Christmas Eve Services

I encourage you to be sure to spend time with God this Christmas. One great way to do so is by attending a Christmas Eve Candlelight service. If you are traveling I hope you will be able to worship. If you are having friends or family with you please consider inviting them to come with you to a service. You are certainly invited to join us at Platte Woods United Methodist Church for one of our services. Our services are about one hour in length. Dress is casual (even if I do wear a suit). We will sing a number of Christmas Carols. We will invite you to share in Holy Communion. (Our communion table is open to all so you need not feel excluded. If you prefer to not participate in this part of the service that is no problem. Simply remain at your seat during the communion time). You will be given a candle to light at the end of the service when we join to sing Silent Night. We will also receive an offering at each service. Our Christmas Eve offering goes to a special fund we use to meet tangible needs of people in our community. We will show a short video to explain this. Our services are at 3:00 p.m. This is a family service with special attention to children. Pastor Jessica, our children's director will bring the message. At 5:00 and 7:00 we will have two different services. The "sanctuary" services at 5 & 7 will be tradition styles with the Sr. Pastor (that would be me) bringing the message. In Memorial Hall Pastor Curtis and the NEXT worship leaders will offer separate services at 5 & 7. There will be some overflow seating outside the sanctuary and in our café where the service may be viewed via video. We also have services at 9:00 and 11:00. These are in the sanctuary and follow the format from the others in the sanctuary. Historically our 5:00 p.m. service has been the largest attended so be sure to arrive early if this is the time that best fits your schedule. Please receive and share this invitation to Christmas Eve at Platte Woods UMC. steve