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)