All of us, who grew up in the Catholic faith, could surely identify two Christmas stories in our early years.  One was THE Christmas story of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  The other one was that of Santa Claus.  Over time we learn to let go, hopefully, of the Santa Claus story and focus our attention on accounts of Jesus's birth and early life as told by Matthew's and Luke's Gospel.  I wonder though, how much we have really focused on the infancy narratives throughout our lives.  Have we broadened our perspective beyond a baby in the manger or a child whose parents flee to Egypt, to appreciate "the message" of the infancy narratives.  If not, I invite you to participate in a four-week (four sessions) study of the Infancy narratives that will begin the week of November 24-26.

We will offer three times that you can choose from to join us each week.  The first one is on Mondays at 9:45 a.m. The second is on Tuesdays at 9:45 a.m., and the third is on Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m.  Materials for the study are $13 and do not include a Bible, which you will need for the study.

Make this Advent truly a blessed time of preparation for Christmas by participating in this study.  Signs are on a table in the narthex, or you can call Deacon Larry at 922-3283.