Christmas Calendar
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2025
December 14 @ 10:00am
December 19 @ 6-8pm
Youth Christmas Party
All 6th-12th graders are welcome to celebrate Christmas together with ugly sweaters and a gift exchange!
Children's Choir and Family Sunday
Kids will be on stage leading several songs during service, complete with jingle bells! Save the date for this special Sunday! Elementary students will stay in service.
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For parents: All children ages 2 through grade 5 are invited to sing on stage. We are practicing songs Sunday Kids' classes Nov 16 - Dec 7. We also have YouTube links for kids who want to practice at home. Please reach out for song links and arrival times on Dec 14.
Contact: children@courtstreet.org
November 16
Launch of Christmas Giving Projects
During service we will announce the details of our Matching Gift Opportunity, Richmond School Food Boxes Drive, and support for Craig and Allison Fowler's churches in Ethiopia.
December 7 @ 5pm
Christmas Memorial Service
This beautiful service remembers loved ones who have passed and who will be missed during this Christmas service. This will be a memorable time in what can be a difficult season for those dealing with grief.
December 6 @ 6-8pm
Kids Christmas Movie Day
Sign up for a fun evening at church while parent/guardians go for a date or Christmas shopping.
Contact: sbreach@courtstreet.org
December 24 @ 4:30 & 6pm
Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
Come sing carols, listen to the Christmas story, and revisit the wonder of Christmas. Services will end with each person holding their own lit candle and singing Silent Night. Childcare for children ages 0-5, and also child-safe electric candles, will be available.
December 28 @ 11:15am
Christmas Sweater Sunday and Decor Clean Up
Wear your festive holiday garb one more time before the new year, and stay after service to help remove the Christmas decor. If you have a shop vac, please bring it for helping to vacuum pine needles from the trees.
November 30 @ 11:15am
Advent Wreath Making
Children's Ministry invites families (of all ages) to make tabletop Advent wreaths that include candles to light each week with a suggested scripture reading.
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Christmas Giving
Matching Gift Opportunity
Generous givers have contributed $12,800 toward matching end of year gifts for our church. This is an opportunity for new givers and special gifts to have double the impact toward our 2025 budget goals and starting the new year well. Please designate “Matching Gift” on the memo of your donation.
Richmond Elementary School - Food Boxes & Backpack Buddies
We’re continuing the tradition of giving food to families at our local Richmond Elementary school over Winter Break. This year, the school requested 40 food boxes. We will also provide for 15 Backpack Buddies in January, which means we’ll make bags for specific children to take home each Friday for food on weekends. Visit the giving tree display in the lobby to choose items to donate. Please return purchased items to church (or donate funds) by Dec 14.
Craig & Allison Fowler's Churches in Ethiopia
Craig & Allison Fowler have spent 20 years serving the Gumuz people of Ethiopia. Their newest project is creating a cross-cultural Christian worship conference in January for Gumuz church leaders by bringing a Chilean campus ministry band to Ethiopia. They also invited Ben Bryson to be the keynote speaker! This conference will be a huge blessing to both communities and foster Christian unity. As one of their supporting churches, we are helping to raise $10,000 to cover the conference costs. If you would like to be a part of this effort, please designate “Worship Conference” on your gift memo.
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