Christmas at St. Augustine’s
December 16
7:00 p.m. Longest Nights Service – a service making space for feelings of lament during these longest nights of the year. This candlelit, contemplative service will feature readings and music focusing on God’s presence with us in darkness, as well as an (optional) time for healing prayer with anointing. This will be a hybrid service, held in the sanctuary and also accessible on Zoom using this link (pw: lacroix).
December 21
9:30 a.m. Last Sunday of Advent Worship Service – St. A's regular Sunday worship service in the Sanctuary and on Zoom (pw: lacroix) with Sunday School for ages 3 – 5th grade and Nursery Care, followed by Coffee Hour and a Sunday sermon discussion.
December 24
4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Eucharist with Carols – a family-oriented service with carols, followed by a festive potluck in Puhlman Hall (Hosts: Devon & Dana Law and Sarah & Juan Noda).
7:30/8:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Eucharist with Choir – a traditional Christmas Eve service.
7:30 p.m. - Christmas Eve prelude of carols, anthems, and instrumental music followed by...
8:00 p.m. - Christmas Eve Eucharist with full choir and guest instrumentalists, followed by a festive reception in Puhlman Hall (Hosts: Ida Butler, Susan Blaul, and Julia Joehl).
Both Christmas eve services will be hybrid – held in the Sanctuary and on Zoom: 4:00 p.m. on Zoom (pw: lacroix) & 7:30/8:00 p.m. on Zoom (pw: lacroix). The services will also be simultaneously streamed to St. A's YouTube page; and will be available on YouTube for viewing thereafter. The bulletins will be available on our website.
December 25
11:00 a.m. Christmas Day Eucharist – at Christ Church, Winnetka (784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka).