SENTINELAll Saints' Episcopal Church, Russellville, AR 72802 Christ Child Text Box: “A Christ-centered community, inviting all into a deeper relationship with God and each other…”

Calling Children of All Ages:

Narrators, Angels, Animals and Shepherds needed as well as One Mary, One Joseph, One Baby Jesus, Three Wise Persons, and a partridge in a pear tree.  All Saints Annual Christmas Pageant will be held at the 10:30 service on Dec 16.  Rehearsal will be 9:30 to 12 on Sat Dec 15.  All are welcome; you are never too old or too young to retell the story of the birth of our Savior...Please sign up with your Sunday school teacher so we can cast major parts….or you can email Julie Hodges at Julie.hodges@suddenlink.net  or Sue Busch at scbusch@suddenlink.net .

 If you want to participate, but can’t make the rehearsal… that’s ok… you can let us know and we’ll save you a costume, or you can just show up Sunday morning.   There is always room for another Angel in God’s heavenly host or Shepherd for the flock…

Adults are also needed to help with makeup, costumes and stage cues… There is a roll for everyone so please come and help us welcome the Christ child.
Text Box: Christ Emptied Himself.... being born in human likeness. Philippians 2: 7 This is one of the most beautiful times of the year. It is also one of the most beautiful seasons of the Liturgical calendar. Why is it so? Simply because of the hope and expectation this season brings. This time of the year we are moving from the beautiful colors of the fall to the naked trees of the winter covered with white snow. The nature has emptied itself to welcome the king. Everything around us is clean and clear so that no place will be hidden when the Lord is looking for a place to pitch His tent this year. The nature has prepared itself to welcome the greatest of all kings. Have we prepared ourselves for it? If not here is the time to empty ourselves so that every bit of space within us could be given to the Lord to pitch His tent within us this year. God goes on search for the right place for Him to come again. God finds it every year, no doubt. This year also I know the

Lord will find a place here in Russellville and it is going to be at All Saints. If you are reading this, you are welcome to have a look at him. I am sure excited about it. I hope you are. For I am taking my time, talent and my treasure out to welcome Him and I am emptying everything that clutters within me so that the naked branches of my heart will be filled with the glow of white snow that shines in the light of God's star.  The star that appears will have it's ray all the way shining into my heart is what I was told, and of course in the hearts of those present to welcome the Lord.  

The Lord is not bringing a lot of things when he comes. Because God emptied everything God has so that what when he comes there will be nothing but the purity 

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