Celebrate Advent & Christmas with Middle Church
In Advent and Christmas, we celebrate this wildly amazing notion that God chose to come all the way down to Earth, born in a particular place—Bethlehem in Judea, which is now Palestine. Born to Jewish parents in a time of occupation, who were forced to take their baby to Egypt to escape an infanticide. In the midst of suffering, to a family on the margins of the Empire, God chose to become human, changing the world with fierce love.
This Advent, our world is torn by war and death, some of it in the Holy Land, but also in Congo, Sudan, Haiti, and Afghanistan. As we watch the suffering, and offer our advocacy and prayers, it is a defiant hope that we bring with us to this season of waiting. Stretching toward the world we want to build, we are asking, “How can we reclaim hope; repair peace; reframe love and reclaim joy?”
Each Sunday in Advent, at 10:00 a.m., we will open our sacred texts in a Bible study and see what we can discover/recover as a way forward. Then our worship at 11:45 a.m. ET (in person at East End Temple and online) and our online worship at 3:00p will remind us of the worth-ship of that humble child who grew up to be Rabbi Jesus, who mentors us on the path of love. Spend your Advent with us, so we can rehearse the reign of God—together.
Repair Hope:
Sunday, December 3rd, 10:00 a.m.: Advent Bible Study: Repair Hope
Sunday, December 3rd, 11:45 a.m.: Repair Hope Worship Celebration
Sunday, December 3rd, 3:00 p.m.: Online Worship Celebration
Monday, December 4th, 6:30 p.m.: Acting Class
Wednesday, December 6th, 8:00 a.m.: Pray to Rise for Advent
Wednesday, December 6th, 7:00 p.m.: Ukuleliacs
Thursday, December 7th, 7:00 p.m.: Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir
Reclaim Peace:
Sunday, December 10th, 10:00 a.m.: Advent Bible Study: Reclaim Peace
Sunday, December 10th, 11:45 a.m.: Reclaim Peace Worship Celebration
Sunday, December 10th, 1:00p.m.: Let Peace Start with Us
Sunday, December 10th, 3:00 p.m.: Online Worship Celebration
Monday, December 11th, 6:30 p.m.: Acting Class
Monday, December 11th, 7:00 p.m.: 7th Annual Mosaic Concert
Monday, December 11th, 7:00 p.m.: Queer Connections
Tuesday, December 12th, 8:00 p.m.: Listen. Learn. Lean into Peace.
Wednesday, December 13th, 8:00 a.m.: Pray to Rise for Advent
Thursday, December 14th, 7:00 p.m.: Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir
Reframe Love:
Sunday, December 17th, 10:00 a.m.: Advent Bible Study: Reframe Love
Sunday, December 17th, 11:45 a.m.: Reframe Love Worship Celebration
Sunday, December 17th, 3:00 p.m.: Online Worship Celebration
Tuesday, December 19th, 8:00 p.m.: Blue Christmas
Wednesday, December 20th, 8:00 a.m.: Pray to Rise for Advent
Wednesday, December 20th, 7:00 p.m.: Ukuleliacs
Thursday, December 21st, 7:00 p.m.: Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir
Rebuild Joy:
Sunday, December 24th, 10:00 a.m.: Advent Bible Study: Rebuild Joy
Sunday, December 24th, 11:45 a.m.: Christmas Eve Worship Morning Celebration
Sunday, December 24th, 3:00 p.m.: Online Worship Celebration
Sunday, December 24th, 3:00 p.m.: Christmas Eve Worship Celebration & Concert