Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

We were so blessed by the way our candlelight service turned out! We had about 40 people in attendance, and I think just under half of them were new to our church. (A few were connections from the school, basketball nights, and relatives of folks who normally attend.) We were thrilled.

Connor and Samantha sang Away in a Manger wonderfully with Amelia and Reid Williams, and then lit the congregations candles. They all did great! I sang two verses of O Holy Night accapella from the back of the sanctuary, and was pleased that it went well, also. We had members of the congregation read verses from the Luke 2 Christmas story in between related carols. Rob gave a wonderful, brief (5 min.?) message at the end of the service to wrap it up.

The greatest part was that most everyone stayed after the service to fellowship for almost an hour. We enjoyed cookies and conversation...