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Advent & Christmas at First Lutheran

Comfort and Joy

O tidings of comfort and joy

Advent begins Sunday, November 29

This season, take time to deepen your faith and connect together in Sunday worship, Christmas services, congregation-wide devotions, and online evening vespers. Receive the comfort and joy of God with us.

Worship

Hear the promise of Emmanuel.

Come as you are. Sunday and Christmas Eve services also stream online.

Sundays in Advent

Nov 29 - Dec 20

Two services, two musical styles.

8:30 & 10:30 AM

Larry Olson and Karol Baer of Dakota Road

AdventFest · Wednesday, December 16

Soup Supper & Concert with Dakota Road

Larry Olson and Karol Baer of Dakota Road have spent years leading songs at Lutheran camps and congregations across South Dakota. Come for a warm bowl of soup, then stay for an evening of their music.

  • 5:00 PMSoup supper served
  • 6:00 PMConcert, about an hour

Supper and concert are free. All are welcome.

Online only · Wednesday evenings in Advent

Evening Vespers

Evening prayer for Advent: candlelight, the songs of the season, a short word, and a blessing. About twenty minutes, from our sanctuary to wherever you are.

Each Vespers is recorded in the sanctuary ahead of time and premieres Wednesdays at 6:00 PM. Watch right here, or open it on YouTube to join the live chat. We'll be there to greet you and pray with you.

The first Evening Vespers premieres the first week of Advent.

    Light a candle with us. If you have a Comfort and Joy devotional, you can follow along there.

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    Comfort and Joy: Devotions for Advent and Christmas

    Daily devotional

    A few minutes a day with Comfort and Joy

    Our gift to every household this season: Comfort and Joy, daily devotions from Augsburg Fortress, the publishing ministry of our church, the ELCA. Each day brings a short reading from Scripture, a reflection, and a prayer, from the First Sunday of Advent through Epiphany on January 6. Each copy includes household blessings and our evening service of light.

    Pick up your free copy

    One per household, while copies last, at the worship entrances or the Welcome Desk.

    Prefer a screen or bigger type? The ebook and large-print editions are available for purchase.

    Get the ebook
    KindleAmazon Kindle app or device Google Play BooksPhone, tablet, or web browser
    Order large print

    Making room for it

    • Keep it where your day starts: by the coffee pot, on the nightstand, at the kitchen table.
    • Read it aloud with whoever is near, or over the phone with a friend who can't get out much.
    • Missed a day? Just turn to today's page. There's no make-up test; the news will still be true tomorrow.
    • Once a week, light a candle with us at Evening Vespers.

    Stay connected

    Keep the season going

    YouTubeEvening Vespers and Sunday worship. Subscribe so you don't miss one. FacebookFollow along and say hello in the comments. Connect with usNew here, or want a pastor to reach out? Let us know. This week at First LutheranWhat's happening, week by week.

    O tidings of comfort and joy.