Hello, Church Family!

When the sun goes down on December 24, we officially begin Christmastide, twelve days of celebrating the birth of Christ the Savior. We are going to kick it off with a big party at Ecclesia Clear Lake! I hope you can join us at 6:00 p.m. on that night for our annual Christmas Eve candlelight service and celebration. Invite your friends and family to join us as well. Childcare will be provided for children 3 and under. The service will be engaging for children young and old.

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Hello, Church Family!

We just entered into the season of Advent. Advent comes from the Latin word meaning "coming". It is a season where we as a church intentionally focus on expectant waiting and preparation. We join the global church in waiting to celebrate the birth of Christ. We also wait on and prepare for the return of Christ when all wrongs will be made right.

Though life can be lonely, painful, and extremely difficult, we wait with hope, peace, joy, and love because we know that God is in control. I hope you can join us on Sundays and Wednesdays during Advent as, together, we prepare our hearts and minds to celebrate the coming of Christ the Lord.

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Hello, Church Family!
We have some important things coming up in our community. I hope you can join us for them!

This Sunday we have a congregational meeting from 6-7 p.m. at our church facility. This past summer, Elders listened to over 60 people from our church community to help us get a sense of our self-perception as a community. On Sunday we will explore and process the stories we gathered. Child care is available for 2nd grade and under but we need you to RSVP today by emailing Karis at Karis@ecclesiaclearlake.org. Older kids are welcome to participate in the meeting or they can do something quietly in the sanctuary while we meet.

This is an important conversation for a number of reasons. Processing the story together will help us deepen our relationships with one another. It will also help us better understand how we see ourselves. I hope you can make it. If you cannot make it but want to be involved in the conversation, email me (Coby@ecclesiaclearlake.org) so we can make other arrangements.

Advent Focus

This year we are exploring prayer as a community during Advent. We will do this in two ways.

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This past summer, over 60 people from our church community were invited to participate in intentional listening exercises with the elders in order to get a sense of our self-perception as a community. We have taken the notes from the conversations and used them to write a narrative of our current shared reality. On November 17, we will have a congregation-wide meeting to explore and process the narrative as a community. The meeting will be held at our church facility (218 Clear Creek Ave.) from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

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