What Special Events Are We Planning for Advent/Christmas 2021?
It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away! Is that possible?
That means Advent begins in just 17 days!
We are engaged in that annual, delicate balancing act: trying to offer meaningful, thoughtful activities and events that add value to the season without overloading family schedules that are already stretched and stressed. Here's what we have:
Sunday, November 28 (Advent 1)
5:00 – 6:00 PM: Hanging of the Greens - our annual gathering to decorate the Church building and the interior spaces for the Advent and Christmas Seasons.
6:00 – 8:00 PM: Advent Community Open House - Please join us as we invite and welcome our neighbors in the Gleneagle community along with other friends from the Colorado Springs area for an evening of good food and great conversation.
Friday, December 3
6:30 – 8:00 PM: First Friday Service – We are partnering with folks fro IAC to host a special Compline prayer service with music, visual art, and other elements to create a unique space in these early days of Advent for prayer and contemplation.
Sunday, December 5 (Advent 2)
9:45 – 10:35 AM: During the period between our Sunday services, we have invited Amy Schulte to lead a special information session on Refugee Ministry needs in the Colorado Springs area and opportunities for the Holy Trinity Church community to engage with these care and support ministries as part of our community outreach.
Sunday, December 12 (Advent 3)
9:45 – 10:35 AM: Also during the period between services, Pastor Chris Stroup will host another Second Sunday Stories with a special guest (yet to be identified) from our HTAC family.
Friday, December 24 (Christmas Eve services)
4:30 – 5:45 PM: Early Christmas Eve Service
6:30 – 7:45 PM: Later Christmas Eve Service
Saturday, December 25 (Christmas Day service)
10:00 – 11:00 AM: Christmas Morning Service
Sunday, December 26 (Christmas 1)
9:30 – 10:45 AM: We will have our traditional “Lessons & Carols” Service on Sunday. We will have only one service that day.
OTHER IMPORTANT REMINDERS
OCC 2021 Gift shoeboxes are available in the Fellowship Hall. Collection of filled boxes begins on November 15. Please pick up a box and put together a special gift for a child in need!
Open House Help We still need some volunteers to help pull together the Open House on November 28. We need one or two individuals to organize greeters for the guests who come that evening, and we need some help organizing the food - so we don't end up with 14 boxes of donuts. If you can help, please contact the Church Office.
Pledge Cards If you haven't already done so, please fill out a pledge card for your 2022 giving, so we can button up the budget for next year. We've heard from about half the congregation and would love to hear from everyone else.