Praise the Lord. Give Thanks to God, for God’s goodness and love endure forever - Psalm 106:1

Amid the turkey, parade, time with loved ones may we pause to give thanks to the One through whom all things are possible.



May gratitude be our guide, extending Christ’s mercy and grace. 

The church office will be closed Thursday, November 24

& Friday, November 25 for Thanksgiving holiday.

Join us for worship at 9am on Sundays through the season of Advent beginning November 27.

The stories, scriptures, and traditions of the Christmas season have been passed down to us throughout the generations. Many of us enter this season with a swell of memories and emotions as vast as the cultural and religious rituals this holiday holds. Like a tapestry woven throughout time, the Christmas story weaves us in - to remember how God has shown up in the past, to continue the work of collective liberation, to behold the presence of God in flesh and bone.

November 27 scripture focus: Matthew 1:1-17, There's Room for Every Story. Communion will be served.

Worship in-person or streaming at - www.facebook.com/immanueluccpa or www.youtube.com/immanuelucc

After worship, ALL AGES (young and young at heart), are invited to Fellowship Hall as we Craft our Way to Christmas!!! It will be a morning of crafts, games, stories and fellowship as we kick off the Season of Advent, patiently awaiting the birth of Jesus!!!

5 Days until #Giving Tuesday – November 29th

In the final countdown to Giving Tuesday: Giving SPACE, we turn our attention to all the ways our indoor space shapes us!

With less than a week until Giving Tuesday, don't let time run out on the anonymous donor's $10k match! The power of individual contributions combine to impact everyone!

Online contributions can be made at www.immanuel-ucc.org/give or mail checks payable to IUCC, noting "Giving Tuesday".

Advent/Christmas Music

We have a very exciting season of music coming up – a combination of some IUCC staples (Lord, Before This Fleeting Season, Where Riches Is Everlasting, and others) and wonderful new music that we will learn and perform during Advent and Christmastide. All are welcome to join us for some or all of this music. Please SIGN UP here to indicate your availability. This will also help ensure there is enough music for everyone who wants to join us.

Christmas Eve Festival Choir

All ages & voices are invited to lend your voice to our Christmas Eve Festival Choir. Join us for traditional hymns and anthems.

We will be working on the music throughout the Advent season. Special Christmas-Eve only rehearsals on 12/22 and 12/24 at 7PM. Please sign up here to indicate your participation.

Will Todd residency - Community Choir Opportunity

Will Todd returns to Immanuel in December for the premiere of his latest carol, “In This Wondrous Burst of Starlight,” written for Vox Philia. As part of the concert, we want to form a community choir to perform three of his works, led by Will! Adults/more experienced singers would sing “I am changed,” and younger singers would perform “Lighting the Way.” Everyone is invited to participate in the festive “Bring Light” to end the program. Music will be provided, and we will hold two rehearsals before Will is with us, dates and times are December 10, 2:15-3:00 pm and December 11, 4-4:45 pm. The dress rehearsal with Will is on December 17, with adults at 2:30 pm and young folk at 3:00 pm. 

If interested, please email Stephen Longenecker at music@immanuel-ucc.org to register and get digital copies of the music. 

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