Alka's Angle

Beloveds, a friend shared this version of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” with me recently- and I felt I needed to share it with you, in light of what we are experiencing in the city of Chicago and hearing from the people in Palestine.

Beloveds, there are some profound images that are being shared from Bethlehem. I am sure some of you have seen this image of the Manger at Christmas Lutheran Church Bethlehem shared by Reverend Munther Isaac who lives in Palestine. Rev. Isaac shares,

Yep, it is December 1st today! The first day of the last month in 2023 and that means we are preparing for the season of preparation! LOL! I know- I am just having fun with words today but in all seriousness we are almost into the season of Advent and as we have been doing for several years now- our Advent Worship series is adapted from the series produced by Worship Design Studio, titled, ‘The Gift of Being Present.’

After a day filled with delicious food, beloved friends and family, I am sure most of you are now home- resting, and relaxing before you change gears and focus on your Christmas preparations and shopping, but at church we have one more week before we enter into the Advent season.

This Sunday will be the 1st Sunday of November and if you are a life-long church goer then you know this means we are getting into a very busy time in the life of the church. So, I am going to give us an overview of what the next few weeks are going to look like here at Broadway.