Calling everyone who is ready to spread some Christmas cheer! We will be kicking off the season with an INTERACTIVE Family Movie Night. So, if you like to smile like Buddy the Elf, join us for this interactive movie experience. Register and learn more HERE.
When: Dec. 1, 6PM
Where: Family Life Center
Who: Everyone!!!

You probably know the four key words for the weeks of Advent: Hope, Joy, Love, and Peace. We celebrate them every Advent, we live into the throughout the season, and we expect to experience them. But what about when we encounter the unexpected? What happens when dreams die, innocence is lost, the “other” is outcast, and the marginalized are forgotten? Is peace, love, joy and hope still possible? In “An Unlikely Advent” series, I will be exploring these questions, and I will be leading a study group on Sunday and Wednesday (the same chapter will be covered both days). I hope you will join me for this Advent study as we prepare for Christmas.
- Pastor Don

The Cantata this year is titled  “A New & Glorious Morn! Celebrating the Light and Life of Christmas" by Lloyd Larson.  Focusing on the reality that in Christ the old is gone and all things are made new (2 Cor. 5:17) A New & Glorious Morn celebrates the dawning of this new day of promise that continues through the generations to each of us as we anticipate the fulfillment of the Christmas promise. With the blending of new and familiar lyrics and ageless melodies, you will experience anew the reality of God’s incomparable love this Christmas.
 
Sunday, Dec. 17
One worship service at 10AM in the upstairs Sanctuary

Christmas can be a time of great love and joy, but it can also be a season of loneliness and loss.  Lament is an important part of the Christian tradition. Through lament, we recognize the good, God-given gifts that have been lost. And we focus our attention on the One who knows us deeply, understands our pain, and gives us hope. Our Blue Christmas service will focus on lament, loss, and the Hope that we find in Jesus. Invite your friends who’ve walked through loss to join you in this journey.

Sunday, Dec. 17 at 2:00PM

Sunday, Dec. 17 at 6:00 PM

Get Away Service - For those who will be traveling for the holidays we will have a "Christmas Eve" service on the Thursday before Christmas.  It will be a Contemporary Candlelight service for those wanting to worship in with us for Christmas Eve before they “get away” for Christmas elsewhere. Childcare will be provided, as well as refreshments (hot cocoa, desserts).
Thursday, December 21 at 7:00 PM in the Family Life Center downstairs

Christmas Eve, December 24,  is on a Sunday this year so there will be many ways to celebrate the birth of our Savior.