Well it's official - the holidays are here! The sanctuary was decorated as we learned the meaning of Advent (Latin for"the coming"), the significance the advent wreath (reminds us of God's eternal nature- no beginning and no end), evergreen branches (eternal promise of renewal), holly (red berries point to Christ's blood shed and the green eternal life in Christ), and mistletoe (symbolizes peace - don't get caught under the doorway), Chrismons (check out the neat tree ornaments our kids made proclaiming the names of Christ), poinsettias and the candy cane (ask one of the participants to explain it!)
Friday night we will enjoy another Family Movie Night by showing Ratatouille. "Remy is a young rat in the French countryside who arrives in Paris, only to find out that his cooking idol is dead. When he makes an unusual alliance with a restaurant's new garbage boy, the culinary and personal adventures begin despite Remy's family's skepticism and the rat-hating world of humans."
We have lots of popcorn and our new HD screen is working out great! We start at 7pm so be on time and why not bring a friend!
Our new series entitled "When Angels Speak" will begin this Sunday when we will focus on the myths and truths about angels and focus on the angel visitation to Mary. We have some great media, music and food for all who come out.
Make sure you mark your calendars for the 11pm Christmas Eve service and bring those empty milk jugs in so we can light the path to The Grove with luminaries.
There are so many great things happening at The Grove - time won't let me tell you them all - so stay tuned!
In His Grip,
Jeff
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