Worship in the Season of Advent

In Advent, our lectionary texts ask us to keep awake, turn anew toward the expectation of the coming Christ, remove obstacles to God’s movement (in our lives, churches, and communities), and nurture the divine presence within, waiting to be born into the world.  The earth in the northern hemisphere invites the church to engage darkness, silence, and stillness as it reaches the solstice.  Doesn’t that sound glum?  Such is winter in Ohio!  Even so, the coming of Christ is not about wrath, but revelation.  The season shows us God’s radical solidarity with the human condition (at its most vulnerable) and prepares us to be transformed; as we await the birth of the long-promised king, who will illumine the world.

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Advent 1 – December 1st
Jeremiah 33:14-16      1 Thessalonians 3:9-13         Luke 21:25-36
Lector:  Karalynne Vitas
 
 Advent 2 — December 8th
Malachi 3:1-4          Philippians 1:3-11          Luke 3:1-6
Lector:  Louise Hall

  Advent 3 — December 15th
Zephaniah 3:14-20          Philippians 4:4-7          Luke 3:7-18
Lector: Donna Bolling
                                      
Advent 4 — December 22nd
Micah 5:2-5a          Hebrews 10:5-10          Luke 1:39-55
Lector: Karen Kovacs

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