The Advent season starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day.  This year it begins on November 29.
            Advent is a way that we can reclaim Christmas from the tangled string of things to do and things to buy that fill the month of December.  In Advent, we should remember that this season is About Jesus.
            The Sermon series this December is called “About Jesus”.  We will continue our exploration of what we believe as a church by asking who Jesus is.  This will take us to Old Testament prophecies as well as New Testament fulfillments in the life of Jesus.
            Our Children’s Church will be about the people who were important in bringing Jesus to us:  John the Baptist who prepared the way for Him – we need to be prepared.  Mary who was willing to be the loving mother to the Savior – we need to be willing to serve.  Joseph, who said little but kept his word.  The Angels, who show us how to celebrate Jesus’ birth. The Magi, who show us how to worship the Son with our gifts.
            On Christmas Day we will have a celebration – the Children’s Church will have a Birthday Party for Jesus – yes like a real Birthday Party!
           
            Many churches and individuals have rediscovered the joys of a more simple and more Christ focused Christmas Season.  There is a group called the Advent Conspiracy (www.adventconspiracy.org), and this is what they say we ought to do:
 

·        Worship Fully
·        Spend Less
·        Give More
·        Love all