Sunday, December 24, 2017

We will have two services on Christmas Eve: an informal morning worship hour at 9:30 a.m., and a Candlelight Worship at 7:00 p.m. Please join us for one or both services!

• 9:30 a.m. – Informal Morning Worship Hour
• 7:00 p.m. – Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship (Holy Communion, Lighting of the Candles)

What Will You Do in the Morning on December 24?

This is one of those odd-feeling years when the fourth Sunday in Advent is also Christmas Eve. There’s no question what we’ll be doing that evening: We’re planning for Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship at 7:00 p.m., with Holy Communion, followed by the lighting of candles as we sing Silent Night together in remembrance of Jesus’ birth. But what will we be doing at 9:30 in the morning — our usual hour of worship?

Our plan at St Philip’s is to spend our morning worship hour in an informal celebration, lighting the Advent wreath, sharing the story of Christmas, singing our favorite Christmas carols to Mike’s accompaniment on the accordion, and enjoying some cookies or pastries together. Children are welcome, so it will be a good time for families to gather in our larger Christian family for a little light-hearted expression of joy in the Savior’s birth.