Christmas services and other faith events in Weld County for December 17
The church will also have a 6 p.m.Christmas Eve candlelight service, which has been in place for almost the past quarter-century, according to Pastor Rex Petty. The 50-minute Christmas Eve candlelight service is at 6 p.m. and will include special music and congregational singing. The Rev. Bobby Bunce leads the special service.
“We want them to be able to spend time with their families celebrating the birth of Jesus and participating in all those other family traditions”, said Tiffanie Hicks, marketing coordinator at North.Church, which meets at two locations, 1601 W Memorial Road, and Guthrie Upper Elementary School, 702 N Crooks Drive in Guthrie.
“She had the experience that Christmas wasn’t ‘Holly Jolly, ‘ so she helped me put it together and such services are starting to spread”, Long said. Child care for children ages 5 and younger will be available for the 6:30 p.m. service.
Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church, 3425 6th St., will host several Christmas events throughout the week. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 139 W. Main St. The church hopes everyone will see at least one of the live nativity performances and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas, with the love and guidance of Christ in their life.
” Scottsville United Methodist Church holds “Mid Week Rest in God” with scripture, prayer, conversation and Communion, 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month”.
Attendees are also invited to come inside the church and warm up with hot chocolate, coffee, cookies and fellowship, he said. Third Saturday each month, 7-10 a.m.: Country breakfast, bacon, fresh ground sausage, eggs, pancakes, gravy, biscuits and more. For more information, call (989) 892-5813. The Church is located at 975 Indian Creek Road.
Wy’east Community Church – the brown church in Odell, 3422 Odell Highway – is hosting a Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m. on December 24.
Through the church’s five concerts – the first three took place last week at Christ Church’s Montclair location – more than 4,000 people were expected to attend.
NorthStar United Methodist Church, meeting at Exeter Junior High School: The Exeter Junior High Chamber Strings, directed by school district strings instructor Dawn Keebler, will provide music for the offering at 10.
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” will be presented by the children and adults of Arlington United Methodist Church, 230 N. Main St., Arlington, at 10 a.m. Sunday.
SOUTH HUTCHINSON – The Ladies Ensemble of South Hutchinson United Methodist Church will present a Christmas Cantata during the 10:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday.
The church has brought their Broadway styled show back this year with a new script and music.
Christians will celebrate Christmas Eve on Saturday, Dec. 24 and Christmas Day on Sunday, Dec. 25 this year.
GLEN CAMPBELL – The Historic First Baptist (Episcopal) Church will gather at 10 a.m. Sunday to worship and light the fourth candle in Advent.
The Christmas services will also include the traditional placing of poinsettias in memory of friends and family members. The lighting of hundreds of beeswax candles fills the sanctuary with quiet reverence. The public is welcome at all services and the church is handicapped accessible. The sermon will be “Even Angels Long to Look into These Things”, taken from Peter. At 4 p.m. they will go caroling and visit shut-in members. A cantata performance at the church starts at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas-More: Children’s Mass: 5 p.m. Midnight Mass: 11:30 p.m. 900 W Tennessee St.