Our Sermon : 

             First Sunday of Advent, Year C 

              December 1, 2024 

   MESSAGE:         

     With Advent comes, for many communities, the lighting of the Advent wreath. As you plan for how to incorporate the lighting of the Advent wreath into worship, consider what role this ritual plays in worship. 

Suggested Reading:    

• Lunk 21:25-36

Notes by: Dr. Lisa Hancock, Director of Worship Arts Ministries UMC   

  My name is Pastor Debbie Senters, and I am excited to serve the Americus, Emporia Grace, and Olpe UMC communities. I enjoy walking with God’s people and ministering to them.

I was born and raised nine miles south of Beloit, Kansas. I deeply love small towns and rural areas because of their sense of community and care for one another. I have been a licensed local Pastor for six years and am beginning my seventh year. I have served in Douglass, Leon, Washington, Barnes, and Haddam, Kansas. 

My family includes my supportive and loving husband, Dean, and our two exceptional children, Blake, 23, and Courtney, 21. Blake currently works at Dillon's in Andover and is pursuing a Business Management degree at Butler County Community College. Dillons is working with him to show him what it looks like to be a manager or an assistant manager.  Courtney lives with me and is exploring what she would like to do. My family is a true gift from God, and we cherish our time together.

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