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Advent, Christmas, and Joy

December 12, 2021 by mwuc1 Leave a Comment

Text: Luke 1:26-38 (the birth of Jesus foretold) * Video of first part of service * Order of service (PDF) Like most children born in the 1950s, I became enchanted by Christmas as soon as I became aware of it; and because my late father was a United Church minister, and because Canada was much more religious then, … [Read more…]

Tears of joy

December 13, 2020 by mwuc1 Leave a Comment

Texts: from “Lifesigns” by Henri Nouwen * Luke 1:26-45 (the birth of Jesus foretold) Video of complete service When I dream about Christmas, I find it easier to imagine feeling joy next year – Christmas 2021 — than this year; probably because many of us hope and expect that by next fall, the COVID-19 pandemic … [Read more…]