Another Christmas has come and gone. Luckily the season will last a little longer. Jim and I had a great Christmas morning which started by face timing with the grands on the east coast. and later a call from the west coast and the grands there. We ended our day being joined by friends to have a turkey supper. Lots of laughter and good food.

As the year ends and our temperature drops it is once again Sunday morning and we are gathering at the church at 10:30 today for the service of the Jesse Tree. Come and join us and rediscover the stories you learned in the bible. The Jesse Tree is a service where we read scripture from creation to the birth of Jesus and hang ornaments on a simple stick tree. It is very meaningful. The Jesse tree is a very old Christmas Tradition and first started in medieval times. They are used to help tell the story of the Bible from creation to the Christmas Story. The name comes from Jesse who was the Father of the great Jewish King David. I always thought that the Jesse Tree was only an advent service but it seems it can be used any time. I am hoping it will become a tradition in this church to celebrate this on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year. So come join us.