Christmas is coming.
Without question it is a special time of year. Somehow, Christmas waves a magic wand over
this world and everything is softer and more beautiful. It’s a season full of songs, lights and
nostalgia.
And while you and your family will experience many
gifts this Christmas, sometimes the best gifts are the things that we can’t
touch or even see.
We believe that most
of the time the greatest gift we can give is not a present … but our
presence. So with that in mind the Next
Generation Staff has been working and dreaming of a way to help you and your
family be present together.
Even the word “Advent” is connected to the idea of
‘presence’, signifying the arrival of the most important person in all of human
history, Jesus. So during this Advent
Season we would like to provide you and your family a gift and a tool to help
you be more present with Him and with each other.
The ‘tool’ is our version of an Advent calendar;
it’s called “The Advent Express”. This
gift is a kit that will help you and your family rediscover the first gift of
Christmas, with the help of the popular Christmas book and movie, The Polar
Express.
For each day of Advent (November 29-December 24)
there is an envelope with instructions for a daily activity. The activities will help you and your family
experience the themes of Advent: joy, love, hope and peace, in a whole new way
this year.
If you are interested in this year’s Advent Calendar
for your family, contact the church office (765-778-2156) for more details.
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