2019
Celebrate the joy and hope of Christmas in community this season!
We'd love to worship with you on Christmas Eve!​
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Family services - 10:30 am (also livestreamed) and 5:00 pm
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Traditional Worship - 7:00 pm (also livestreamed) and 9:00 pm
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Our family services will include a spontaneous nativity where kids can join in the retelling of the Christmas story! Our traditional services will have a time of Holy Communion and will end with a candlelit hymn. We hope you'll find the type of service that works best for you and your family.
*Please make a note on your calendars that our worship service on Sunday, December 29 will be online-only to allow everyone, including our staff & volunteers, to worship from home with their families.
Christmas Tree Sales: Beginning November 28
Christmas Trees are on sale again this year in the Burke UMC parking lot! Come out and choose the perfect tree for your family while supporting mission and education efforts here in our local community. Volunteer here!
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2025 Tree Sale Dates:
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Friday, November 28: 11 am-7 pm
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Saturdays: 10 am-7 pm
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Sundays: Noon-7 pm
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Monday through Friday: 6-8 pm​
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Prices range from $85 for 6-7 ft trees, $95 for 8-9 ft trees, and $150 for 9-10 ft trees. Sales will run through December 14th or until trees run out. Shop early for best selection as inventory is limited!
Poinsettias in Honor/Memory of Loved Ones
Info coming soon!
Outreach Opportunities: Donate Christmas Gifts for local families
​There are many ways to give this year to help local children feel tangible love this Christmas!
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Sponsor a child through our Angel Tree; pick up a tag in the entryway and drop off unwrapped gift by November 30. Gifts will go to children who are part of the Rising Hope Mission Church community.
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Buy gifts on our Amazon List for the Co-Op Holiday Parent Shop by Dec 8
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Buy gifts valued $10-$25 for children 17 and younger and drop them off before December 10th. These gifts will be put in our Holiday Parent Shop where our co-op families can pick out gifts for their children this Christmas.
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Volunteer to help with the Parent Shop on December 12 (link coming soon)
Advent LEARN Classes
We have many opportunities to learn this Advent here at Burke UMC, including a short-term study led by the pastors which expands upon our sermon series based off the book "Almost Christmas." Visit our LEARN page at burkeumc.org/learn for more info on all our studies!
Questions? Reach out to evelynarcher-taminger@burkeumc.org.
Reverse Advent Calendar
All households are invited to pick up a Reverse Advent Calendar on Sunday, November 30. Our reverse advent calendar invites you to donate items or perform an action of service each day during Advent. Bags should be returned on Christmas Eve (or anytime after that!). Questions? Email childrenyouthdirector@burkeumc.org.
Arrest These Merry Gentleman: Advent Musical
December 6 (3 pm)
Come enjoy a fun & entertaining telling of the Christmas story through this year's children and youth musical: Arrest These Merry Gentlemen. The show is free and open to the community! Presented by the Good News Singers, In His Name, and the Cherub Choir.
A Night in Bethlehem Advent Celebration: December 6 (4-6 pm)
Visitors will participate in a census, visit scenes from the Christmas story (shepherds in the fields, the magi, and the nativity), crafts, refreshments, fire pits with smores and live animals. This event is free and open to the community!
Volunteer for this event!
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Donate snacks for this event!
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Lessons & Carols Worship Service December 14 (9:30 am)
A traditional Lessons and Carols service, where the sermon is replaced with scriptures and hymns to tell the Christmas Story through song. This will take place during our regular weekly 9:30 am worship service.
Longest Night Worship Service
December 16 (7:30 pm)
A quieter, more reflective service for those who are grieving or wanting a space to reflect this holiday season. This worship service will be held in our Sanctuary and is open to the community.
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Online-Only Worship
December 28 (9:30 am)
We will have an online-only worship service on Sunday, December 28! There will be no in-person worship this day. You can find our online worship HERE.