Merry Christmas from St. Mark’s United Methodist Church! We are looking forward to sharing in at least one of our Christmas Eve services with many of you, either in person or online. The 10:30 AM service will include Biblical readings of the Christmas story, carols, a sermon, a choral anthem, a time for children, and Holy Communion. Mary Beth’s sermon istitled, “Wending Our Way to Bethlehem,” borrowing from former St. Mark’s pastor, Rev.David Owen’s book, Wending Our Way.At 4:00 PM, we will have our Christmas pageant, in which our children will act out the Christmas story in delightfully imaginative ways. We’ll conclude that service, as we will all three, with the lighting of candles and the singing of Silent Night.At 11:00 PM, we’ll gather for our candlelight service of lessons and carols. We will movetogether through the Christmas story, alternating carols and biblical passages. Jimmy’s sermon is titled, “Mary Treasured These Words: the Christmas Search for a SpaciousHeart.” We’ll include the service with the lighting of the Christ Candle, and the changing ofthe paraments, then sing Silent Night by candlelight.All three services will be livestreamed. To connect with us online, visit www.smumc.church and click on the Live Stream Banner.