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1 focus word comfort missions item socks for mens firehouse shelter advent 4 december 18 rc lectionary matthew 1 18 25 n lectionary luke 1 26 49 focus word greetings missions item chocolate kisses and hugs like hershey s christmas eve december 24 rc and n lectionary luke 2 1 14 15 20 focus word go forth missions item gas cards often those in need stop by the church asking for assistance gas cards will be a way to help without handing out cash gas cards can also be donated to children s hospital ronald mcdonald house to assist those supporting sick family members and now the sermons christ the king sunday november 20 rc lectionary colossians 1 11 20 n lectionary jeremiah 31 31 34 good morning often times when we gather we talk about the church calendar we talk about the special seasons and the special days of the church year we have the season of lent right before the season of easter and after pentecost during the green growing season of summer and fall we have the special days of communion sunday and all saints today on the church calendar is called christ the king sunday today we celebrate the glory of the lord and we also look forward to a new church year christ the king sunday is the last sunday on the church calendar that means next sunday begins a new church year with the season of advent and advent is the time when we prepare for the mystery of christmas talking about calendars and advent well i m sure you have heard those two words together one of the many ways we mark advent and prepare for christmas is with an advent calendar there are many different kinds of advent calendars some have pictures some have stories and some have candy or toys but they all count down the days to the mystery of christmas advent calendars have been used around the world for just over 100 years on traditional advent calendars a door is opened each day doors are a symbol for welcome and sharing and new opportunity this year at epc we celebrate christ the king sunday by opening the door to a new church year and a new kind of advent calendar starting next week for our advent calendar instead of counting days we will count weeks and instead of us getting something we will give items for missions each week we will bring an item to the church gather our items read the bible story and then the items will be delivered to those in need we will count down to and prepare for the mystery of christmas by following christ s example of welcome and sharing by sharing god s love with our community and so what we will bring for next sunday for the first sunday of advent we will collect honey as you celebrate thanksgiving this week get a jar of store bought processed honey and next week we will collect them for the food pantry at ipc and we will see how honey is a sweet way to share god s love will you pray with me this is an echo prayer the leader says a line and the people repeat it dear christ the king thank you for the special days and seasons of the church year thank you for many ways to share your love we love you you love us amen advent 1 november 27 keep calm and advent on rc lectionary matthew 24 36 44 n lectionary daniel 6 6 27 focus word peace missions item honey for a local food pantry alas due to health code regulations this must be store bought processed commercial honey and not neighbor artisan honey inspiration in his advent book like a cat asleep on a chair my friend wayne mclaughlin reflects on the clause by c k williams this entity i call my mind this hive of restlessness good morning happy new year today we start a new church year with the season of advent advent is the time we prepare for the mystery of christmas some people use an advent calendar to count down the days to christmas they open doors on the calendar to see a picture or to read a story or to get a treat we are using the advent calendar idea to count down the four weeks to christmas but instead of us opening a door each week to get a treat we are opening our hearts and giving gifts to those in need today for the first week of advent we are giving jars of honey to the ipc food pantry honey is made by bees bees are very busy always moving always working always buzzing sometimes i feel like our world is a great big beehive all the people are buzzing with activity just like bees we race through the days doing this taking care of that we don t slow down we don t stop narrative lectionary our bible story today is about the prophet daniel he s the one who ends up in the lions den and how does daniel get through daniel stays calm daniel stays calm and trusts god rclectionary our bible story today from the gospel of matthew reminds us to be ready for god but not worry about god we are to keep calm and trust god at this time of year the world seems particularly busy and crazy but for us at church advent is a time to be particularly calm we are called to pause from the buzzing here and there of the world around us during advent we prepare for the mystery of christmas calmly quietly peacefully bees move quickly but honey when we pour honey it moves sweetly and slowly our gift to the food pantry gives us a touch of peace while giving others a touch of god s love through the sweetness of his creation sharing peace is what advent is all about this is how we prepare for the mystery of christmas today starts the first week of advent we have opened our hearts and given our first gift next week for the second week of advent we ask you to bring pajamas for the guests at first light women s shelter and through this season remember keep calm and advent on will you pray with me this is an echo prayer the leader says a line and the people repeat it dear lord thank you for bees who are quick thank you for honey which is slow help me open my heart to be calm and to share your peace amen note usually at this point we have a special advent song this year we are opting for the organist to match the weeks and play one two three then four verses of the twelve days of christmas but very slowly and in a minor key this will sound familiar but very different and perfect for the advent mood advent 2 december 4 rc lectionary isaiah 11 1 10 romans 15 4 13 n lectionary joel 2 12 13 28 29 focus word hope missions item pajamas for first light women s shelter good morning we are in the season of advent advent is the time we prepare for the mystery of christmas some people use an advent calendar to count down the days to christmas they open doors on the calendar to see a picture or to read a story or to get a treat we are using the advent calendar idea to count down the four weeks to christmas but instead of us opening a door each week to get a treat we are opening our hearts and giving gifts to those in need last sunday for the first week of advent our gifts of honey went to the ipc food pantry today starts the second week of advent and today we have brought pajamas for the guests at first light women s shelter narrative lectionary our bible story today is from the prophet joel rc lectionary our bible story today is from the prophet isaiah we hear words of hope for our future but hope is not a weak word that means we wish hope is a strong word that means we know during advent we renew our hope renew our knowledge that our future is beautiful and abounding in god s love pajamas are an odd gift to connect to hope but let s think about it we don t have to have pajamas a t shirt and shorts work just fine so giving pajamas goes beyond the practical beyond what is needed pajamas are special and giving something special is a way of expressing hope first light women s shelter is a place for women who do not have a home by giving pajamas to the guests at first light we are wrapping them in a coat of love love love we are renewing their hope their knowledge that their future is beautiful and always abounding in god s love sharing hope and peace is what advent is all about this is how we prepare for the mystery of christmas today starts the second week of advent we have opened our hearts and given our second gift next week for the third week of advent we ask you to bring socks for the guests at the men s firehouse shelter and through this season remember keep calm express hope and advent on will you pray with me this is an echo prayer the leader says a line and the people repeat it dear lord thank you for pajamas to keep all your children warm help me open my heart to be calm to express hope and to share your peace amen note usually at this point we have a special advent song this year we are opting for the organist to match the weeks and play one two three then four verses of the twelve days of christmas but very slowly and in a minor key this will sound familiar but very different and perfect for the advent mood advent 3 december 11 rc lectionary isaiah 35 1 10 psalm 146 5 10 n lectionary isaiah 61 1 11 focus word comfort missions item socks for men s firehouse shelter editor s note for this sunday an alternate revised common lectionary is the annunciation which falls on week 4 in the narrative lectionary this gets a bit tricky but you may want to switch my sermons around and do week 4 here and adapt this theme to fit the rcl for week 4 confusing i know good morning we are in the season of advent we are using our advent calendar to count the four weeks to the mystery of christmas but instead of us opening a door each week to get a treat we are opening our hearts and giving gifts to those in need for the first week of advent our gifts of honey went to the ipc food pantry last sunday for the second week of advent our gifts of pajamas went to the guests at first light women s shelter today starts the third week of advent and today we have socks for the guests at the men s firehouse shelter let me explain the firehouse shelter helps men who need housing or clothes or food or help with medicine or school or work or the law socks may not seem big enough to help but think of this our feet are our friends taking care of our feet is important so that we can feel healthy and get around in this world when our feet hurt everything hurts when our feet feel good it sure helps our heart and mind and the rest of our body feel good narrative lectionary in our bible story today the prophet isaiah uses poetry to describe how god loves us by clothing us with salvation and righteousness salvation and righteousness are not actual clothes that we wear isaiah is being poetic about how god makes us feel safe and comfortable our gifts of socks will keep the men s feet warm and dry and cushioned in comfort our small simple gift of comfort will help the men walk securely in god s love rc lectionary in our bible story today the prophet isaiah looks to the glory of the lord describing how the blind will see the deaf will hear and the lame shall leap like a deer isaiah uses poetry to describe how god makes us feel safe and comfortable and strong our gifts of socks will keep the men s feet warm and dry and cushioned in comfort our small simple gift of comfort will help the men walk strongly in god s love sharing hope and peace and comfort is what advent is all about this is how we count the weeks to christmas this is how we prepare for the mystery of christmas today starts the third week of advent we have opened our hearts and given another gift next sunday starts the fourth and final week of advent for next sunday we ask you to bring a bag of chocolate kisses and hugs and through this advent season remember keep calm express hope share comfort and advent on will you pray with me this is an echo prayer the leader says a line and the people repeat it dear lord thank you for socks to bring comfort to all your children help me open my heart to be calm to express hope to give comfort and to share your peace amen note usually at this point we have a special advent song this year we are opting for the organist to match the weeks and play one two three then four verses of the twelve days of christmas but very slowly and in a minor key this will sound familiar but very different and perfect for the advent mood advent 4 december 18 rc lectionary matthew 1 18 25 n lectionary luke 1 26 49 focus word greetings missions item chocolate kisses and hugs like hershey s editor s note sorry that the narrative lectionary is not matching the revised common lectionary on this day but for the rcl joseph is greeted by an angel in a dream feel free to adjust this sermon to match that text better good morning we are still in the season of advent we are using our advent calendar to count the four weeks to the mystery of christmas but instead of us opening a door each week to get a treat we are opening our hearts and giving gifts to those in need for the first week of advent our gifts of honey went to the ipc food pantry for the second week of advent our gifts of pajamas went to the guests at first light women s shelter then last sunday for the third week of advent our gifts of socks went to the guests at the men s firehouse shelter today starts the fourth and final week of advent and today we have brought chocolate kisses and hugs for the guests at safehouse in our bible story today mary is visited by the angel gabriel and learns that she is to be the mother of jesus that s a pretty big job to be given in this world and immediately mary says here i am lord while she joyfully accepts this call mary realizes that she needs to make plans and prepare so she travels to her cousin elizabeth s house there elizabeth greets mary with hugs and kisses and mary has time to prepare for the new life before her in peace and comfort we too are a people who like to prepare for what comes next advent is the season when we prepare for the mystery of christmas but throughout the year and throughout the world there are people who need to go some place to make their plans we have brought these chocolate kisses and hugs for the guests at safehouse safehouse is a peaceful comforting place for women in need to go and make their plans for what is next in their lives our chocolate gifts are symbols of our own greetings of hugs and kisses to welcome them as they prepare sharing hope and peace and comfort and greetings is what advent is all about this is how we count the weeks to christmas this is how we prepare for the mystery of christmas today starts the fourth and final week in advent and we have opened our hearts and given another gift this coming saturday is christmas eve we will again celebrate the mystery of christmas but we will bring one more gift to finish our journey to christmas we want you to bring a gas card those prepaid cards to use at gas stations so pastor joe can help people in need get where they need to be so for this final week of advent keep calm express hope share comfort offer greetings and advent on will you pray with me this is an echo prayer the leader says a line and the people repeat it dear lord thank you for chocolate to greet all your children with hugs and kisse...
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