Advent Sunday Worship
Sundays, Dec. 3rd – Dec. 24th
Modern
A Different Door at 9:15am & Modern at 10:30am
Sanctuary
Sundays at 9:15am and 10:30am
Family Advent Workshop
Sunday, November 26th
Festival from 4:00-6:00pm
Fun for Children, Youth & Adults!
Come and join us as we prepare for the Advent season. Participants will have the opportunity to work their way through different stations. We will learn about Advent, make an Advent wreath, make and take gifts for others, and do some hands-on mission projects. Pizza will be available.
The cost for the event is $10.00 per person that chooses to make the crafts. Payment will be collected at the door.
Contact Kristen Lane at klane@graceavenue.org with questions.
Evening of Grace
Friday, December 1st | 7:00-9:00 pm
$20 per person/$30 per couple
Plan to join us for some holiday fun! We'll have holiday charcuteries, sweet treats, an auction, and Christmas music to kick off the Advent season, while supporting the Grace Avenue Endowment Fund and local missions.
Please contact Seth at seth@graceavenue.org for more information
Join us for some holly, jolly, winter fun as we host our next Craft Night! We will be making stockings and a Christmas wreath! The supply fee is $10. We look forward to seeing you at Craft Night where there is sure to be some candy to get your creativity flowing.
Contact Karyl Patredis at karyl@graceavenue.org with questions.
Sunday, Dec 3rd | 6:00pm
After Craft Night, you can come join us as the Grace Avenue Handbell Choir, our new Wire Choir, and our children’s choir, The Songbirds, present fun and festive music to prepare the lighting of the Christmas tree. The evening will conclude with cookies and hot chocolate. It’s the perfect way to start the holiday season!
Christmas Gifts that Make a Difference
Available December 3rd-December 17th
Through our “Christmas Gifts that Make a Difference” program, you can make donations to a variety of Grace Avenue missions and partners in the name of your loved ones. You will receive a certificate to let them know of about your donations as well as some information about their specific cause. Find us on Sunday mornings outside the Sanctuary and Worship Center or shop online. We are also collecting items to support these missions.
Contact Keri Keck at keri@graceavenue.org with questions.
Christmas Gifts that Make a Difference
Available December 3rd-December 17th
Through our “Christmas Gifts that Make a Difference” program, you can make donations to a variety of Grace Avenue missions and partners in the name of your loved ones. You will receive a certificate to let them know of about your donations as well as some information about their specific cause. Find us on Sunday mornings outside the Sanctuary and Worship Center or shop online. We are also collecting items to support these missions.
Contact Keri Keck at keri@graceavenue.org with questions.
2023 Christmas Poinsettias
In Memory or In Honor of Your Loved Ones
Purchase a Christmas Poinsettia in memory or in honor of a loved one. The flowers will be used to decorate the worship spaces during Advent and on Christmas Eve. At the conclusion of Christmas Eve worship, you are welcome to take them home. We will also celebrate your gift with a list of those who have donated flowers and the names of those they wish to honor.
Advent Studies
Awkward Family Christmas
Details Here
Led by Laura Byrd
Sundays at 9:15am | December 3rd – 17th
An Unlikely Advent, the Extraordinary People of the Christmas Story
Led by Christopher Vaughan
Begins December 5th | Tuesdays at 7:00pm
This Christmas: The Gift of Presence
Thursday Morning Study with Laura Echols-Richter
Nov 30th – Dec 14th at 9:15am
Atlas Bible Study
Led by Billy Echols-Richter
Wednesdays at 12:30pm on Zoom
A Service of Hope & Healing
Sunday, December 10th
6:00pm in the Sanctuary
While the holiday season is a time of joyous anticipation, festivities, and togetherness for many, others struggle this time of year. Many experience feelings of grief, loneliness, guilt, or loss. This service allows time and space to face our complex feelings with a sense of hope and to journey toward healing as we enter into Advent and Christmas. Childcare is provided.
Service will be live streamed at graceavenue.org.
Pub Theology
Do Not Be Afraid: Angels & the Bible
Monday, December 11th | 7:00pm
Holy Grail Pub- Plano, TX
Do you question things a lot and then ask questions about your questions? Is existentialism a way of life for you? Do you enjoy diving deep into life’s hardest theological quandaries? Then this is the group for you! A lively, fun, welcoming discussion about the big questions of theology, life, and everything! This Month we are discussing Angels & the Bible.
Contact Laura Byrd at lbyrd@graceavenue.org with questions.
Faith Handles- Live Christmas Event
Questions About Christmas
Thursday, December 14th at 7:00pm
Tom Graves Hall | Online/Zoom Option Available
Faith Handles is a subscription-based weekly video message in which Billy Echols-Richter deals with some of the most asked questions about faith. In December he is hosting a live Q&A specifically for questions about Christmas. You don’t have to have already subscribed to Faith Handles to attend this event. This is open to everyone. However, you can subscribe at any time! Please register and let us know if you plan to attend in person or on Zoom. We will send the Zoom link when we are closer to the event.
Music Sunday
Sunday, December 17th during Worship
Sanctuary
The Sanctuary Choir will present Robert Shaw’s “The Many Moods of Christmas,” Suites 3 & 4. These are collections of some of our most beloved Christmas carols that will warm your heart and have you singing along. Presented with a string ensemble and piano accompaniment both at 9:15am & 10:30am worship services.
Modern
Join us for this special musical Sunday! It will be a heartwarming journey as we come together to celebrate the joy and wonder of “This Christmas.” We will sing our favorite Christmas carols and enjoy some holiday surprises, all while reflecting on how the meaning of Christmas evolves throughout our lives. Expect an abundance of holiday cheer, a delightful hot cocoa bar, and plenty of songs to sing along to. And who knows, there might even be a few festive shenanigans along the way. It’s a time to share in the spirit of love, togetherness, and the true meaning of this special season. We look forward to celebrating with you!
Monday, December 18th | 6:30pm
$15 for Dinner
Come comfy and casual for a stress-free Soup and Sweets night. We will celebrate that Wise Women came, too, as we offer ourselves grace amid seasonal expectations. All are welcome for this come as you are evening where we will even have some door prizes of some of the staff’s favorite things.
Childcare is available upon request.
Gluten free/vegetarian options available.
Contact Laura Echols-Richter at laura@graceavenue.org with any questions.
The Prodigals WANDER: Expanding Christ
Tuesday, December 19th | 7:00pm
Karmic Grounds (7227 Main St, Frisco)
The Prodigals continue to build a new space for spiritual wanderers to create together through music, deep conversation and being active in social justice in the community. Come out to our holiday celebration as we talk about when it means to EXPAND our previous idea of the One we call “Christ.”
Christmas Parties
EDGE (4th&5th Grade Fellowship)
Sunday, December 10th | 4:00-5:30pm
Watch for more details.
Contact klane@graceavenue.org with questions.
Youth Christmas Party
Sunday, December 17th | 5:30-8:00pm
Wear your ugly sweater!
Contact sarah@graceavenue.org with questions.
Birthday Party for Jesus
Sunday, December 17th
Children’s 10:30am Sunday School Hour
You’re invited to a Birthday Party for Jesus! Wear your Christmas Jammies and join us for party games, birthday cake, and the true reason for Christmas! Bring an unwrapped toy to be given to children in need.
Contact Kristen Lane at Klane@graceavenue.org with questions.
Awkward Christmas Party
Sunday, Dec 17th | 6:30 pm
Tom Graves Hall
The holidays can be a weird time for many adults; having to go home and be with your family can sometimes be AWKWARD. For those who don’t have a nuclear family, are in transition, are away from their family, have lost loved ones, or aren’t accepted by their family, Christmas can sometimes be a hard time to get through. Whether you have a huge family or you have chosen family, we hope you come and celebrate with us the JOY of the season in all its complete awkwardness.
This a party for adults, so come with your ugly sweaters and stay for the eggnog and awkward games!
Contact Laura Byrd at lbyrd@graceavenue.org with questions.
Stories of Hope, Peace, Joy & Love
An Interactive Online Advent Calendar
Dec 3rd – 24th
Advent Calendars have become increasingly popular in recent years… and, perhaps, increasingly disconnected from the idea of Advent, which is a time of waiting and preparation for Christ’s birth. While it is harmless fun to countdown to Christmas by drinking your favorite tea or getting a new pair of socks each day, we wanted to offer another opportunity this year. We have invited members of our congregation to offer their stories of hope, peace, joy, and love for each day of Advent. These powerful testimonies will be available through an online Advent Calendar which will reveal a new story each day.
Christmas Eve Worship
Sunday, December 24th
Family Services
11:00am (Sanctuary) &
3:00pm (Modern)
Sanctuary Services
4:30, 6:00pm, 7:30pm*
Modern Service
5:30pm*
Communion Service
11:00pm* (Sanctuary)
All services will end with Silent Night and candlelight.
There will be no Sunday School on Christmas Eve
*These services will be Livestreamed
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**On Demand Online
Christmas Eve Worship
Pre-Recorded On-Demand Christmas Eve Worship from our Sanctuary Worship team will be available beginning at 9:00am.
Watch for Links.