Christmas Eve, Saturday night, not a problem…we got it. It often surprises people to know our Christmas Eve service is often our largest attended service of the year. Sometimes it is even larger than our packed Easter Sunday. No wonder, it is traditionally a lovely service of Christmas Carols, Communion and Candlelight. We read the Christmas stories and sing some of our favorite Christmas hymns and usually we celebrate a baptism by candlelight. This year we have three scheduled to be baptized. We do have a lot more seats available since our Chinese Church outgrew our facilities and Luz Y Verdad have grown to being able to have their own services. Of course they are all welcomed to come back…but isn’t it great they are doing so well?
Christmas Day is on Sunday. I mean what could be more appropriate than celebrating Christmas on a Sunday? But is does present a challenge. I suspect that many churches will just not have Sunday worship services. We have decided that we will meet for Christmas Sunday worship at 11:00. We will not have our Sunday morning Connection Groups that meet at 9:45. We are hoping this gives everyone time to enjoy a relaxed Christmas morning and still make it to Christmas Sunday Worship at 11:00. We will start at 11 and end at 12…he says with all the faith in the world. There will be a special children’s time during the service, we will sing great Christmas hymns and have a few special treats!
Back to back worship services will be a little different for us…but it will be inspiring. What a great way to set the pace for your Christmas Celebration. It will be a little different, but different is not always bad…it’s just different.
Join us Wednesday, December 21 for our Annual Evening of Christmas Caroling. It is always fun!
See you Sunday, good Lord willing.
Pastor Tom
