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Highlights of the Season:

Advent Wreath Workshop & Potluck - Sunday, December 3, 5 PM

Journey to Bethlehem Living Nativity - Sunday, December 10, 5 PM

Hymn Sing - Sunday, December 17, 11 AM

Moravian Lovefeast - Sunday, December 17, 7 PM

Come As You Are Nativity - Wednesday, December 20, 6 PM

Bluegrass Christmas Eve - Sunday, December 24, 10 AM (one service)

Christmas Eve Services - 5 PM Family Service & 7 PM Traditional Service, both with Candlelight and Communion

Keep scrolling for all the details!

Advent Wreath Workshop, Christmas Crafts, & Potluck

Sunday, December 3, 5 PM

Everyone is invited to join us in Bradley Hall for our annual soup and sides pot-luck supper and Advent wreath workshop. We will have craft activities, and individuals and families can make an Advent wreath to use at home.

Advent Wreath Workshop

Journey to Bethlehem Living Nativity

CANCELLED

This event has been cancelled due to the high probability of extreme weather on December 10.

We hope you'll join us instead for the Come As You Are Nativity on December 20 (see below).

Journey

Stories in the Stable

Wednesdays, December 13 & 20, 10:30 AM

Children and families are invited to join Children’s Ministry Director Amy Takahashi for Christmas stories. All are welcome.

Stories in the Stable

Christmas Hymn Sing

Sunday, December 17, 11 AM

Join us for worship in the Sanctuary for service filled with your favorite carols.

Songs and Lovefeast

Moravian Lovefeast

Sunday, December 17, 7 PM

Join us for our rendition of a traditional Moravian Lovefeast. This service includes special refreshments, lots of holiday music, and opportunities to share how we have seen God at work in our lives.

Come As You Are

Come As You Are Nativity

Join us for a pizza party in the Conference Room at on Wednesday December 20 at 6 PM, followed by the "Come As You Are Nativity" in the sanctuary. The Come As You Are Nativity is our community re-telling of the Christmas Story where everyone gets a part and no rehearsals are required. Come be a shepherd or an angel, one of the animals or one of the wise ones. Bring your friends and neighbors as we celebrate the birth of God's son, who invites all of us to come as we are.

RSVP by Noon on Dec. 20

Bluegrass Service

10 AM

Sing along to all of your holiday favorites...Bluegrass style! This service of Lessons & Carols will be a highlight of your Christmas celebrations.

Family Service with Communion & Candlelight

5 PM

This interactive service is tailored to all ages. We’ll experience a creative retelling of the Christmas Story, take communion together, and sing hymns by candlelight.

Traditional Service with Communion & Candlelight

7 PM

This service is traditional in format, including the liturgy and message you’re used to hearing on Sunday mornings. Our Highland Choir will be featured. We’ll partake in the sacrament of Communion together and sing hymns by candlelight.

Christmas Eve

Poinsettias

If you would like to purchase a poinsettia in memory or honor of a special person and have it placed in the sanctuary during Advent, order forms will be available in the narthex at Highland and online.

Please return the order form and payment to the church office or call Eddie Wood (787-8696). Plants are $10 each. Checks should be made payable to Highland United Methodist Church or you can order and pay online. Deadline for ordering is Sunday, December 3. Poinsettias will be available for collection after the Christmas Eve service.

Remembrance Tree

The Remembrance Tree is a wonderful way remembering friends and loved ones during the Holidays by purchasing a $10 light in honor or memory of that special person in your life. All proceeds will go to support the work of Family Promise of Wake County.

The tree will be lit December 1-31 on the HUMC lawn. Lights may be purchased through November 30. Email the complete following information to Amy Massey (amymassey69@att.net). Send your check to the HUMC business office marked "Remembrance Tree" or give online and select the "Remembrance Tree" fund:

Purchased by:

In HONOR of:

In MEMORY of:

Letter of recognition mailed to:

Address: