Hi First Presbyterian Church,

This Advent, worship will be following along with the readings from a devotional called A Surprising God by Thomas G. Long and Donyelle C. McCray. This book has a Scripture passage and a reflection for each day of Advent, beginning with Sunday, November 30, and going to Christmas.

If you would like to deepen and enrich your experience of Advent this year, you have a few opportunities to do that with this book A Surprising God.

1. Some of you are part of Bible study groups that have already chosen to study this book on their own during Advent. If that applies to you, you’re all set!

2. You may sign up to join our parish associate Ernest Krug for a discussion of the book on Sunday evenings during Advent. Books are available for purchase from the church for $10 each. Ernest’s group will be meeting at the church on:

Sunday, November 30 from 5-6pm

Sunday, December 7 from 5-6pm

Sunday, December 14 from 5-6pm

Sunday, December 21 from 5-6pm

3. You may also want to read along all on your own. As I said, worship throughout Advent will focus on the scripture readings from the book. Additionally, after the 10:00 am worship service each Sunday, I will be leading a 30-minute, drop-in Q&A in the sanctuary. You can purchase a copy of the book for yourself either here or here. If it’s a challenge to order the book yourself, the church office can help you get one.

Sign-ups for Ernest’s group will begin this Sunday morning!

Peace,
Aaron