Dear Friends, As we enter the final few days before Christmas, our waiting enters into a newer level of suspense. The birth of Jesus is coming, but he has not arrived just yet. The book Songs in Waiting: Spiritual Reflections of Christ’s Birth written by Paul-Gordon Chandler reminds me that suspenseful waiting is part of [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Announcements for Christmas Week
Posted in General on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas Eve Service
Posted in General on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
St. Andrew’s will be celebrating Christmas Eve at 6:30pm on December 24th with a Service of Lessons and Carols with Holy Communion. We begin our celebrations with a variety of Christmas music from around the world prior to the beginning of the service at 7pm. On Christmas Day, Pastor Peter will be preaching and presiding [...]
Christmas Season News and Announcements
Posted in General on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Special Christmas Festival Choir With the arrival of Christmas, one of the ways Christians celebrate is through song. A special, festival choir at St. Andrew’s will contribute in worship during the holiday season with simple and favorite songs. We will sing on Friday, December 18th (9:40 rehearsal time) and on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24th. [...]
Waiting with John the Baptist
Posted in General on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Friends, During the season leading up to Christmas, we find ourselves face-to-face with an unusual biblical character named John the Baptist. To emphasize his unusualness, the church of the East has always depicted John as wearing hairy clothing just as the Bible describes. Of course, the fact that he ate locusts and wild honey [...]
