Message from Rev Melanie for December 2021


For you shall go out in joy,
    and be led back in peace;
the mountains and the hills before you
    shall burst into song,
    and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:12


The season of Advent has arrived, and it is time to prepare the way for Christ's birth at Christmas.  Over the next several weeks, we will gather to worship in the decorated sanctuary and in our homes; we will live the themes of hope, peace, joy, and love; and we will light candles and tell stories and sing carols.  Our families and friends will put up a tree, exchange gifts, plan meals, and spend time together celebrating the joy that this time of year brings.

We will gather each Sunday in the seasons of Advent and Christmas for hybrid worship at our usual time of 10:30.  There will be a few special services:

At 5:00 PM on Christmas Eve, we will gather on Zoom only to hear stories and sing carols and welcome Jesus to the world as a newborn child once again.  

At 10:30 AM on Sunday, December 26, we will gather for a hybrid service of lessons and carols.  This will be a fun and joyous gathering where we will once again hear the old, old story and sing our favorite once-a-year Christmas carols.

I hope to see you in person or on Zoom in this season of celebration.  Let us burst forth in song together.

--
Rev. Melanie Weiner
Senior Minister
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Skyland Community Church, United Church of Christ
25100 Skyland Road
Los Gatos, CA 95033
phone: 408-353-1310
USPS mail: Skyland Church
P.O. Box 245
Los Gatos, CA 95031-0245
Website 


Location: 25100 Skyland Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95033, USA

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