This Sunday, December 7, marks the Second Sunday in Advent. Have you made an Advent wreath for your home or church?
The wreaths often consist of a circle of evergreens with four purple candles and a white one in the center, but it’s fun to be creative with the use of natural materials.
Learn more in the article for the Advent Wreath Lighting Devotion 2012. http://www.umcmission.org/Learn-About-Us/News-and-Stories/2012/October-/Advent-2012
More about Advent Wreaths from Chuck Knows Church
Registration began October 31 and ends November 30, 2014.
Christmas VBS will be held Saturday, December 6, 2014 from 10:00 – 2:00
Pender is excited to once again host Christmas Vacation Bible School!
We’d love to lighten your load this holiday season and give you the gift of time to prepare for Christmas. Your children will have a wonderful time learning about the true meaning of Christmas while moving through different rotations of Christmas Story, craft, music and recreation. The children will be served lunch, so please note any allergies your child has on the registration form (available through My Pender Page).
Children ages 3 through 6th grade are welcome. Please note that all children attending MUST be potty-trained.
The fee for this event is $10 per child or $20 per family, to cover the cost of food and craft materials. The fee is payable during registration.
Registration began October 31 and ends November 30, 2014. Get the link at http://www.penderumc.org/christmasvbs
Advent begins this year on November 30.
During Advent, we prepare for, and anticipate, the coming of Christ. We remember the longing of Jews for a Messiah and our own longing for, and need of, forgiveness, salvation and a new beginning.
Even as we look back and celebrate the birth of Jesus in a humble stable in Bethlehem, we also look forward anticipating the second coming of Christ as the fulfillment of all that was promised by his first coming.
The season of Advent, which comes comes from the Latin word adventus meaning “coming” or “visit,” begins four Sundays before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve.
Sunday, November 30, 2014 is the First Sunday in Advent.
The first Candle of the Advent Wreath is lit on the first Sunday of Advent, on November 30 this year. It is called the Prophecy Candle and reminds us that Jesus’ coming was prophesied hundreds of years before He was born. The candle’s purple color represents Christ’s royalty as the King of Kings.
Suggested Bible Reading: Luke 1:26-38
Chuck Knows Church — ADVENT WREATH. Four candles in a circle with a big one in the middle? Yep, take a moment and learn the basics about the advent wreath. And why is the pink candle…pink?
All women are invited to join us on Dec. 13th at 9:00 am in the Fellowship Hall for a time of fellowship, devotion and cookie tray assembly. Our Women’s Circles will be providing the food, so if you are a member of a Circle, please check with your chair and if not, just come and enjoy time with your sisters as we get into the Christmas spirit!
We always need more cookies, so if you are willing to bake and donate 100 of your favorite cookies, just bring them with you to the brunch.
