Christmas Eve is Monday, December 24.  We worship in the evening at 5 pm (Great Room) and 8 pm (Sanctuary).  Both services include the Lord’s Supper, and the 8 pm service includes candlelight. Children are always welcome in worship, but if you prefer, a nursery is available at both 5 pm and 8 pm.  Christmas Eve is a night of beauty and mystery; join us.

Each month on the first Sunday you’re encouraged to take home a re-usable yellow grocery bag, put some non-perishable items in it, and bring it back the next week, or soon thereafter.  In December our contributions go to Operation Holiday.  Operation Holiday is a mission of Interfaith Ministries.  Operation Holiday expects to serve over 13,000 people this year.

Messy Church is our once a month interactive worship experience that always ends with free dinner.  This year Messy Church happens on the second Sunday of the month at 4:30 pm. Messy Church is designed with children eight and under in mind, BUT people of all ages are welcome.  It’s a little different each month, but there is always singing, playing, laughing, praying, and Bible story telling.  In December we celebrate the Christmas story.  We wrap up with dinner around 5:30 pm.

For anyone who has experienced loss or sadness, the holidays can be difficult, or at the least, stir up emotions.  Whether it is a public loss, like a death in the family or a divorce, or a more private sadness, it can be hard to move through a season when the expectations are high energy, big smiles, and full schedules.

Recognizing that some of us need a time to pause, a quiet time and space set apart during the Advent Season, Grace hosts our annual “Silent Night” service on Monday, December 10, at 6:30 pm in the sanctuary.  It is a quiet worship service that includes the Lord’s Supper.  All are invited to join us.  Even if you approach Advent and Christmas with no sadness or heaviness you may appreciate a quiet evening of worship.