A walk through the aisles of Macy's or any other such store, sometimes



beginning in August there is no doubt that Christmas is on the way - not



the Christmas that goes with the story of the birth that supposedly took



place in Bethlehem a couple of millennium ago, but the Christmas that goes



with exchanging gifts, from clay plaques into which have been pressed the



hands of five year old's, to the BMW's and diamonds being hawked on TV, as



though we could all afford them. Why are we so attached to all these



things and is there something we should do about it that doesn't crush the



spirit of Christmas?







The Rev. Dr. David Sammons, Interim Senior Minister

Emily Wilson, Worship Associate

Dr. Mark Sumner, Song Leader

Reiko Oda Lane, Organist

Katrina Walter, Flutist

Wm. García Ganz, Pianist

Eric Rawlins, Sound

Jonathan Silk, Sound, Order of Service & Podcast