It had been a long day. After the morning service, there was a special program at church. That was followed by a meeting and a couple of hospital visits. Not surprisingly, the evening service was not well attended. It was the Sunday before Christmas and people were simply busy with preparations. Having locked the doors …
Category Archive: Advent Voices 2011
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Dec
09
2011
Carols of a Pacifist
As indicated in the following submission from Leona Greenlaw, the choir of Central Congregational United Church of Christ will offer Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols” at 11:00 on Sunday, December 11. Britten was an active pacifist; these carols were written on a perilous voyage home. They stand, for me, in the middle of Advent’s bi-directional …
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Dec
08
2011
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
While we often sing a tender, bucolic carol about a little town of Bethlehem, today’s Advent Voice, Elnor Holcombe, reminds us how tender Bethlehem continues to be. The anonymous painting is dominated by an imposing concrete wall, complete with a gigantic guard tower. Across and beyond the wall, a bright star shines above a small …
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