Tuesday, December 24
EARLY SERVICE WITH CANDLE LIGHTING, 3:00PM
Join us mid-afternoon at 3:00pm in the sanctuary for a service of lessons, carols, communion and candlelight.
CHRISTMAS EVE PAGEANT, 5:30PM
Plan to be here for this wonderful service for all ages! It is a special ministry of our children and youth to share the story of Jesus’ birth on Christmas Eve. Children and youth will also share special music; the congregation will sing hymns; the angels will bring good news; the sheep will baa; the cows will moo; the camels will say whatever camels say; the shepherds will keep watch; the innkeeper will have no room; the magi will bring gifts. We will all welcome Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus (and their donkey). As we end our celebration, we will light candles as we sing “Silent Night” together.
LATE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE, 11:00PM
Carols, liturgy, and the story of the very first Christmas as told in Luke’s Gospel will guide us through the final hour of Christmas Eve and into Christmas morning. We will all share in the singing of hymns and light candles as we join our voices in the verses of “Silent Night.”
CHRISTMAS EVE OFFERING
This year, the offering from the three Christmas Eve services will be divided evenly between The Bishop’s Christmas Offering for Children and an offering to support building needs and ministries at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. The Bishop’s offering supports Indiana Outdoor Camp Ministries, Children and Youth Homes, and United Methodist ministries which help feed, clothe, and educate children locally and globally. The offering that supports building needs and ministries will help us continue to offer hospitable outreach to many non-profits during the year. It will also help insure that we will be able to continue our ministries of care, Christian education and missional connection inside and outside our building. We deeply appreciate your generosity to these important ministry causes at this special time of year.