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    CHRISTMAS 2009 SCHEDULE    

Christmas Eve Worship Services
  • Thursday December 24 - 5:30 p.m. Experience Christ-With-Us as we worship at 5:30 p.m. in a family-oriented service. This service will feature carols and candle lighting.

  • Thursday December 24 - 11:00 p.m. The 11:00 p.m. traditional service will feature music by the Faith Choir with candle lighting and Communion.

Events Leading into Christmas
  • Saturday November 21: Christmas Shopping Day for Parents: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
    Dreaming of a kid-free shopping day? Our youth will provide child care at WPC so parents can go Christmas shopping. Donations are appreciated and will go towards youth mission trips.

  • Sunday November 22: Hanging of the Greens - 12:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
    We'll start with a light lunch in Bouton Hall, followed by a "Hanging of the Greens" worship service at 1:00 p.m. led by our youth where we'll explore the meaning associated with the tradition of hanging. We'll "hang the greens" beginning at 1:30 p.m. as we prepare the entire WPC campus and ourselves for the coming of the Christ child.

  • Sunday November 29: First Sunday in Advent. Emphasis: Mary and Elizabeth
    • Worship at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.; Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m.

  • Saturday December 5: Gingerbread House Workshop from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
    Come and decorate your very own gingerbread house for the holiday!

  • Sunday December 6: Second Sunday in Advent. Emphasis: Isaiah
    • Worship at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. with Communion; Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m.
    • Christmas Post Office: Youth fundraiser - send Christmas cards to your WPC family and buy WPC ornaments and coasters as presents.

  • Sunday December 13: Third Sunday in Advent. Emphasis: Shepherds
    • Worship at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. with the Faith Choir presenting a service of Lessons and Carols at both services and the Bible-by-Heart storytellers telling scripture. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m.
    • Christmas Post Office: Youth fundraiser - send Christmas cards to your WPC family and buy WPC ornaments and coasters as presents.
    • Children Family Fellowship from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Caroling, Cocoa and Cookies!

  • Saturday December 19: Youth Christmas Parties from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

  • Sunday December 20: Fourth Sunday in Advent. Emphasis: Joseph
    • Worship at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.; Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m.
    • Christmas Post Office: Youth fundraiser - send Christmas cards to your WPC family and buy WPC ornaments and coasters as presents.
    • Selah Service and Communion at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall Foyer. Selah literally means a "pause" and this service is a pause in the midst of our busyness as we stop to seek the peace and presence of Christ.

Details for donating to "Gifts of Joy"
Christmas is a joyous time, especially for children, when WPC families share and give to the Gifts of Joy program. It is designed to assist in providing a memorable Christmas for children from McWhirter Elementary and Brookside Intermediate schools. These are children whose families cannot provide that "Perfect Christmas." These children are identified as “in need” by the staff at their schools and the families are contacted so that their child(ren) can participate in the program. Last year we received this note from Brookside Intermediate’s program coordinator. "On behalf of all the students and their parents, I send you their warmest and most sincere “thanks.” Their faces were so happy with big smiles, ready to tell me about the holidays and their gifts. Please share this note of gratitude with all the kind-hearted spirits of the season."

The Gift of Joy Team will provide a table in the Narthex before & after each service on Nov. 22, 29, & Dec 6 where members of the congregation can pick up an information sheet on a child for whom they wish to provide Christmas presents. Each child will be assigned a number to protect the identity of the family. The sheet will list the age, clothing sizes and a short wish list from each child. Gifts may be dropped off in the Gallery during the week or no later than Sunday, Dec. 7. If possible, please provide a gift receipt to make it easy for clothing or other exchanges to take place. In addition, gift wrapping supplies and disposable cameras are always appreciated by the families if a member should wish to provide these.

Please keep in mind that some of the children that we are assisting may be siblings when you are doing your shopping. We suggest no more than three of four gifts (at least one article of clothing and two items from the child’s wish list) per child so that no child feels left out on Christmas morning. If you are in doubt as to what to buy, a gift card is a welcomed treat. Please be sure to put the amount on the card. Shopping for a child is always a wonderful way to get in the holiday spirit. Please consider giving the "Gifts of Joy" to a needy child this Christmas season.

Please contact Kaylin Dupree (281.484.0150) or Paula Bray (281.484.6909) with any questions.

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