The Lutheran Church of Rwanda sings Uruwera as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola sings Maranata as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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The December, 2022 version of the Women of the ELCA’s monthly newsletter Café is available, featuring Advent reflections on being overwhelmed, as well as the importance of sharing conversations during Advent. View all posts at boldcafe.org.
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ELCA Global Mission shares their December, 2022 Global Links, featuring: an Advent reflection from Daudi Msseemmaa, regional representative to East Africa; news around the world; mission personnel; new global mission directory available; and how to get involved.
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The Evangelical Church of the River Plate (Argentina) sings Noche de Paz as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reads the Christmas story from Luke 2:1-20. Merry Christmas and a blessed Advent! This is a season of preparation. As we prepare for family gatherings, homecooked meals, and Christ’s birth, let us take a moment to relax, breathe, and receive the Christmas story. Merry Christmas, dear church!
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The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria sings Yabo, Yabo as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand sings Joy to the World as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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The Ukrainian staff of LWF World Service in Poland sings Dobriy Vechir, tobi as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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The Evangelical Church in Central Germany sings Wie soll ich dich empfangen as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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The Augustinian Lutheran Church of Guatemala sings Angels Are Singing as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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The Rt. Rev. Jennifer A. Reddall, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, invites us to an Interfaith Winter Night. Trinity Cathedral is hosting the Arizona Faith Network’s “Interfaith Winter Night” of prayer, song, and reflection: Monday, December 12th, 6:30 pm, 100 West Roosevelt Street, Phoenix Arizona 85003.
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You may have heard of Lutheran World Relief’s Gifts of Love catalog and what awesome Christmas gifts you can find there. But did you know the gift of a goat can start the wheels of change in a BIG way? Not just for families in need but for entire communities. Transform the future, and give a goat!
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As a parent now, I find that keeping the time filled with more holy days than holidays is a challenge. We attempt to do this by honoring the saint days that lead up to Christmas Day. Lutherans hold the saints as portals through which you see the faith embodied across the ages.
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We are in the midst of Advent, our season of waiting. In our church calendar of birth, death, and resurrection, we are entering a new year. We are waiting for prophecies to be fulfilled in the form of a lowly birth. In our secular calendar, our norms are interrupted by the holidays, friends, families, and year-end projects. We are waiting for the New Year, hoping for better. And we are a people who do not like waiting.
There is a concept that describes these in-between times and places, called a liminal space.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada sings Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Cameroon sings Teddungal wodani Allah as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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Church of Norway sings Tenn Lys as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church sings Advent Season Arrives in Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Churches as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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LWF World Service’s Tigray Program sings A Child was Born in Bethlehem as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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