Celebrating
Advent & Christmas
Getting Ready
We recommend:
"Faithful Families for Advent & Christmas: 100 Ways to Make the Season Sacred" - Traci Smith
Links for ideas you can use to prepare throughout Advent:
Family Practices to Make Advent Sacred
Nativity Escape Room (some of us at Bethel really like games!)
Make an Advent Wreath & read this article on what it means!
Luther Seminary Advent Devotional:
Worship
1st Sunday of Advent – Nov 28 @ 10am
Advent 2 – Dec 5 @ 10am
Advent 3 – Dec 12 @ 10am
Advent 4 & Christmas Story – Dec 19 @ 10am
Blue Christmas Service – Dec 19 @ 3pm
In-Person & Livestreaming
Christmas Eve – Dec 24 @ 5:30pm
Christmas Day Zoom Service – Dec 25 @ 9:30am
Music
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is sharing hymns from congregations around the world as we prepare for Christ’s coming into our world.
Serving Our Neighbors
During Advent Bethel is focusing on the plight of Afghan refugees and their resettlement in MN.
Education
Faith Formation on Nov 28 @ 9:15 We will be discussing the plight of Afghan refugees and what we can do to help.
Collecting for Refugee Services
NEW mittens, gloves, hats & scarves; new & gently used coats for Refugee Services to help incoming Afghan refugees.
Racial Justice Initiative's Zoom Movie Nite
We will be watching “The Good Lie” Dec 10th @ 7pm. “The Good Lie” tells the story of a group of ‘Lost Boys of Sudan’ resettled in Kansas City.
