Sunday, December 4, 10:30 a.m.

Second Sunday of Advent

"The Advent of Integrity"

Hanna Vessey, Guest Speaker

The second Sunday of Advent is associated with purification and preparation. Let us take a new look at the meaning and importance of integrity in achieving that end, both on the individual and group level.

Sunday, December 11, 10:30 a.m.
Third Sunday of Advent

"A Heart of Gladness"

Rev. Bonita Plymale

Officiator: Pastor Retha Banez 

Sunday, December 18, 10:30 a.m.

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Pastor Retha Banez & Rev. Steven Chase

During the four weeks of Advent we have been preparing, purifying and waiting in joyful expectation for the coming of Emmanuel, "God with us." On the Fourth Sunday of Advent we focus on the theme of identification with the life of Master Jesus, the Christ, who came to bring Light into the darkness. Through his great Love his life was a model for humanity, to show us the Way on the path of initiation. May our hearts be open preparing us for the holy birth.

Communion: Rev. Steven Chase
Hierarchy Meditation/Offertory Blessing: Rev. Steven Chase
Music Minister: Rev. Mary Jane Dicus

Sunday, December 25, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Christmas Day Service

"Celebrating through Song & Verse!"

LCCC Congregation

All are invited to participate in a joyful hour-long Christmas Day service as we gather to celebrate the birth of Christ through song, story and verse. Please make note that our service will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. followed by our Community Christmas Day dinner in Fellowship Hall. Merry Christmas everyone!

Special December & Holiday Services and Events 

December 10

Full Moon of Sagittarius/Lunar Eclipse Celebration,

9:45 a.m. (FM exact 8:38 a.m. at 18 degrees Sagittarius/Gemini 10 minutes)  

December 21

Winter Solstice Service/Sun enters Capricorn,

Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. (Exact at 11:31 p.m.)  

December 26

 CONNECT GROUPS  

December 1  

Prayer Shawl Group, First Thursday, Helena Messenger's Home,

6:00 p.m.

For comfort, the Prayer Shawl Group still sponsored by LCCC, has decided to hold their monthly gathering in Helena Messenger's home at a new time. The group meets to knit and crochet shawls and lap blankets with prayers, love and good wishes for those who would benefit from these comforting items.

Once a year on Thanksgiving Sunday, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, they bring these items to church to bless them in a special ritual during the church service. As their service work, the shawls and lap blankets are then delivered to nursing homes, oncology units and other locations in need.

All are welcome to join them, including beginners and advanced needle workers. They are interested in teaching those who wish to learn to crochet or knit.  

December 13  

Monthly Wellness Center Healing Circle, Second Tuesday, Wellness Center, 7:00 p.m.

The Sparrow Hawk healers are hosting a monthly healing circle in the Wellness Center. Different healers will plan a new healing modality each month providing diverse experiences. All are welcome, so please join us.  

Monthly Toning Healing Circle, Third Thursday, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. 

Cancelled this month. 

Those who participate in the toning circle come together for the purpose of experiencing the vibrational qualities of our crystal toning bowls, the healing power of chanting and the haunting sound of the free notes. Participants can choose to surround themselves with the energy of one individual toning device, or experience them all at once. Most importantly, the presence of each individual adds to the power of the group. All are invited to join in this experience.

Orin Meditation Group, Fourth Sunday, Sanctuary, 1:00 p.m.

Cancelled this month due to Christmas service.

Join the meditation group that holds short group meditations guided by channeled visualizations and meditation from the Orin material. Rev. Maggie Webb Adams-Karjens from Iowa introduced this material to seven village folks about two years ago. The group believes these meditations have drawn the attention of those [in body and in spirit] who are in alignment with the higher plan by attracting people, resources and those with a servant heart to assist the journey of Light of Christ Community Church, Sancta Sophia Seminary and Sparrow Hawk Village.

If you are interested in meditating with a group of like-minded individuals, to add your positive energies to the healing and restoration of all levels of consciousness, humanity, Mother Earth and the solar systems beyond us -- come join us in body or in spirit. We welcome all to unite in our efforts to send out a positive, healing vibration into the ethers.

December 29 

Blessings of the Cosmos Group, Thursday, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m.

Pastor Retha Banez invites all who would like to participate in a monthly group called "Blessings of the Cosmos," based on the Neil Douglas-Klotz Aramaic work highlighting nearly two dozen of Jesus' most powerful benedictions. His book reminds us that each one is a promise that "every person might become a son or daughter of God, living in wisdom and compassion, as Jesus did." Join Pastor Banez as she leads us through one of these powerful blessings each time we meet accompanied by a beautiful, guided body prayer. We are also working with and practicing the Aramaic Lord's Prayer.  

The Celestial Hierarchy of Sagittarius

Sagittarius by Johfra

Adapted from The Book of Rituals--Personal and Planetary Transformation by Reverend Carol E. Parrish-Harra � 1990, IBS Press, Santa Monica, CA, & 1999, Sparrow Hawk Press, Tahlequah, OK.