The Work Of Christmas Begins

 

When the carols have been stilled,
When the star topped tree is taken down,
When family and friends have gone home,
When we are back to our schedules,

The work of Christmas begins!

To welcome the refugee,
To heal a broken planet,
To feed the hungry,
To build bridges of trust,
Not walls of fear,
To share our gifts,
To seek justice and peace for all people,
To bring Christ's light to the world.
-Michael Dougherty

On Epiphany

When the carols have been stilled,
When the star topped tree is taken down,
When family and friends have gone home,
When we are back to our schedules,

The work of Christmas begins!

To welcome the refugee,
To heal a broken planet,
To feed the hungry,
To build bridges of trust,
Not walls of fear.
To share our gifts,
To seek justice and peace for all people,
To bring Christ's light to the world.
-Michael Dougherty 

Today was also my first Sunday at First Parish. When I arrived I was rather nervous, but after being so warmly welcomed a sense of calm came over me and I knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that I was where I was meant to be! I am hopeful that I can create a Sunday School program that this sweet congregation can be proud of! xo

The Work Of Christmas Begins

When the carols have been stilled,
When the star topped tree is taken down,
When family and friends have gone home,
When we are back to our schedules,

The work of Christmas begins!

To welcome the refugee,
To heal a broken planet,
To feed the hungry,
To build bridges of trust,
Not walls of fear,
To share our gifts,
To seek justice and peace for all people,
To bring Christ's light to the world.
-Michael Dougherty

Today we celebrated the arrival of the three kings and the end of Christmas. Two of our three trees are down (the living room one we're waiting to take down until it warms up at least to zero as it won't be so brutal to get it outside) and we are ready to fully return to our regularly scheduled programming. Morning lessons will begin again on Monday, and we'll continue to live the work of Christmas too (as we always do)! Happy Epiphany to all who celebrate! xo

On The Epiphany

The wise men have arrived! Christmas season is officially over, and with that our tree will come down tonight. These past twelve days have been absolutely lovely. A nice blend of time spent just the four of us and time spent with our extended family and some friends. Like Winter Solstice, I think I much prefer the twelve days of Christmas to (the one) Christmas Day. There's a peace to those days, dear friends, that is much more our speed. 

To help bring the twelve days of Christmas to a close we began a new to us tradition today- we 

chalked our door. I learned about this sweet Epiphany tradition last year from my very dear friend Erin, and had kept this idea in mind ever since. When Dave arrived home today the four of us gathered and blessed our home. It was sweet and simple and so very lovely- such a perfect way to end the Christmas season and fully enter in to the new year! xo

On Their Way

The wise men are making their journey to our nativity set. Each day they get a bit closer, and at this rate they should arrive promptly on Wednesday! xo