A Community Worship Service of:
HOPE & PROMISE
This holiday season, come together for a special service dedicated to reflection, healing, and uplifting. In a time that can feel heavy, we will honor our feelings while embracing the hope and promise of new beginnings.
Highlights Include:
- Candle Lighting Ceremony: Acknowledge our emotions and journey toward healing.
- Uplifting Music: Enjoy inspiring hymns & songs performed by our Organist, Pianist and Special Guest Musician
- Scripture Readings: Engage with powerful passages that remind us of God’s enduring hope and presence.
- Sacred Communion: Share in a meal symbolizing unity and the nourishment of God’s promises.
As Barbara Brown Taylor beautifully expresses in her book Learning to Walk in the Dark, “The only way to make sense of the dark is to embrace it.” This service invites us to embrace the darkness we sometimes feel during the holiday season, recognizing that even in our struggles, there is a path toward light and hope.
Join us as we gather to find peace, strength,
and inspiration in the light of Christ. All are welcome!
GUEST MUSICIAN:
Tamara Kagy
Principle Flute Emerita of the Firelands Symphony Orchestra:
Tamara Kagy
spent 34 years in that position with that great organization. She is manager and founder of “The HIGH FREQUENCY” Flute Quartet, a professional flute ensemble that performs in the Firelands region. She maintains her personal flute studio in Norwalk where she has taught for 40 years. She is a freelance musician and enjoys collaborating with other ensembles for many kinds of events. She is a member of the Lakeside Symphony and subs for regional orchestras. Tamara is the Adjunct Professor of Flute at Heidelberg University and Adjunct Instructor of Music and Humanities at Terra State Community College. She earned her Master of Music Performance degree from B.G.S.U., under the guidance of Nina Assimakopolous. Kagy lives in Norwalk with her understanding husband and several codependent cats.
