Sunday School Christmas Program

May the Peace, Hope, Joy and Love of Christmas be shared through the telling of the Christmas story in word, song and through the Tableau. Merry Christmas.

Untitled from Debbie Sexe on Vimeo.

Fourth Sunday in Advent - Christmas Program (Part I)

This video features M. Schultz solo, Gilbert and Stephanas, Advent wreath lighting and the Handbell Choir.

Untitled from Debbie Sexe on Vimeo.

Part II features the Sunday School Program.

CHRISTMAS WORSHIP....

December 24th - Christmas Eve Service with Candlelight, Bells, Choirs, Communion

December 25th - No Worship Service...Merry Christmas

Remember that JESUS is the reason for the season

Sunday, December 26th - Service of Carols

Welcome New Members called by God's Spirit to join us on our Journey

We welcomed the Benker Family, T. Boland, Kurschner Family,

J. Rivers, and Sable Family

Merciful God, creator and giver of life, has called all people from darkness into light, from error into truth, from death into life. Bless them..Raise them by your Spirit..

Receive them by our word...

Form them by your hand. Bring them to the water of life and to the bread and cup of blessing, that with all your people they may bear

witness to your grace and praise you forever through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Merry Christmas..JESUS is the Reason

Gilbert and Stephanas wish you all a Merry Christmas....

Jesus is the reason for the season

Advent - Candle Lighting

A candle is burning, a candle of PEACE

A candle to signal that conflict must cease

For Jesus is coming to show us the way

A message of PEACE humbly laid in the hay

A candle is burning, a flame warm and bright

A Candle HOPE in December’s dark night

Like Mary we sing praises to the Lord God, most high

Our hearts we prepare now, for Jesus is nigh

A candle is burning, a candle of JOY

A candle to welcome brave Mary’s new boy

Our hearts fill with wonder and eyes light and glow

As JOY brightens winter like sunshine on snow

A candle is burning, a candle of LOVE

A candle to point us to heaven above

A baby for Christmas, a wonderful birth

For Jesus is bring God’s LOVE to the earth.

Song to"Away in the Manger"

A Baby Changes Everything

During worship on December 19th Deerfield Lutheran Sunday School presented “A Baby Changes Everything”. Pre-kindergarten through middle school students told the Christmas story in song and tableau. Micaela Schultz began the service with “A Baby Changes Everything”; the Deerfield Lutheran Handbell Choir with violinist, Laura Connor offered “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” and “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”

A Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship with communion will be on Friday the 24^th at 4:30 pm.

A service of carols will be Sunday, December 26^th at 9:00 am.

ADVENT

Advent is a time for reflection as each Sunday another candle on the Advent wreath is lit.

PEACE...HOPE...JOY...LOVE.

Take time to come to worship at 9:00 am on Sunday and share in the worship, the word, and witness the true meaning of the season.

Advent Music Celebration

On Wednesday, December 8th there was a Musical Celebration at Deerfield Lutheran to support the HELP fund. We are very blessed at DLC to have such wonderful musical diversity. Listen to some of the selections that were shared....

Advent Christmas Festival DLC 2010 from Debbie Sexe on Vimeo.

Decorating the Sanctuary

With a great group of volunteers the church was busy on December 5th decorating the sanctuary. The tree and garland where up in record time. Then the Sunday School did a quick run through for the program...KEEP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12th OPEN AT 9:00 AM. The Senior Choir was also practicing in the upstairs fellowship hall. There is lots of life going on with the walls of DLC. Come and share the many blessings God has given us.

Advent Brunch

The Annual Advent Family Brunch was held Saturday, December 4th. What a wonderful time of fellowship put on by the Youth and Family Committee. KAIR members helped serve. Following the wonderful brunch, Ruby Haag presented "Why Aprons?" Some members brought special aprons to share. There were various items to buy also. The proceeds from this event are benefit the H.E.L.P. Fund. (FYI: The lift is going to be installed in 2011)

Food and Faith

The KAIR group has spent part of last spring and this fall using a curriculum helping them understand the relationship between our Food and Faith. There were fun activities and Bible stories that allowed the students to think and talk about food, faith, and hunger.

As a final activity they prepared a meal for their families so they could sit down and enjoy it together. What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. There were also several meals delivered as a means of outreach to the community and sharing their "bounty" with others. This is the group who will be collecting UNICEF donations the next two Sundays.

Trick or Treat for UNICEF

UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) is the "driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized." Our KAIR group will have UNICEF boxes in the narthex to collect change for this important cause. They will also be collecting food for our local food pantry on Oct 24 and Oct 31. In this time of harvest and thanksgiving, Let us remember those who are in need.

COOKBOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!!

The Deerfield Lutheran Women of the ELCA will be selling the new cookbooks for $10 each. The fundraiser will benefit the HELP Handicap Access Fund.

CROP WALK On Sunday, October 10th participants of all ages from Deerfield Lutheran and Grace Lutheran in Cambridge walked, ran, pulled or pushed 1- 3- or 5-miles for the CROP Hunger Walk. Thanks to their efforts dollars was collected for CROP; 25% of this will go directly to Deerfield Community Food Pantry or Cambridge Community Food Pantry. A verse in the hymn dedicated to the participants: "Not all here walk with strength or speed but all can give to those in need. And as we serve you, may we know you walk with us where'er we go."