Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Risen with healing in his wings.
Hark! the Herald Angels sing,
Glory to the new-born King.
Christmas Eve Service 5 p.m.
New Resource for Caregivers
Caring.com has a website for caregivers that has information on many topics with which you may be grappling, including assisted living, memory care, and home care. Check it out: https://www.caring.com/senior-living/assisted-living/tennessee
We hope to have an entire webpage devoted to community resources soon. If you have suggestions of what to include, please call the church office or send us an email.
Join Choir Now to Sing Christmas Cantata
Choir members, under the leadership of our new director Ben Sexton, invite you to join them! Rehearsals are 6 PM on Wednesdays. They have begun working on Emmanuel, God With Us, our Christmas cantata. Ben and his wife Donna live in Ellijay, GA. His “day job” is teaching music, art, and drama at West Fannin Elementary School. Welcome Ben and Donna!
Peace? Justice? Why? How?
Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers.” He spent His life showing what he meant. Martin Luther said, “Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.” We are called to carry on the message of peace with justice. But how? Forgiveness is part of it, isn’t it?
Sonshiners Study Psalms
The Psalms were Jesus’ prayer book and song book. Many Jews still practice the ancient tradition of reading or singing a psalm a day. Many Christian hymns and choruses are based on the Psalms. Every Sunday most United Methodist churches have a reading or responsive reading from the Psalms.
The Sonshine Class members want to learn more about the Psalms, so we have begun a study. We will study 1 or 2 each Sunday.
If you aren’t a part of a Sunday School class, consider joining us. Come any time, whenever you can (10-11 a.m., in the church parlor). Meanwhile, you may find these examples of the Psalms as songs interesting:
Needed: Blankets, Coats
The cold weather means extra hardships for many in the community. If you can spare any blankets or coats (new or lightly used), please bring them to the church ASAP.
