If you’d like to come dressed as your favorite character from around that manger, please do so.  We will also be offering  head adornments which help you to determine which “part” you will play in this No-Rehearse Pageant for all ages.

The end of the calendar year brings not only the multi-holiday season, but also the tax year’s end.  Charitable giving, as well as ethical shopping for all of those gifts for our beloveds, are on many people’s minds.  How do we practice our values when it comes to our finances? 

Think about a time when making a new friend meant that something changed in your outlook, or your schedule, or a habit or two, simply because of this one person’s presence.  When we widen our circle at church, as in our lives, we are open to all the scary new changes, and the unexpected joys.

“Family of choice” is how most of us grow our own friend circles so that we are not alone.  When friends come together to carry out old traditions, make new ones, and blend those family ties with bonds of friendship, we’ve got “friends giving thanks” for those life-sustaining relationships.  Come for the service and stay for a potluck after.  (Bring something to share if you can.  Your presence is more important than your food offering;  do not stay away simply because your presence is what you brought!)