THE ARLINGTONIAN
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December 2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
The deadline for articles for the January issue is December 23. Please e-mail them to the church office
or give them to brother Lee.
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ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
| December
2 | 10:30 a.m. |
"Hanging of the Greens" in the sanctuary | |
December 16 | 10:30 a.m. | "Worship in Music" service in the sanctuary |
| December 23 | 9:10 a.m.
| "Pot-luck Breakfast" in Fellowship Hall |
| December 24 |
6:00 p.m. | "Christmas Eve Service" in the sanctuary |
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DECEMBER MEETINGS
The Stewardship Committee will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11.
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ARLINGTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH DIRECTORY
Copies are available in the church office. Stop by to pick up your copy, or give us a
call at (859) 252-4393, and we will get one to you.
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SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE
| 9:00 -
11:45 a.m. | Nursery (infants through age 5) |
| 9:10 - 10:00 a.m. |
Church School Classes | | 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
| Fellowship Time | | 10:30 a.m. | Worship Service |
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WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT
by MARGARET DELAND
Like small curled feathers, white and soft,
The
little clouds went by,
Across the moon, and past the stars,
And down the western sky.
In upland pastures,
where the grass
With frosted dew was white,
Like snowy clouds the young sheep lay
The first best Christmas
night.
The shepherds slept; and, glimmering faint,
With twist of thin, blue smoke,
Only their fire's
crackling flame
The tender silence broke,
Save when a young lamb raised his head,
Or when the night wind
blew
A nestling bird would softly stir
Where dusky olives grew.
With finger on her solemn lip,
Night hushed the shadowy earth,
And only stars and angels saw
The little Savior's birth.
Then came such
flash of silver light
Across the bending skies,
The wondering shepherds woke and hid
Their frightened, dazzled
eyes!
And all their gentle sleepy flock
Looked up, then slept again,
Nor knew the light that dimmed
the stars
Brought endless peace to men,
Nor even heard the gracious words
That down the ages ring--
"The Christ is born! The Lord has come,
Good will on earth to bring!"
Then o'er the moonlit
misty fields,
Dumb with the world's great joy,
The shepherds sought the white-walled town
Where lay the
Baby Boy--
And oh, the gladness of the world,
The glory of the skies,
Because the longed-for Christ looked
up
In Mary's happy eyes!
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