December 22 Worship Materials
Sunday December 22nd – 10:30am
Fourth Sunday of Advent
CHRISTMAS MUSIC SUNDAY
We are delighted to invite you to worship with us this Fourth Sunday of Advent, Christmas Music Sunday, at Christ Congregational Church — where our inclusive community of spiritual seekers honors and celebrates people of all races, cultures, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Join us on Sunday December 22nd at 10:30 AM, in person or on Zoom.
Music in this service will feature the Chancel Choir, along with a Brass Ensemble, Organ and Percussion, performing John Rutter’s Gloria. Other pieces include O Come All Ye Faithful, Once in Royal David’s City and Joy to the World.
Mary Scott and Cindy Todd will light our Advent Candle of Love.
We hope you will join us.
Childcare in the Nursery for Ages 5 and Younger.
No Church School, No Youth Class – all ages are welcome in the main worship service.
Christmas Special Offering During Worship — see details below.
The CYM Cookie Sale Fundraiser will follow the morning service! Please make your way downstairs to the Social Hall after the service to purchase Christmas cookies and support the Cooperative Youth Ministry (CYM) and our future mission trips!
ALSO: Everyone is invited to enjoy the Christmas model train display downstairs in the Social Hall after the service! Thank you to Tom and Ben Doggett for setting up this display!
Upstairs following the worship service today – Costumes for children available for pick up for Christmas Eve Pageant (5pm Service on 12/24)
Remember to take home your Christmas plants!
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Special Christmas Offering 2024
Throughout the Advent season, CCC will accept gifts to the special Christmas offering. This year the money collected will be divided between Mid-County United Ministries (MUM), MoCo Pride Center, and the UCC Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross.
Mid-County United Ministries (MUM) provides emergency food and assistance to people in crisis in portions of Silver Spring, Kensington, Wheaton, Rockville, and Aspen Hill. MUM’s programs include eviction prevention, utility cut–off prevention and restoration, prescription drug assistance, food assistance and emergency help referrals to other agencies.
MoCo Pride Center is based in Montgomery County and is a consortium of LGBTQIA+ service, advocacy, and arts/cultural organizations that serve the county. These organizations include Live In Your Truth, Trans Maryland, Drag Story Hour DMV, MoCo Pride Prom, Maryland Trans*Unity, and The Coalition for Inclusive Schools and Communities.
The UCC Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross assists retired ministers and lay employees of the United Church of Christ with health care premiums, housing and emergency grants. For over 100 years, the Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross has been a way to ensure that the light of love and hope will always shine for the faithful servants of our wider church who may find themselves facing financial needs.
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There are several ways to give to the special Christmas offering this year. For your gift to be shared by MUM, MoCo Pride and UCC Christmas Fund please either donate by 1) check (made payable to Christ Congregational Church with Christmas Offering in the memo line) and placed in a purple pew envelop in the offering plate, or mailed to the church office at 9525 Colesville Rd Silver Spring, MD 20901, 2) click on the “donate” at cccsilverspring.org to give through Vanco, or 3) give through Breeze at https://cccsilverspring.
You may also donate online to each individual organization at christmasfund.org, MUMhelp.org and MoCoPrideFamil
-Trish Esposito
CYM Cookie Sale Fundraiser After Worship
Our beloved annual Christmas Cookie Sale to benefit the youth group is almost here! It will be on Sunday December 22, immediately after our Christmas Music Sunday worship service, in the Social Hall. Please bring your appetites and cash to help support CYM! Think green and bring your own reusable container to fill with cookies!
