TRAVELERS’ Candlelight christmas Eve
6pm Thursday, December 21 in the Sanctuary of davis umc (1620 Anderson Rd)
Celebrate the hope of Christmas & God’s promise of peace with our Travelers’ Candlelight Christmas Eve which will be held on Thursday, December 21, at 6pm in the sanctuary of Davis United Methodist Church (1620 Anderson Road Davis, CA 95616).
All are welcome. All means all. We hope those who might be going “home for Christmas” or traveling over the holiday will feel welcome for this opportunity to light candles and sing the songs of Christmas Eve. Worship will be led by The Table UMC and held in the beautiful sanctuary of Davis UMC.
- 6:00pm on Thursday, December 21: Story, Carols, & Candles
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.
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.