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ADVENT 2024

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​WHAT IS ADVENT?

The word “Advent” means “coming.”  
We wait in darkness for the coming dawn.
We await the coming of Christ at Christmas. 

Advent is a season of watching and waiting,
practicing trust in the God who comes in.
The color of Advent is deep blue, (or, historically, purple) to represent the darkest night before the dawn.
 

This Advent, we watch and wait for Christ presence, here and now,
as we journey with the Israelites in the wilderness.
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We open our hearts to 
hope in a future we can't yet see,
​peace that only God can bring,

joy, defiant, grounded and free, and
love that binds us in belonging to God and all others.


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ADVENT WORSHIP SCHEDULE

ADVENT 1: Hope  
Sunday, December 1, 10:00 am 
SANCTUARY & ZOOM

ADVENT 2: Peace
Saturday, December 7, at 5 pm,
​SANCTUARY

ADVENT 3: Joy
 
Sunday, December 15, 10:00 am 
SANCTUARY & ZOOM


ADVENT 4: Love

Saturday, December 21, at 5 pm,
​SANCTUARY
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CHRISTMAS EVE
Tuesday, December 24

​SANCTUARY & ZOOM
​

4:00 pm - cocoa on the patio
4:30 pm - Musical Prelude
5:00 pm - Lessons & Carols 



Kids: Come before 4:45 pm if you want to dress as an angel
​and bring light to the manger!


We have lots of Advent activities at the link below.
But don't be afraid to
DO NOTHING this Advent.
​
STOP.
BE.

Maybe...
LIGHT CANDLES.
WEAR SLIPPERS.
TURN OFF THE TV.

GO OFF SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PUT AN ADVENT "DO NOT DISTURB" SETTING ON YOUR PHONE.
USE FEWER LIGHTS.
GO TO BED EARLY.
TAKE NAPS.
LISTEN MORE.
LOOK IN FACES.
REST in GOD'S GRACE.
and 
WAIT FOR CHRIST'S COMING.
ADVENT RESOURCES
ADVENT REFLECTION, by Rev. Mike Woods
1620 E 46th Street    
Minneapolis, MN 55407    
612-721-4463

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