Last-minute reminder:
Tonight, Friday, December 7, is our monthly Parents' Night Out. Childcare is provided from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. for any members of the community who wish to participate. Parents may register with the church office or just show up at 6pm; first child is $20 and each sibling is $15.
Advent is underway, and this Sunday our worship will focus on "A Vision of Peace," drawing from Isaiah 11:1-10. We prepare to welcome Christ into our lives again in the form of a helpless baby, born to unmarried parents with no resources, in a strange city, in a forgotten corner of occupied territory. God does enter the world in strange ways sometimes! Worship is at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday.
Next Friday, December 14 we'll have a Game Night for all ages! Starting at 6:30 p.m., bring a plate of Christmas treats to share. We will have games galore for adults and kids. Christmas music playing. Elves running around. Childcare will be provided. Parents bring sleeping bags for the kids for watching a Christmas movie. (This is a great opportunity to bring a friend to church!)
Saturday, December 15 we'll offer a special morning of Parents' Day Out for those who need to get some Christmas shopping done without the little ones underfoot! Same rates as on our first Friday evenings ($20/first child, $15/sibling) for children to come, play, and enjoy some Christmas craft activities from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. A snack/light lunch will be served. Please call or email the church if you wish to sign up.
At the same time that morning, we'll have a Church Clean-Up to prepare for Christmas guests. A variety of projects are available for willing and able bodies of all ages!
Sunday, December 16 our worship will explore the "Song of Love" that is part of this season. We'll hear and sing different versions of the Magnificat, the poetic response of Mary to the news that she would bear a holy child, as well as the meaning of Christ's coming as a love song that God sings to us.
At Highlands UMC, all people are welcome. I hope you'll join us for worship at this wonderful time of year!
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