or where you areCome help clean the church and prepare for Christmas. Advent wreath-making is open to all in the Fellowship Hall. If you have a wreath mold from last year, please bring it with you. Additional wreath molds will be available.
Reverend Susan Steinberg has been a blessing to United Church both as a member of our congregation and as a leader while serving as a member of our staff team. She has clearly answered God's call to be an integral part of our community of faith. As she prepares to transition to the next chapter in her faith journey, we will have a reception for her December 2 at 10 am in the Assembly Hall.
Come and enjoy a Christmas Party with friends and family. Heavy "hors d'oeuvres" served at 5:30 pm. Carol singing and Santa beginning at 6 pm. Please bring desserts to share - preferably cookies and "finger friendly" desserts. Music provided by UCCH Brass Ensemble ! And…we have a very special guest coming from far away.
We will make a couple pots of soup. You bring bread, cheese & crackers, salad or dessert to share. Bring your instruments and your favorite winter/holiday/Christmas stories to share (embellishing into Tall Tales are more than welcome).
A candlelight service. Traditional and new carols will highlight Christ's Peace coming into our world. Hear the Christmas story told in word and song in this traditional worship service, first celebrated in Cornwall, England, on Christmas Eve in 1880, and later made famous through annual worldwide radio and television broadcasts from Kings College, Cambridge. The Christmas story unfolds through readings from Genesis, Isaiah, and the Gospels. After each reading carols and hymns are sung that reflect the message of the reading. Candles symbolize the light of Christ.
Rev. Cameron Barr and Bob Brewer will preside. Long, dark winter nights, even during the Christmas season, can be overwhelming for those who are in mourning or in pain of any kind. For some, this time of year can be the loneliest of all times. We invite those who long for community and quiet worship to join us for this service of gentle music, candle-lit prayer, scriptural reflection and the spiritual food of communion.
This lively service includes carols, an interactive reading of the nativity story and communion. We'll provide nativity costumes for angels, shepherds, Mary, Joseph and the magi (wise boys and girls). If your child would enjoy being one of the animals at the manger, he or she may wear their own costume. Donkeys, sheep and cows or your child's animal of choice are welcome! Children are invited to bring an inexpensive baby gift for Jesus (bibs, spoons, lotions, diapers), which will be given to families of newborns in need. Following the service, we'll move to the Assembly Hall for a birthday party for Jesus. Cake and punch will be served.
Join us for a candlelight worship service Christmas Eve at 7 pm. Reverend Cameron Barr will be preaching and music by the Youth Choir.
Rev. David Mateo will be preaching at this Bilingual Candlelight service.
Join us for a candlelight worship service with communion on Christmas Eve at 9 pm. Reverend Cameron Barr will be preaching and music by the Chancel Choir.
After the 9pm services join us for a Christmas Eve potluck with food and music. Everyone is welcome. Come and enjoy the spirit of Christmas.
Spend New Year’s Eve with the Bradshaw Quartet & Friends The Bradshaw Quartet was founded in 2003 to further extend the musical fellowship they enjoy as the United Voices of Praise Gospel Choir rhythm section. Charles Bradshaw (keyboards), Matthew Busch (tenor and soprano saxophone), Brad Kintner (upright and fretless bass), and Odessa Shaw (drums) each bring more than 20 years of musical experience and training from a broad range of musical styles. Concert to Benefit the Interfaith Council Start your evening with a concert extending a hand to those in need through the Interfaith Council.
