Sunday Resources

Welcome, and thank you for visiting Hadley Friends! Here you’ll find the readings, reflections, and resources mentioned in this week's sermon.

Announcements

Office Hours - Thursday from 1:00-3:00 PM. Stop by to chat, pray, or just connect with Pastor Chris. If this time does not work, schedule a video call here.

Monthly Meeting for Business is next week after the service on 12/21/25.
Women's Retreat - Centered Voices and Inner Wisdom: A Journey Through the Enneagram Centers
Save the date now! February 7, 2026 - 10:00AM - 4:30PM. It will take place at the Seton Cove Spirituality Center, 2025 Dugan Dr. Women can choose to spend Saturday night at Seton Hall for a
continued private retreat. The cost will be $50 for the program or $150 for those who wish to stay overnight. More info coming soon!

Advent Lectio Divina
Sundays, November 16 – December 21
During this season of sacred waiting, join us in a weekly online gathering to practice Lectio Divina, a slow, prayerful reading of Scripture. Each Sunday evening from 7:30–8:30pm (ET), we’ll pause together to listen for the still, small voice of God. No preparation is needed, just bring a quiet spirit and an open heart.

Register and join the call at https://community.spiritualwandering.com/

We are having our Christmas Program on December 14 at 5:30
Join us for a cozy and heartwarming celebration of the Christmas season!

What to Expect:
Imaginative Storytelling: Our children will bring the Nativity to life with a joyful and imaginative exploration of the Christmas story.

Candlelight Service: We will gather to sing "Silent Night" and light candles, symbolizing the Light of Christ shining within our community.
Festive Fellowship: Stay after the service for cookies, treats, and warm fellowship downstairs!

This is a wonderful, family-friendly way to step away from the holiday hustle and connect with the wonder of the season. All are welcome!

Sermon Resources

Isaiah

Isaiah 55: 1-2

“Hear, everyone who thirsts; come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread and your earnings for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food." (NRSVUE)

Isaiah 55: 5

“Now you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you." (NRSVUE)

Isaiah 55:8-11

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose and succeed in the thing for which I sent it." (NRSVUE)

John

John 4:13-16

"Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.” Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come back.”' (NRSVUE)

John 4:19-23

"The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming and is now here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him." (NRSVUE)

John 4:25-26

"The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.”' (NRSVUE)

Queries

What table am I eating from most often—and how does it shape my hunger?

Where am I being invited to live faithfully in the tension between the kingdom of God and the world as it is?

What might it mean for me to hunger and thirst for something I cannot buy, control, or produce?

What work of the kingdom nourishes me, as Christ was nourished by listening, speaking, and being present with others?

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