"Advent is Here!"
Dear Friends, The season of Advent is here! On the next four Sundays, starting on November 27th, we prepare for God’s wondrous gift: Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem. At Advent, God’s people summon the courage and the spiritual strength to remember that the holy breaks into the daily. Advent is not a season for passive waiting and watching. It is a season of repentance, of opening up our lives and our souls with active anticipation and renewed hope. There are a number of ways