Candlelight christmas Eve
5pm & 11pm (Pacific time)
Celebrate the hope of Christmas & God’s promise of peace with Candlelight Christmas Eve at The Table. We will gather both online (thetable.live) and in person in the Sanctuary (5265 H Street Sacramento, CA 95819). Here’s a link to online worship with The Table for Candlelight Christmas Eve.
- 5:00pm on Sunday, December 24: Story, Carols, & Candles
- 11:00pm on Sunday, December 24: Story, Carols, Candles, & Communion
Luke 2:1-20: Luke’s Gospel tells us that when Mary gives birth to Jesus, she lays him in a manger, for there was no place for them in the guest room. Scholars argue about where, exactly, the birth occurs—and why. Was it in a stable or the living room of a simple peasant home? Was Bethlehem teeming with visitors who were also there to be counted in the census? Was Joseph’s family inhospitable because they disapproved of his marital situation? Regardless of where the birth occurs, we know that Christ is born in a crowded, unlikely place. And yet, God makes a place here anyway. God draws the circle wider as shepherds and unexpected guests arrive. This Christmas, let us also make room—for strangers and neighbors alike. For this is good news of great joy for all people. Candlelight Christmas Eve Offering details coming soon.
CHRISTMAS OFFERING
Our Christmas Offering this year will be divided equally to support the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s International Disaster Response in Israel & Gaza and to support our local refugee resettlement agency in Sacramento called Opening Doors. Make a gift to support these important ministries here.
