ADVENT & CHRISTMAS AT MPC
SUNDAY WORSHIP IN ADVENT, BEGINS 12/01
Sundays at 10:30AM
both in-person and live-streamed on YouTube
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Join us for Advent worship as we anticipate and prepare for the Savior's birth!
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Advent is a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year comes to a close, a new church year begins. Christ’s birth ushers us into new ways of living and loving; and yet, the world as we know it spins madly on. In many ways, pregnant Mary was surrounded by endings—large and small, personal and political—but Mary proclaimed hope in a God who was and is making all things new. Christ’s birth offered a beautiful new beginning for shepherds and Magi alike—all the while, King Herod tried to bring Christ’s story to an end. When we ourselves navigate seasons filled with endings and beginnings, we need reminders. We need words that can feel like steady ground, like a path for our feet to find as we step forward into the unknown.
This year's Advent series is shaped around several reminders we all need from time to time: you are a blessing; do the good that is yours to do; hope is worth the risk; love knows your name; don’t forget to laugh; the road isn’t straight. These reminders root us in the fundamental truths of our faith. Many of them are life lessons we teach to children—lessons that adults continue to learn and relearn.
As you journey through this season, may you find words for belovedness and hope. May you find words for beginning again. For no matter what you are facing, no matter what this new day brings, love is your beginning.
THE HOLLY AND THE IVORIES PIANO CONCERT
Music director Ray McKean will be presenting a solo piano concert of Advent music on Wednesday, December 4th at Noon. Come and listen to holiday favorites arranged by today’s best sacred music composers. The concert is free and open to the public, and all donations will go to our mission partner, HOMEpdx. Please invite friends & family to come enjoy this event and help spread the good news!
CHRISTMAS COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT
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You are invited to be part of a live taping of The Church Show podcast featuring those hosts with the most, Heather and Spencer! Get advice for what's troubling you and be entertained by The Church Show House Band - featuring marimbas, ukuleles, choir & more! Enjoy treats furnished by Sarah Bellum's Bakery, along with coffee, and hot chocolate as the sanctuary is filled with music, drama, and laughter.
Both concerts are free for all to attend, with all donations from Friday's concert benefitting Sarah Bellum's Bakery, a non-profit organization that supports adults with acquired brain injury to return to work and life by baking delicious, hand-crafted cupcakes. Sunday's encore concert will accept donations for MPC.
Join us Friday night, or Sunday morning!
YOUTH HOLIDAY PARTY
For Middle & High School Students
Saturday, Dec. 21st from 4PM to 10PM
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While we're not having our usual overnight this year, we're still excited for our annual youth holiday event, which will still feature all of the regular fun with the white elephant gift exchange, sardines, games, and more.
CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP
Now on YouTube
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We invite you to celebrate Christmas with us and reconnect with our MPC community. This service will be full of wonderful music and worship for all ages, and will feature the candlelight singing of Silent Night at the end. There will be activity bags and jingle bells for kids, as well as a children's message and a sermon that are accessible for everyone.
All donations from this service will go to Safe Families for Children, a non-profit organization that hosts vulnerable children and creates extended family-like supports for families facing crisis.
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Whether you are a regular attender, watch online, or only come once a year, we are excited to see you! And if you are feeling under the weather or out of town, you can always join with us online. ​