Love
The Annunciation and
The Magnificat
In
the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called
Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of
David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings,
favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was much perplexed by his words and
pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, “Do not be
afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in
your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and
will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the
throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his kingdom there will be no end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this
be, since I am a virgin?” The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come
upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the
child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your
relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the
sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible
with God.” Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be
with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
Luke 1:26-38
The Annunciation
Stained glass
1950
Our Lady of Pity
Swaffham
Great Britain
The Song of Mary Magnificat
Luke 1:46-55
My
soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me
blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
*
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel,
*
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Madonna of the Magnificat
BOTTICELLI, Sandro
1483
Uffizi Gallery
Florence
Italy
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Visual-Analysis-of-Botticellis-Madonna-of-the-Magnificat
Go forth into the busy world
and love it.
Interest yourself in its
life;
mingle kindly with its joys
and sorrows.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world is indeed full of
peril,
and in it there are many dark
places;
but still there is much that
is fair,
and though in all lands love
is now mingled with grief,
it grows perhaps the greater.
J.R.R. Tolkien
At church on Sunday, we
helped Jackie Andrew celebrate her 90th birthday!
Jackie and Mel with their two
daughters and their son and his wife.
Painted Toe Society Holiday
Lunch
Monday, December 18, 2017
Linda Bradford again
graciously made her lovely home available to us
for our gathering.
Lori Williamson brought a
delightful painting …
… she even had our Painted
Toe Society on the apron!
Tuesday (formerly Wednesday)
Breakfast Group
Holiday Breakfast/White
Elephant Exchange
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Lynne Milliken didn’t want to
give up her gift but Carmon Slater
took it anyway.
Pixie Glore, Laura Mehmert,
Donald Randall
Laura opened a beautiful
photo from Trish Haynes-Rosiere.
It was a REAL white elephant
exchange!
Gail Frasier came for the
celebration from their new home in Loveland.
Bunco Christmas Gathering
Tuesday Evening
December 19, 2017
Tina Nelson, Sue Brown
Sue had her annual December
Bunco gathering so we could see and be
amazed with their VERY
boundless Christmas decorations.
Many are from their extensive
travels.
A few of their Santas
Miss Piggy is liberally
represented
throughout the house.
Christmas Luncheon with Nancy
Friday, December 22, 2017
Nancy Priest had six of us
(or was it seven?) for
a delightful luncheon.
Lots of goodies for the
season.
Let there be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth
The peace that was meant to
be.
With God as our father
We are family.
Let us walk with each other
In perfect harmony.
written by
Sy Miller and Jill Jackson *
December 24, 2017
Fourth Sunday of Advent Year B
* The rights for use of the song were granted to
Rotary International by the authors.
Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus Day
appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
2 Samuel 7:1-11,
16
Luke 1:46-55 or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26
Romans 16:25-27
Luke
1:26-38
…