Dear Friends,

The candle of Joy was lit by the Wadsworth family yesterday and joy was what was experienced through our worship. Thank you, Brian, for stepping in and leading worship for me. This bug that I am dealing with is pretty humbling! I hear a lot of us in the church have it or had it. As I watched the service from my bed on Sunday morning, I experienced that joy Brian was sharing about. A joy that God loves and God cares. This Advent season brings a lot of busyness and stress, but I hope we all can experience the "joy" that God brings even if our circumstances are not. Have a blessed Advent season and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Advent is fully upon us and CBTS has many ways to "Experience Advent" together and individually. Here is the link to what was passed out last Sunday in worship. https://event-51851-ba96.pushpayevents.com/booking/attendees/new - I hope each one of you will take time during the week as the candles of hope, peace, joy and love are lit. We have activities designed for you to celebrate that particular candle each week.

We will also have an Advent Study on Wednesday nights. We will have a dinner from 5:30pm to 6:30pm and then our video study with Max Lucado. This time will be led by myself, Brian, and Randy. No need to sign up just come by where we have Patio Time on Sundays for some delicious soup and salad.

Have a safe and blessed week. I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday in worship, or on our YouTube Channel (The Church By The Sea).

In His Grip,
Chris

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