĞ ďŽǁůŝŶŐ͘͘͘ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŽŶĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ds ƐĞƌŝĞƐ͘ EĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐůĂƐƐ ŐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵ͘ ZĞůŝĞĨ͙͘ƚŚĞǇ ǁĞƌĞŶ͛ƚ ĂůŽŶĞ͕ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ͘͘͘ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƐƚĂǇ ƚŚĞ ǁĂǇ ƚŚĞǇ ǁĞƌĞ͕ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ͙͘͘ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝĨĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͊ tĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƚŚĂŶŬĨƵů ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ thirteen weeks that a celebra on ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůǇ ǁĂǇ ƚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ the me spent in joyful learning. ^Ž ŵĂƌŬ ǇŽƵƌ ĐĂůĞŶĚĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƚ ready to enjoy me with the ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ͞>ŝǀŝŶŐ ůŝŬĞ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ĞůƐĞ͟ ƐŽ ŽŶĞ ĚĂǇ ƐŽŽŶ ƚŚĞǇ ĐĂŶ >/s ůŝŬĞ EK KE ĞůƐĞ͊

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