Christmas is upon us.  The year has passed by so fast, and we are so busy this time of year that we often don’t take time to slow down.  I think about the shepherds that night, busy tending their sheep, when the angels appeared with the Good News that Jesus was born!  They stopped what they were doing, and went and saw the new born baby Jesus!  Remember that they stopped what they were doing to take time to celebrate.  Let us stop being busy – at work, at home, and with our family – to take time to look at the wonderful gift that God has sent our way – Salvation through a baby boy, Jesus, Immanuel, “God With Us!”

Let us not only celebrate Jesus’ birth but also his gift of salvation to us.  Let’s not take this lightly, but let His Light shine in and through us in the coming year!

Pray for our Director of Missions, our pastors, and our churches, as they prepare for this joyous season!  

Then don’t forget the Association Leadership Dinner on December 4th at 1:00 pm at Saints Avenue Café in Canton.  If you are a member of the Association Executive Board, you and your spouse are invited to come and join us.  It will be Dutch Treat, but if you need help with the cost, we will cover that for you. Also bring a gift to exchange (or not).  Come and enjoy the fellowship that we all need.  

Bro. Barry Pfister, Moderator

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