Newsbrief: Thank You's

There are so many people to thank.

The Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Worship Services were truly magnificent, and so many people helped to make that possible. I’ll do my best to list them all here, and if I have left someone off then please accept my apologies in advance!

The music was amazing on Christmas Eve and again on Christmas Day! Thank you to the members of the Chancel Choir and the Praise Band. Thank you to Tavit for the rocking Introit Music on Christmas Day. Thank you to everyone who sung out from the congregation during the hymns! And of course, thank you to Doug Durant for putting it all together and leading us so beautifully through all of the music.

The Worship Committee was working hard behind the scenes getting everything together and making all things beautiful and right for the worship services. Thank you to Carrie, Dorothy, and Sandi. Thank you as well to our Greeters, our Deacons, our Elders, our Soundboard Operators, Jeanne leading Worship and Wonder, Rev. Judy as the liturgist on Christmas Eve and Rev. Don as the liturgist on Christmas Day. Thank you to the Thompson Family for lighting our Advent Wreath and bringing the light of the Christ Candle into our Christmas Eve Worship Service.

Thank you to the 138 folks who were in attendance on Christmas Eve and to the 85 folks who came to worship on Christmas Day! It was great to have such big crowds for both services.

Thank you to little baby Ronan who was so sweet and beautiful during his Baby Dedication. We’ll keep you in our prayers and look forward to watching you grow up during each of your visits back to the Valley of the Sun.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered on the spot to play a part in our “No Rehearsal Christmas Pageant”…and especially to Cody Shonk who was brave enough to break the ice and volunteer for the very first role!

Finally, a special word of thanks to church secretary Jane. Pulling off double duty like that for two separate worship services on back-to-back days isn’t easy. It takes a lot of work from the Church Office and we are truly blessed to have Janie making it all happen.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who helped us to celebrate the birth of Christ – the Prince of Peace, the King of Kings, our Lord and Savior – once more this year at Christmas. It is a special time to be church, made all the more special by all of your participation in the worship services.

Yours in the journey, Rev. Brian