Merry Christmas in July!
For the Christmas season in 2024 we will have an outdoor community carols on Sunday December 22, followed by our Christmas Day service held on Wednesday December 25 in the hall at Lismore High.
We understand that December 22 is getting very close to Christmas Day and can often mean some of our SCPC families are already on the move for Christmas celebrations around the country. Yet we find it can be perfectly positioned for members of the community as this later date can be a bit more relaxed with some work places closing and people ready to really engage in the festive season.
We will again be working with our friends from Quiz Worx to provide a clear gospel message to our community along with our usual carols-type song list. An outdoor carols on site at Lismore High is, by far, our most labour intensive event of the year. [1] So, please complete this survey to let us know how you could help. You might even choose to delay your Christmas pilgrimage until Monday, December 23, but we will leave that for you to explore with your families and loved ones.
Finally, as the secular vision of life continues to remove all religious imagery from the public eye, the first Christmas still captures the attention of many in our community so we are interested in being thoughtful in this space. So stay tuned, as at the start of Term 4 we will begin promoting our SCPC community carols and Christmas Day service – the Christmas message is our heartbeat and the birth of our saviour is worth our city knowing.
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18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. 20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:18-21
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[1] Therefore, there will be no Sunday gathering at 9:30am December 22.
