• Sunday at 8:00 a.m. – During this season, we enjoy the beautiful traditional language of Holy Eucharist, Rite 1, in our Sunday morning 8:00 a.m. spoken service. For this service, we will be using The Book of Common Prayer, so bring your own (or use one of our pew copies)! We will enjoy music voluntaries at the prelude, communion, and postlude.
• “Poetry of Christmas 1: Sacred, Secular, and Santa” at 9:15 a.m. – (see below!)
• “Holy Encounters: Exploring Jesus' Way of Being in the World” at 9:15 a.m. – (see below!)
• Youth Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. – Middle and high school youth are invited to join us for Sunday School. We are using short videos from bibleproject.com to jump start our discussions; this fully animated series traces key biblical themes from their first appearance through the entire narrative of the Bible. We meet in the youth classroom located downstairs in the Education wing.
• Godly Play at 9:15 a.m. – Children ages 4 through 5th grade will be engaged in Godly Play. The Godly Play approach helps them to explore their faith through story, to gain religious language and to enhance their spiritual experience through wonder and play. Godly Play meets in the Education wing downstairs.
• Nursery at 9:15 a.m. – Nursery for children Kindergarten age and younger is available today beginning at 9:15 a.m.
• Children’s Church at 10:30 a.m. – On Sunday all children (K-5th grade) are invited to Children’s Church during the Liturgy of the Word in the 10:30 a.m. service. Children may be brought to the Sunday School room across from the Godly Play room (the youth classroom) before parents/grandparents go to church. Children will be taken to the church during the Peace and should join their family for communion.

·      Sunday at 10:30 a.m. – Join us for Holy Eucharist, Rite II (with music) at our 10:30 a.m. service.

• Coffee Hour after the 10:30 a.m. service – All are invited and always welcome to join us in Miller Hall (our large upstairs meeting room) after the 10:30 a.m. service for juice or coffee and fellowship. This is a great chance to mingle, meet new people, or just relax with friends.

ADULT FORMATION OFFERINGS FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7

• “Poetry of Christmas I: Sacred, Secular, and Santa” at 9:15 a.m. – Where do our images of Christmas come from? How do we discern meaning and value in poetry? C. C. Moore’s “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Adult Forum takes place in the YAC (our large downstairs meeting room) at 9:15 a.m.
• “Holy Encounters: Exploring Jesus' Way of Being in the World” at 9:15 a.m. – This autumn, the Coffee and Conversation team is facilitating conversation around Jesus’ way of being in the world as we explore the Sermon on the Mount together. Join us as we look to cultivate holy moments of encounter as individuals, in community, and in the world around us. Coffee & Conversation meets in Miller Hall, our large upstairs meeting room.