Advent and Christmas 2025 Schedule

Advent and Christmas at House of Hope

Upcoming Events:      

  Saturday, December 20
Traditional Tableaux Service
5 p.m. | Sanctuary
A House of Hope tradition for over 100 years, this is the Christmas story as told through Scriptures, through lovely carols and anthems, and in the adaptation in tableaux, or “living pictures,” of well-known paintings and familiar scenes of the nativity.
 
 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, December 21
Fourth Sunday of Advent
10 a.m. Worship

Christmas Carol Sing-Along
Kirk Parlour | 11:15 a.m.

 
 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, December 24
Christmas Eve

4:30 and 7 p.m.           Carillon Preludes

5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.   Candlelight Services

Hymns, Anthems, and Carols with organ and orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria (7:30 service only)
Featuring

The Motet Choir and Orchestra
Aaron David Miller, organ
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Timothy Short, carillon

There is no service on Christmas Day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Day Carillon Concert
Wednesday, December 25 | 3 p.m.
Carillonneur Tim Short, will present a concert of Christmas music. Listen from your car or walk around the area while the 49 bells of the Noyes Memorial Carillon serenade the neighborhood.

There is no service on Christmas Day.

 
 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, December 28
First Sunday of Christmas
10 a.m. Worship

No nursery or Sunday School on December 28

 
 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, January 4
Second Sunday of Christmas
10 a.m. Worship

Carols for Handbells and Harp
The season of Christmas is celebrated by The Bells of Hope with the annual Carols for Handbells and Harp. The ringers will present music throughout the service.

The prelude begins at 9:45 am.

 
 

 

 

 

 

Christmas and New Year Holiday Office Schedule

  • Thursday, December 25:  Office and Building Closed
  • Friday, December 26: Office and Building Closed
  • Thursday, January 1: Office and Building Closed

 

 
Past Events:

 

 

 

 

Sunday, November 30
First Sunday of Advent with Holy Communion
10 a.m. Worship

Enrichment Hour:  Sue Zumberge of Subtext Books
Assembly Room | 11:15 a.m.
Christmas Gifts for All Ages.

 
 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, December 7
Second Sunday of Advent
10 a.m. Worship

Enrichment Hour: Tableaux Art, Music, and History
11:15 a.m. | Assembly Room

The Great Advent Bake-Off
11:30 a.m. | Assembly Room

 
 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, December 14
Third Sunday of Advent
10 a.m. Worship

Choir School Christmas Concert: O Come All Ye Faithful
11:15 a.m. | Sanctuary