Read Mark 13: 24-37

Wake up! It's Advent!  Yes, in spite of the fact that we have not fully left November behind, Advent is right in front of us.  Have you starting receiving your Advent Cards in the mail?  Have you purchased Advent presents for all the good little children?  Oh...wait.  Maybe I have the wrong holiday?  Maybe that's not what we do traditionally during Advent?  Well, this is an unusual year.   

So just what is Advent?  Is it only about waiting for Christmas to finally be here?  How do we approach Advent in a 2020 pandemic year?  And where is God in all this?  The author of Mark 13: 24-37 has some ideas.  We will make our way through these questions during Sunday's sermon... Come hear about the story of God's children.  Come hear our story.

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Psalm 100

So many of the Psalms are praises to the Lord giving recognition that God has given all things to us.  King David was renowned for praying these messages regularly keeping his center focused on God’s sovereignty and not his own.

This week as we celebrate our American tradition of Thanksgiving, it is a time for us to reflect on what we are grateful for.  Although the celebration of Thanksgiving has various origins in America, it wasn’t until Thanksgiving was established by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the height of the Civil War.  President Lincoln hoped to heal the wounds of the nation and redirect people to realize that despite the war-torn nation, there was still reason to give thanks.

Perhaps we find ourselves in a position of difficulty and despair.  As cases of the coronavirus surge across the nation, we are called to be responsible in the way we celebrate our Thanksgiving traditions.  We must do our best to balance the need for family, community, and tradition with the need for public health measures.  I encourage you to be creative in giving thanks for God’s goodness and to find ways to be cautious and consider your neighbor’s health.

Lastly, I would like to give thanks for you, faithful readers.  Staying connected to one another as the church in Christ is so critical to us.  Like Lincoln and the Psalmist before him, we remember to give thanks particularly in times of trouble; to recognize there is still much to be grateful for; and to direct our praise to the Lord our God who is the great provider of all our needs.

Join Seekers & Sponges on Sunday at 9AM as we discuss the final episode in Dr. Mark Allan Powell's series "How Lutherans Interpret the Bible."   

Review last week's episode: Episode 6 The Many Meanings of the Bible 

Preview upcoming Sunday, November 29 episode: Episode 7 Devotional Reading of the Bible

Join on Sunday at 9:00am via ZOOM

Beginning Sunday December 6, the class will view and discuss video presentations by Amy-Jill Levine, who is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School. 

Come join Pastor Jake on Zoom to ask questions, check-in and lift up prayers. Join HERE or click button below.

Meeting ID: 991 3660 5065

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Incarnation: Rediscovering the Significance of Christmas

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We are experiencing a year like no other.  The world needs a God who will join us in our suffering.  Christians define this as the incarnation – God takes on our experience as humanity.

Join us Wednesday nights during Advent at 7pm for livestream or in-person worship as we rediscover what Christmas is all about.

December 2   Presidents and Kings
December 9   The Savior and Our Need for Saving
December 16  Emmanuel in the Midst of a Pandemic  

Peace's Live Nativity will be held on the front lawn of the church on December 19 from 6pm to 8pm.  Would you like to help us?  We are looking for Shepherds, Angels, Wise Men and Town's People to help us tell the Christmas Story.  Why not sign up the entire family?

We will be wearing masks and staying safe. We will also be having a smaller version of the Live Nativity for Peace's outdoor Christmas Eve Worship.

If you would like to be a part of either night or for more information, please email Becky Voges at beckyvoges@yahoo.com

Choose a foster child from UpBring and donate unwrapped gifts for that child.  Bring unwrapped gifts to Peace no later than
December 4.

To choose a child and sign up for gift donations click HERE.  There is also a link to sign up at the bottom of Peace's homepage.

For more information contact Becky Krogness @ 830-221-6445

Enjoy a homemade lasagna meal To-Go.  Proceeds from the sale of the meals will benefit SOS Food Bank. Meals may be picked up at the church on December 5 from 11:00am to 1:00pm. 

Click HERE to sign up on SignUpGenius.  Or you may access a Meal Reservation Form HERE  to print and fill out.  You may email your completed form to: d.s.braune@sbcglobal.net (or bring to the Peace office). Forms are also available at the church.  There is also a link to sign up at the bottom of Peace's homepage.

For questions, please contact Donna Braune @830-643-9353 or by email d.s.braune@sbcglobal.net

TLU's Chrsitmas Vespers 2020, "Sing Darkness to Light," marks the 80th anniversary of this sacred service of music and word by the TLU Choirs and TLU instrumentalists.  For more information you may click HERE.  

A link to view the persormance virtually on TLU's YouTube channel will be available December 4.

The Plastic Mat Ministry is in need of plastic grocery bags to make mats for the homeless shelter.  If you are attending Sunday worship in person, bags may be brought to the church.  

Contact Martha Gilbreath @ 512-636-3339 if you would like to drop off plastic bags at her house.

Join us for Men's Breakfast Zoom on December 2 at 9:00am.  For questions and a link to join, please contact:

Ron Podojil