Love
Bulletin Luke 1:39-45 “Love” by Rosanna McFadden Good morning! Welcome to this fourth Sunday of Advent, the last Sunday before Christmas: all of our Advent candles are now lighted, and on Christmas Eve we will light the Christ candle to celebrate Christ’s birth, and that he lives among us. Because Christmas is still nearly a…
Joy
Bulletin Luke 1:46-55 “Joy” by Rosanna McFadden Good morning! It is the third Sunday of Advent and we have lit the candle for Joy. Although practice varies from place to place, the candle for Joy is traditionally pink or rose-colored to represent a lighter, more joyful, version of the purple or deep blue candles than…
Peace
“Peace” by Rosanna McFadden Isaiah 11:6-9 Good morning! It is the second Sunday of Advent and a week closer to our celebration of the birth of Jesus. I want to try to set the stage for you with a metaphor, and see if this can help to give us some context this morning. I don’t…
Hope
“Hope” by Rosanna McFadden Jeremiah 33:14-16 Good morning. Welcome to this first Sunday of Advent. You may have already figured out what the theme of this Sunday is, and I hope you can carry it with you this coming week as you light your own Advent candles and find the scripture verses on your Advent…
Lifted Up
“Lifted Up” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Good morning! This is Thanksgiving Sunday: it is also the last Sunday of the church year, known as Christ the King Sunday or Eternity Sunday. Of course, you can make the case — and I plan to pretty shortly — that every Sunday should be Thanksgiving…