Westminster Vineyard

In this special family service, Pastor Hannah Engebretson leads an interactive Advent reflection involving the children and youth of the church. Acknowledging the difficulty of waiting—whether for Christmas presents or for life's heavy burdens to lift—Hannah explains the distinction between the anticipation of Advent and the twelve-day celebration of Christmastime that begins on Christmas Day. Drawing from the resource Shadow and Light by Tish Harrison Warren, she invites listeners to consider the long silence the Israelites endured and the temptation to believe God had forgotten them. Ultimately, Hannah points to Jesus as the proof that God remembers us, noting that He arrived not as a soldier to conquer, but as a baby to save us where we are. For more information about the church, please visit northwestvineyard.org.