Weekly Tidings

 

The Week Ahead 

Have a Blessed and Merry Christmas

Saturday, December 17

9:00 am Yoga

Sunday, December 18 | Fourth Sunday of Advent:

8:30 am:  Early Worship in the Sanctuary 

Livestream available on Facebook

10:00 am:  Worship in the Sanctuary and Sunday School

6:00 pm:  Youth Group

Monday, December 19:

9:00 am:  Lend-A-Hand

6:00 pm Esprit

7:00 pm:  Men’s Bible Study

Tuesday, December 20:

9:00 am Yoga

11:00 am Bood Group

12:00 pm Prayer Group

12:00 pm: Deadline for Saturday Tiding

Wednesday, December 21:

6:30 pm Christmas SongFest

Thursday, December 22:

9:00 am:  Yoga

10:00 am Bible Study

2:00 pm:  Chair Yoga

5:00 pm Big Book Step Group

Friday, December 23:

10:00 am: Al-Anon

Saturday, December 24: 

9:00 am:  Yoga

4:00 pm Christmas Eve Worship

7:00 pm Christmas Eve Worship

10:00 pm Christmas Eve Worship

Sunday, December 25 Christmas Day:

8:30 am:  Early Worship in the Sanctuary

Livestream available of Facebook

10:00 am:  Worship in the Sanctuary and Sunday School

Livestream available on our YouTube channel

6:00 pm:  Youth Group

Together in Christ—We Worship

Sunday services are at 8:30 A.M.  & 10:00 A.M. in the Sanctuary.

Sunday, December 18 – Fourth Sunday of Advent

Worship with Us! Everyone is welcome!

(If you are feeling unwell, tested positive for COVID-19, or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, please stay home.)

During Our 10 am Worship Sunday School is happening for any children who would like to participate.

Christmas is almost here!

Sunday, December 18, 10:00 am Christmas Pageant

Wednesday, December 21, 6:30 pm Christmas Sing Along 

Christmas Eve Services

4:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 10:00 pm

Our Christmas morning Worship will be very special. Wear your pajamas and have your kids bring in their favorite gift. The services will be lots of fun and short. It is a rare occurrence to have worship on Christmas day. The next Sunday Christmas will be in 2033!

The Sing Along on Wednesday, December 21 at 6:30 pm will have traditional Christmas carols and festive secular music too. It will be a merry time for kids and grownups. Give Wendy Lithwin a call if you have any questions. 508-737-5387.

 

Committed to Serve—You are Making a Difference!

UPDATE: Our “Deck the Halls” Holiday Fair, Auction and Dinner have brought in over $20,000!

Alternative Giving for Christmas:  Consider getting an Alternative Christmas gift this year that will bless and honor them by blessing others less fortunate.   Alternative Giving Cards are available for the missions our church supports in Sierra Leone, West Africa: The Child Reintegration Centre and Mercy Hospital; as well as for the Osterville Church’s Pastor’s Discretionary Fund to support urgent local needs.  Christmas gift cards and instructions for these opportunities are available on the Outreach Bulletin Board in the solarium.

Mission Trips to Sierra Leone in 2023: Helping Children Worldwide has announced planned mission trips to Sierra Leone, West Africa for 2023.  The dates of the trips are:

• July 16-30 – Zoom Interest Meeting 2/5/23 @ 3:30 p.m., application deadline 2/12/23.
• OCT 15-29 – Zoom Interest Meeting 5/14/23 @ 1 p.m., application deadline 5/21/23.
• DEC 26-JAN 3/2024 – Zoom Interest Meeting 7/23/23 @ 3:30 p.m., application deadline 7/30/23.

For additional information, please contact Patty Morell at 703-725-2773.

Your Pledges have made a big difference. We reported at the Charge Conference that we will have a balanced budget for 2023. Let’s keep making a difference! We have set aside a bulletin board in the solarium that we are calling “Blessing/Making a Difference.” There are cards to fill out indicating how you are blessed or celebrate someone who is making a difference doing God’s work for our church. You all must know someone or something to celebrate.