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The Mouse House is a little “shop” for kids to purchase gently used items for family & friends for only a quarter. The youth will be setting up and staffing the Mouse House in the Pastor’s Study.

(Grown-ups are asked to bring donations of gently-used items to be sold in the Mouse House. Please bring them anytime between now and the start of church on December 11. Event is sponsored by Christian Ed.)

Sometimes the “Happiest Time of the Year” is not a happy time for everyone. The “Blue” Christmas service allows those experiencing grief, or who simply need a quieter time for reflection to gather.

Choir is preparing for the Cantata, coming Dec 18.

Children (elementary age) & youth (middle & high school) participate in a short skit for Advent, then stay in worship to listen to the choir cantata. (Nursery provided.)

Worship concludes about 11:00AM, with coffee and fellowship afterward.

Today:

• Fourth Sunday in Advent
• Celebration! Choir sings a Cantata telling the story of Christmas in words and music
• Other Themes: Extravagent Welcome & Making Room for Hope
• Short skit each Sunday during Advent featuring the kids/youth and the above themes

O Come Let Us Adore Him. There is room in the stable to celebrate together. We’ll hear the story of the night Jesus was born, listen to music, sing songs together, and file outdoors with our candles to sing some more and see the live nativity. Yes, real people and animals representing the Christmas story.

NO WORSHIP SERVICE Christmas Day morning. Instead, we will gather at 4pm for a special Vespers service.

Christmas Day, First United will not hold a morning worship service. Instead, we will gather at 4pm for a special Vespers service of prayer, singing and sharing our Christmas traditions.

All Worship Together. (Nursery provided.)

Worship concludes at about 11:00AM, with fellowship afterward.

Today:

• Story of Simeon
• Theme of Guiding Star
• Everyone takes home a star with a word on it to see how it may guide or comfort you through the year
• New Year’s Day
• Special music from several individuals

Monthly meeting of the Christian Ed board.

Common Earth Community Garden Steering Committee meets to look at upcoming events for 2017, the Calendar for 2017, a Newsletter update, and Lessons learned from 2016.