Announcements
CHRISTMAS EVE ~ THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR
Christmas Eve Worship Services
4:00pm Children’s Worship Service
7:00pm Family Service of Holy Communion
10:30pm Candlelight, Lessons and Carols Service of Holy Communion
4:00pm: Children’s Worship Service
The Children’s Choir will be singing. The Nativity will be restless. We will be doing candle lighting. The service will be
preceded by a live nativity on the church front steps Join us for an interactive celebration of Christ’s birth with lots of carols.
7:00pm: Family Service of Holy Communion
Arrive early to see our live nativity. Musical Prelude begins at 6:30pm followed by our family service including youth musicians, soloists, the Rainbow Choir and the Liturgical Dancers. We will be singing traditional carols and lighting candles.
10:30pm: Candlelight, Lessons and Carols Service of Holy Communion
Come early as Special Christmas music begins at 10:15pm. The late service is filled with traditional Christmas carols performed by the Hand Bell Choir, Brass Choir and our Senior Choir and ending with the traditional lighting of candles.
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 As part of Zion’s Christmas Eve celebrations we are looking for Individuals, or families, who would be interested in participating in our live Nativity on the church front lawn. There are no words to be spoken and no practices! It’s just a visual.
The times for the Nativity are:
Christmas Eve 3:30-4:00 pm; 4:45-5:15 pm; 6:30-7:00 pm. If you are interested in helping, please contact Pastor Cris or Ginger Trautman at gtrautman@zionmiddletown.org.
Grief 2 Hope
Have you experienced a recent loss? A past loss?
Grief is a journey that does not have to be taken alone.
Our congregation offers support through a get-together called “Grief 2 Hope”.
If you have experienced a loss recently or at any time in your life, please know that you
are welcome to attend. Grief 2 Hope meets the fourth Monday of the month. The next one will be on January 24, 2011 at 7pm, in the Living Library. For more information contact Dixie Eichelberger at 301-371-4232 or Greta Huffer at 301-371-7706.
Do you have some extra time
that you could bring a meal to a
member who has lost a loved one?
Right now we have 31 people who are
in nursing homes or home bound.
Care Responders is looking for volunteers
to respond to the needs of
members who are elderly, disabled,
ill or in transition by offering transportation,
an occasional meal, respite
care and household repair.
If you would like to be involved with this
needed service, please contact Rosella
Wilson at rosella@xecu.net or 301-371-
7529(h) or 301-471-4893(cell).
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