Join us for a time to rest and reflect on Christmas Eve at 5:00pm. All are welcome, and childcare will be available for ages 0-3.

Please note that there will be no morning worship service at Bridges on Christmas Eve.

THIS WEEK'S MESSAGE

Advent: Preparing through Worship

The season of Advent is a time to look back to Christ’s first coming as a baby born in Bethlehem, and to look forward to his second coming when he will return to renew and redeem every part of fallen creation. It is therefore a time to prepare our hearts, to reflect upon the promises of God, and to anticipate the fulfillment of those promises. It is a time for remembering and rejoicing. And so, as we continue our sermon series this week in the Minor Prophets, we’ll take a closer look at what the book of Malachi has to say to us about this process of anticipation and preparation. 

NEWS AND EVENTS

Christmas Choir and Orchestra are starting soon! Click HERE to fill out the interest form to join the choir and orchestra newsletter, and we will reach out this week with more information on how you can get involved. All ages and abilities are welcome! No experience necessary.

Upcoming Events with Los Altos Christian Schools!

Register now for a Kindergarten Information Meeting this Fri., Dec. 8, 9:30-11:00am in the Bridges Family Center. Families will have a chance to meet with the LACS administration and Kinder teacher, tour the school, and participate in a Q&A afterward. Register HERE!

Let LACS give your kid(s) an evening of fun while you enjoy Parents' Night Out! Drop off grades K-6 at our gym beginning at 5:00pm this Fri., Dec. 8. Kids can be picked up anytime before 10:00pm. Non-LACS families are welcome! The cost is $40 per child. Questions? Contact Mr. Burman: (650) 823-0226. Register HERE.

Grades K-12 present "Prime Time Christmas" on Fri., Dec. 15, 9:00-10:00am in the Bridges Worship Center. Join us for a fun musical about a news network reporting all over the world on the day before Christmas—including from Bethlehem, where the biggest News is happening!

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Join MUCH Hope as they host a full Christmas celebration at the Sunnyvale Homeless Shelter on Fri., Dec. 22! Volunteer to donate food, gifts, and/or supplies; make scarves; assemble gift bags; prepare food; or serve at the shelter. This will be a fun outreach with a meal, caroling, games, and gifts for 200 kids this year. Questions? Email Sujana: [email protected].

This holiday season, Bridges is supporting the Salvation Army in three ways as a church-wide service opportunity: ringing the red kettle bell, blessing a local family with Christmas gifts through Adopt-a-Family, and donating gift cards at our Christmas tree in the Worship Center lobby. For details on any of these service opportunities, click below or visit the table in the Worship Center lobby on Sunday mornings.

Israel is experiencing her worst tragedy in decades. What can we do to help? How can we let the people of Israel know they are not alone? What are some of the ways we can make a difference right now?

Join us in Baja, Mexico, as we work with Baja Christian Ministries again on MLK Weekend, Jan. 11-15, 2024. We will be building a home for a needy family currently living in inadequate housing conditions, and conducting outreach activities in order to share God’s love with children and families.

Bridges is partnering with several other local churches to host, in person on our campus, the 10th Annual Tim Tebow Foundation’s Night to Shine Prom for teens and young adults with special needs. Mark your calendar on Fri., Feb. 9, 2024! To make this beautiful night happen, we need over 500 volunteers to make this evening a success, including help supporting parents in the parent room, parking and safety teams, decorations, hair stylists, make up artists, shoe shiners, set up, clean up, and more.

We’d love for each person to find a place to use their God-given gifts within our Bridges family. Prayerfully consider how God would like you to serve, and then fill out our online form. Thank you for helping build our church!

STAY CONNECTED

Do you have a question about this week's sermon? We want to hear it! To see our pastors answer past sermon questions, click HERE.

Our Bridges family prays together three different times each week: twice on Wednesday via Zoom, and once on Sunday mornings before our worship service. We'd love to have you join us.

Need help picking up groceries, setting up tech tools or equipment, running errands, etc.? We have a team of people who are ready and willing to help. If you're able and willing to help others, join our team!

These are our current year-to-date giving figures: Actual is $308,164; budgeted is $461,000; shortfall is $152,836. These figures reflect contributions for the church year, which runs Sept. 1 - Aug. 31.

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