HANGING OF THE GREENS SERVICE
THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 @ 9:30 AM
We will decorate the sanctuary during our morning worship on the first Sunday in Advent, December 2, with the Hanging of the Greens Service. This will be a special Sunday where the Adult Choir and the Brook Singers lead the congregation in song as we prepare for the birth of Jesus. Mark this date on your calendar as a Sunday you don’t want to miss!
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AND BRUNCH: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 AT 9:30AM
Join us during our Sunday service on December 16 as we get into the Christmas spirit and celebrate as a community. The service will be filled with holiday carols, and we will enter into the story of Christ’s birth as the children present their Christmas pageant. A holiday brunch will follow.
CALLING ALL GINGERBREAD HOUSE BUILDERS!
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
Who: Children 2 to 102!
Date: December 16
Time: 11:30 pm (After the morning brunch)
Cost: $15
All are invited to join us for a fun time for gingerbread house decorating! The fun will begin following the Christmas Pageant and Brunch in the Gathering Place. Space is limited, so please RSVP to michelejames@comcast.net as soon as possible to reserve your gingerbread house! To participate, you must RSVP by Friday, December 7.
BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 AT 6:30PM
Blue? Yes, blue as in the blues. As in "I am feeling blue." Not everyone is up and cheery for the Christmas holidays. Dealing with the death of a loved one, facing life after divorce or separation, coping with the loss of a job, living with cancer or some other disease that puts a question mark over the future, and a number of other human situations make parties and joviality painful for many people in our congregations and communities. At Brookside this year, we will be holding a more contemplative service for those who are blue at Christmas. This will be a sacred space for anyone who would appreciate a more reflective time to accept where we really are and to offer ourselves to be present in prayer for those who need healing and hope.
CHRISTMAS EVE
MONDAY, DECEMBER 24
4PM - FAMILY CHRISTMAS SERVICE
8PM - CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
This year Brookside Church will be hosting two Christmas Eve Services. The first will be a fun and information family Christmas service on December 24 @ 4pm. The second will be our traditional Candlelight Service at 8pm. We hope to see you there!
BROOK SINGERS’ SCHEDULE
The Brook Singers Choir (for K-12th graders) will rehearse on Sunday mornings after Children’s Church until 11:15 am on the following Sundays ONLY:
December 2 & 9
The Brook Singers will participate in worship on:
December 2, December 16 (Call time for the choir is 8:45. Please be on time!) . If you have any questions, please call Amy Southerland at 862-686-2573.
CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS
If you would like to contribute towards the poinsettia display, please use the green envelopes located in the pews. If you write in your name or a memorial dedication on the label in the lower left, it will appear in the bulletin on December 23. The envelopes can be placed in the offering plates or dropped off or mailed to the church office.
STEWARDSHIP UPDATE
Our Stewardship campaign for 2019 is well underway with a total of $175,210 being received as of Monday, November 26. If you have already submitted your pledge card, many thanks. If not, please either mail it to us, deliver it to the church office, or drop it in the wooden box (located in the narthex of the church sanctuary) by this Sunday, November 18. We thank you for your support!
PRAYER JOYS AND CONCERNS
For Nancy Wilson’s daughter-in-law.
For Linda Howe’s brother.
For Jan Schurter.
For Glen & Tod.
For Sam Fairchild’s cousin.
For Maria Henze's mother.
For Karen Burns Rutigliano’s daughter.
Prayer Joys and Concerns will be listed weekly. Please forward your requests during the week to: office@brooksidechurch.org Requests received by Tuesday of each week will arrive in time for the following Sunday’s bulletin and @ Brookside.