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Please contact the church office admin, Gay Alston, to inquire about available dates and to schedule all meetings and events. A blank date could indicate an event or meeting has been tentatively scheduled and not yet made public.
Advent Sermon Series
Sundays, 11 am Worship Service
December 1 -29, January 5
Inspired by the visual concept of quilting, this Advent worship series stitches together the ancient scriptures and reminders we need to hear again and again. The words and reminders in this series are what we want to hold close, providing warmth and comfort like a blanket quilt. The simple quilt shapes are reminders of basic lessons we teach to children which also remain essential building blocks of our lives as adults. Like a quilt, the words provide protection and warmth. They stitch us to the history of generations. They tell our stories.
Christmas Cantata
Bach’s Magnificat
Sunday, December 8 at 3 pm
in the Sanctuary
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnificat is a musical setting of Mary’s canticle based on Luke 1:46–55 and is a song of praise about God’s justice. Bach composed the Magnificat in 1723 for his first Christmas as cantor at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. The original version featured a five-voice chorus and a variety of instruments. Bach also included four Christmas interpolations, which were songs of praise related to Christmas. Now as always, it is a joy to hear the expressive power of this song of praise to God.
Taizé Prayer Service
Tuesday, December 10
(Every Second Tuesday, September – January)
7 pm, Sanctuary
Meditative Taizé Prayer Services are at 7 pm in the sanctuary on the second Tuesday of each month, September through January. (September 10, October 8, November 12, December 10, 2024, January 14, 2025)
Taizé Prayer is evening prayer for all Christian faiths. It is a simple, meditative form of worship, with repetitive song, prayerful silence, and short readings to guide the focus of the prayer in a candle-lit environment. With the mission of healing the divisions between Christians and within the human family, a monastic community was founded in 1940 in southeastern Taizé, France. Today Taizé is an ecumenical community which includes 100 brothers from over 20 different countries. Taizé Prayer seeks to create a space where reconciliation becomes a concrete reality every day. For other Taizé Prayer Services in the Atlanta area, see Taizé Atlanta.
