• A single star that is part of a string of Christmas lights is illuminated on a dark snowy night. Snow has collected on the edges and some of the corners of the star, as well as the branch from which the star hangs. The background of the image is dark and out of focus, but orange balls of light are visible that seem to indicate that are lights are lit in the vicinity. Image via Pixabay.

    Read the Label

    * We were having some difficulties with our screen sharing on Sunday, so please excuse the sporadic sermon interruptions! Luke 2:22-40 When the time came for their purification according to

    January 2, 2024 by fccadmin18
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  • Four candles of various sizes, heights, and colors are lit in a dark room. Only the two candles in the foreground are in focus. They are cream-colored taper candles. The candles in the background are wider and colored red and gold. Image via Pixabay.

    Love

    Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was

    January 2, 2024 by fccadmin18
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  • Four short candles sit in a horizontal row amidst a holiday tableau. Three of the four candles are lit, and they are each a different color. From left to right, the candles are white, orange, gray, and a green-brown. The candles are surrounded by sprigs of faux holly, pinecones, and shiny silver tiles/stones. The background is a deep red.

    Joy For the World

    Luke 1:46-56 And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.

    December 19, 2023 by fccadmin18
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  • An artistic rendering of an Advent wreath in which two red-orange taper candles are lit. Both have been drawn to show the accumulation of melted wax along their sides. The candle on the left is the taller than the one on the right. Both sit amid springs of holly, pine, wispy gold ribbon, and two deep red poinsettias. Image via Pixabay.

    Comfort, O Comfort My People

    Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to herthat she has served her term, that her penalty is paid,that she has received

    December 12, 2023 by fccadmin18
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  • A single cartoon candle is lit in the center of a sprig of holly. The candle is striped like a candy cane. A red bow is tied at the bottom of the candle and two pointy holly leaves sit on either side. Image via Pixabay.

    Hope

    Mark 13:24-27 ‘But in those days, after that suffering,the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in

    December 5, 2023 by fccadmin18
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