Advent Begins November 26^th!   (See the calendar below.)  Advent begins the new church year on Sunday, November 26th.  Advent is about waiting and preparing in the darkness for the coming light.  It is a season of great beauty from the first notes of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” to the last verse of Silent Night, from the lighting of the candle of Hope to the candles we carry out on Christmas Eve.  Our services will be full of beloved traditional rituals, stories and songs and will also look at Advent anew through the lens of “Seeking Spirit.”  Advent is about the coming birth of a Spirit-filled New Human and New Humanity, but there were many babies born under that star over Palestine, and today many voices invite us into very different ways of being human, even within one spiritual tradition.  Advent calls us to discern the light that shines in the darkness, and it trains us in the ways of discernment.  We will use the Advent services to help us discern the path the Spirit is calling us to take as individuals and a church in order to help humanity evolve to save what is now endangered and build the realm of God’s love on earth.

Advent, Christmas & Epiphany Services & Events Calendar

Sun. Nov. 26 First Sunday of Advent  The candle of Hope, and Bringing in the Greens; Special Cantornote Church Musicians ensemble.

Sun. Dec. 3  Second Sunday of Advent The candle of Peace, pianist and choir director, Annemieke McLane

Sun. Dec. 10  Third Sunday of Advent and Pageant Sunday

During the 10:00 AM service Rachel Guaraldi will present a puppet pageant with an opportunity for children to participate and for the congregation to sing carols.  Afterward, Tom will lead a brief Advent service and we will light the candle of Joy.

Fri. Dec. 15, 7:00 PM   Noel Concert here with Annemieke McLane, Jeremiah McLane, Julie Ness and Tim Cummings
Sun. Dec. 17  Fourth Sunday of Advent, Mary Sunday

Lighting the candle of Love and celebrating Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the model she serves for our spiritual lives.  Cantornote Church Musicians

Sun. Dec. 24  NO 10:00 AM Service 

Sun. Dec. 24  Christmas Eve Service 5:30 PM 

Picture excited and awe-filled children, a sanctuary lit entirely by candles, beloved lessons and carols and gorgeous instrumental music provided by Annemieke McLane, our choir and friends, in a service timed to allow you to have all your other Christmas Eve traditions as well.

Sun. Dec. 31  Sunday after Christmas, 10:00 AM Zoom-only gathering to read aloud a beloved Christmas story for all ages, hear some beautiful music, share our joys, concerns, prayer requests and reflections and say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one another.

Sun. Jan. 7  Epiphany Sunday  The Magi follow the star…

Sun. Jan. 14  Story Sunday and Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday