The Second Sunday of Advent - Peace
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Innocence and Vulnerability - part 2
The Lord came into the world as innocent and vulnerable as each one of us. He wanted and needed to do this so that we could relate to Him and feel connected. God became human and then went through the extraordinary process of becoming God. Christmas is a time to celebrate the beginning of that process, with all the insecurities that Mary and Joseph faced while caring for Jesus. This Sunday, we'll continue
exploring the Lord's vulnerable love and how we can foster such love in our own daily lives.
The Path to Bethlehem is this Saturday!
See below for more details. This will be our 15th Path! Amazing! Thank you to everyone for helping us give this beautiful, heartwarming Christmas gift to our community!
Christmas Daily Readings Available
Each year the pastors of the Glenview New Church in Chicagoland put together a collection of Christmas Readings around a different theme. They are very thoughtful, educational, and inspiring.
If you want a printed booklet of these readings, let me know and I will happily provide it.
To receive the readings via daily e-mail, go to newchurch.org and click on the green Christmas Readings button on the home page. Or click here
You will be subscribed from year to year. You may unsubscribe at any time.
With love and respect,
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Our 15th Path to Bethlehem!
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Our Path to Bethlehem is Saturday December 7 from 6-8 pm
CAST & CREW SCHEDULE Saturday, Dec. 7:
4:00 pm Meeting and pizza supper for cast & crew in Friendship Hall
4:15 pm Start getting in costume (Elise will group people)
4:45 pm Pizza dinner over; clean up in Friendship Hall, continue prep
5:40 pm Deadline for everyone in place & ready for first group
6-8 THE PATH TO BETHLEHEM
8:05 pm Return costume… Celebrate! Enjoy refreshments in Friendship Hall
Thank you to everyone for your love and help. This event is loved and appreciated by many people in the community. It is one very special "community service" we provide.
I also want to give a shout out to Billie Baty! It was originally her idea to have an event like this on our property, and with lots of help, she has been keeping it alive for at least 14 or 15 years! Thank you, Billie, for your continuous support of the Path to Bethlehem!
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Christmas church services
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Christmas-oriented church services - Sunrise Chapel
Sunday, Dec. 1 - Innocence and Vulnerability part 1
Sunday, Dec. 8 - Day after the Path to Bethlehem
Sunday, Dec. 15 - Innocence and Vulnerability part 3
Sunday, Dec. 22 - Favorite Christmas Hymns & Carols
Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 5 pm Family-oriented Christmas Eve service
Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 8 pm Candlelight Christmas Eve service
Wednesday, Dec. 25 - 5 pm NOTE! This informal "living room" service will be held at Frank and Louise Rose's home
Sunday, Dec. 29 - Post-Christmas service led by Frank Rose (at Sunrise Chapel)
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES AT SUNRISE CHAPEL
OUR PATH TO BETHLEHEM SCHEDULE:
4:00 pm Meeting and pizza supper for cast & crew in Friendship Hall
4:15 pm Start getting in costume (Elise will group people)
4:45 pm Pizza dinner over; clean up in Friendship Hall, continue prep
5:40 pm Deadline for everyone in place & ready for first group
6-8 THE PATH TO BETHLEHEM
8:05 pm Return costume… Celebrate! Enjoy refreshments in Friendship Hall
SUNDAY 12/8/2019
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT SEASON - PEACE
10 am Music rehearsal
11 am Worship Service - Nathan Gladish, preaching
12 noon Luncheon
MONDAY 12/9/2018
11 am Tai Chi class (Basic)
6:30 pm Bereavement Support Group
WEDNESDAY 12/11/2019
THURSDAY 12/12/2019
11 am Tai Chi class (Yang 10)
FRIDAY 12/13/2019
10 am JIM CLICK "MILLIONS FOR TUCSON" DRAWING at the Tucson Convention Center
4:30 pm Teen Time at the church
SUNDAY 12/15/2019
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT SEASON - LOVE
10 am Music rehearsal
11 am Worship Service - Nathan Gladish, preaching
12 noon Luncheon
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED!
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Kelly and Carol and I are amazed and thrilled with your participation in this fundraiser!
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our causes by buying tickets for the Jim Click Raffle!
On Tuesday, Kelly dropped off all the ticket stubs to the Millions for Tucson raffle office.
GUESS HOW MANY TICKETS!?
110!
This way exceeded all our conservative expectations!
The total amount raised is over $2,300 !!
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
AND
G O O D L U C K !!
The public drawing is on December 13 at the Tucson Convention Center starting at 10 am with media hype and fanfare.
We will notify all our ticket holders of the final results by email or phone.
Good luck!
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Readings for this Sunday's 11 am
Worship Service
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A Prophecy of the Lord’s Coming
Isaiah 25:1,9
Lord, you are my God;
I will exalt you and praise your name,
for in perfect faithfulness
you have done wonderful things,
things planned long ago.
In that day they will say,
“Surely this is our God;
we trusted in him, and he saved us.
This is the Lord, we trusted in him;
let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
Childhood Innocence
Mark 10:14, 15, 16
Jesus said, “Allow the little children to come to me and do not stop them. These are the kind who make up God’s kingdom. Truly, I say to you: anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will not enter it.” So taking them up into the curve of his arms, he put his hands on them and blessed them.
Our Original Blessing of Innocence
Secrets of Heaven §1050 Swedenborg (NCE)
Not one of us can live—still less live as a human being—if we do not have something living inside us. In other words, we need to have a measure of innocence, charity, and mercy. This is something we receive from the Lord in childhood and adolescence. What we receive at those ages is preserved in us.
These are virtues that we absorb from early childhood on; if those states were not present inside us, we would be much lower than animals. But they are not acquired by education. We receive them as gifts from the Lord, who preserves them in us.
These states are the starting points of the process of being reborn.
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Livestream and Archive Videos of our 11 am
Worship Services
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Thank you to our volunteers in the sound booth every Sunday for helping make our livestream happen. We are finding that it is a long learning curve to get all the sound levels tuned, so thank you for your patience. And please give me input based on your listening experience.
If you subscribe to our YouTube channel, you can get an alert when we go live on Sunday morning. If you bookmark the link in your favorite browser, you can also easily view any available archived service anytime.
There is really no substitute for worshiping together in person with all the nuances of community, personal connection, and interaction, but modern technology does provide a great window into the experience.
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Your church home for partnering with the Lord and each other in the practice of cultivating spiritual growth and choosing heavenly joy www.sunrisechapel.org nathan@sunrisechapel.org Office 520-298-1245 |
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