Wait for it…Wait for it…STOP!

It is finally here:  Bethlehem Marketplace!
One Solitary Life

He was born in an obscure village, a child of a peasant woman.
He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty,
Then became an itinerant preacher.
He never wrote a book.
He never held an office.
He never did one thing that usually accompanies greatness.
He had no credentials but Himself.
While still a young man, public opinion turned against Him.
His friends ran away.
One denied Him.
He went through the mockery of a trial.
He was nailed to a cross between two thieves.
His executioners gambled for His only piece of property - His coat.
He was laid in a borrowed grave.
Nineteen wide centuries have come and gone.
Today He is the centerpiece of the human race.
All the armies that ever marched,
All the navies that ever sailed,
All the parliaments that ever sat,
And all the kings that ever reigned put together,
have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as that
One Solitary Life.

Author Unknown Public Domain

Now that you have read that inspiring poem aren’t you ready to visit our marketplace? 

You are invited to come witness the sights, sounds, tastes, aromas and feel what it was like back in Jesus’ time.  On November 26 after the town tree lighting, our congregation will be creating Bethlehem.  Please join us to celebrate the birth of Jesus, as well as our church’s 250^th Anniversary. 

Thank you to all who have supported the marketplace.  Your generosity is greatly appreciated. 

Note:

Sunday, Nov. 21^st we will secure the stalls and background paper.  Please watch the bulletin for the time.

Monday, Nov. 22^nd all families participating in running a stall need to create your backdrops and set up artifacts at 6:00-8:00.  Dinner will be provided.