Advent Has Arrived

All the signs of Advent have arrived. Last week a group of us met at the church to tie greens onto ropes so that we could have them for the Hanging of the Greens on the First Sunday of Advent. It is quite a production. First someone has to cut all the needed greens. Then the greens need to be washed and fireproofed. Wire needs to be cut and many hands are needed to wire all the greens to the ropes. The pulleys in the sanctuary need to be hung. About ten people are needed to pull the greens into place during worship.

While we were outside preparing greens Eric and Juliet Davis were inside preparing the sanctuary. With an agave, greens, berries, and fruit the front of our worshiping space has been transformed Now the sanctuary smells like greens and fresh fruit.

While some wired greens and some prepared the

sanctuary, others were creating their Advent wreaths.

A couple Sundays ago our children had challenged us to each take home a paper bag to fill full of food for the local food bank. During the Children's Story the children brought the bags forward. It was absolutely awe inspiring to see the great response. There was more food than the children could bring up by themselves.