Friday, December 8: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Friday, December 8: We Wish You a Merry Christmas When I hear “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” for the first time each season, my first thought is, “Wow! Christmas is coming!” and I am filled with fresh joy. Then, however, the singers reach the verses. “Now, bring us some figgy pudding… We won’t go […]
Christmas Pageant and Lessons and Carols Service – Dec. 17
On Sunday, December 17, St. Paul will celebrate both with the children’s Christmas pageant and a service of Lessons and Carols. The Christmas pageant is presented at 2:00 pm by St. Paul’s children, with a script written by member Sarah Papin. It is a humorous look at the Christmas story and should be great fun […]
Thursday, December 7: Silver Bells
Thursday, December 7: Silver Bells Isn’t it interesting how the ordinary can take on a different form during the Christmas holiday season? “Silver Bells” mentions the Christmassy red and green of the traffic lights and the laughter of children, yet those are around three hundred sixty-five days a year. We see things differently during the […]
Wednesday, December 6: Joy to the World
Wednesday, December 6: Joy to the World Joy To The World is one of my favorite songs of all time! It was written by Isaac Watts based on Psalm 98, 96:11-12 and Genesis 3:17-18 in the Bible. This song reminds us to be Joyful because the “Lord Has Come To Save The World” from sin. […]
December 3, 2017: 1st Sunday of Advent
Scriptures: Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 (Read them online here.)
Live Nativity Saturday, Dec. 9
St. Paul will present our annual Live Nativity scene this Saturday, December 9, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Please join us to enjoy live actors and pettable animals, cookies and cocoa, giveaways, and all your favorite Christmas carols.
Tuesday, December 5: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Tuesday, December 5: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Even though it has been many years since I was a child, trying desperately to fall asleep on Christmas Eve, I still remember the anticipation and excitement! Bunking in a room with my older sister, we would “accidentally” stay up way too late, even with our […]
Advent Vespers Beginning Dec. 5
As a special celebration of Advent this year, St. Paul will hold evening worship services at 7 pm on the three Tuesdays before Christmas (December 5, 12 and 19). Evening service, or Vespers, is based on an ancient practice of the church and is a quiet, candlelit time of peaceful music and prayers. If you […]
Monday, December 4: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Monday, December 4: O Come, All Ye Faithful When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” –Luke 2:15 Shortly after the birth of Jesus, angels […]
Sunday, December 3: Go Tell It on the Mountain
Sunday, December 3: Go Tell It on the Mountain Have you ever stopped to consider how many glorious and wonderful things have to do with mountains? The Sermon on the Mount, the Ten Commandments, Moses’ sight of the Promised Land; as a matter of fact, there are at least twenty-one references to a mountain in […]