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  • Christmas Miracles

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    Traditional sermon 7:30pm Christmas eve Merry Christmas, friends! “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Familiar words. As the…

  • Christmas

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    EMAIL DEVOTIONAL CHRISTMAS DAY Please enjoy this reflection by Frederick Buechner from his book, Whistling in the Dark. The lovely old carols played and replayed till their effect is like a dentist’s drill or jack hammer, the bathetic banalities of the pulpit and the chilling commercialism of almost evertything else, people spending money they can’t afford…

  • I Need a Holy Night

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    traditional sermon    Christmas Eve 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:11, KJV) I find it ironic that during a season that is centered upon peace on earth … the peace brought by God … and the peace of a holy…

  • Musical Arts – Hershey Handbell Ensemble

    Musical Arts – Hershey Handbell Ensemble

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    The next concert in the 2017-2018 Musical Arts Concert Series at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Neffsville, will be a handbell concert by the Hershey Handbell Ensemble, on Friday, December 1, 2017, at 7pm. Please note the day as it differs from the regular concert series schedule. Formed in 2004, this auditioned community handbell ensemble…

  • The Shine Man

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    Email Devotion christmas day In him was life, and the life was the light of all people. In place of a regular devotion this week, I simply offer you a great story called “The Shine Man” by Mary Quattlebaun Hear that rickety-rack of wheels over track?  Hear the cry of the train?  Oh, it takes me…

  • The Ordinary and Extraordinary

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    Christmas Eve Traditional Worship To you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.’ This is an ornament that hangs on our Christmas tree…

  • Magic, Miracles, And The Unexpected

    Magic, Miracles, And The Unexpected

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    Christmas eve 10 pm traditional service I pray that this Christmas Eve greets you with warm moments and future beloved memories. I think when we look upon this time of year we engage in Mary-like behavior. No–I don’t think any of us will have a miraculous birth… I hope. I refer to the end of the Nativity…

  • The Light Shines in the Darkness

    The Light Shines in the Darkness

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    Email Devotion Advent 4 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. –John 1:5 It is one of my favorite services of the year, even though there are typically only about a dozen of us gathered for worship.  I can cry a bit, and it isn’t a distraction for those…

  • Of Fires and Carols

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    email devotion advent 3   John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.  (Luke 3:16) Gracie Mansion.  If you name…

  • Children of Christmas

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    New Day Sermon Advent 3 A Christmas story by Cynthia Rylant, reminds us of the humanness of  Mary the mother of Jesus and a girl named Sylvia, and the way they both receive the  blessings of angels among us.