Weekly News 11.25.22

Pre-Worship JAM (Advent style) this Sunday!

Starts at 9:10am in-person & Online

Join us for a pre-worship sing-a-long.

Let us give thanksgiving and praise to God through song.

We hope you will come early to worship and join in this new Heritage tradition.

Memory & Prayer Trees

Bring an ornament for the memory tree in honor of a loved one who has passed. Ornaments for the Memory Tree may be brought in any time during Advent. Tags are available at the back of the sanctuary for names of loved ones.

Tie a ribbon on the Prayer Tree and say a prayer for someone during Advent.

Hang ornaments and prayer ribbons before or after worship on Sundays during Advent or anytime during office hours during the week.

Memory Tree ornaments will be returned after Jan 2.

GFN Research & Action Kick-Off

Tues, Nov 29, 6pm

St Mark’s UMC (6422 Sante Fe Dr.)

Children’s Christmas Post Office

Nov 27—Dec 25 in Fellowship Hall

Share some love with the children of Heritage this Christmas season. Bring a Christmas card for each child on the list. There are 48 names on the list. Include small items such as pencils or candy canes if you like. Please securely attach items to the card and make sure they are able to fit in the mailboxes.

Contact Elise Mashburn, elisem@heritageumc.org with questions or for more information.

No Children’s Sunday School this Sunday (Nov 27)

Hey kids! Pick up your Thanksgiving busy bag at the Children’s check-in table in Fellowship Hall and worship with your family in the sanctuary this week.

You’re Invited to a Baby Shower for Baby Jesus!

Children’s Ministry and Grandparents Club will host a Baby Shower after worship on December 4th in room 104. Honor Baby Jesus with gifts of diapers and wipes that will be donated to Growing Futures.

FOREST OF TREES

Help us fill our Forest of Trees! Bring a tree to decorate, or help us decorate trees we have at the church.

Join the Forest of Trees decorating Party after worship on Dec 4 in Fellowship Hall. We need your help!

Contact Kayla Eppel, kayla.eppel@gmail.com to reserve your spot in the Forest of Trees.

MISSIONS TEAM CHRISTMAS ANGELS

Bring your Christmas Angel items to the church this Sunday, Nov 27, and drop them off at the Missions Table in Fellowship Hall.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS!

LIVE NATIVITY – Dec 11

You’re invited to the Live Nativity and Forest of Trees on Sunday, Dec 11 from 5-6pm. Walk through the scenes from the story of the birth of Jesus and see our forest of decorated trees. Listen to Christmas music in the sanctuary and spend time in quiet prayer and reflection. You may also tie a ribbon on the prayer tree and add ornaments to the memory tree during this event.

Contact Kayla Eppel, kayla.eppel@gmail.com or Dawn Beck, dawnb@heritageumc.org if you can help at the event.

Advent at Heritage UMC

Worship in-person & online every Sunday 9:30am

Children’s Christmas Post Office in Fellowship Hall during Advent

December Missions Collection – Diapers & Diaper Wipes

Sunday, November 27

Hanging of the Greens 9:30am

Sunday, December 11

Live Nativity & Forest of Trees 5-6pm

Christmas Eve Worship

Saturday, December 24, 5pm & 7pm

Candlelight & Communion at both services

The 7pm service will be livestreamed on our YouTube Channel 

Christmas Day Worship

Sunday, December 25, 9:30am

Lesson & Carols service, wear your Christmas PJ’s to worship!

Weekly Prayer

Each week we post a prayer on social media and on the church website.

Go to this link to find this week’s prayer:

https://heritageumc.org/weekly-prayer-11-22-22/