Advent Season

Advent Begins December 1:

Advent, the four weeks of preparation for the celebration of Christmas within the Church, begins on December 1 this year. At Shepherdstown we will celebrate Holy Communion and the sanctuary will be decorated.

During Advent and Christmas seasons, Pastor Otto will be preaching a series on the Characters of Christmas. In each sermon we will search for the lesson for faith we learn from the lives of the following:

December 1 – Zachariah (John the Baptist’s father)

December 8 – Elizabeth (John’s mother and Mary’s cousin)

December 15 – Joseph

December 22 – Mary

December 24 – Jesus

December 29 – The Shepherds

January 5 – The Wise Men (Epiphany Sunday with Communion)