Hi First Presbyterian Church,

It's time for our Mid-Week Meet-Up! This is one more reminder that there will only be one morning service this Sunday at 8:30 am. This single service will be livestreamed and will also include Sunday School for children. After that single morning service, there will be enough time for everyone to go home and enjoy the morning and afternoon before returning for one of our evening Christmas services at 4:30 pm (family-friendly), 8:00 pm (with choir and bells), and 10:30 pm (with soloists).

Before this Sunday is Christmas Eve (liturgically, that is), it is the Fourth Sunday of Advent - which means that it’s time for our next (and, sadly, last) word puzzle of Advent. Today’s puzzle is an anagram, which is a word or phrase that is formed by rearranging the letters of another word. For example, did you know that “Presbyterians” is an anagram for “Britney Spears?” How hilarious is that?! Over the summer Dick Sprenkle, a church member, shared with me that “Presbyterian” is also an anagram for “Best in prayer.” I like that one. Plus, it’s more theologically appropriate than the first one!

Now that you’ve got the idea of what an anagram is, here is the word puzzle for this week:

BARIUM SHOVEL

Good luck solving this anagram to discover the theme for my sermon on Sunday. I can’t wait to see you at 8:30 am!

Peace,

Pastor Aaron