Christmas 1B2023Lessons & Carols Near the end of the Christmas story, after Jesus is born, after the shepherds receive the good news of great joy from the angels, after the shepherds go with haste to find Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, …
Christmas 1A2023 Matthew 2:13-23 Imagine, having just been visited by wise men from the east, Joseph receiving the angel of the Lord in a dream. Imagine Joseph hearing of King Herod’s plan-to kill all children in and around Bethlehem two …
Christmas Day C2022 John 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, the first chapter of John tells us. At the very beginning of all things, before Earth and sun, …
Christmas Eve C2022 Luke 2:1-20 Tonight, I’m in awe of the shepherds. While to us Mary and Joseph are the shining stars of the Christmas play, a young couple who have been immortalized in countless pieces of art, played by …