The Hope Blog

AN EVENING OF IMAGINATION
Invite friends to come and hear this timeless redemption story as veteran actor, Joe Friedman, in period costume, reads aloud Charles Dickens’ beloved classic, A Christmas Carol, for our enjoyment. Ebenezer Scrooge, Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas: Past, Present, and Yet To Come, and Tiny Tim with the rest of the Cratchits will come to life in your imagination. Joe is in his 36th year of reading this story for others.

BRING SOMETHING TO DO “AROUND THE HEARTH” 
Bring your puzzles or knit, sew, make crafts (a great time to make ornaments!) – whatever your preferred activity to do is while you listen – in the Den upstairs.

ARE CHILDREN WELCOME? YES, OF COURSE… Parents, it’s up to your discretion as to whether your kids have the right temperament for a two hour reading (with an intermission).

Joe says, “Feel free to dress in period costume!”

RSVP ON REALM
No tickets needed: free for all as Joe’s gift – but let him know you’re coming.

START OR BEGIN A TRADITION  – COME LET US ADORE HIM, THE LORD JESUS
Come as you are for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service from  5-6:00 PM on December 24th: dressed for photos or bring your kids in pajamas. Bring your family and friends to sing the carols and hear the story once again of when Hope came as a human and lived among us.

Then stand in the darkness as the first candle is lit and see it slowly spread across the room, candle to candle. At last enveloped in the glow, we remember when The Light who came into the world pierced the darkness.

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, COWORKERS, AND NEIGHBORS
Invite someone with the postcards available in the lobby or download an invitation to send here.