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4th Sunday of Advent Year A:  December 22, 2019 First Reading:  Isaiah 7:10-16 That’s Not Fair! Emma Tenayuca’s Struggle for Justice by Carmen Tafolla (Written for ages 4-9) Comment:  King Ahaz and the people were scared. Samaria and Syria were going to attack them. 

Fourth Sunday of Advent Year 1: December 23, 2018 Preaching Text: Matthew 1:18-25 Ooko by Esme Shapiro (Written for ages 3-7) Comment: Jesus’ very name, as proclaimed by the angels and prophets, is comforting to us: Emmanuel, which means God is with us. His name and his coming

4th Sunday of Advent Year A:  December 18, 2016 First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-16 The Barefoot Book of Children by Tessa Strickland and Kate DePalma (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: “God’s sign of a child… matters in a world that continues to worship a vengeful God who can crush

4th Sunday in Advent Year A:  December 22, 2013 First Reading:  Isaiah 7:10-16 Waiting for Noel by Ann Dixon (Written for ages 4 and up) Comment:  Although Ahaz initially refuses to ask for a sign, God graciously offers a sign to him anyway. But it is an unusual sign: a child

(4th Sunday of Advent) Year A: December 19, 2010 First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-16 Mama, Will It Snow Tonight? by Nancy White Carlstrom (Written for Grades PreK-1) Comment: Isaiah speaks of a sign from God. Signs prepare us for things that have not yet come. A simple exploration of