This Advent season, please join us in sharing with others. A few of our special offerings and outreach efforts are listed below: NA Adopt-A-Family Care The Blankets/Tools of Hope Advent Baskets, filled with toiletries Offering provides blankets and cleaning products (no liquid for those fleeing natural and and cleaners, please), and gift- human disasters, and tools Christmastide wrapped, are due in the for rebuilding where possible. education building hallway This offering will be received 2018 Sunday, December 2. on December 30. and Salvation Army Bell Ringing Our Church School by the WACC family will Pajama-rama on December 30 Epiphany take place on Saturday, at 9:30 a.m. will help provide 2019 December 8, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. new pajamas to adults and at the Market Square Giant children in need in our Eagle. Sign up in the narthex. community. Please bring new jammies for Elyria Hospitality Cleveland Christian Home Center to our combined session gifts for the children (see Discovery Hour that morning. suggested list) will need to be unwrapped (or in gift bags Elyria Hospitality Center only) and in the education donations of non-perishable food building hallway by Sunday, may be left each week in the December 9. Please leave shopping cart and straw baskets price tags on. Note: Gifts of in the hallway of the education dolls and stuffed animals, or building. toys and games contrary to the ideals of peacemaking, are Children’s Change respectfully discouraged. Gift Change-ing Lives is a year- cards or monetary donations round collection to benefit are always appreciated. Cleveland Christian Home. The change jar is located in The Christmas Special Day the red wagon parked in the Offering All-Church Christmas hallway of the education Washington Avenue Card, made this year by building each Sunday morning. Marisa Ward, allows us to convey Christian Church holiday greetings to one another. Please remember to offer the (Disciples of Christ) 301 Washington Avenue amount saved on buying individual cards and postage. Elyria, OH 44035 (440) 323-4213 Your gift will support the work of www.waccelyria.org the Ohio Region of the Christian [email protected] Church (Disciples of Christ). This offering also will be received in worship on December 23 and 30. Nathan A. Russell, The card will be in the narthex Senior Pastor beginning December 2. The First of the Candles The Third Candle The Fourth Candle in the Advent Wreath Symbolizes Love. Represents Joy! Signifies Hope. The First Sunday of Advent, The Third Sunday of Advent, The Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 2 December 16 December 23 ~Poinsettia and NA baskets deadline~ Sharing in 10:45 a.m. Worship— Sharing in 10:45 a.m. Worship— Sharing in 10:45 a.m. Worship— At the Advent Wreath: At the Advent Wreath: Church Life & At the Advent Wreath: Hospitality Committee Growth Committee Property Committee Special Music: Special Music: Chancel Choir; Special Music: Chancel Choir; The EHS Madrigal Singers Guest soloist Quartific and Nathan Russell 9:45 a.m. All-Church 12:00 noon All-Church Hanging Christmas program of the Greens: 10:00 a.m. Continental Luncheon and Christmas Eve, breakfast for the Decorating December 24 Elyria High School 4:30 p.m. Service of Carols Madrigal Singers Saturday, December 8 and Celebration and their families 10:00 a.m. to Salvation Army bell Special Music: 8:00 p.m. ringing at Market 4:44 p.m. All-Church Caroling Diana and Stephanie Tyler Square Giant Eagle Party (Meet at the 5:30 p.m. Luminary set-up by church; potluck our youth, followed snack gathering by a light meal afterwards at the 7:30 p.m. Service of home of Gary & Candlelight and Carols Carol McIntyre, 13185 Kensington At the Advent Wreath: Outreach Committee Dr., Grafton. Bring an appetizer or Special Music: Chancel Choir; dessert to share.) Guest soloist 11:30 p.m. Service of Tuesday, December 18 Candlelight and 6:00 p.m. Joanna Circle Communion holiday dinner in the At the Advent Wreath: WACC parlors. Susan & Mark Mathes (Please bring a fun, The Second Candle wrapped white- elephant gift to Reflects Peace. Christmastide Sunday, exchange.) R.S.V.P. by December 30 The Second Sunday of Advent, Guest Preacher: Rev. Allie Lundblad December 9 Thursday, December 13 to Sharing in 10:45 a.m. Worship— ~CCH gifts deadline~ Special Music: Chancel Choir ~Gift Bible student names deadline~ 323-4213. 9:30 a.m. Discovery Hour Sharing in 10:45 a.m. Worship— Pajama-rama At the Advent Wreath: Wednesday, December 19 5:30 p.m. Chi Rho and CYF 5:30 p.m. Fifth Sunday Church Worship Committee Family Fun Night Special Music: Chancel Choir; Christmas party WACC Women’s Ensemble Thursday, December 20 Epiphany Sunday, Saturday, December 15 12:00 noon Sarah Circle January 6, 2019 9:00 a.m. Worship Committee Christmas luncheon ~Recognition of Acolytes, and Bible work session in the youth rooms. presentation during Worship~ (poinsettias) R.S.V.P. by Monday, Sharing in 10:45 a.m. Worship— Salvation Army Hot Meal December 17 Special Music: Chancel Choir (Jeff & Sharon Evans and the to 323-4213. 12:00 noon Epiphany luncheon WACC youth) and Removal of the Greens .