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:: Advent Devotion

:: Piano Teacher

Words cannot describe the thrill and blessing of the music this past Sunday.  The music was beautiful and meaningful. Thank you! and Bless You!  See box below for a special “word” blessing from a book that I am studying.

Thanks to the singers that performed at the Nativity display. I know you blessed all that were in attendance.  Thanks Andrea, Jonathan and Sheli for your leadership. 

Our children, youth and adults will lead us on December 11th.

All ages are participating and should arrive to rehearse at 8:00 am.  The dress is nice (no blue shirts).  

Here is the schedule for the rest of the season.

Dec. 7 – Regular Rehearsals, 

Dec. 11 – Pre-school and Elementary Children and Youth and Adult Choirs provide music.  Arrive at 8:00 am and dress nice for Christmas.  NO Sunday afternoon rehearsals until January.

Dec.14 – Regular Rehearsals 

Dec. 18 – Lessons and Carols – Covenant Carillons and Wesleyan Choir, Actors Group

Also, Dec. 18 – travel to Atria and sing for residents – 9:45 to 10:30 ish!

Dec. 21 – No Rehearsals

Dec. 24 – Adult Choir sings at 7:00 pm Service – Arrive at 6:45 pm  Sign up in the choir room for the Christmas Eve Choir at 7:00 pm

Other service times:  5:00 pm family service, 11:00 pm Communion

Dec. 25 – 11:00 am Christmas Day (one service – no choirs)

Dec. 28 – No Rehearsals

Jan. 1 – one service – time TBA

Blessings,

Debbie

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May you also be blessed by these words that reminded me of “Small,

Dancing Light.”

Debbie

From 

Wonder of Wonders by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

We are silent in the early hours of each day, 

because God is supposed to have the first word,

and we are silent before going to sleep,

because to God also belongs the last word.

We are silent solely for the sake of the word,

not in order to show dishonor to the word

but in order to honor and receive it properly.

Silence ultimately means nothing

but waiting for God’s word

and coming away blessed by God’s word.

***

Life in a prison cell may well be compared to Advent;

one waits, hopes, and does this, that, or the other–

things that are really of no consequence–

the door is shut, and can only be opened from the outside.

Letter from Bonhoeffer at Tegel prison to Eberhard Bethge, November 21, 1943

Have a Holy and Blessed Week!  God will work through us to bless our work and bless those that hear us.  I can’t thank you enough for all you do to make the music at Holy Covenant meaningful and unique.  Below is the link to sign up or unsubscribe from any of our email lists.

Thanks again for what you do to minister to Holy Covenant.

God Bless!

Debbie

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972-492-2432, X 23

972-849-5372, Cell

Many are allergic to perfume and lotions.  Keep that in mind for rehearsals and Sunday mornings.