We are now in a season of transition and JOY!
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2022
COME TOGETHER for the 4th SUNDAY of ADVENT!
Leaven Community/S&L ZOOM Login
https://zoom.us/j/5032877553
Mobile: +1 408 638 0968
Meeting ID 503 287 7553
Passcode: 910512
9:30-10:30am “We Make the Road by Walking”
Learning Circle in the chapel and on Zoom (login above).
11:00-12:30pm Salt and Light Gathering
Rev. Christopher Craun, Presiding and Scripture Reflection
Isaiah 7:10-16, Matt 1:18-25Ali Ippolito & Lonnie Phelps, Micah Gorans, and Guests Musicians
Chris Evans, Usher
Jane Keating
Children’s Accompaniment CircleLaVeta Gilmore Jones
Zoom AV Team
SALT & LIGHT WORSHIP TIME SURVEY
The Salt & Light CMLT has heard from several folks that returning to a 10am start time for our Sunday worship service would allow them to attend more regularly. We're curious to hear from more of our community about changing the worship time. Please take two minutes and Fill Out This Survey to let us know what you think.
preparing for christmas
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23
Children & Youth Choir and Percussion Rehearsal
3-4pm at Leaven Community Center
DECK THE HALLS & SANCTUARY!
4-5pm
Following the children’s music rehearsal, come decorate the sanctuary for Christmas! We’ll have holiday music, treats and hot chocolate as we “deck the halls and sanctuary” to celebrate the coming of the Light!
CHRISTMAS EVE, DEC 24
Special Christmas Eve Offering
At the Christmas Eve service, we will take up a special offering to support a group of asylum seekers who recently arrived in Oregon. Our friends at IMIrJ are organizing support for these vulnerable families and individuals who have risked everything to find a place of safety. With an uncertain future ahead, these beloveds can best be supported through donations of cash cards (Visa,MasterCard, etc.) and funds so they can meet their immediate needs. Gifts of any amount are welcome and a show of solidarity with our siblings who, like Mary and Joseph, have traveled far and with great difficulty.
Create a Welcoming Space for All
Your participation is NEEDED to prepare the sanctuary for Sunday gatherings. All age groups are WELCOMED to help with the following simple tasks:
candle-lighting
flowers
greeters/ushers
hospitality/refreshments
Talk with or email: Anneliese, Amy, Jenny, or Darrel at cmlt@leaven.org
Interested in Zoom-hosting? Talk with or email:
Brent, botanu@gmail.com
LaVeta, lavetagj@gmail.com
Evan’s Colorful Art
Children’s Accompaniment Circle
Update from Jane Keating
THIS SUNDAY
We will read together the book Nativity by Jane’s friend, Juan Wiijngaard and create a surprise art project.
Last Sunday
We made cards and wrote intentions of joy for our elders and community members with birthdays and new babies.
Hi there!
We are thrilled to announce the relaunch of the NE Kids Collective for 2023 for elementary school-age kids as well as their families. We will be having an info meeting with leaders, parents and folks who might be interested on Sunday January 22, 2023.
Building on the groundwork laid by Deacon Bonnie of Central Lutheran and Melissa Olmstead of Westminster Presbyterian, Dcn. Bonnie and I wish to continue journeying with our kids in discovering the all encompassing love of God as well as exploring the zillion ways this love can be known and expressed in our everyday lives.
The gatherings will be taking place on a monthly basis during the school year on Sunday afternoons starting on February 26.
Our times together will be highly interactive and revolve around creativity, celebration as well as hospitality as we seek to discover and enjoy the unconditional love of God in our lives. In each gathering, there will be extended times of imaginative hands-on exploration, a short time of celebration involving stories, prayer, songs, silliness, games, show and tell, etc. We hope to end each gathering with a meal together, enjoying each other’s company.
I invite you to come and explore with me and Dcn. Bonnie at our informative meeting on Sunday January 22 2023! We will meet at 3pm with the location being sent out closer to the date. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with either me or Dcn Bonnie.
