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Emmanuel United Church shall be a caring, welcoming faith community, nurturing spiritual life and sharing God's love and grace as experienced in Jesus Christ.
Sunday December 8th, 2019
“ THE LORD IS COMING . LET'S BE PEACEBUILDERS."
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT - WHITE GIFT SUNDAY
Sunday December 15 - Advent 3: Joy for the Journey, the Lord Is Coming!
“ THE LORD IS COMING . LET'S BE PEACEBUILDERS."
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT - WHITE GIFT SUNDAY
- Old Testament: Isaiah 11:1-10; New Testament Matthew 3: 1-12
- Children’s Book: “ Flowers for Jesus”. Craft “Making Poinsettias”
Sunday December 15 - Advent 3: Joy for the Journey, the Lord Is Coming!
- Isaiah 35:1-10; James 5:7-10; Luke 1:47-55
- Children’s Book: “Great Joy” by Kate DiCamillo illustrated by: Bagram Ibatoullline
- Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 (Love reaches down to Joseph)
- Children’s Story : “Joseph’s dream from the Christmas Story”
- The service will include the Christmas Story, reflections and favourite carols.
- An intergenerational Christmas pageant will be a special feature of this service.
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NEWS
- Cookie Walk Saturday December 7, 10am - Noon: Finely decorated homemade cookies and squares will be available to purchase between 10 a.m. and noon on Saturday December 7, 2019 in the Passmore Hall at Emmanuel United Church. Cost is the same as last year …. $8.00 for a dozen cookies OR $10.00 for a dozen squares. These fresh, not frozen, goodies have been made by devoted cooks and you know they won’t last long.
Sponsored by various church Committees as well as the Willing Workers, along with the support of our whole church. Goodies left following the sale, benefit the Brunch Program; Shut Ins and Emmanuel members living in Retirement Homes.
Christmas Carol Singing Saturday December 14: Please join with the CL&W Committee for this annual event! We will meet at the William Street entrance of the church at 1:30 p.m. From there we will head out to bring smiles, and Christmas music to many of the residents at Waters Edge and the Empire Living Centre. Following our afternoon of spreading cheer to folks, we will return to the church for a hot beverage and some well deserved goodies. Please let Nancy Dixon know if you will be able to join us this year as we spread the Christmas Spirit to others, while enjoying ourselves as well.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
- Christmas Tea and Bazaar Chisholm United Church Saturday, December 7 from 2 to 4 pm. Bake table, crafts, Christmas pudding, etc.
- Craft and Bake Sale at the Empire on Saturday, December 7th 10 to 2pm; Empress Room 425 Fraser St.
- ‘Babe in the Barn’ in Chisholm – Our 10th year! Join us as we recreate a live nativity, with a real baby in a real barn as it might have occurred 2000 years ago. December 8, 2pm, come and enjoy cider & cookies, singing & merriment at the Dockendorff farm (1162 Pioneer Rd., Chisholm. Ontario, P0H 1Z0.) Hear the Christmas story and then take a walk with a friendly shepherd to ‘Bethlehem’, to visit the newborn ‘babe in the barn.’ This ‘all ages event’ is hosted by Chisholm United Church. ALL ARE WELCOME! For more information call (705) 724-9183.
- The Christmas Day Dinner Committee will be hosting a Dinner at the Pro-Cathedral on Christmas Day 2019 (11 am to 1:00 pm). Volunteers are invited to be a part of this event. We are in need of people to serve guests, work in the kitchen, entertain the crowd and clean the tables and clean up the hall. We also need a few people to help preparing the vegetables on the 22,23 and 24th of December. All volunteers must register with Jennifer Blake by phone: 705-477-5962 or by email: nbchristmasdinner@gmail.com . You are required to attend a brief training/information session on December 23 at 7 pm at the Pro-Cathedral.
- "Sing The Winter Light", Candlelight Music Service, Sunday, December 15, 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew's United Church.
- Children’s Christmas Sale Silver Birches School: We are collecting items that students of all ages can buy for their family members. If you have trash and treasure items suitable for Moms, Dads, Grammas, Grampas, brothers and sisters please bring to the church by Dec. 15 th and we will get them to the School. No clothes please ( ties and baseball hats for dad appreciated)The students pay 25 cents for each wrapped gift. And proceeds go to Santa Fund.
- Christmas Carol Singalong , Christ Anglican Church [312 Greenwood Ave. North Bay. P1B 5G4] celebrates its 12th annual Christmas Carol Singalong on Sunday the 22nd of December 2019. Always a fun evening. At 6:30 pm A Perfect Fifth String/Piano Ensemble begins the evening with a selection of Christmas music. At 7:00 pm the Singalong begins featuring Christmas Carols old and new. Also featured is Shadow, a men’s a capella group. The evening is free. Please join us. Bring your singing voice. Bring a friend. Always a fun time.
