Holidays at FOC

We are so excited to spend the holidays with you! Check out some of the things we have coming up this month.

 

Holiday Schedule

  • Midweek Advent Services Start - December 3rd at 6:30 pm.

  • Christmas Eve Services - December 24th at 12 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm, and 7 pm.

  • Christmas Day Service - December 25th at 10 am.

 

Lament Advent Service 

1. Start with this PDF, which gives an order of prayer and some instructions on how to participate.

2. Here is the video message to watch when indicated.

3. Lastly, a Spotify playlist with the referenced songs

 

 

Our Advent devotion, “Keeping Silence”, starts December 1st. Join various writers from our congregation and staff as they encourage and share the good news of our Lord! The devotion book is available for pickup in the Worship Center and the West Entrance Lobby, or you can download it HERE.

 

 

Join us Wednesdays at 6:30 pm starting December 3rd, for our Mid-Week Advent Services. Our theme this year is Keeping Silence: A Series on Holy Awe and Anticipation "…the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.” - Habakkuk 2:20

Our world is often noisy and chaotic. This season does not always lend itself to quiet reflection. We may need a little silence. Not just as a break from the noise, but as an opportunity for awe. In the noise, we might lose sight of the enormity and wonder of what we are celebrating – the presence of God. The God who created the universe, the Lord of all things, has come near to us. This year, we will meditate on “Keeping Silence” based on the words of an ancient and yet familiar hymn. This hymn, rich in scriptural motifs and images, invites us to an encounter with the living God as He comes to us in Christ. God is indeed in heaven, but He has also come to us in Christ and continues to come to us in His means of grace. As we prepare our hearts to celebrate the coming of Christ and for His coming again, may we ponder the heavenly reality of our faith. 

Below is our Mid-Week schedule: 

December 3rd - “When Hope Is a Whisper” A Service of Lament

December 10th - “The Silence Shines” A Service of Stories & Carols 

December 17th - “Songs for the Coming Light” An Evening with the Chancel Choir

 

 

Christmas Eve Services

Join us on December 24th as we celebrate the birth of our Savior with 4 worship services!

Classic Services – 12 pm & 7 pm

Modern Services – 3 pm & 5 pm

There will be toys and coloring stations set up in the Community Café (just outside the Worship Center). The worship service will be running on those TVs, in case you need to step out with your little ones. While there will be no staffed nursery, the room will be available for you to use if needed.

 

Christmas Day

Join us for an intimate service at 10 am on December 25th.