Dear Folks,
The four Advent candles have been
lit. Mary and Joseph were placed in the Nativity Scene.
The time is coming...
Our 2016 Longest Night Service
will be on Wednesday, December 21st, at 7 p.m., the
longest night of the year. For many people, dark is symbolic
of the harsh things of life. And, those harsh things become
more evident in the light of the "shoulds" of Christmas
time: we should be happy, we should be glad, we should be
joyful. Well, sometimes our life is not conducive to the
shoulds: we have lost a loved one, or a relationship, or a
job, or whatever. We don't feel happy and glad. The
Longest Night Service is a time to realize that for some, all
is not goodness and light. We can come, acknowledge the
darkness, but also look to the Nativity for our hope and our
Light. All are welcome.
Christmas Eve Services will be
held at 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. The early service is geared more
toward families. The late service is traditional Lessons and
Carols. This year, both with have a time of
candlelight. Come, celebrate the season!
Christmas Day worship will be at
the regular time,9:30 a.m. Service will be informal, so come
as you are to the Fellowship Hall for cookies, hot chocolate,
coffee, tea, with Christmas carol and stories!!
For New Year's Day, worship will
be at 11 a.m. Please note the time change! We will be
starting off the year by celebrating Holy Communion.
Following worship will be a brunch. A free-will offering will
be taken for Spooner House. A sign-up sheet for brunch is in the
Alcove or email me or Karen Boroski or call either of us.
Please have your 2016 pledge
up-to-date by December 31, 2016. The church 2016 financial
books for accepting pledge contributions will close on January 1,
2017; all checks must be dated December 31, 2016. Any contributions
received after this date will be credited to the year 2017.
PLEASE NOTE 2016 in the memo. Also,
if you have not returned your 2017 Faith Promise/Pledge Card,
please do so as soon as possible. Your generosity is vital to
our continued ministry here at HCCUCC.
The 2017 Offering Envelopes are
available in the Alcove.
For Committee Chairs:
Annual Report are due on January 1, 2017. Please make sure
Karen, our Office Manager, has yours!
May you all have a very Merry
Christmas!
Let us pray. O Holy One of
the Manger, may the hope, peace, joy, and love that you emanate
fill us again so we may embody you. Amen.
In Christ's love,
Rev. Lucille
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