Sunday Morning
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We invite you to visit us Sunday morning at 4949 Caroline Street.
​Here is a preview of this coming Sunday's service.
10 am
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Adult Education (2nd floor, Building B)
This Sunday, December 9, we will view Rich Doty's artwork "Pinning Down Jesus" followed by a discussion with Rich Doty, Laura Mayo, and Bill Martin. 


For those who are interested in viewing the video from Adult Education last week, here is the link: https://youtu.be/tJg01EyH14Q 

Children & Youth Sunday School
The PreK class - The PreK class (ages 3-Kindergarten) will meet in the childcare classroom in the Sanctuary building to read the story John the Baptist shows the way, Mark 1:108. They will create a Peace dove. 

Elementary class - The Elementary class (grades 1-5) will meet in the Purple classroom to discuss the story Zechariah and Elizabeth, Luke 1:5-25, 57-80. They will put on a play and practice communicating without talking. 

Youth Group - The youth group will meet in the Orange Room with Jodi where we'll dive into the book of Numbers. 
9 am & 11  am
Proclamation
This Advent we are following the thread of women and outcasts and foreigners as it weaves its way through our sacred stories despite all odds. We are following this thread by hearing and honoring the stories of the women in Jesus’ genealogy. Last week we heard from Tamar and Rahab. This Sunday we will learn from great, great, great . . . grandmother Ruth. Ruth is one of the only women to have a book of the Bible named for her. It is a short book of only four chapters. If you have time this week, try to read it.
Text: Ruth (Ruth 1:18)

Note: Last week's bulletin art work was a piece by Dina Cormick, titled "Rahab of Jericho"
- Laura Mayo

Music
Choral music at the 9:00 worship is titled “Inscription of Hope.” Quoting a Russian folk tune, Z. Randall Stoope has set the words found inscribed on a cellar wall in Cologne, Germany where Jewish children hid during World War II. The text reads: I believe in the sun even when it is not shining, and I believe in love even when there’s no one there. And I believe in God even when he is silent; I believe through any trial there is always a way; but sometimes in this suffering and hopeless despair my heart cries for shelter, to know someone’s there. But a voice rises within me saying hold on my child, I’ll give you strength, I’ll give you hope, just stay a little while. May there someday be sunshine, may there someday be happiness, may there someday be love, may there someday be peace.
The singers are Beth Braun, Joyce Courtois, Thelma Jean Skinner and Dale Thomas.
 
The choir sings “Set Me As a Seal” by Rene Clausen at the 11:00 worship. The text is from Song of Solomon: Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.
- Fran Avera