Worship with us at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday Mornings
The season of Advent is upon us. Too often, this season is filled with two competing stories. On the one hand, there are the family commitments: parties, baking, gift-buying and wrapping, decorating, and the like. Add on to that the regular commitments of life and you have the ingredients for a fairly hectic season. On the other hand, there is the spiritual message of Advent that talks about slowing down, preparing for the future coming of Jesus Christ, and the cultivation of a sense of watchfulness. Sometimes, these two stories are in conflict. Other times they are seemingly running in parallel, usually because we live in one story while in worship and live in the other Monday through Saturday. But what happens when we take a different approach? What happens when we let what we wait for, the coming of Jesus, to shape us in the midst of our day-to-day, ordinary lives; what happens when we see the two stories intertwined as we participate in the many things we will engage in between now and Christmas? This will be the theme of the Advent season.
Order Your Poinsettias
Download the order form below,
complete and return to the office no later than December 8th.
Proceeds from the Poinsettia Promise sale will benefit Family Promise by increasing our support of Trinity Methodist Church. Trinity Methodist serves as a Host Congregation, which means they are responsible for housing the families for one week, 4-5 times per year. Center Church volunteers support Trinity by staffing all the volunteer positions on one day, Friday, during each week that Trinity is hosting. Trinity members volunteer to fill positions throughout the rest of the week. The Trinity congregation also provides the space, equipment, toys, and basic food items for the FP families as well as gasoline for the van. Our Poinsettia Promise donations will be used to provide gas and grocery gift cards to Trinity to help with these expenses. If you don't need a Poinsettia this season, please feel free to make a donation that will be added to the Poinsettia Promise proceeds
complete and return to the office no later than December 8th.
Proceeds from the Poinsettia Promise sale will benefit Family Promise by increasing our support of Trinity Methodist Church. Trinity Methodist serves as a Host Congregation, which means they are responsible for housing the families for one week, 4-5 times per year. Center Church volunteers support Trinity by staffing all the volunteer positions on one day, Friday, during each week that Trinity is hosting. Trinity members volunteer to fill positions throughout the rest of the week. The Trinity congregation also provides the space, equipment, toys, and basic food items for the FP families as well as gasoline for the van. Our Poinsettia Promise donations will be used to provide gas and grocery gift cards to Trinity to help with these expenses. If you don't need a Poinsettia this season, please feel free to make a donation that will be added to the Poinsettia Promise proceeds
