This Sunday, we will be lighting our Advent Joy candle! "When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh." -Matthew 2:10-11 NIV

This Sunday, Dec 16th @ 11:45am Help to invite our neighbors! This Sunday, come help us to spread the word to all of our neighbors about our Christmas Eve service by handing out invite cards to our neighborhood! If you would like to join this crew, please first meet at 11:45 in the connecting room for our a light lunch and instructions. Then, we'll hit it out in the neighborhood!

Next Sunday, Dec 23rd - No Worship Service Instead, Dress Rehearsal for Christmas Eve! Next Sunday, we will not be holding a Sunday worship service. Instead, we will use this time to do a full dress rehearsal for our Christmas Eve service starting at 9:30 AM. We will also be using this time to enjoy a little Christmas cheer with coffee and bagels on the patio open to all! Please feel free to bring a breakfast dish to share!

On Dec 24th at 5 PM, we will be holding our annual Christmas Eve candlelight service! There will be free childcare during the service, and food and refreshments after the service! For those who are not able to attend in person, we will also be broadcasting our service through livestreaming on YouTube. This is also a great way to invite family and friends to join us online! Postcard invitations are available to pass out to all those you know!

Each Christmas, we take up a special monthly offering called "Making Jesus My First Gift". This offering allows us to provide special monetary gifts to each of our former pastors & missionaries, to outside ministries we support including a gift to our Compassion child, as well as to all of those outside professionals and ministry partners who serve our church throughout the year! Our goal is to raise $2,000 for this offering. To date, we have met our goal by receiving $2,075 ! THANK YOU to all who have so generously given to our Making Jesus My First Gift fund! If you would still like to make a special year-end gift towards supporting life-changing ministry at The Church on the Corner, please click on the button below! Online Giving

HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE! Jazzercise is hosting a holiday food drive to collect canned goods for the Alameda County Community Food Bank . From now until the end of December, collection bins will be located downstairs in the Commons at The Church on the Corner . If you would like to donate items, please place bags of canned goods in the church foyer and we will move them downstairs into the bins. Please see the following list of the most needed food items !

Watch us LIVE on YouTube e very Sunday at 10 AM @ youtube.com/user/TheChurchontheCorner

CHURCH COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS Do you have any special classifieds that you would like to have shared with the rest of our church community? Please email us at [email protected] !

UPCOMING EVENTS DECEMBER 12/12 - Weds @ 6:45 PM - Art of Parenting (Final class) 12/14 - Fri 3-5 PM - NextGen Youth Hangout 12/16 - Sun @ 11:45 AM - Lunch + Pass out Christmas Eve invite cards! 12/20 - No Albany Home Group (On break for December) 12/21 - Fri 3-5 PM - NextGen Youth Hangout (Final hangout before holidays) 12/23 - Sunday No 10 AM Worship Service (Christmas Eve Rehearsal) 12/24 - Mon @ 5 PM - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 12/28 - Fri - No NextGen (Holiday week) 12/30 - Sun @ 10 AM - Worship Service - Open Mic for TOW's ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌