Please join us for worship, fellowship, and Christian Education this Sunday, December 8, The Second Sunday of Advent. We’ll have a service of Holy Communion at 8am, followed by fellowship at 9, Sunday School at 9:15, and a second Service of Holy Communion at 10:30, in the sanctuary and online.
Forerunners and messengers advance the advent of our God. While John the Baptizer’s voice in the wilderness may be the principal focus of the day, Malachi’s prophecy could as easily herald the coming Christ as forerunner of the Lord of hosts. Finally all the baptized are called to participate in the sharing of the gospel. In so doing we prepare the way for the coming of Jesus and assist all people in capturing a vision of the “salvation of God.”
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In Memoriam: Leon Seip. Our sympathy and prayers to the family and friends of Leon Seip, who entered into eternal life last Wednesday. His funeral was held yesterday at The Northampton Memorial Shrine, where he was the faithful Director of Grounds for 58 years. Please follow this link to read his obituary.
Thank you! Thank you to everyone who donated to the 2024 Northern Lehigh Valley Mission District Ingathering and our Mitten Tree. On Tuesday morning, Kathy Sigley and Eileen Faust packed up our items, and Eileen will drop them off at the collection site. Thanks to Kathy, Eileen, and the Social Ministry Committee for facilitating this project, and to YarnWorks and all those who adorned the Mitten Tree!
Christmas Concert: Our friends in the Mainstreet Brass (who joined us for our 250th Anniversary Service in 2013, and at our Reformation Celebration in 2017) will be offering a free concert on Saturday, December 21, beginning at 7pm, here at Trinity! We’re hoping to host a nice reception to follow, and will be seeking volunteers to help us with treats and set-up and clean-up. UPDATE: Many kind souls have signed up to bring items for the reception. A second sign-up sheet for the reception has been posted on the bulletin board, in case anyone else would like to make finger foods (both savory and sweet). Thank you! The church will be decorated for Christmas – what could be better than a beautiful brass concert of music for the season? Please mark the date and time on your calendar, and plan to join us!
Save the Date!
December 7 – Breakfast with Santa
December 10 – Young at Heart Christmas Party
December 14 – Christmas Decorating
December 15 – Sunday School Christmas Program @ 10:30am Service
December 15 – Youth Gingerbread Decorating
December 21 – Mainstreet Brass Christmas Concert @ Trinity
December 24 – Christmas Eve Services at 7 & 9:30pm
December 29 – One Service at 9am for the First Sunday of Christmas
All of the rest of this week’s announcements can be found in our Weekly Email, including details about Breakfast with Santa, Youth Gingerbread Decorating, The Mainstreet Brass Christmas Concert here at Trinity, and more. Please follow this link for the most recent message and an archive of past installments. The Weekly is published on Thursdays, by noon.
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