Upcoming Events at All Saints' Episcopal Church Torresdale
Sat Dec 17, 4:00 AM - Sat Dec 17, 11:30 PM
9601 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19114
Community: Old City
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Event Details
All Saints’ invites you for our Blue Christmas service, a service that has been put together especially for those of us who are not feeling particularly merry and bright right now.
This is somewhere to come if, despite all the decorations, the cards, the music playing in the shops, the concerts and parties and the advertisers who want you to believe that you can buy wonderful, you don’t really feel very much like celebrating. Somewhere to come if the idea that a Merry Little Christmas is all you need for your troubles to be miles away has a decidedly hollow ring to it.
We hope that you’ll find this a safe place to be transparent with yourself and with God, a safe place to admit that maybe you’re not ok at the moment, that maybe what you’re really feeling is sad, discouraged, or even angry. A place for you to be real with your struggles and your questions.
Those of us feeling a little blue at this time of year can feel edged out and forgotten as everyone else seems caught up in the mad frenzy of their own preparations and celebrations. We hope that as you look around you tonight, and as you think about the Christmas message, you’ll find comfort and hope in knowing that you are not alone.
At the service, there’ll be a variety of music to listen to and sing if we wish to, there’ll be Bible readings, a short message, and the opportunity to respond to God’s word by taking communion.
We’ll light some candles and spend time in prayer and silent reflection. After the service, please stay as long as you wish in silent prayer and meditation, and if it would help to have someone to talk to or pray with, but you don’t know who you could ask, please let me know.
Will you join me as we commit this time together to God?
This is somewhere to come if, despite all the decorations, the cards, the music playing in the shops, the concerts and parties and the advertisers who want you to believe that you can buy wonderful, you don’t really feel very much like celebrating. Somewhere to come if the idea that a Merry Little Christmas is all you need for your troubles to be miles away has a decidedly hollow ring to it.
We hope that you’ll find this a safe place to be transparent with yourself and with God, a safe place to admit that maybe you’re not ok at the moment, that maybe what you’re really feeling is sad, discouraged, or even angry. A place for you to be real with your struggles and your questions.
Those of us feeling a little blue at this time of year can feel edged out and forgotten as everyone else seems caught up in the mad frenzy of their own preparations and celebrations. We hope that as you look around you tonight, and as you think about the Christmas message, you’ll find comfort and hope in knowing that you are not alone.
At the service, there’ll be a variety of music to listen to and sing if we wish to, there’ll be Bible readings, a short message, and the opportunity to respond to God’s word by taking communion.
We’ll light some candles and spend time in prayer and silent reflection. After the service, please stay as long as you wish in silent prayer and meditation, and if it would help to have someone to talk to or pray with, but you don’t know who you could ask, please let me know.
Will you join me as we commit this time together to God?
