Leaside United – Advent 4 – Love

Mary is a conundrum! Most often when we think about Mary – if we think about her at all! – we imagine a sweet young thing, all gentle and mild, obedient and subservient.But in this Sunday’s reading, The Magnificat, she is none of those things. Rather, she is a fierce and passionate social justice warrior. She celebrates a God who has “scattered the proud, brought down the powerful, lifted up the lowly, fed the hungry, and sent the rich empty away”. So much for the “sweet young thing”! That’s Sunday morning.
Come back on Sunday afternoon at 4 pm for the Longest Night Service, a quiet service of readings, music, silence and candle-lighting.

And Tuesday, of course, is Christmas Eve, with two services to choose from: a rambunctious All Ages Service at 4 pm, and a much more sedate service of Carols, Candlelight and Communion at 8 pm.

I hope to see you soon. And often.
Rev. Warren McDougall

Like to read the scripture ahead? If you like to look at the scripture reading ahead of time, this Sunday’s reading is: Luke 1: 46-56