Advent Retreat

An Advent Retreat entitled "Waiting for Grace" will be held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Saturday, December 5 from 9-noon. St. Luke's is located at 8 East Keller Street in Mechanicsburg. The phone number is 717-766-5182. The brochure does not include a price, so I assume that it is free. For more information, email Melissa at roland.stock@juno.com.

Advent Consumerism

Looking to start a discussion about consumerism during Advent this year? The DVD What Would Jesus Buy? addresses our obsession with Christmas gift giving (and our resulting debt) in a fun and entertaining way. The video is a documentary about Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir's cross-country tour to save the souls of Americans from the evils of consumerism. Rev. Billy warns of a coming Shopocalypse (the end of humankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt.) The DVD is 90 minutes long, but you only need to watch a portion of it to start an important discussion about how shopping has become our principle Advent practice. Watch the trailer below.