Saturday, December 26, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
12/20/2009: Fourth Sunday of Advent
In the morning service, our Choir performed an awesome Christmas Cantata in honor of our Worship Director, Mrs. Marian Barwick, who had a bad fall and was hospitalized the night prior. Then, at 6 p.m., our youth groups performed in our annual Christmas program; Mrs. Valarie Barwick received a special recognition during the performance for all of her dilligence in making special trips and programs possible for both MYF groups. After the show, we all enjoyed a time of fellowship with one another, and with a special visitor in red and white...
Monday, December 14, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Chrismon Decorations
Chrismons were created by a lovely lady named Francis Kipps Spencer (1917-1990), who was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Danville, Virginia. She was the daughter of missionaries, and when her family returned to the United States, she attended Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory, North Carolina, and graduated from Averett University in Danville, Virginia. Her aspiration was to make Christmas decorations on Christmas trees more appropriate for a Sanctuary setting. She asked herself how she thought the Virgin Mary might decorate such a tree, and created ornaments from familiar images from ancient church history. Each ornament has a deep spiritual significance; can you guess what each one means? 
Monday, December 7, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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