Christmas Church Directory 2009

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Central Presbyterian Church

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Christmas Eve Services

cordially invites you to our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Thursday, December 24 4pm Family Christmas Eve Service

“ A n d tthe he G i f t Goes G o e s On” On” “And Gift

7pm Contemporary Christmas Eve Service 9pm Traditional Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols

31 N. Seventh St. 742-8481 www.centralpreschurch.org

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 at 11:00 pm 11th & Elizabeth Streets Lafayette, Indiana

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA) Christmas Eve Service Thursday, December 24th 4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.

Lessons & Carols December 27th 8:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE Terry Chase, Senior Pastor Jim Chase, Pastor Emeritus Ph. 474-8972 or 742-5440 www.gsbchurch.org

Sunday Morning Service 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.

1005 N. 21st Street, Lafayette, IN Between Elmwood and Union Streets

St. Andrew United Methodist Church

Candlelight Christmas Eve Christ Memorial Temple Invites you to attend our Christmas services!

Sunday December 20, 2009 Sunday December 27, 2009 9:45 AM 6:30 PM

3801 Union Street Lafayette, IN 765-447-9190

6:00 p.m.

Contemporary Family Worship 7:30 p.m.

Lessons & Carols 9:00 p.m.

Celtic service with Candlelight & Communion 4703 N. 50 W. West Lafayette 497-7755

Corner of 350 S & S 9th Street Lafayette ecclife.net 765.474.4842

Christmas Eve Services 7:00 pm Candlelight Service Special Children’s moment Child care 0-3 9:00 pm Candlelight Service

Sunday Services

8:15 am, 9:45 am, 11:15 am 9:45 am Christian Formation

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YOU YOU TIDINGS TIDINGS OF OF GREAT GREAT JOY JOY! Sunday, December 20th 8:00 am & 10:15 am “Into the World” Christmas Eve Service • 5:00 pm “God’s Great Family” (Service for children of all ages)

Christmas Eve Service • 7:00 pm “Silent Night” Candlelight & Communion Service (Nursery provided for children 4 and under at all services)

Downtown Lafayette Corner of 6th and North Streets 742-4058 • www.fcclaf.org

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CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICES Thursday, December 24th We invite you and your family and friends to join us as we celebrate the birth of Christ and take time to remember what the season is all about.

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Evangelical Covenant Church

www.christumchurch.org | 765-474-4313

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BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN You are invited to celebrate the Birth of Christ with us.

Rev. Kevin A. Bowers Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship 10:45 am Childcare Provided 3305 Longlois Dr. (1 block north of Greenbush) 447-2662 • www.bethanypcusa.net

CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE 7:30 PM Service

BROWN STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of 9th & Brown Street Lafayette, IN • 765-742-1316 www. brownstreetumc.org Traditional service with choir and hymnals.

Sunday School 9:15am Sunday Worship 10:30am

Candlelight Communion Service Christmas Eve 7pm

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Monday, December 21 - 7pm Longest Night Service

Any questions, please call ...471-2884

Thursday, December 24 - Christmas Eve

5:00 PM Service - This is a family oriented service which will feature our children’s choirs sharing a presentation entitled “Tell Me the Story of Christmas.: In addition there will be the singing of Christmas Carols and our candlelight singing of “Silent Night” to end the service.

7:00 PM Service - This is our traditional service featuring the Joyful Noise and Chancel Choirs and soloists Chris and Kelsey Smith presenting “Rejoice”, “O Holy Night” and other special music.

Pastor Norm Nellis will tell the story of “A Star Is Born.” Several carols will be sung and the service ends with the candlelight singing of “Silent Night.

11:00 PM Service - This is our communion service that will include carols and special music, “Let there be Light” presented by Lynn Hartwick, Sandy Anderson, Becci Steeb and Luann Vought. Pastor Norm Nellis will offer a Christmas meditation and we will receive communion at the altar rail. Again, the service ends with the candlelight singing of “Silent Night.”

Sunday, December 27 - Christmas Sunday

There will be a single worship service at 10:00am. We will be singing music of the season and Pastor Norm Nellis will tell the story “The True Magic of Christmas.” There will be no Sunday School. We will have coffee and donuts before and after the service should you want to come and visit wuth others.

Pastor Owen Mason and his wife Shelloy

8:30 & 10:30 AM Service on Sunday 6:30 PM Wednesday Evening 2323 Shoshone Court, Lafayette, IN 47909 You are welcome to attend Church Alive Worship Center ...

An Evangelical Non-denominational Church YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND

Christmas Eve December 24th at 6:00-7:30 pm

Old Jeff Football Field Tecumseh Middle School

Huntington Bank Shoshone Court Regions Bank

Come as you are ... enjoy cappuccino and espresso!

Lafayette Life South 18th Street

Join us as we celebrate Christmas

Christmas Eve Services - December 24

7:00 p.m. - Informal Service with a Christmas Story for children. Carol singing and a candle lighting ceremony.

11:00 p.m. - Traditional Service with sermon, candle lighing ceremony, and the Sacrament of Holy Communion.

IMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

1526 S. 18th Street, Lafayette, IN 47905 765-474-6496 • www..ucc-immanuel.org One Block North of Jefferson H.S.

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Recognizing that sadness, grief and worry are a part of the Christmas season for many individuals we offer a quiet, reflective service on the longest night of the year. Soft lighting, gentle music of the season, special music, a brief meditation and time to light candles or remembrance and hope are part of this service.

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