Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023, 7:00 P.M. Sunday Worship Service

<p>Good evening and Merry Christmas Eve to you and those you hold in your heart, tonight and every night. It is Christmas Eve!!! And we are excited to celebrate together with you (with as much or little participation as you wish to engage in, no expectations from us) the coming birth of our Savior, Jesus! While the church year has just begun, the joy of the season can be a wonderful way to close out the calendar year. But we also recognize that for some people, this time of year is not one of joy or happiness, but instead of time of sorrow or mourning. If you are struggling this holiday season (or any other time of year), please reach out to us and let us know how we can help support you. You are a beloved child of God, a sibling of Jesus Christ, made in the image of God, and therefore beautiful just the way you are. God&#39;s love for you in unconditional and never ends. God loves EVERYONE, and we embrace that here at Stony Creek UMC.</p> <p><br></p> <p>On this Christmas Eve, we are continuing in our Advent/Christmas sermon series, &quot;Where We Belong.&quot; This moring, Pastor Michael preached about the ideas of physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological home and how that relates to our understandings of God&#39;s home. Pastor Michael is always striving to connect Scripture with our daily lives, and encourages everyone to ask questions and try to be willing to re-examine our theology and understandings of God and the world. Also today during our worship time together we will be singing some songs, sharing in some liturgy (don&#39;t worry, it&#39;s all in the bulletin - see link below), lifting some prayers, and hearing some Scripture readings.</p> <p><br></p> <p>If you ever have any questions, or just want to chat, please jump into the chat alongside the video feed on Facebook. And, if you would like a copy of the bulletin for the service, please visit https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oQfvMREhgK5zIuLEcev9enTA6T49baQM?usp=sharing where you can download a PDF or Word DOCX version, each named with