Why Come to Church this Sunday--Christmas Day (and Christmas Eve!) For Light!!

Why Come to Church This Sunday? Christmas, 2011

Weekly Meditation Text: The light shines in the darkness. (John 1:5)

A very special opportunity—the peace light* from Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity will lighten our sanctuary on Christmas Eve! You may bring candles or lanterns to take the flame home.

If you come to worship on Christmas Eve (6:00 p.m.), you’ll receive light (literally) and learn about how the light of faith is trust; it’s a family service, and we’ll do some dancing, too. At 9:00 p.m. we’ll talk about the light of wonder and peace and ask: Who are we? Who is God? What is our life’s purpose? How does Christ’s light nourish our lives and give courage and meaning?

Worship at 10:30 a.m. Christmas Day gives us a beautiful space to feel the light of joy!

Come, nourish your souls in the presence of the love and light of Christ.

Blessings on your Christmas!

Pr. Nancy

*The history of the flame: “Peace Light”

“Each year, a child from Upper Austria fetches the light from the grotto in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. The light is carried in two blast proof miners lamps on an Austrian Airlines jet from Tel Aviv Israel to Vienna  Austria from where it is distributed at a Service of Dedication to delegations from across Europe who take it back, with a message of Peace, to their own countries. Austrian Airlines then flies the miners lamps containing the Peace Light from Bethlehem to New York City and beyond.”  (see www.peacelight.org)