Dear Peace Members and Friends,
Remember Christmas? It’s almost a distant memory now. Many have packed up their trees, the decorations, and returned gifts that didn’t make the cut (or the size!). Those lights don’t seem to twinkle so brightly and the lefse is gone. And we plod into the new year because winter—real winter—begins now. Christmas? “Hark!” the herald angels sang. Then they stopped. And now it seems we are left to fend for ourselves.
Not so fast! Sunday is the 12th day of Christmas! According to the church calendar, it is the last day of the celebration of the good news of God coming to us in Jesus Christ. And that’s what we’re going to do this Sunday (9:30am). We will sing some of the great carols of the season that we’re not normally able to get to, share in Holy Communion, and—with Scripture and meditations—reflect further on the Christmas story and what it means for us going forward in “The Birth of Jesus for Grown-Ups.” I hope you can join me!
Ministry activities will resume this next week beginning on Sunday with the Adult Education Hour (10:45am). We’ll continue the celebration of the Incarnation with, “The Christmas Story: An Update.”
See you Sunday,
Mark