Bermuda Methodist, Bermuda Baptist, Hartwood Methodist, Owen's Chapel
Potluck to follow the service
This family friendly fun event brings together the community to help kick off the Christmas Season
Monroeville's Annual Christmas Parade is set for Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10 A.M.
Parade Line up
Christmas Parade lineup starts at 8:00 Am on Main Street at the Old Vanity Fair Dye House Lott.
Christmas Parade starts at 10 AM and will follow the traditional parade route through Historic Downtown Monroeville. For more information and to register to participate, call the Chamber office at 257-743-2879 or email director@monroecountyal.com.
Featuring Dalraida Global Methodist Choir, Misty Hoover, Bermuda Youth, & Hartwood Youth
Blue? Yes, blue as in the blues. As in "I am feeling blue." Not everyone is up and cheery for the Christmas holidays. Dealing with the death of a loved one, facing life after divorce or separation, coping with the loss of a job, living with cancer or some other dis-ease that puts a question mark over the future, and a number of other human situations make parties and joviality painful for many people in our congregations and communities. There is a growing attentiveness to the needs of people who are blue at Christmas. Increasing numbers of churches are creating sacred space for people living through dark times. Such services are reflective, accepting where we really are, and holding out healing and hope.
Some churches hold a service of worship on the longest night of the year, which falls on or about December 21st, the Winter Solstice. There is an interesting convergence for this day as it is also the traditional feast day for Saint Thomas the Apostle. This linkage invites making some connections between Thomas's struggle to believe the tale of Jesus' resurrection, the long nights just before Christmas, and the struggle with darkness and grief faced by those living with loss.
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