2026 Advent Booklet - Calling all writers!

Every Advent Season, members and friends of Immanuel create an Advent Booklet which helps us celebrate the Advent Season as we prepare for Christmas. This year’s booklet is inspired by the marvelous story found in Luke 2: 8-15:

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

You are invited to write up to 250 words about the memories and the hopes that you have as you read this passage. Submission deadline is November 13. Please send contributions as an email, email attachment, or hand-written on a piece of paper to Virginia Riggs at church or at vriggs55@gmail.com.

The booklet will be available at the Advent Workshop on November 29 — the first Sunday of Advent.