Announcements:
Christmas Eve Volunteers
Volunteer for one of our two Christmas Eve Services
We are excited to offer two unique Christmas Eve experiences with our 4pm Family Service and the 6:30pm Candlelight Communion Service. We are in need of several volunteers to help us with greeting, serving communion, clean up and more. If you are available, please click the link below to sign up!
Blue Christmas
Saturday, December 21 | 5pm in the Chapel
Join us this Saturday, December 21 for our Blue Christmas Service in the Chapel at 5pm. This special service of worship recognizes the long nights of this season by honoring experiences of loss that often make Christmas lonely for many. We will also have very special music provided by Chrissa & Cali Ortega. If you need a place to belong this Christmas season, we hope you will join us.
Christmas Eve Services
Tuesday, December 24 | 4pm & 6:30pm
We will offer two unique worship experiences on Christmas Eve. Our 4pm Christmas Eve Family Service will feature contemporary music, a special interactive children’s message and communion, and will conclude with the singing of Silent Night with glow sticks!
Our 6:30pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service will feature traditional music, the chancel choir and communion, and will conclude with the singing of Silent Night by candlelight.
*FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN: Nursery care will be provided for infants, toddlers & preschoolers at the 4pm Family Service ONLY. Activity packets will be available in the Sanctuary for K-5th graders at both services. The Susanna Wesley Family & Child Room is always available for families to participate in worship while giving space for the kids to play.
Christmas Eve Reception
Tuesday, December 24, 5:15pm | Room 500
We are excited about starting a new church location in Bixby! Our Bixby launch team is inviting you to a reception offered on Christmas Eve between the two worship services from 5:15-6:15pm in Room 500. If you are interested in helping to start this new location of Faith UMC, we invite you to come gather with us and meet others willing to try this risky adventure of starting a new location. Finger food and punch will be provided. Our goal is to have 35-40 people willing to serve on the launch team before we off er worship to the community.
One Worship & Two Babies!
Sunday, December 29 | 10am - Worship, 11am - Brunch & Baby Showers
We’re excited to celebrate the birth of two staff babies very soon! Tricia Jenkins and Patty Cogles will both be welcoming new additions to their family. We’ll come together for a blended worship service on Dec. 29 at 10am in the Sanctuary, followed by a Baby Shower Brunch in the Great Hall at 11am! If you’d like to provide a gift (not required!), you can view their registries at the links below or place money on the money tree at the shower.
*The worship service will be family friendly and have opportunities for kids to participate. Nursery care will also be available.
Donate Your Bags!
Leave donations in the gray container at the North Entrance
Faith Kids Ministry will happily take new and used Christmas bags and tissue paper to use for next year’s Faith Mart. Please, NO WRAPPING PAPER (we have plenty!) Donations can be dropped off in the marked gray container just inside the North Entrance.
Legacy
New 6-Week Classes starting in January
Coming in January are two new 6-week classes called Legacy, lead by Ed Goodrich and Pastor Heather. There are two different class times listed below to help meet your schedule. The first three weeks of each class include building a binder with important financial and legal documents. The last three weeks involve planning your send off by choosing scriptures, songs and exploring all the different ways to celebrate your life. At the end of our time together, you’ll have everything you need to leave a lasting and wonderful gift to your loved ones. To reserve a spot and a binder ($10), email Pastor Heather at hscherer@faithtulsa.org and include which class time interests you.
Wednesdays, starting Jan. 8 | 6:30pm | Room 501
Saturdays, starting Jan. 9 | 11am | Room 501
Deadline for 2024 Giving
Submit gifts by December 30 to count toward 2024 giving
The deadline for submitting all tithes and financial gifts to the church is Monday, December 30. All electronic payments must be submitted by this date to count toward your 2024 giving contributions. If you are submitting a check, please make sure it is postmarked December 30.
Lunch Bunch at Faith
Potluck & Fellowship | Thursday, January 2, 12pm | Youth Room
Join us for Lunch Bunch on Thursday, January 2, at 12pm in the Youth Room. The main dish of soup will be provided. Bring a side to share. More information will be available soon about the program. Contact Judy Hammond with any questions.
Labyrinth Fundraiser
Order a custom tile to help raise funds for the labyrinth project
We are selling tiles as a fundraiser to help build our new Labyrinth on the south lawn of the church property. The tiles will be part of a retaining wall that surrounds the labyrinth. The tiles will feature your own custom text in black lettering in the official church font on a beige tile. Tiles can be ordered in a 4” x 8” or 8” x 8” size, along with an optional keepsake tile. Click the link below for more information on pricing or to order a tile today!
*DEADLINE TO ORDER IS DECEMBER 1.
Communion Servers
We need volunteers each week to set up the Communion stations. We also need people to serve Communion each week at 9am service and on the first Sunday of each month in the 11am service. Training can be provided if needed. Click below to sign up.
