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Members of the congregation and community are invited to a wreath-laying ceremony at the gazebo to thank God for our freedoms and to honor our veterans. We will place wreaths on each of the 55 veterans' graves in our cemetery.
 
Saturday, December 19, 2026, 10 AM

This year’s Advent and Christmas theme draws on Isaiah 60 and uses Phillips Brooks’s cherished hymn “O Little Town of Bethlehem” (LSB 361).

Isaiah famously promises that “the glory of the Lord shall be revealed” (Isaiah 40:5). In chapter 60, this glory explodes with radiant color. Divine glory rises upon Zion, who is addressed as a woman throughout chapter 60. She is quite the lady to behold!

Brooks’s masterpiece beautifully describes Bethlehem on a December night. The hymn moves back and forth between a description of Christmas and its meaning. It ends with the prayer, “O come to us, abide with us, our Lord Immanuel!” (st. 4).

When you connect Isaiah 60 to “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” what happens? A wonderful weaving together of biblical hope and Christian hymnody!
So join us in the Advent and Christmas seasons to celebrate the coming of our Lord here at Bethlehem.

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