Christmas Worship
Blue Christmas – December 11 @ 7pm
A service of remembrance and encouragement. Leave your pain, loss, and discouragement at the altar in readiness to find peace this Advent season.
Family Christmas Eve – December 24th @ 4pm
An inter-generational, family-friendly “candlelight” Christmas service that is interactive and engaging.
Candlelight Worship – December 24th @ 8pm
Pastor Jack and Barbara Bloom will offer a dramatic presentation as the message for the evening. Featuring the Central Dancers and music by the Chancel Choir.
Music & Fellowship
Hanging of the Greens
Saturday, November 30th, 9:00am
Help transform the church for Christmas.
Women’s Advent Tea
Saturday, December 7th, 3:00–5:00pm
This special afternoon of worship for women will help prepare our hearts for this wonderful time of waiting and anticipation. Childcare is available upon request. Please sign up in the Narthex to host a table.
Tuesday Musicale Concert
Tuesday, December 10th, 7:00pm
A free Holiday Concert by the Tuesday Musicale Chorus and Adele Thomas Bell Ensemble. Followed by an afterglow in Fellowship Hall. Shhh… Santa Claus will also be there!
Carols & Beer
Friday, December 13th, 6:30pm
Enjoy a festive Christmas carol sing-along at Rustic Leaf Brewing Company in Waterford.
Mission & Giving
Clothe-a-Child
During the holiday season, Central supports local elementary children in the Waterford School District with the donation of new clothing. If you would like to make a monetary donation to the Clothe-A-Child program please make checks out to CUMC with “CAC” on the memo line.
Compassionate Christmas Cards
Purchase Christmas cards from Sunday, December 1st through Sunday, December 22nd for a donation of $5 per card. Donations will go to various Central missions. Cards can be purchased in the Narthex on Sundays or from the church office.
Sponsor a Student at C. W. Duncan School in Liberia
Did you know that a donation of $300 will send a student to the C. W. Duncan School in Liberia for an entire year? To sponsor a student, mark donations “C. W. Duncan Scholarship.” Cards are available in the church office to give your honoree on Christmas morning. Smaller monetary gifts are also welcome.
Christmas Wishes for Methodist Children’s Home Society
Food Pantry Reverse Advent Challenge
Pick up a calendar or download it from bit.ly/reverse-advent-24 and collect one item for each day of December. Drop donations off weekly or at the end of the month to Central’s Food Pantry.
Hats and Mittens/Gloves
Donate a matched set of a hat + mittens/gloves after December 1st to go to Waterford School children through the Clothe-a-Child program (please no scarves).
Baldwin Holiday Store
This year we will be collecting new toys for the Baldwin Center Holiday Store. Please drop off donations (unwrapped) by November 24th.
Advent Mission Project
Central UMC will tithe a portion of our Christmas Offering to local missions: The Baldwin Center and Open Door–Waterford.