The First Week of Advent is upon us! A season full of the wonder that is Christ our Lord coming into our earthly lives.

Tomorrow, Dec. 2, is the First Wednesday in Advent and it will also bring our first two wonderful Advent events! First, at 12:05 p.m. we will have our first "Music and Masques" seasonal music concert in person in our worship space! Think of this like our annual "Lunch in the Loft" concert series, but without the organ ... or the Loft ... or the lunch. :) Bring a mask and listen to the music from our own Brett and Marita Wolgast.
Second, at 6:30 p.m. we will stream our Mid-week Advent Holden Worship. This service will follow the Holden Evening Prayer format with live preaching from our Pastors each of the next three Wednesdays.

Advent

Wednesdays

December 9 & 16
“Music and Masques”
12:05 p.m. in the nave with live, masked, socially distanced audience-Music of the season with Brett and Marita Wolgast.

Dec. 2 – 16
Evening Worship
6:30 p.m. streaming Advent mid-week streaming worship with “Holden Evening Prayer” and a live message.

Advent Devotions for All Ages
Our Children's Ministry put together some great Advent devotion activities for kids which you can find on our website at firstlutherancr.org/advent-at-home. You will also find a video message just for the kids from our Pastors for each week of Advent.

For Adults, Luther Seminary has come out with short daily devotions and prayers which they have made available in regular print or large print.

Both Children's and Adult resources are available in print at the church on a table just inside the office entrance for no-contact pickup.

This Weekend

Communion - This Weekend in worship we will celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion as part of both our 9 and 11:15 a.m. worship services. Please prepare the elements of communion, bread and wine or water, prior to worship beginning if you wish to participate.

Sunday Morning Learning - at 10 a.m. we will host a special Zoom Sunday Morning Learning time with KCRG TV-9's newest meteorologist, Jan Ryherd will be talking about her career and faith. She is the niece of FLC member Ruth Ehrhardt.

Pipe Organ Virtual Showcase - Parsons Pipe Organ builders has completed and fully assembled our new organ in their facility in upstate New York. They will have an online virtual unveiling This Sunday, December 6, 1-3 p.m. Look for the link non our homepage at firstlutherancr.org

Reminders ...
Before we go, just a gentile reminder that if you have picked Four Oaks Gift Tags, please turn them in this week. And, make your dedications for Christmas Eve with Poinsettias. The order form is on the back of The Light newsletter.

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