Good Friday morning Church Requel!
Christmas 2022 is almost here! Despite the cold wintry weather outside, I'm sure excited on my inside about our plans for this Christmas.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion will begin at 11pm. We haven't started it this late in the evening before. But we thought it would be a great idea to end our Christmas Eve worship by beginning Christmas morning - 12am - worshiping Jesus together. So we sure do hope you will join us.
The band will be leading us in some great Christmas music. Brandi has arranged some of our Christmas songs and mashed them into some praise songs we often sing. It's pretty special and I can't wait until you hear. We also have several people who have stepped up and volunteered to sing special music.
I have written a new Christmas Eve sermon about the angels singing. Or did they? You'll have to come to find out. Or you can read the sermon in your Bible app or click here: http://bible.com/events/49005267
We also will be sharing a very special communion service together, literally breaking bread together before our final candle lighting. I'm looking forward to celebrating this communion with you all!
Finally - as we do each year - we will end our Christmas Eve service lighting all our candles, and then finally the new communion candles. These candles on the communion tables are replaced each Christmas Eve and always remind us of the Christ candle from which it was lit.
If you cannot be with us in person, you will be able to watch the live stream on Facebook and on YouTube. Here is the YouTube link. https://youtu.be/Wxt8cmhS05I
Lastly, I know the weather outside is frightful right now. As I write I am reminded that we are currently under a Level 2 Snow Emergency. It is my deepest hope that this travel ban will be lifted by tomorrow evening. If we are forced to close tomorrow night, we will post on our website and on our Facebook page. Also this reminder - we will not be having a worship service this Sunday morning.
Merry Christmas everyone! Hope to see most of you tomorrow night! Love you much, Pastor Mark
