Christmas Worship Services
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Christmas Eve @ 5 pm - Family Service led by Nathan Gladish with guest soloist Stacy Taylor singing "O Holy Night"
Christmas Eve @ 8 pm - Candlelight Service (note the time), led by
Nathan Gladish
Christmas Day @ 11 am - Informal Service of Readings and Carols, led by Frank Rose
"O Come Let Us Adore Him!" Worshiping the Lord and celebrating His birth into our world is the reason for the season!
Join your Sunrise Chapel family and friends at one of our special holiday services. The Chapel and Friendship Hall are beautifully decorated in anticipation of our gatherings. I'm looking forward to being together for these special services.
OTHER IMPORTANT NOTES:
Notice (below) that there are several regular, weekly groups that are not meeting next week. They will resume in January.
Holy Supper next Sunday, January 1 New Years Day is an excellent time to review and renew your goals for spiritual growth. And the Holy Supper is a service to encourage a deeper
connection with the Lord to help you realize your goals. Join together in prayer for strength and hope as we launch into 2017!
Special luncheon on New Years Day
Elise and I will prepare and present a special luncheon of delicious homemade soups and
salads in Friendship Hall in celebration and gratitude for our wonderful community! Please join us for this delectable feast!
With love and respect,
Nathan
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UPCOMING CHURCH ACTIVITIES: CHRISTMAS EVE!!
5 PM Christmas Eve Family Service, with Guest Soloist Stacy Taylor
8 PM Christmas
Eve Candlelight Service
11 am Christmas Day Informal Worship Service - Frank Rose, Leading
12 noon Light refreshments (no luncheon today)
MONDAY
12/26/2016
No Tai Chi Class today
No "Go for it" Meeting today
TUESDAY 12/27/2016
6:30 pm Bereavement Support Group
WEDNESDAY
12/28/2016 No Sermon Writing Team today
THURSDAY 12/29/2016 No Tai Chi Class
today No Women's Group tonight - Contact Elise Gladish, Betsy Gladish or Kelly
Woofenden for the next meeting's topic and locationSUNDAY January 1, 2017 HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 10 am Music rehearsal 11 am
New Year's Day Worship Service + Holy Supper 12 pm Luncheon - by Elise and Nathan Gladish
The Christmas Story from Luke 2
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And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of
Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in
the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a
manger.”
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
“Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they
had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.
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Helping people experience heavenly joy through spiritual growth
www.sunrisechapel.org
nathan@sunrisechapel.org Office 520-298-1245
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