Announcements

• Preschool Program and Teacher Installation This Sunday!
  

  On Sunday, December 15 the SMLC Preschool will sing during worship and the teachers and staff will receive a special blessing.  The service will be child-friendly and filled with life!  A celebration reception will follow worship, complete with food, drink and a visit from Happy the Clown who makes balloon animals.  Don't miss it!

• Christmas Eve at South Miami Lutheran Church
  

  Join in festive worship at South Miami Lutheran on Christmas Eve at 7:30pm!  Joyous song, candlelight ceremony, special Christmas visitor and more.  Come, and bring a friend!

• Taking the Sermon Home

  The readings on the second Sunday of Advent are Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13 and Matthew 3:1-12.

  +What are some of the impediments to realizing the idyllic vision Isaiah sets forth in today's reading?

  +The lesson from Romans speaks of welcome and living in harmony with others.  What are some of the ways the congregation might expand its spirit of "welcome?"

  +Based on the gospel text, it seems baptism is not for the faint of heart!  What are the challenges posed to us through a call to repentance?

• Time For Healing...A New Opportunity at South Miami Lutheran
  

  We yearn for serenity--especially as a hectic holiday season approaches. 

  MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 is the next "A Time for Healing," service offered in the sanctuary of South Miami Lutheran. These meditation experiences are held every first and third Monday from 7 to 7:45pm.  There is silence, quiet music, and a chance to focus and center the spirit.

  The theme on December 16 is finding contentment.

• Calling all Knitters & Crocheters

  Please share your skills to help premature babies and chemotherapy patients by creating caps to help them stabilize their body temperature. Simple patterns are available.  Learn more by contacting the church office or speaking to Fiona on Sunday mornings.