Connect & Serve

UPCOMING SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES

Sunday, December 1, 2024  1st Sunday of Advent / Communion

9:30 am               UG Worship Service                @Union Grove UMC

11:30 am            WG Worship Service                @Willow Grove UMC

Communion Offering: Parvin Youth Fund 

Sunday, December 8, 2024  2nd Sunday of Advent

9:30 am               UG Worship Service                @Union Grove UMC

10:45 am            Fellowship                                       @UG Fellowship Hall

11:30 am WG Worship Service @Willow Grove UMC

OTHER MEETINGS & SERVICES 

11/30 (Sat)—Advent Decorating Party (Union 10am, Willow 10:30am) Come help decorate the church for Christmas—a family friendly activity! At Willow, followed by their bi-monthly COFFEE Fellowship (approx. 12:30pm—see Rosemary Powell for potluck) 

12/4 (Wed)—Fall Bible Study #7 (Union Grove, 6 pm) Your Divine      Design: Discover, Develop, and Deploy Your Spiritual Gifts by Chip Ingram. Books available at study. (Meeting 12/11—skipping 11/27).

LOOKING AHEAD

12/14 (Sat) - Launch Party for Family Connection Day (Willow, 9:30 am) Help plan for our Jan. 20 event at Willow Grove—see Rosemary Powell.

12/16 (Mon)—SPRC Meeting (Willow, 6 pm) 

Advent & Holiday Events— Join us throughout Advent as Pastor Al leads us in “Seasoning the Season” to get ready for Christmas.

Dec. 1: Week 1—1st purple candle

Dec. 8: Week 2—pink candle

Dec. 15: Week 3—2nd purple candle

Dec. 22: Week 4—3rd purple candle

Christmas Eve Service—12/24, Union Grove 6 pm We’ll celebrate Christmas Eve together in a joint worship service on Tuesday, Dec. 24. This special service includes lots of music and ends with candle lighting (white candle). 

Guide to Operation Christmas Child Year-Round

   Year-round Shoebox Packing Suggestions:

    November  $10 donation for shipping boxes

Savvy shoebox packers know that it’s never too early to start shopping, packing, personalizing, and fundraising

for shoebox gifts. By preparing shoebox gifts all year long, you can send the Good News of Jesus Christ and the great joy of receiving an Operation Christmas Child shoebox to more boys and girls around the world! Use

this year-round guide to maximize your impact for the Gospel.

Full year collection list here