Zachary United Methodist Church - Advent 2024
Worship Services During Advent:
9am - Traditional Service in the Sanctuary
11am - Pathway Contemporary Service in the Fellowship Hall
9am - Traditional Service in the Sanctuary
11am - Pathway Contemporary Service in the Fellowship Hall
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List of Advent Worship Services:
Sunday, December 1st - First Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 8th - Second Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 15th - Third Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 22nd - Fourth Sunday of Advent Tuesday, December 24th - Christmas Eve Worship 4pm - Pathway (Fellowship Hall) 6pm - Traditional (Sanctuary) |
List of Special Events During Advent:
Sunday, December 8th - Christmas Cantata (Combined Choirs of ZUMC and Blackwater UMC) Location: 6pm at Blackwater United Methodist Saturday, December 14th - Zachary's Christmas Parade Sunday, December 15th - 4pm Blue Christmas Service |
Series Overview
Advent is the season where we intentionally prepare our hearts and anticipate the celebration of Christ’s birth –
the moment that changed everything. Advent Conspiracy is counter-cultural movement that helps us reorient our
hearts back to Christ. It’s about letting go of traditions that actually take our focus away from God during
Christmas and embracing the wondrous moment when Jesus entered our world to make things right.
To help guide us through this process, there are four tenets, or principles we follow: Worship Fully, Spend Less,
Give More, Love All.
We worship fully because Christmas is about Jesus. If we forget this foundational truth, everything else
falls apart. May our actions and our words come from a place of true worship.
We spend less because we know mindless consumption is not the way to celebrate our Savior. By
spending a little less on ourselves during Christmas we are able to more joyfully give to others in need.
We give more of ourselves because this is the way of Jesus. God gave us his Son and now it is our turn to
reflect that same selflessness to the world. We share our time, talents, and presence with the people we
love.
We love all because we have been loved first. We believe that the poor and hurting of our world can be
reached by God through the way we choose to celebrate Christmas.
the moment that changed everything. Advent Conspiracy is counter-cultural movement that helps us reorient our
hearts back to Christ. It’s about letting go of traditions that actually take our focus away from God during
Christmas and embracing the wondrous moment when Jesus entered our world to make things right.
To help guide us through this process, there are four tenets, or principles we follow: Worship Fully, Spend Less,
Give More, Love All.
We worship fully because Christmas is about Jesus. If we forget this foundational truth, everything else
falls apart. May our actions and our words come from a place of true worship.
We spend less because we know mindless consumption is not the way to celebrate our Savior. By
spending a little less on ourselves during Christmas we are able to more joyfully give to others in need.
We give more of ourselves because this is the way of Jesus. God gave us his Son and now it is our turn to
reflect that same selflessness to the world. We share our time, talents, and presence with the people we
love.
We love all because we have been loved first. We believe that the poor and hurting of our world can be
reached by God through the way we choose to celebrate Christmas.