Christmas Eve

December 24, Sunday Morning Service  at 10:30 a.m.

Scripture:  Luke 1:26-38, 46-56

December 24, Christmas Eve Service with Communion at 7:00 p.m.

Scripture:  Isaiah 9: 2-7; Matthew 1:18-25

Preachers:   Jen Hall,  David Hicks,  Pastor Jung Sun Oh

Dialogue in Preaching

Henry Van Dyke

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There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.

Are you willing...

• to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you;

• to ignore what the world owes you, and to think what you owe the world;

• to put your rights in the background, and your duties in the middle distance, and your chances to do a little more than your duty in the foreground;

• to see that men and women are just as real as you are, and try to look behind their faces to their hearts, hungry for joy;

• to own up to the fact that probably the only good reason for your existence is not what you are going to get out of life, but what you are going to give to life;

• to close your book of complaints against the management of the universe, and look around you for a place where you can sow a few seeds of happiness.

Are you willing to do these things even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas

Are you willing...

• to stoop down and consider the needs and desires of little children;

• to remember the weakness and loneliness of people growing old;

• to stop asking how much your friends love you, and ask yourself whether you love them enough;

• to bear in mind the things that other people have to bear in their hearts;

• to try to understand what those who live in the same home with you really want, without waiting for them to tell you;

• to trim your lamp so that it will give more light and less smoke, and to carry it in front so that your shadow will fall behind you;

• to make a grave for your ugly thoughts, and a garden for your kindly feelings, with the gate open—

Are you willing to do these things, even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas.

Are you willing...

• to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world—

• stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death—

• and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love?

Then you can keep Christmas.

And if you can keep it for a day, why not always?

But you can never keep it alone.

Six Days of the Week,

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924 and 1952.

http://www.appleseeds.org/xmaskeep.htm

Weston United Methodist Church 

Christmas Cantata

Camille Saint-Saëns – Christmas Oratorio

Sunday 17 December 2017 10:30 am

The WUMC Chancel Choir will perform Camille Saint-Saëns - Oratorio de Noêl, in English during the 10:30 am worship service on Sunday 17 December 2017.

Please come and join this special celebration of the Advent season.    Nursery care and Sunday School for youth is provided.

All are welcome.

The Season of Advent

Family Christmas Tree: Please bring a favorite ornament from home to decorate the family tree this Sunday morning (Dec. 3) during the worship service. 

The Altar Guild will be putting up the Family Christmas Tree in the Sanctuary on Friday, 12/1 and partially decorating it.  They will be decorating the Narthex Tree and hanging the greens on Saturday 12/2.  Both days the start time is 9:0am.  Everyone is welcome to come and help!

 Dec 3 -  The First Sunday of Advent

• Lighting the first candle of Advent, 
• Decorating Family Tree, 
• Baptism, Mahim Rezo
• New Member Reception, Scott and Cindy Boudrou
• Communion. 

Bentley Student Gospel Ensemble: Worship with Bentley University students, and staff. Gospel Ensemble will sing during the Sunday service.

We welcome sisters and brothers of Bentley University

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Robin Olson

Chaplain: Tonia Petty

Students: Gospel Ensemble Choir

Advent Study
           3 Dec at 5:00 pm in the Parlor.

Christmas Poinsettias – Last day to order is this Sunday, Dec. 3rd!

Each year we decorate our sanctuary and altar with poinsettias in memory or to honor our loved ones and to give glory to God.  An alternative offering can be made to support WATCH in Waltham. They can be ordered by using the form stapled at the back of the bulletin or by calling the church office.

Staff Christmas Gift

It is our WUMC tradition each Christmas to thank our staff for their loving service to our church family with a gift.  If you would like to contribute, please give a check or cash to Sally or Bob Hicks by Sunday Dec 17.
(Checks should be made out to Robert or Sarah Hicks... gifts should not be made out to the church/WUMC)

Dec 17 - Chancel Choir Christmas Cantata and Church Luncheon:  The Chancel Choir will perform their annual Christmas Cantata. 

Following the worship service will be a Christmas Luncheon in the Parish Hall.  

Please bring a dessert to share.

Sunday November 19 

Stewardship Pledge Sunday

Sermon title:  Blessing in Abundance

Scripture:  2 Corinthians 9: 7-8

Rev. Oh will sing a song “ Love” (in Korean) and dedicate this song to the beloved WUMC members and God’s people who are waiting for OUR LOVE desperately in our neighboring communities.

Sunday November 26

Sermon Title:  The End of Gun Violence

Scripture:  Genesis 1: 31,  Mark 12: 28-31

Sunday Nov 11

Sermon: Money and Eternity (2)

Scripture:  Luke 12: 22-34

WUMC Upcoming Events

Sunday Brunch Oct 29 

We will be having a brunch this Sunday after the worship service.  The Fellowship committee is providing the egg casserole dishes, but you are asked to please bring muffins or coffee cake to share.

Invitation to Worship Committee

We invite all church members to join the Worship Committee. The Worship committee will create the order of the Worship Service which is a biblically grounded, Wesleyan (Methodist), culturally relevant order of worship service for the Weston United Methodist Church.   If you volunteer for the worship committee, the church office will send “the guidelines for Worship: The Gifts of God from the People of God (United Methodist Church).”

Celebration of Long Time Church members (who served more than 30 years)

During Sunday service Oct 29th, we are celebrating the long term members (who have served more than 30 years at WUMC)

Parsonage Open House - Sunday Nov 5

Myung and Pastor Oh invite you and your family to an Open House on Sunday, November 5th.   Please come to the parsonage immediately after the Sunday service.

Coffee Hosts are needed for November 12^th and 26th

Please sing up to host the coffee hour on the 12^th or 26^th of November. If no one signs up there will be no refreshments on that given week.

Volunteers for Greeters

We are looking for volunteers to be greeters before the service each week. Please sign up in the Narthex on the Greeters signup sheet if you would like to greet people as they arrive for church. Please be here 15 minutes prior to the start of the service.