{"id":903,"date":"2013-12-23T11:58:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T16:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/?p=903"},"modified":"2013-12-23T11:58:22","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T16:58:22","slug":"christmas-celebration-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/?p=903","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Celebration 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>For to us a child is born\u00a0<\/em><em>To us a son is given,&#8230;\u00a0<\/em><em>And he is called \u00a0<\/em><em>Wonderful Counselor,\u00a0<\/em><em>Mighty God, \u00a0<\/em><em>Everlasting Father,\u00a0<\/em><em>Prince of Peace.<\/em> \u00a0Isaiah 9:6<\/p>\n<p>Christmas is our gift from Heaven and is only expressed when it lives in \u00a0the heart of men.<\/p>\n<p>Along with great singing the Adult Sunday School \u00a0presented the Christmas Play, &#8220;An Unexpected Christmas&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-907\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2786.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-907\" alt=\"Food, Food Food\" src=\"http:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2786-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2786-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2786.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food, Food Food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-908\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2790.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-908\" alt=\"Enjoying a  Christmas Luncheon\" src=\"http:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2790-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2790-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2790.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying a Christmas Luncheon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-909\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2805.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-909\" alt=\"A star is born\" src=\"http:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2805-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2805-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2805.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giving God praise in song<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-910\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2809.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-910\" alt=\"All sining &quot;Joy To The World&quot;\" src=\"http:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2809-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2809-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2809.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All singing &#8220;Joy To The World&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-911\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2810.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-911\" alt=\"Play Cast\" src=\"http:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2810-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2810-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcbc.avenue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_2810.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Play Cast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-912\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a 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