The brunch will be held this Sunday, December 21, at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The Congregational Life Committee and Deacons will host this potluck fellowship brunch. Beverages will be provided, and we ask that each member of the congregation bring a breakfast dish to share (quiche, muffins, fruit, etc.). Savory breakfast dishes, as well as fruit, are greatly appreciated as we attempt to balance out our Sunday morning Krispy Kreme allowance. 

 

Please remember to label your dishes and serving spoons with your name if you'd like to have them back. Be sure to pick up anything you brought with you following the brunch. This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Christmas with your church family.

 

 

 

In order to give children the opportunity to remain in the Sanctuary on December 21 for Lessons and Carols, a Godly Play story will be told during the Christmas Congregational Brunch. Children are invited to join us in Vance Barron Hall at 10:15 a.m. Parents of Godly Play children are welcome, too. This is your chance to see what we do during Godly Play. The story will conclude by 10:30 a.m. so that children have time to get robed before worship. Please join us! 

 

You're invited to attend special worship services on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24. Click here to visit the "Christmas Eve Services" page of the UPC Website and view bulletins for each service.

 

Christmas Eve starts with our 4 p.m. service. We invite children, youth, parents, grandparents and all others to this afternoon Christmas Eve worship service that will lift our spirit in the lively ringing of bells. This is a special worship experience intended especially for children and their families, giving us the opportunity to watch the nativity story unfold before our very eyes. All are welcome to a more traditional 7 p.m. Candlelight Service with music led by our Youth Choir and to a Candlelight and Communion Service at 11 p.m. with music led by our Chancel Choir. Communion will be served by intinction.

 

 

 

The Christmas Eve Offering will be received during each service. The monies received from this special offering will be divided between the Pastor's Discretionary Fund and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund. 

 

Adult Education classes will continue in January. Please plan to join us!

 

Faith Issues in Literature: Writings of Barbara Brown Taylor. Facilitators: Kelly Ross and Kate Fiedler Boswell. Location: Terrace Room.

 

Family Matters - Building Moral Intelligence: This class features the book The Seven Essential Virtues that Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing, by bestselling author, Michele Borba. These virtues are empathy, conscience, self-control, respect, kindness, tolerance and fairness. Gain a new understanding of moral intelligence for our children through study of this book. In this indispensable book for parents and grandparents, Ms. Borba has created a breakthrough in conceptualizing and teaching virtue, character and values under the auspices of a measurable capacity--Moral Intelligence. The author confronts the front-page crisis we now face in our country regarding youth violence, alienation, self-destructive behavior, cold-heartedness, lack of compassion, insensitivity, intolerance and the breakdown of values. We will understand, evaluate and inspire our children (or grandchildren) with the seven essential virtues which comprise moral intelligence. Facilitated by Jim Schultz. Location: Room 139

 

During the week, we still need to have parking spots set aside for the construction crew and their materials. All of the middle parking spaces in the Robertson Lane lot will be reserved Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be a few visitor spots available next to the church building in the afternoon, but those will be the only non-reserved parking spots during construction. If you need to come to the church during the day, please plan to park in the parking deck at 150 East Rosemary St. or call in advance to see if there are any other spots available.