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As we follow the long thread of hope through Advent, we arrive at the week when our Advent Wreath encourages us to think about joy. Like hope, joy is not something we get right out of the box. Here we explore how we get there and how Paul can possibly expect us to “rejoice always.”
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Hope is the theme of the First Sunday of Advent, but we’re going to stretch it across the entire season as we hope for peace, joy, and love. In a society where we expect our transactions and communications to be instantaneous, the more sublime virtues of faith require patience. How can we sustain hope in a world that wants hope’s fulfillment yesterday? Welcome to Advent.
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We hope you will make Crawford part of your Christmas celebration this year. We have three services planned on the day of Christmas Eve, and a community carol sing-along as well! Seeing that Christmas Eve is on a Sunday this year, we will hold our regular Sunday worship service celebrating the Fourth Sunday of Advent at 10:00am. Later that day, we will hold two Christmas Eve services of Lessons and Carols — at 5pm and 9pm. Both of our Christmas Eve services will feature music by Occasional Brass and Strings, and at the 9pm service, they’ll be joined by our chancel choir. In between, we invite the community to join us at 6:30pm in a carol sing-along accompanied by the brass quintet and led by choir member Kate Frisoli on the steps in front of the church. You won’t want to miss any of it. Join us as we listen again to the story of Jesus’ birth, and sing together the Christmas carols we love and know so well. Bring your friends and family — all are welcome!
Christmas Eve Day 10:00am
Worship service celebrating the fourth Sunday of Advent
Christmas Eve 5:00pm
Service of Lessons and Carols, Children’s Message, Occasional Brass Quintet
Christmas Caroling 6:30pm
Community Carol Sing-Along outdoors in front of the church
Christmas Eve 9:00pm
Service of Lessons and Carols, music by our Chancel Choir and Occasional Brass & Strings
Each day of Advent, this calendar will give you a suggestion for how to show kindness to strangers, loved ones, and even yourself. Click on the button below to open the calendar online. Each day will reveal a new photo, which when clicked on reveals a suggested act of kindness. Visit our Advent Calendar daily here, to reveal a new photo and suggested act of kindness. Or, click here to download a PDF of the calendar which you can print for easy reference. We hope you will find these ideas to be fun, easy, and meaningful ways to spread a little hope, peace, joy, and love during this holiday season.