At Holy Trinity we have had a bake sale; purchased, wrapped and delivered gifts for 2 families from 1st Place School; seen a flash mob at Nordstrom's; ridden the Seattle Downtown Carousel; attended Black Nativity; had the Children's Christmas Pageant. Next? Shop, wrap and deliver the Angel Tree gifts to Women's Compass Cascade, then worship on Christmas Eve.
What is the tradition you look forward to each year? Are you the tree-trimmer? Cookie-baker? Caroler? Does your family go to Westlake Plaza for the tree lighting? Downtown Bellevue for the Drummers? Ice skating and hot chocolate?
How about worship? Are mid-week Advent services something you've been a part of? If not, come on Wednesday for our final one in 2010. It's a quieter, musical time to sit and reflect on the promise fulfilled, the best gift given. Have you walked the labrynith downstairs?
Christmas Eve? Are you a 2 pm in the Chapel family? 4 pm? 11 pm? Will you invite a friend or neighbor to come with you as we pray and praise the beginning of the Christmas season and the birth of Christ? The world offers plenty of distractions and craziness - be sure an make the time to sit and recall what confessing Christians hold dear, the birth of our savior.
Pr. Deanna shared a couple of great links - one is a 'current' look at the Nativity story, using all the social media/communication tools you are used to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8BFbx8Vr68
The other is the flash mob - taken from where we were standing! Who do you see and hear that you know?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8BFbx8Vr68
The countdown is on ~ kf
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