Advent and Christmas at Bethel United Church of Christ

Join us at Bethel for Music Sunday, Christmas Eve services, and Christmas Day worship in December.  

On Sunday, December 18, Bethel offers its annual Christmas Music Sunday, when the adult voice and bell choirs, along with several guest vocalists and instrumentalists, will present a morning of wonderful sacred and traditional Christmas songs.

 Christmas Eve services, led by Interim Senior Minister Gordon Smith, will be at 4:00 and 11:00 pm.  Both will include traditional carols, reading of the Christmas story, and candlelight.  The family-oriented service at 4:00 pm is planned with the youngest child and oldest grandparent in mind, filled with familiar and well-loved songs and stories along with a surprise or two.  At the 11:00 pm service of lessons and carols the Bethel adult voice choir will sing traditional and contemporary pieces.  The service will end with the traditional singing of “Silent Night” by candlelight, accompanied by guitars, as we move from the warmth of Bethel’s sanctuary into the early, chill hours of Christmas morning.  A sign language interpreter for the deaf and hearing-impaired will assist at this service.

 Informal worship will be held at the regular time on Christmas day. Sunday services begin at 10:00 am.

 Everyone is invited to attend any or all of these special services.  Bethel, located at 315 E. St. Charles Rd. in Elmhurst, is an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ.  For more information call 630-279-4040.