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Advent Wreath Making Workshop for All Ages
Advent Wreath Making Workshop for All Ages
“Advent” means “coming” — the coming of Jesus Christ into the world. Christians around the world prepare on each of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas with special liturgy, hymns, and candle lighting. On this first Sunday in Advent, join all ages in preparing your hearts and homes for the coming Christmas season. We…
Family Christmas Movie Night
Family Christmas Movie Night
Let’s start the Christmas season together on Thanksgiving weekend. Join us for a showing of a holiday favorite movie. Bring the family, a blanket, and some snacks to share to Heritage Hall on the lower level of Elliot House. Friends and family are welcome to come along! This event is free and open to the…
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Noonday Noëls
Noonday Noëls
Join us this Christmas Season for Noonday Noëls on Wednesdays December 4, 11, 18 at 12:05 PM. These are a short lunchtime worship service and concert followed by a light lunch reception in Fellowship Hall. It’s a great way to celebrate Christmas and hear some festive music. December 4– Festive Jazz Piano by Dr. Bryan…
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Scottish Walk St. Andrew’s Service and Parade
Scottish Walk St. Andrew’s Service and Parade
As Alexandria was founded in 1749 by Scottish merchants – and named after Scotsman John Alexander -- we can all claim a special connection to Scotland no matter where our ancestors originally resided. Longtime residents as well as those new to the area can all embrace this season with several opportunities to celebrate our Celtic…
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Holiday Sharing Gift Return
Holiday Sharing Gift Return
This year our congregation has stepped up to sponsor more families than ever! In addition we are sponsoring dozens of seniors, disabled adults, and foster teens. All these things will make a tremendous impact in the lives of many in Alexandria who would not experience the joy of the holidays without your efforts. The deadline…
A Dickens Christmas: Hearing the Gospel through Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”
A Dickens Christmas: Hearing the Gospel through Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”
Each year at Advent, Christians everywhere revisit a certain old Victorian moral story. The images of snow-covered English cobblestone streets, the sentimentally-portrayed ragged poor, and the ever-more familiar plot line don't seem to grow tiresome through the years. Charles Dickens's preachy little tale A Christmas Carol holds us captive like the returning relative we have…
Christmas Reading: A Dickens of a Christmas
Christmas Reading: A Dickens of a Christmas
Join us for our 34th Annual Christmas Reading and Carols on Sunday, December 8, at 7:00 PM in Heritage Hall on the lowest level of Elliot House. We’ll share funny, serious, and poetic readings in anticipation of the coming of the Light. This event is FREE and open to all. • With texts by Celestine…
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Noonday Noëls
Noonday Noëls
Join us this Christmas Season for Noonday Noëls on Wednesdays December 4, 11, 18 at 12:05 PM. These are a short lunchtime worship service and concert followed by a light lunch reception in Fellowship Hall. It’s a great way to celebrate Christmas and hear some festive music. December 4– Festive Jazz Piano by Dr. Bryan…
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“A Christmas Carol” and Backstage Tour
“A Christmas Carol” and Backstage Tour
It's beginning to look alot like Christmas - well, not really! But nevertheless, pull out your calendar and let's start to fill in your December calendar starting with this fun event with your church family. We have a group reservation to see "A Christmas Carol" at the Little Theatre of Alexandria on December 14 at…
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A Dickens Christmas: Hearing the Gospel through Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”
A Dickens Christmas: Hearing the Gospel through Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”
Each year at Advent, Christians everywhere revisit a certain old Victorian moral story. The images of snow-covered English cobblestone streets, the sentimentally-portrayed ragged poor, and the ever-more familiar plot line don't seem to grow tiresome through the years. Charles Dickens's preachy little tale A Christmas Carol holds us captive like the returning relative we have…
1 event,
Noonday Noëls
Noonday Noëls
Join us this Christmas Season for Noonday Noëls on Wednesdays December 4, 11, 18 at 12:05 PM. These are a short lunchtime worship service and concert followed by a light lunch reception in Fellowship Hall. It’s a great way to celebrate Christmas and hear some festive music. December 4– Festive Jazz Piano by Dr. Bryan…
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Taizé Service
Taizé Service
Taizé Prayer Service: We invite you to join us for a special candlelit service of prayer, song, silence, and meditation.
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A Dickens Christmas: Hearing the Gospel through Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”
A Dickens Christmas: Hearing the Gospel through Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”
Each year at Advent, Christians everywhere revisit a certain old Victorian moral story. The images of snow-covered English cobblestone streets, the sentimentally-portrayed ragged poor, and the ever-more familiar plot line don't seem to grow tiresome through the years. Charles Dickens's preachy little tale A Christmas Carol holds us captive like the returning relative we have…
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Christmas Eve Worship
Christmas Eve Worship
We are excited to invite you to our Christmas Eve worship services! Our 4:30 PM service will feature a special children's pageant and our 7:30 PM service will be our traditional candlelight worship.
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Alternative Giving Market
Shop at the 2024 Alternative Giving Virtual Market online through December 31 at opmh.org/market. Our Market provides a way to honor someone you love with a gift that matters — a gift that makes a difference in the lives of other people in our community and world. We offer ways to provide food, clothing, shelter,…