Advent Worship and Events

• December 14 - 3rd Sunday of Advent, Worship, 11:00 a.m.
• December 17 - Taize Service of Hope and Healing, 7:00 p.m.
• December 21 - 4th Sunday of Advent, Worship, 11:00 a.m.
• December 24 - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 5:30 p.m.
• December 28 - PJ & Hot Cocoa Christmas Carol Sing, Worship 11:00 a.m.

Christmas Joy Offering

One way we at Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church aid church leaders around country and the world is through participation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Christmas Joy Offering. Funds contributed to this offering provide support to:

• Current and retired church workers and their spouses with financial needs
• Leadership development among the primarily students of color at three PC(USA)-related schools. Many of these students are the first in their families to enroll in higher education.

“Prepare the Way” (Isaiah 40) is the theme of this year’s Christmas Joy Offering. By giving generously, you can help support our past and present church leaders and prepare the way for strong church leadership in the future. Write “Christmas Joy Offering” on the memo line of your check placed in the offering plate at Sunday worship, December 21. Or give online by going to the CHPC website and clicking into Online Giving and then on Christmas Joy Offering.

Give joyfully!

Advent Encounters at the Manger 

Who are these figures who inhabit the Christmas story? What do they have to do with me? Our intention is to take a prayerful and interactive dive into the very familiar Christmas story, exploring its images, symbols, and relevance to our lives today, and perhaps even discovering unfamiliar themes and meaning.

On the 3rd and 4th Sundays of Advent — December 14 and 21 — at 9:30 a.m. in the Gathering Room, Phil Lloyd-Sidle will facilitate an adult Sunday school time. Coffee, tea, and something yummy to eat will be available as well. Open to all.

Prayer and Action for Middle East

Feel free to join us Thursdays on Zoom, in-person, or both. This group has enabled such support for one another as we all struggle to cope with the tragedies in the Middle East and the on and off cease fires and prisoner releases.

We would be grateful to have others join us. Email Soni at soni.castleberry@gmail.com to get the Zoom link and be added to the group email list for regular communication.

Choir Practice

Choir practice is held every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Please feel free to come and see if this is something you might be interested in.

Did You Know?

What Presbyterians Believe about Faith and Practice

It is typical of confessions in the Reformed tradition, that they emphasize not only what Christians believe but also how Christians live, not only orthodox Christian faith but also thankful and obedient Christian “practice,” not only justification by grace through faith but also sanctification by grace evidenced in “good works.” All Christian traditions acknowledge the fact that faith without works is dead. But in Reformed confessions the active Christian life is given special and unique emphasis.

https://pcusa.org/sites/default/files/boc2016.pdf page x

December Birthdays

Please remember these wonderful folks in prayer and, if possible, reach out to them with a card, phone call, text, email or however you choose to honor them.

Dec 3 - Martha Neal Cooke

Dec 6 - Doug Yeager

Dec 7 - Andrew Hartmans

Dec 12 - Nelly Ngandu

Dec 16 - Connie Foss

Dec 22 - Peter Kemmerle

Dec 30 - Leland Bell

Dec 31 - Phil Lloyd-Sidle

To double-check your listing, contact the office at office@crescenthill.church or call 502-893-5381.