Christmas Eve Services
TIMES AND DESCRIPTIONS
in the Courtyard
4pm (or Sanctuary if raining)
Creation provides the perfect setting for welcoming and worshiping Christ our Savior. Come early for cocoa, bring a blanket or chair, and dress for the weather. Children and families can take part in the telling of the nativity story, and candlelight and Holy Communion will be part of this memorable Christmas Eve Worship service. If weather does not permit worshiping outside, this service will be held in the Sanctuary.
IN THE SANCTUARY
6pm + 8pm
6pm Livestream
Gather on Christmas Eve in the beautifully decorated sanctuary to sing your favorite Christmas hymns, light candles for "Silent Night," and hear the greatest story ever told: God's gift of Jesus Christ. The 6pm worship features Choir, Bells, strings, harp, and brass. A traditional Lutheran liturgy is offered at 8pm, with strings, brass, and a harpist. Candlelight and Holy Communion will be part of both Christmas services.
THE SEASON OF Advent
SUNDAY Worship
December 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th*
8:15am Sanctuary (*not held on 24th)
10:45am Sanctuary + Livestream
Come gather in the stillness to light the advent candles and worship with us - a time to slow our frenzied and frenetic lives to make room for the hope, peace, joy, and love of Jesus.
MID-WEEK
December 6rd, 13th, and 20th
7pm | Butterfly Center Chapel
Join us in this season of yearning for a beautiful, contemplative vespers service using the Holden Evening Prayer.
Longest Night
Thursday, December 21
7pm | Sanctuary + Livestream
Held on the longest night of the year, this service offers space to share anguish, to plead with God to remember us, to pray for justice and restoration, even to hope against hope, through our doubts and tears and fears, that “God will set things right all over the earth.”
ADVENT MEDITATIONS
Daily | Memorial Garden
Come on your own or with others to reflect, explore scripture, and embrace the gifts of hope, peace, joy, and love by scanning the onsite QR for this self-guided meditation in the Memorial Garden.
Our Christmas Offering Designation
Our Christmas Eve offering will go to support our ministry partner Upbring, specifically for the care of children. Upbring is a change-making organization whose mission is to create a world where all children are cherished. 100% of your generosity will go to Upbring's New Life Center in Canyon Lake and BeReal Program in Austin/San Marcos.
Thank you for being a community that cares for God's children.