Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship

December 24 at 4:30pm and 10:30pm, in person or online.
​The Candlelight Christmas Eve worship service is a beloved tradition at Fairmount Avenue UMC, centering our hearts and minds.  With a special message for children in the early service, both services will feature the singing of Night of Silence/Silent Night by candlelight.  Enjoy a Christmas organ recital a half hour before each service.

Children's Christmas Program

December 10 during 10:30am Sunday worship.
Our children will lead us in worship, helping us to embrace the wonder of the Christmas Story.  Join in worship in person or online to experience the story of Jesus’ birth from the perspective of our kids.

Service of Hope and Healing

December 14 at 7:00pm in the sanctuary.
​If you are holding grief, loss, anxiety, tension, or darkness this season, you are not alone.  In this special service, we acknowledge the heaviness we hold and look ahead to the light of Christmas.

Celebration of Music

December 17 during 10:30am Sunday worship.
​Join us for a festive morning of seasonal music with special presentations from each of our choirs throughout the service.

Advent Worship Series:
How does a weary world rejoice?

Christ was born into a weary world.  King Herod ruled the land with a legacy of ruthlessness.  The Romans treated the people of Israel with contempt, imposing harsh taxes and land seizures that forced many into subsistence farming.  Poverty and destitution were pervasive.  And yet, Christ was born, bringing good news of great joy for all people.
As Advent comes again to a weary world, we ask, “How does a weary world rejoice?”  From the opening chapters of Luke’s Gospel, we have found a few answers: we acknowledge our weariness, we find joy in connection, we allow ourselves to be amazed, we sing stories of hope, we make room, we root ourselves in ritual, and most importantly, we trust our belovedness.  In the parallel birth stories of Jesus and John, joy arrives— despite trepidation, fear, or grief.  In these stories, we find rhythms for rejoicing.  As we move through our series, we hope to create space for acknowledging the weariness of our world while celebrating God’s closeness with great joy.
And so, this Advent, we will hold space for our weariness and our joy.  We will seek a “thrill of hope” in our hurting world.  We will welcome joy— even if, like the prophet Isaiah, we cry out for comfort (Isaiah 40:1).
In this weary world, may we find many ways to rejoice.
From: A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org

Advent Worship Recordings