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Sunday, December 11th from 6 to 8 PM. Dinner will be served. Games will be played. Prizes will be given away. To top it all off, we’re having a White Elephant Gift Exchange. Here are the instructions for the gift exchange:
-$5 max gift (that means less than $5 is fine)
-the gift needs to be wrapped
-it can be bought at the store or brought from home
-usually, the funnier, the better (no banana peels, though)
-make sure they are appropriate
-the youth shouldn’t put their name on it. the anonymity adds to the fun.
This will be the last youth event of 2011. Don’t miss out.
Theme: God Judges our Sin, but Provides a Way Out. This story shows us that God is “holy” – that is, he alone is perfectly good, and punishes those who hurt others, and who disobey his word. But Noah shows us that God will save those who turn to him and trust him. Talk about how the church is a sort of “ark.” The church is made up of men, women, boys, and girls, who believe that God is willing to forgive us our sins and deliver us from the judgment to come. Thank God for his mercy, and pray that we would be instrumental in bringing many people onto our ark!
All college students are invited to stay for lunch after the 11:15 service Sunday.
We hope you will join us during the 10am hour as we look at Christ in the music of Messiah.
“Messiah: A Sacred Oratorio” has been a staple of advent musical performance for over two centuries. And yet, beyond the “Hallelujah” chorus and other sections, the music remains unfamiliar to many of us. During this (brief) class, we will read and listen to the advent portions of Handel’s oratorio and consider what role a deeper understanding of this iconic music can play in our advent reflections.
