Dear church family and friends,
It's hard to believe, but Advent begins November 29! To celebrate the season this year, we are creating our own Advent Devotional booklet for First Presbyterian Church. And we need your help!
Would you be willing to write a brief Advent reflection to go in this booklet?
Our hope is to have one entry for each day in the Advent season - 27 entries total - with different church members contributing entries to capture the meaning and impact of different "scenes" from the Christmas story.
CLICK HERE to access a Google document listing these scenes and their corresponding Scripture passages, and please sign your name in the column next to an available passage.
As you consider writing, please keep these thoughts in mind:
Due to space limitations, devotionals should be 350 words or less.
Please include a brief opening or closing prayer.
Feel free to be creative in your writing! You can include a poem of your own or another's, a piece of visual art, a first-person narrative, etc.
Keep the audience in mind. Remember that this devotional is for the entire church family. Please write simply in a way that engages our children AND adults.
Feel free to focus on just one aspect of your scene, trusting that other important aspects in the story will come out through the devotions of others.
In order for us to distribute the devotional in time for the beginning of Advent on November 29, we need to receive your devotional by Friday, November 20. (You can send it to Emily.)
Please let us know if you will be able to participate by signing up on the Google doc! If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact Emily in the church office. I think the final product will be a wonderful gift for our church family in this different and difficult Advent season.