‘Tis the season to be giving…and you certainly have been! As of this morning, we have received 117 food items, which will be donated to the Grenfell Food Hall for their Christmas hampers or general use. I am always amazed at how much we can collect, in spite of our size. Thanks so much for your generosity. That’s the real spirit of Christmas to me.

If you have any last items to donate, please send them in by Friday the 4^th of December.

This Sunday we celebrate the second Sunday of Advent. Here is a prayer as we continue our spiritual journey towards the birth of Jesus.

Lord, like a loving parent,
you offer me your comforting hand

Help me to wait for your coming with patience
and to listen to what you ask of me.

I want so much to be one of “your people”
and to live my life in you.

Thank you for the way you bless my life.
Thank you for listening to my prayers
and for planting deep in my heart
the knowledge that with you,
nothing is impossible.

Amen

Prayer retrieved from https://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Advent/aweek2.html

Peace and blessings to all as we journey through Advent, waiting patiently for the joy of Christmas.