Advent is a time of preparation for meeting the Lord; it takes special focus for us not to get caught up in the worldly pace and distractions of the holidays and miss the Christian purpose of Advent. Participating in our Advent Mid-week Eucharist services on Wednesdays December 6, 13  and 20 at noon offer opportunities to stop, worship, pray and commune with the Lord during this season. The service will include times for offerings of prayer and a time after the service to receive prayer for yourself or others.

The Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols has a long a rich tradition in the Anglican Church. First begun at King’s College Cambridge in the early 20th c., the service features all the Sunday morning choirs of Christ Church as well as carols from the congregation, all proclaiming the coming of the Christ child.

Fourth Sunday of Advent, Christmas Eve 

Sunday, December 24, 8 AM, 10:30 AM, 7:30 PM

 8 AM

Holy Eucharist

Join us for Holy Eucharist on this fourth Sunday of Advent. We celebrate using the Renewed Ancient Text from the ACNA 2019 Book of Common Prayer.

10:30 AM

Christmas Pageant with
Morning Prayer

In this intergenerational offering, CCA’s children, youth, and adults tell the story of the nativity during Morning Prayer.

* Nursery provided for infants through 4 years old.  ^ Service Live streamed via YouTube

7:30 PM

Seasonal Music with
Holy Eucharist

Our Christmas Eve service is a powerful and holy service with full choir, brass, timpani and candlelight celebrating the birth of the Christ child.

Seasonal music begins at 7:30 p.m. with Holy Eucharist beginning at 8 p.m.

* Nursery provided for infants through 4 years old.  ^ Service Live streamed via YouTube

The Nativity of Our Lord, Christmas Day

Monday, December 25, 10 AM

Please note that nursery will not be available for this service.

Join us on Christmas morning as we gather for a quiet eucharist on the morning of The Nativity of Our Lord.

Almighty God, you have given your only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and to be born [this day] of a pure virgin: Grant that we, who have been born again and made your children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with you and the same Spirit be honor and glory, now and for ever.  Amen.

Collect for Christmas Day, ACNA Book of Common Prayer 2019

Let’s rescue Christmas from consumer frenzy and make it about the birth of Jesus, God with us! Help take Christmas back for Jesus by reducing our holiday expenses by 10% and giving those savings as a gift for Jesus on His birthday.

Christmas 4 All is a way to gift the least of us.

Jerry Kramer with Love For the Least, reports that this year Love for the Least will provide Christmas joy with food, celebrations and small gifts for 1,500 orphans in East Africa, Christmas food baskets for as many refugee families as possible, and to two special projects they are building: school classrooms at Samaritan Village Orphanage in Tanzania and for the nomad Pokot children in remote Kenya.

They will also have an annual giant Christmas celebration with Syrian Muslim refugee orphans and handicapped children in the Refugee camp in Northern Syria. In addition, they are adding a Christmas parade. This was the idea of the Muslim charity director! It’s going to be about Jesus.

You can also make gifts in honor of family, loved ones, and friends. Gift forms are available on their website, or you may make a donation through CCA by listing Christmas 4 All in the memo line. Donations through CCA must be made prior to December 31, 2023. All gifts to Love for The Least are fully tax deductible.

So please mark your calendars and join in making Christmas for all!

Learn more about Love for the Least> 

Learn more about Jerry and Stacy Kramer>

“For the season of Advent 2023, join us as we read Advent: The Season of Hope by Tish Harrison Warren. All are welcome to join Lauren Bayliss and Max Belz for a weekly discussion on Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m.  beginning on December 3rd. Each week, we’ll delve into the book’s profound themes together through group discussion. Don’t miss this opportunity to prepare your heart and mind for the joyous celebration of Christmas. The book is available for purchase on Amazon.

Advent Parish Workday, Saturday, December 2, 8:30 AM, Hebron Hall

Many hands make light work! Join us as we spend time working on a few building maintenance projects. Our next Parish Workday is just in time for Advent!

We will meet up in Hebron Hall at 8:30 a.m. and breakfast will be served at 9:00 a.m. The signup link has more details about each of the teams.

Please sign up for one of the teams: Exterior Team, Nursery Team and the Nave Team.

Women’s Ministry: “Keep Calm & Advent On!”, Sunday, December 3, 5:30 -7:30 PM, The Whitefield Center

“Keep Calm & Advent On”

Ladies, please join us at the Whitefield Center on Sunday, December 3rd, at 5:30 p.m.  as we step away from the busyness of this season into an unhurried, meditative time of singing, prayer, and engagement with Scriptures together to stay calm and set our hope again on our coming King. A lite dinner will be served, and all women are invited to walk over to the compline service after our gathering. We hope to see you there! Please invite your friends!