Christmas
Celebrate Christmas at Meetinghouse.
Cozy up this Advent and Christmas season as we gather together in community and look at long-cherished hymns that announce the birth of Jesus and the meaning behind it.
Rediscover the God who is with us.
Throughout Advent and Christmas, we are looking at your favorite Christmas songs and reflecting on how they point us to Jesus and help us recover the heart behind Christmas.
Alternative Service (9:30am)
November 27th: “Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel” (Advent Theme: Hope)
December 4th: “Away in a Manger” (Advent Theme: Love)
December 11th: “Silent Night” (Advent Theme: Peace)
December 18th: Lessons & Carols (One Service – Advent Theme: Joy)
Traditional Service (9:30am)
November 27th: “Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel” (Advent Theme: Hope)
December 4th: “Silent Night” (Advent Theme: Peace)
December 11th: “Away in a Manger” (Advent Theme: Love)
December 18th: Lessons & Carols (One Service – Advent Theme: Joy)
Get lost in the wonder of the Christmas miracle at this historic service that weaves together songs and passages from Scripture.
– Date: December 18th
– Time: 9:30am
– Location: The Meetinghouse & YouTube
– Cost: None
Register: None required.
Kids & Family Service
– Date: December 24th
– Time: 3:00pm
– Location: The Meetinghouse & YouTube
– Cost: None
Register: None required.
Traditional Candlelight Service
– Date: December 24th
– Time: 8:00pm
– Location: The Meetinghouse & YouTube
– Cost: None
Register: None required.
Alternative Candlelight Service
– Date: December 24th
– Time: 10:00pm
– Location: Great Hall & YouTube
– Cost: None
Register: None required.
Christmas Day Folk Service
– Date: December 25th
– Time: 9:30am
– Location: North Common
– Cost: None
Register: None required.
Invite your friends and family to celebrate Christmas.
Looking for some fun and easy ways to get festive this holiday season? We've got a few ideas you might like.
Join us for a festive evening with the Lake Wobegon® Brass Band benefiting non-profits addressing housing & homelessness.
– Date: December 2nd
– Time: 7:30 – 9:00pm
– Location: Meetinghouse Church
– Cost: None – a freewill donation will be received that will benefit Avivo Village, Families Moving Forward, a program of Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, and Oasis for Youth, Meetinghouse mission partners who are addressing homelessness in the Twin Cities area.
Register: None required.
Click here to learn more about the Lake Wobegon® Brass Band.
Join us (and invite women and girls of all ages who are in your life to come as well!) as we celebrate this Holy Holiday. Featuring stories about the meaning of Christmas, delicious brunch food, and special musical guest Dane Stauffer performing Christmas favorites. You won’t want to miss it!
P.S. Want to get a bit of Christmas shopping done that day or pick up some Christmas cookies? Fair Anita and Into the Forrest will be onsite along with a Cookie Bake Sale (portions of the proceeds will go to support our Mission of the Month).
– Date: December 3rd
– Time: 9:30 – 11:30am
– Location: Great Hall
– Cost: Tickets are $10 per person – or purchase a whole table at $50 and get 6 tickets for the price of 5!
Register: Click here to register.
The holiday season can feel exhausting. Join us as we ground ourselves in community and the meaning of Advent in this simple get-together.
– Date: December 14th
– Time:
5:30 – 6:00pm: Pizza Party Dinner (Great Hall)
6:00 – 7:30pm: Meetinghouse Kids Christmas Party (Gathering Rooms 2&3)
6:00 – 7:30pm: Meetinghouse Middle School Christmas Party (Pond Room)
6:00 – 6:45pm: Advent Organ Reflections (The Meetinghouse)
6:45 – 7:30pm: Christmas party w/ cocoa bar and fire (North Common)
7:30 – 9:00pm: Meetinghouse High School Christmas Party (Pond Room)
– Location: Meetinghouse Church (Advent Organ Reflections available via YouTube)
– Cost: None
Register: None required.
Join us after Lessons & Carols for a fun and family-friendly event featuring all your Christmas faves: live music, Santa, crafts, games, reindeer, and an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage bar courtesy of Chris Cakes! Gluten-free options are available for the pancake bar.
– Date: December 18th
– Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
– Location: Meetinghouse Church
– Cost: $5 for all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage bar – kids under 5 eat free!
Register: None required.
Wrestle with the meaning of Advent.
Who is Christ for us today? Engage the Advent season of waiting through Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s enduring question and his intersecting concepts of discipleship, vicarious representative action, “doing justice among humans,” and the view from below.
Led by Dr. Lori Brandt Hale, Professor and Chair in the Department of Religion & Philosophy at Augsburg University.
– Dates: December 4th and 11th
– Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
– Location: Great Hall + YouTube + Zoom
– Cost: None
Register: None required.
Advent Devotional
Follow along the Advent journey with Meetinghouse community members sharing daily reflections on the season.
Poinsettia Sale
Want to help decorate our Meetinghouse this holiday season? Poinsettias are $15 each, and you can order one online or by filling out an envelope at the Church Reception Desk. You can even dedicate one as a memorial or a tribute to someone significant in your life! Sale ends December 14th.