Each year, we look forward to the Advent/Christmas season. Technically, Advent covers the four Sundays prior to Christmas while the liturgical Christmas season goes from Dec. 25 until Jan. 6 which is Epiphany (12 days of Christmas). The Advent season is intended to be a time of spiritual preparation leading into our Christmas celebration. But in practice for me and in most Protestant churches that I know about, the two get blended together.
The high points of our celebration at Copper Hill Church this year will be Christmas Sunday morning ( 9:30 AM) and Christmas Eve (5 PM). This year our message series will focus on the Carols of Christmas and what they teach us about Jesus. Don’t you just love the old-fashioned carols?
Christ in the Carols of Christmas |
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“Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.” Col 3:16-17 NLT |
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| Date | Features | Message | Subject | Scripture |
| Nov. 29 | Coffee and refreshment time following | O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | Expectation, Preparation | Isaiah 7:13, 14 Isaiah 40:1-11 Advent reading #201 |
| Dec. 6 | Communion | What Child is This? | The Wonder of Who Jesus Is | Isaiah 9:1-7 |
| Dec. 13 | O Little Town of Bethlehem | Jesus’ Connections to David, Prophecies of his Coming | Micah 4:1-5 5:2-4 |
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| Dec. 20 | Children’s Sunday (Hanging of the Greens) Holiday Choir |
O Come All Ye Faithful | Adore Him | Matt. 2:1-12 |
| Dec. 24 | Men’s Quartet Harp |
Gentle Mary Laid Her Child | Receive Him | Luke 2:1-38
John 1:12; |
| Dec. 27 | Go, Tell It on the Mountain | Tell about Him | Luke 2:17, 18
Acts 1:1-8 |
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What are you singing?… would love to join. We arrive December 11th if all goes ok.
We are singing Michael W. Smith’s “Christmastime” on Dec. 20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVrQkgLM-PQ You would have only one rehearsal (maybe 2), but it’s not very hard. You could try it. I could email you the music if you want. Blessings, JoAnne