UPCOMING EVENTS
Advent 2025 Schedule
The season of Advent is on the way!
There will be no Children’s Sunday School in Advent.
See all of the activities below:
November 30th—The First Sunday of Advent
Single Service, Morning Prayer at 9:30am followed by Brunch and Advent Wreath Making
The First Sunday of Advent, November 30th, will be our Advent wreath making workshop following the 9:30am single service, Morning Prayer. If you have some pruning shears for the greens you might want to bring those. Also, if you have a ring from last year, please bring that as well. Donations will be accepted, please bring to the workshop or put in the plate with note “Advent Wreath”. Please sign up in the Narthex or email the office.
December 7th—The Second Sunday of Advent
Blessing of the Crèches in the Parish Hall at 9:15am
During Advent, often families display a creche, figures of the people and animals who gathered around the birth of Jesus as is told in the Luke’s gospel. Some families have specific rituals around the display, such as not putting the baby Jesus in the creche until Christmas Day or purposefully allowing the wise men to travel a distance to arrive after the birth. We invite you to bring your creche to be blessed on Sunday, December 7th – The Second Sunday of Advent in between the services in the Parish Hall at 9:15am. We will have tables out to display your creche. Please fill out your name and if you have a special memory or story behind your creche, please write it out for others to enjoy. Rev. Nancy will then bless each creches. You do not need to bring a creche to enjoy this gathering. We will have light breakfast items for you to enjoy as you browse the stories of the creches of St. Paul’s and enjoy the fellowship of others and the blessings of Advent.
December 14th—The Third Sunday of Advent
Parish Christmas Dinner and Pageant at 5pm
We will gather for one of our great traditions on Sunday, December 14th with the St. Paul’s Christmas Pageant at 5:00pm followed by dinner at 5:30. Pageant participants are asked to arrive at 4:30 to get ready. The Christmas Dinner will be a potluck dinner – please bring a side or salad! Meat, bread and desserts will be provided. This will also be a time to celebrate all the wonderful ways God continues to bless us, especially in the birth of Jesus.
December 21st—The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Greening of the Church after the 10:30am service
Put on your Christmas Spirit and come help us decorate the church for Christmas on December 21st. Stay after the 10:30am service and join the Altar Guild for fun and fellowship. We always have so much fun and the more the merrier! Come help make this our most beautiful Christmas ever!
Blue Christmas Service at 4pm (new time)
Christmas may not be as joyful for some people this year. If you are mourning the loss of a family member or friend, a job, fighting a physical challenge or anything else that leaves you less than joyful this year, please join us for our Blue Christmas service on December 21st at 5pm. This is a quiet service that allows space for grieving or just a way to be still in the midst of all the hustle and bustle this time of year.
December 24th—Christmas Eve Services
5pm (Rite II) and 8pm (Rite I)
Please join us Christmas Eve for a very special candlelight service at 5pm (Rite II) and 8pm (Rite I). There will be a short concert before each service beginning 30 minutes prior at 4:30pm and 7:30pm. All are invited to come with extended family and friends!
December 28th—The First Sunday after Christmas Day
Single service, Lessons and Carols at 9:30am
December 28th will be Lessons and Carols with a Eucharist at 9:30am. Come join us in singing all the wonderful Christmas Carols and hearing the full Christmas story.