Join us as we welcome Jesus to our world.  Through Scripture and the familiar Christmas Carols we will welcome baby Jesus into our world, into our lives.

What is your deepest hope this Christmas?

If we truly want a life-giving Christmas, drawing closer to God needs to take priority over any material desire on this year’s wish list.  In this first week of Advent we focus on living into eternal hope, carrying that hope for others, knowing that no matter what we go through, we are never alone.  God will break through our circumstances and shed light.

More about Advent (click here).

This Advent we invite you to a life-giving Christmas – and to focus on the real, the authentic the things that really matter and the true gift of the season – life.  Not just any life, a meaningful life from a very part of God – God’s own son.  Hope, peace, joy and love are not just candles to be lit around an advent wreath.  They are facets of a living Christ to be ignited in our lives and our communities.

This Christmas invest in yourself and refuel for the New Year ahead as you journey with us through these Advent days.

Monday, October 11th at 7:00 PM
Candlelight Vigil at Morningside Park (map)
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Rev. Judith Maynard will join Albuquerque Pride as one of the key speakers for this event.  National Coming Out Day is an internationally-observed civil awareness day for coming out and discussing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersexed and questioning (LGBTIQ) issues. Come join our LGBTIQ communities and our allies at Morningside Park in Albuquerque on Monday, October 11th at 7:00 PM for a candlelight vigil.

In light of the recent suicides and bullying of our LGBTIQ youth, it is important for us to encourage all people, of all sexual orientations, to “take your next step” in living openly and powerfully on this October 11th.

We encourage you, on this day, to wear clothing and jewelry that utilizes gay pride symbols and colors. Our goal is to raise awareness of the LGBTIQ community among the general populace in an effort to give a familiar face to our LGBTIQ rights movement.

One might expect that on a teenagers door, but not a pre-schooler. But this mom knew all too well why her son had an aversion to vacuum cleaners.

It was a cold, icky winter day and she needed to clean out the car for upcoming guests. Instead of freezing in her driveway, she decided to go to a nearby car wash and use their super duper vacuum cleaner.   With her three year old rescuing toys from the back seat, saving them from certain death, she maneuvered the hose to the back seat and they met in the middle.   In an instant the super duper hose sucked up one of her son’s brand new gloves right off his hand.   She knew she was in trouble, not only because he loved his knew gloves, but she had teased him and jokingly threaten to suck up his toys if he didn’t pick them up.   Not only that, the fear on his face told her he thought he was not only going a glove, but might just lose a hand to the super suction.

She laughed, he cried and the vacuum quit as time and money ran out.  In desperation and guilt, she found the dirt trap, opened the door and sifted through the crud until she found the glove covered in filth.   Eventually the glove went into the wash and disappointment was replaced with a smile.  Saved by the wash!

There are times in life when we are just living life, minding our own business and in a split second we get sucked up by the vacuum of despair, disappointment , or defeat.   Without warning we’re tossed around like a whirlwind and covered in the grime of frustration and begin wallowing in self-pity.   But there is hope and a way to be rescued from the calamites of life.  Allow God to dig you out, dust you off and wash you clean in God’s  love. The stains of guilt will disappear as we become purer than snow.  Cleaned and ready to begin a fresh start. Saved by the wash!