November 30, 2025

Our Lectionary readings for this Sunday, the First Sunday of Advent,  are Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44.

Happy New Year! 

That might sound odd, since we're not yet even to December. The Christian calendar, though, begins not on January 1, but four Sundays before Christmas with the observance of Advent. Advent places all other observances--Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and so on--within the basic perspective that orients the entire New Testament and the life of God's people. Advent is the season of anticipation and hope grounded in the 1st coming of Christ that assures of the 2d coming of Christ. Advent reminds us that our time, our days, our hours, and each moment are lived within the promises of God to bring about the new creation through Christ.

There will be a Session meeting after morning worship on December 7.

Memorial Presbyterian Church will hold its annual Christmas program in our morning service on December 14 at 11:00 am.

Will have our annual Christmas Eve service on December 24, 2025 at 6:00 pm. After the service all are invited to a come-and-go hot chocolate fellowship at the Manse, next door to our sanctuary.