{"id":9536,"date":"2021-12-07T19:54:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T03:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/?p=9536"},"modified":"2021-12-20T12:16:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:16:03","slug":"advent-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/advent-christmas","title":{"rendered":"Advent &#038; Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Home for Christmas<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Home.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9537\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Home.jpg?resize=300%2C215&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Home.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Home.jpg?resize=1024%2C735&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Home.jpg?resize=768%2C551&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Home.jpg?w=1499&amp;ssl=1 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #993300;\">Please join us in-person or online for Christmas worship Services<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sunday services begin at 10 am.\u00a0 Arrive early in-person to enjoy special music.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #993300;\">Special Christmas Services:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #993300;\">Dec 21, 6 PM Blue Christmas Longest Night Service At <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Usually refers to Memorial United Methodist Church of Clovis, CA.'>Memorial<\/abbr><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #993300;\">Dec 24, 4 PM <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Memorial&#039;s &quot;mother church&quot;. Located on hwy 168 northeast of Clovis, 10796 North Madsen Avenue, Clovis CA 93619 (not a United Methodist Church)'>Academy Church<\/abbr> Christmas Service (At <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='A small town or area northeast of Clovis where the Academy Church is located'>Academy<\/abbr>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #993300;\">Dec 24, 7 PM Christmas Eve at <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Usually refers to Memorial United Methodist Church of Clovis, CA.'>Memorial<\/abbr><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #993300;\">Sermon Series for Christmas:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"width: 72.9549%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.1466%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">12\/12<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.9827%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"114\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Luke 3:7-18<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.2965%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"114\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The Joy of Home<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.263%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"342\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">We are all singing of the joy of home. The home that Christmas is a glimpse of. The home that we all long for. So come let us adore him.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.1466%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">12\/19<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.9827%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"114\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Luke 1:39-45<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.2965%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"114\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The Blessings of Home<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.263%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"342\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Home is a place of fruitfulness. We can do amazing things, incredible things, unimaginable things.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.1466%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">12\/24<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Xmas Eve 7 PM\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.9827%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"114\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Luke 2:1-20<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.2965%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"114\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Welcome Home<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.263%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"342\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Tell the story of hope, promise, peace and joy in the one who was born into this world with a message of love.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.1466%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">12\/26<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.9827%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"114\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Luke 2:41-52<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.2965%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"114\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Lost at Home<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.263%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"342\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Christmas Day has come and gone.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">We are in assessment phase now \u201cDid you have a good Christmas?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #993300;\">A season of excess is gone. The calendar page pulled of to reveal another day. And another. They march on.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home for Christmas Please join us in-person or online for Christmas worship Services Sunday services begin at 10 am.\u00a0 Arrive early in-person to enjoy special music. Special Christmas Services: Dec 21, 6 PM Blue Christmas Longest Night Service At <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Usually refers to Memorial United Methodist Church of Clovis, CA.'>Memorial<\/abbr> Dec 24, 4 PM <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Memorial&#039;s &quot;mother church&quot;. Located on hwy 168 northeast of Clovis, 10796 North Madsen Avenue, Clovis CA 93619 (not a United Methodist Church)'>Academy Church<\/abbr> Christmas Service (At <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='A small town or area northeast of Clovis where the Academy Church is located'>Academy<\/abbr>) Dec 24, 7 PM Christmas [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9536","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-christmas","7":"category-special-services","8":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-29 23:08:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}