Providence Baptist Church

We Celebrate the Five Sundays of the Advent Season with special Sunday morning worship services:

Hope - First Sunday - Nov. 25, 2001

Peace - Second Sunday - Dec. 2, 2001

Love - Third Sunday - Dec. 9, 2001

Joy - Fourth Sunday - Dec. 15, 2001

Praise - Fifth Sunday - Dec. 23, 2001

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Hope - First Sunday


The congregation listens attentively	Dr. James Rennell, pastor	Steve, Russell, Joyce, and Carrie Beth Glover lead a responsive reading	Danish wreath cake and wassail, part of Christmas traditions	Jim serves the cake while Tony Roysdon serves the wassail

The Glover family enjoys the Christmas food samples	Melissa Roysdon leads the congregational Christmas singing	Congregation singing	Making more joyful noises

Peace - Second Sunday


Carrie Beth Glover lights the first advent candle	Russell Glover lights the second advent candle	Preparation for the "Hanging of the Green"	Roy Loutzenheiser literally hanging the green	Everyone listening to the pastor

Roy reads about some Christmas traditions	Traditional rum cake and punch in front of the advent wreath	Helen Rennell waits while Minnie Loutzenheiser cuts the cake and Jim prepares the punch	Roy gets some punch while Joyce gets a piece of cake	Visitors Mitzi and Larry Rupe

Joy - Fourth Sunday


Carrie Beth lights the first two advent candles	Russell lights the third and fourth advent candles	The lovely advent wreath	Roger and Gayle Haggard prepare the panettone and coffee	Grace Rennell gets the first slice of panettone from Gayle

Praise - Fifth Sunday


Russell and Carrie Beth light all five advent candles	Special music by the Women's Ensemble (Joyce, Melissa, Gayle)	Jim and his mother Helen prepare sugar plums and cookies	Various Christmas sweets from around the world are served

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