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A Christmas Message from Pastor Matt

12/24/2025

 
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Christmas Message from Pastor Matt Sauer

Friends,

Christmas morning comes softly. Light slips in around the edges of the day, and the world feels hushed, as if it knows something holy has happened. We remember that God did not arrive with noise or force, but with a child, born into the ordinary, wrapped in love small enough to hold and strong enough to change everything.

If joy fills your home this morning, may it widen your heart. If weariness or longing sits beside you, may you know this day was made for you too. Christmas tells us that hope does not wait for perfect conditions. It is born in the midst of real life, right where we are.

This morning is not only about what happened long ago, but about what is still unfolding. Love has entered the world, and now it seeks a place to live. It moves through open hands, patient hearts, and courageous acts of care. It whispers that healing is possible, that kindness matters, that peace begins wherever we choose one another over fear.

Christ comes to dwell among us, to breathe our air, to share our wounds, to light the path ahead. In this birth, the holy becomes near, and the fragile becomes sacred. Nothing we carry is unseen. Nothing is beyond grace.

So let Christmas continue. Let love take root in our living. Let hope rise in our choosing. And may this morning send us into the day as bearers of light for a world still learning how to believe.

Merry Christmas, friends. Peace to you, and to all.
Pastor Matt
 

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First Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)
​502 N 8th St, Manitowoc, WI 54220 (downtown location)
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​3613 Waldo Blvd, Manitowoc, WI 54220 (westside location)
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MCM STAFF     Pastor: The Rev Dr Matthew L Sauer (email Pastor Matt)  |  Office Administrator: Tony Karl (email Tony)  |  Music Coordinator: Julie Koenig  |  Children's Ministry: Brittany Punches

OFFICE HOURS: We have one shared office location serving Peace United Church of Christ & First Presbyterian Church. The shared office is located at First Presbyterian Church, 502 N 8th St in downtown Manitowoc. Enter the red awning door from the parking lot and the office is the second door on the right. Pastor Matt and Tony are typically in the office Monday through Thursday from 9AM to 1PM (office hours may vary). 
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