Happy Thanksgiving Eve!
I pray this finds you well. At 10 am tomorrow morning, Island United is hosting Thanksgiving worship with Congregational Church of the Peninsula, Belmont, and St. James AME Zion, San Mateo. We plan to be finished by 10:45 am. You can get your spirit moving and be home in time for football games or rebroadcast of the Thanksgiving Parade, meal prep, or hitting the road for your celebration destination. I hope you’ll join us in person or on Zoom (our regular Sunday link) or Livestream. Gobble, gobble!
This Sunday we enter Advent. We also commemorate World AIDS Day. In these times where economic disparity runs rampant, locally and globally, and stigmatization continues to rule, we will be examining how we – our church – can become houses for the Holy born anew. How can we offer respite, sustenance, and care, opening our doors ever wider to those seeking shelter from the onslaught of life? Through the lens of the biblical prophets, we will prepare and make space for Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love to enter in – being that beacon of light that says “There is room at this inn.”
I look forward to sharing a reflection upon Jeremiah 33:14-16 and Psalm 25:4-5 with you on 1130 Balclutha, Zoom, or Livestream. Invite someone to share in the season.
Preparing the way,
Rev. Michael Cronin
