Christmas 2018 at Grace Chapel
If there's one gift our world needs this Christmas, it might be hope. And we need it, too.
More than wishful thinking, we yearn to believe that our lives can be good, that our world can be mended, that injustice will not prevail. Where can we find that kind of hope? We've been disappointed; we've learned to be careful with our trust.
And yet a star leads us, still, to Bethlehem--where the hopes and fears of every year come together and a child's birth changes what is possible.
Advent Sundays
December 2: Hope to the World
December 9: Hope from Your Past
December 16*: Hope Reborn
December 23**: Hope in Your Present
December 24: Hope with Us
December 30: Hope for Your Future
*On the 16th, we take a break from our regular Sunday preaching to hear the Christmas story told as a first person dramatic monologue, from the perspective of a historical, biblical character. You don't want to miss it!
**At our Wilmington Campus, join us for our Family Christmas Service, a festive, interactive service for the whole family!
Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
Saturday December 22
7:00pm in Lexington
Sunday December 23
5:00pm in Lexington***
Deaf Ministry signing available at this service.
Monday December 24
3:00pm and 4:30pm in Watertown
3:00pm and 4:30pm in Wilmington*
4:30pm in Foxboro
1:30pm, 3:15pm, and 5:00pm in Lexington**
Childcare will be available for newborns through age 5 at all campuses.
Our East Lexington congregation will attend Christmas Eve services at the Lexington campus on December 23 at 5:00pm. Contact Kate Fox for more info.
*Limited seating at our Wilmington Campus only; please email to request tickets. We're offering free tickets to help us appropriately plan for seating at each of our services. Tickets will be available in the lobby or by emailing Laurie Bean.
**At all Lexington campus services on December 24, we will offer a shuttle bus service from the high school to Grace Chapel. If you are a Grace Chapel regular, please consider taking advantage of this opportunity and allow our many guests to have the best parking spots. Parking suggestions for Lexington campus visitors can be found here.
***Our East Lexington campus congregation will join the Lexington campus for Christmas Eve services on Sunday, December 23 at 5:00pm at the Lexington campus.