Into 2026

Hello friends!
I hope you all have had a blessed Advent season. Amid the busyness and preparation, I hope you have found time to be still and wonder. I hope you have had time to contemplate the gift of this season and feel the tremendous love of God. I hope the candles have not just been one more tradition to carry on, but an in-breaking of God’s light into your everyday. I hope the evergreen tree has not just been a decoration, but a reminder of the gift of life everlasting. I hope the songs have not been noise, but prayers. I hope the cookies have not been a chore, but a kind of communion. I hope you have known the presence of Emmanuel, God with Us, this season, and I hope you will feel that presence around you always.


May we carry the hope, peace, joy, and love of this season with us into 2026. 
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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See you in church,
Pastor Julia