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Epiphany is a lesser-known Christian season. At its center is the shining light of a bright star. Good thing too -- we need a light to follow through these long, cold days of winter. It's a season of God made known among us in ordinary ways and places.

God is made known, too, through ordinary people, so during this season of stars and lights, we'll be hearing stories from LGBTQ+ folks about how they've learned to SHINE.

On Sunday, January 10, we’ll be hearing a story from Pastor Chris Schaefer (he/him/his.) Chris serves as the pastor at Divinity Lutheran Church in Towson, MD. Born and raised in Sunshine, MD, he graduated from Muhlenberg College, did a stint in Americorps serving in the redwood region of California, and then returned home to Maryland and taught Pre-K for 10 years before finally caving in and answering the call to ministry. He lives in Baltimore, MD with his husband and their two cats.

Pastor Schaefer, clearly shining.

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Life presents particular struggles for LGBTQ+ folks, but with persistence, resilience, and our community, we nurture the light within us, and SHINE anyway.

During these difficult days, in can be tough to remember that each of us has a light that burns bright. That's why we come together: to remember the light of God that shines in each of us.

You are welcome.

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You will need:
-a candle and something to light it with
-paper (yellow or gold are great if you have it)
-scissors and a marker
-tape

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At these services we will:

-Sing with LEA, who will lead us in song
-Hear passages from the Bible related to the season of Epiphany
-Listen to a story from one of our story-tellers about how they learned to shine
-Offer our own stories of where we saw God shining in the world
-Create a star chart
-Offer our prayers for the world
-Receive a blessing!