First Sunday of Advent - November 28, 2021

Good morning and peace be with you! During this season of anticipation, we invite you to journey with us toward the manger and that silent night that changed everything. Also, plan to join us on Wednesday evenings for Soup Supper at 6 & Holden Evening Prayer at 7. Midweek fellowship & worship is at Grace this week on December 1. Keep an eye on our website at www.rrlp.org for all the latest information on our Advent worship & fellowship opportunities. The worship bulletin can be found at this link: https://tinyurl.com/Advent1Hope Advent is about the “coming days.” God’s people have always lived in great expectation, but that expectation finds specific, repeated enunciation in the texts appointed for these four weeks. The ancients anticipated a “righteous Branch to spring up for David.” The Thessalonians awaited “the coming of our Lord Jesus with all the saints.” Jesus’ contemporaries hoped for the time “to stand before the Son of Man.” With them we eagerly await the coming days: another Christmas celebration, a second coming, and the advent of Christ in word and supper. Permission to podcast / stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License # M-400948. All rights reserved. From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2021 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #23589