Welcome to this holy night, where we gather to celebrate the extraordinary story of Christ’s birth. In the quiet town of Bethlehem, among humble shepherds and a young couple with no place to stay, God entered the world in the most ordinary of ways. Yet through this child, everything changed—the hopes of the weary, the longings of the broken, and the future of all creation were transformed. Tonight, we remember that this extraordinary story is still unfolding, inviting us to receive the light of Christ into our own lives and share it with the world.
Our community will gather in person this Christmas Eve to hear the wondrous story of God’s light breaking into the world as a baby is born to Mary & Joseph. There will be three worship services featuring holy communion and candlelight; 3pm, 4:30pm 9pm. Each of the services will be similarly styled and patterned.
Our community will gather in person this Christmas Eve to hear the wondrous story of God’s light breaking into the world as a baby is born to Mary & Joseph. There will be three worship services featuring holy communion and candlelight; 3pm, 4:30pm 9pm. Each of the services will be similarly styled and patterned.
Along with the startled shepherds, we’ve grown accustomed to the ordinary and the uneventful embedded in our day-to-day responsibilities. But into the ordinary breaks the extraordinary. With the Angel announcing, “good news of great joy,” we learn that the whole world is going to change. And change is terrifying.
This beautiful lullaby has been sung on Christmas Eve for 200 years and has become one of the most beloved ways of telling this amazing story. The story of God’s promise fulfilled, love’s pure light has come into our darkened world. The glory streams from everywhere and we add our own alleluia.
