Advent & Christmas at Woodland
The Work of Christmas
by Howard Thurman
When the song of the angels is stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and princes are home,
when the shepherds are back with their flocks,
the work of Christmas begins:
to find the lost,
to heal the broken,
to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among the people,
to make music in the heart.
Advent
November 27
Advent Week 1 — Hope
Devotional books for sale in the foyer, $10 each
December 3
Christmas Gift Making Workshop, Maresh Hall, 8:30 am – 11:30 am
December 4
Advent Week 2 — Peace
December 7
Widows & Widowers Luncheon, Atrium, 11:00 am
December 11
Advent Week 3 — Joy
Children’s Choirs sing in worship, Sanctuary, 11:00 am
December 14
Hope & Healing Service, Atrium, 6:00 pm, Jeni Cook Furr preaching
December 15
LifeTimers Christmas Special with Daniel Zamora, Lois Gagné, & Edie Dutton, Maresh Hall, 11:00 am
December 18
Advent Week 4 — Love, Jillian Shannon preaching
The Work of Christmas Begins, Concert Presented b y Woodland Sanctuary Choir, UTSA scholars, and Chamber Orchestra of Local Professional Musicians, Sanctuary, 5:00 pm
Christmas
December 24
Candlelight Christmas Eve Service, Sanctuary, 6:00 pm
December 25
No Sunday School
Worship, Sanctuary, 11:00 am
January 1
No Sunday School
Worship, Sanctuary, 11:00 am, Jana Atkinson Morga preaching