Hi Friends,

This year on Dec. 24th it was Advent 4 AND Christmas Eve.  This is a rare and strange occurrence.  At St. Anne’s, we honored Advent 4 with the story of the Annunciation at 9am, and then had our regular Christmas Eve services at 1pm and 10pm.  My parishioners were good sports in that I made them wait to decorate for Christmas until after the 9am service.  (I am a stickler about the “Christmas creep” in church-I mean do what you want at home, but not at church!).

Anyway, here are my 2 sermons from the 24th.  They sound a bit softer than normal, as I forgot to hit the record button while I was preaching live, so I recorded them at home, and luckily no cats interrupted.  Take a listen!

Advent 4: 

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon, Advent 4, Year B, Dec. 24, 2017

Christmas Eve:

Luke 2:1-10

Sermon, Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2017

Thanks for stopping by!

Rev. Lauren