For the 2nd Week of Advent
December 5, 2021

Sources of Information for Today's Online Service
This page has links to information used or encountered in preparing this online service.

Advent and Christmas
What is Advent? (again) - but different
An Advent Message by John Stroman
from 12/05/20 Tallahsssee Democrat
The Meaning and History of the Advent Calendar
7 Beautiful Hymns for Advent
An Advent Service of Lessons and Carols
Christmas Songbook
A PDF for printing a booklet with 60 carols

Nothing to do??...try:
The Most Christmas Information on the Web
...be sure to try the "Christmas Fun and Activities"

Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries
This is the 2nd week of a 7 week Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for the weeks of the Series.
(Click on an earlier graphic to see that week's resource page)

Worship Series: "Come Home for Christmas"
from umcdiscipleship.org
Advent is an invitation. For many, it is the invitation to get into that Christmas spirit, to count down the days to the grand celebration, and let the holiday transform everything around us. We’re not all about Christmas, the holiday, about December 25 with all the jingle bells and tinsel. We are about Christmas, the Mass of Christ, the celebration of the Incarnate one who comes to remind us that we are not alone, and God is with us. We are about the longing for the coming kin-dom, where we will study war no more, where people will walk in the light, where joy will be found, and love with be the tie that binds us together. That’s the home for which we long. That’s the invitation this Advent season to your church and the world: “Come home for Christmas.”

This Week's Theme: "The Fear of Home"
Liturgical Resources
For many, the second Sunday of Advent is when we light the candle of peace. This is a time of coming together, of building a community of faith that is open to all.
Worship Planning Notes
Preaching Notes

Lectionary Scriptures:
Malachi 3:1-4; Philippians 1:3-11 ; Luke 1:68-79; Luke 3:1-6
Suggested Hymns . Music Notes . DM Accompaniments

Sources of Music for the following hymns are:
- UMH CD.....UDM - DM Accompaniment..... MM/DD/YY - Recorded Service

Hymns Considered For this week:
251 - .Verses - "Go Tell it on the Mountain" . (12/24/18, 12/08/19, UDM)