This Week's Top Ten!
1. Deck the Halls Celebration!
Deck the Halls Celebration  
THIS SUNDAY, November 29 - 4:15pm to 6:00pm
 
Join us as we kickoff the Advent season with a festive family celebration including an advent wreath workshop, seasonal crafts, cookies, hot cocoa, and a Hanging of the Greens service filled with holiday music and interactive fun. 

Please make your reservation for an Advent wreath today!
www.hmumc.org/DecktheHallsCelebration. The cost is $10 per wreath.  

2. Nicaragua Mission Trip Donations
2016 Nicaragua Mission Trip Donations
 
Our HMUMC missions team needs your help with supplies for the January 30 - February 6 mission trip to Nicaragua. Donation bins are located by the Rooftop.

Supplies NeededPersonal Hygiene
  • Toothbrushes
  • Toothpaste (full size)
  • Soap Bars
  • Hair Brushes
  • Washcloths
  • Hair Ribbobs and Bands
Medicine
  • Ibuprofen
  • Children's Tylenol
  • Neosporin
  • Hydrocortisone Cream (anti-itch)
Children's Toys/Supplies
  • Small Matchbox Cars
  • Pencils
  • Pencil Sharpeners
  • Soccer Balls and Pumps
  • Small Stuffed Animals
  • Bubbles
  • Glue Sticks
Other Supplies
  • Home Depot Buckets & Lids
  • Work Gloves
  • Large Kitchen Stir Spoons
  • Eyeglass Readers (different strengths needed)
Click here to make a monetary donation *Please choose "other" and write "Nicaragua" in the memo line.
 
3.  Student Ministry Christmas Parties
Christmas Parties...Student Ministry Style!
Merry Christmas to all 6th-12th graders!  
Join us on December 6th from 5:00-8:00pm. 

We're hosting a progressive dinner to celebrate Christmas with our students this year!  Sign up online by Thursday, Dec. 3rd using the link below to participate! We also would love for anyone in the congregation to help us host or serve for our evening.  If you would like to volunteer to serve as a host home for appetizers or main course (for a group of approx 12 students), volunteer driver, dessert donations, or servers to make this night a success.

4. Children's Choir Christmas Program and Plum Pudding Party 
Children's Choir Christmas Program and Plum Pudding Party 
Wednesday, December 9 at 6:00pm

The Combined Children's Choirs of HMUMC, ages 3 through 5th grade, have a special evening planned for you and your family. Come hear the children sing beautiful new and traditional Christmas music that is sure to warm your heart!  Then immediately following the program, join us in the Rooftop for "The Plum Pudding Party," a festive time of fellowship for all that will certainly kick off your holiday season with joy!

5. Christmas Cantata!
"The Word Became Flesh" Christmas Cantata
Sunday, December 13 at 9:30am & 11:00am 

Come enjoy the wondrous story of the Savior's birth as told through glorious choral and orchestral music, and meaningful scriptural narration. This live worship experience, presented by the Cantata Choir, Orchestra and our Pastors, brings to life the greatest story ever told! This is the PERFECT time to invite your friends and family. For those who prefer our early service, a festive pre-Christmas worship service with live music will be held in the Rooftop at 8:15am. 


6. Christmas Eve at HMUMC!
Christmas Eve at HMUMC
Thursday, December 24

We are looking forward to spending Christmas Eve with you. It will be an evening filled with joy, hope and love. 

Communion & Community Nativity Service -1pm in the Sanctuary
Family Christmas Celebration - 4pm in the Sanctuary
Contemporary Christmas Eve Service - 7pm in The Rooftop
Share the Warmth of Christmas - 7pm Outdoor Celebration Tent 
Traditional Christmas Eve Service - 7pm & 9pm in the Sanctuary
Candlelight Communion Service - 11pm in the Sanctuary

Learn more at www.hmumc.org/christmas !

7. Holiday Giving!

Purchase a Christmas dinner for our families who depend on the Food Pantry. Your donation of $35.00 will purchase a complete meal with a turkey and all of the trimmings.   

Helping Our Own at Christmas

Our Secret Servant Christmas Ministry is dedicated to helping families in need during the Holidays. If you know a family that needs help this year, please email Roger Freeman at [email protected]. Please make sure to include a phone number in the email.

Salvation Army Angel Tree 
Be a blessing, adopt an angel!

The Christmas Angel Tree Program provides new toys and clothing to children who otherwise would not have gifts to open during the holidays. Simply pick up a bag in the Narthex that contains a tag with the name, age, clothing size and toy requests of an underprivileged child this holiday season. This year's tree also includes 25 economically disadvantaged senior adults. Please return the tag and unwrapped gifts to the front office by December 6.

8. Upward Sports
U pward Basketball and Cheerleading Registration is No w Open

Upward is a fun way for Pre-K (4 year olds) through 6th grade boys and girls to learn more about God while focusing on fundamental skills. The season starts January 12 and ends with an awards celebration on March 19. The early registration cost is $150. Sign up online by using the link below or pick up a registration form at the Welcome Center. 

9.  Guatemala Mission Trip
Student Guatemala Mission Trip

The student ministry of HMUMC has committed to 3 years of service in Guatemala through Impacto Ministry. The mission of Impacto is to bring salvation, hope, healing, and peace of Christ to the Spanish-speaking world. Those in grades 9-12 are invited to join us from April 1 to April 8 as we are working near the Western Highlands in cities surrounding Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.  We'll have monthly meetings as we prepare as a team for our week in Guatemala.

Visit www.hmumc.org/guatemala to register and/or learn more about our registration dates for all students.

10. Wednesday Nights at HMUMC
Wednesday Night Supper & Programming Break

We are taking a break from Wednesday Night Supper and Connect Classes in honor of the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. We hope you enjoy the Holidays, and we look forward to seeing you all on January 13, when Wednesday Night Supper and classes resume for the new year.


The Middle and Ignite December Schedule

Student Ministry Wednesday night and Sunday night programming will continue through December 13. All students 6th - 8th grade are welcome to join us anytime on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm. We will meet in The Shed for fellowship and worship and then break out into our small groups. All students 9th - 12th grade, please join us on Sunday nights in The Shed at 5:30pm for dinner, fellowship, worship and small groups.

Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Upcoming Events
  • 11/25 - 11/28 - Church Office Closed
  • 11/25 - 1/16 - Wednesday Night Supper & Wednesday Programming Break
  • 11/25 - No Middle or 5th Grade Praise Team
  • 11/26 - Happy Thanksgiving
  • 11/29 - First Sunday of Advent
  • 11/29 - Worship Services @ 8:15am, 9:30am & 11:00am
  • 11/29 - Student Worship in the Shed @ 9:30am & E3 Classes @ 11:00am
  • 11/29 - Crosstown Kid's Worship & Small Groups @ 9:3pam & 11:00am
  • 11/29 - Deck the Halls Celebration @4:15pm
  • 11/29 - Ignite @5:30pm
  • 11/30 - Advent "Sent" Study begins @ 10:00am
  • 12/2 - The Middle @ 6:30pm
  • 12/2 - 5th Grade Praise Team Christmas Party @ 6pm
  • 12/3 & 12/4 - Women's Christmas Dinners
  • 12/6 - Student Christmas Parties
  • 12/6 - Worship Services @ 8:15am, 9:30am & 11:00am
  • 12/6 - Student Worship in the Shed @ 9:30am & E3 Classes @ 11:00am
  • 12/6 - Crosstown Kid's Worship & Small Groups @ 9:30am & 11:00am
  • 12/6 - Ignite @ 5:30pm
  • 12/9 - Children's Choir Christmas Program
  • 12/9 - The Middle @ 6:30pm
  • 12/13 - Early Service @ 8:15am in The Rooftop
  • 12/13 - Cantata @ 9:30am & 11:00am in the Sanctuary
  • 12/13 - Student Worship in the Shed @ 9:30am & E3 Small Groups @ 11:00am
  • 12/13 - Crosstown Kid's Worship & Small Groups @ 9:30am & 11:00am
  • 12/13 - Ignite @ 5:30pm
  • 12/21 - United Methodist Men's Meeting
  • 12/24 - Christmas Eve Services @ 1pm, 4pm, 7pm, 9pm & 11pm
  • 12/25 - Merry Christmas
  • 12/25 & 12/26 - Church Office Closed
  • 12/27 - Integrated Worship Services (Crosstown Kids & Students will worship with their parents in the Sanctuary) @ 8:15am, 9:30am & 11:00am in the Sanctuary
  • 12/30 - 1/2 - Church Office Closed
  • 1/1 - Happy New Year!
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