Greetings in Christ,

Friends,

I hope to see you this Sunday in worship and at our annual congregational meeting. David Allen, chair of Commitment & Witness will present the budget for 2022, including a recommendation from the session for changes to my terms of call. We will also elect elders for the class of 2024. The nominating committee has nominated Jeannie Hampton, Don Cookman, Michael Coleman, and Scott Staley. Nominations may also be made from the floor. 

You can read the worship bulletin here, and you can find a list of dedications for poinsettias and wreathes in and around the church here.  Please note that we will not have worship at St. Luke's or the Town Church on December 19, and instead encourage everyone to head to Romney First United Methodist Church at 10 am for the Combined Choir Christmas Cantata. 

We will be back in the Town Church for a Christmas Eve service at 7 pm on Friday, December 24 and again at 11 am on Sunday, December 26 for an informal Sunday service. We invite everyone to come comfortably dressed on the 26, even in your pajamas if that is comfortable for you. 

Looking ahead into the new year, John Dan will preach for us again on January 2. We will begin a confirmation/new member class during Sunday School at the Town Church on January 9. This class will meet for six sessions on the Sundays St. Luke's does not--so January 9, 23, & 30, February 13 & 27, and March 13. Please let me know if you are interested in joining the class.
 

• Zephaniah 3:14-20
• Isaiah 12:2-6

• Philippians 4:4-7
• Luke 3:7-18

Household Prayer: Morning

God, surely you are my salvation. I begin this day without fear, trusting you, for you are my strength.

Help me to meditate all day on the thought that you are rejoicing in me! And keep me keenly aware, as I travel through this day, of ways that I may help others, especially those with special needs. Then bring me home to you at the close of the day. Amen.

Household Prayer: Evening

Thank you, God, for the gift of today and for guarding my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus. All that I did and all that I left undone, I now give over to your safekeeping, trusting in your peace that surpasses all understanding. Be my rest as I sleep tonight, and renew me in your love for another day. Amen.

• Micah 5:2-5a
• Luke 1:46b-55
• Psalm 80:1-7

• Hebrews 10:5-10
• Luke 1:39-45 (46-55)

Household Prayer: Morning

Thank you, good and gracious God, for the morning light, for another day in which to live out what it means that you have magnified my soul and the souls of those around me in this world. Teach me the meaning of “Let it be.” Show me how to trust; in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Household Prayer: Evening

Good and gracious God, we give you thanks that you have made incarnate in your world the breath of life, the life of hope. Keep us safe throughout the night that in the morning we may again rejoice and live in peace with all creation; in Jesus’ name. Amen.