Join Us For Christmas!
Christmas is a special time at Manhattan Beach Community Church. Please scroll down and have a look at some of the various things going on this month and email office@mbccucc.org if you have any questions. In addition to the special events listed, we worship every Sunday morning at 10AM. We would love to have you join us this Christmas Season.
Upcoming Events
Advent Celebration
Our Advent Celebration will be held on December 8 in the Community Hall. Advent is gingerbread themed this year! Come join us for sweet decorating and other delightful crafting activities! Let’s make something special together. Children will go to the Community Hall immediately after the Time with Children and all others are encouraged to partake in the fun after the worship service.
Santa Float Gathering/Kids' Christmas Eve Rehearsal/Parent Holiday Mixer
December 9th 5PM-8:30PM
Church families will gather in the front parking lot to await the MB Santa float. Santa is expected to drive by around 6pm. Once everyone has had their photo with Santa, parents will depart for a holiday mixer at Barsha. The kids will hang back at church for pizza, Christmas games and a Christmas Eve rehearsal led by Kate Crellin with the help of several Mariners. Contact Amy at jmuamy@yahoo.com for more information.
Alternative Christmas Fair
The annual MBCC Alternative Christmas Fair will be held on Sunday, December 8, in the church patio following the morning’s worship service. (In the event of rain, the location will be announced at the worship service.) Since its inception, the Fair has provided our congregation the opportunity to rem ember and support people near and abroad who face adversities and hardships. This year’s four organizations selected carefully by your Social Action Board are All Peoples’ Community Center, A Sense of Home, Child Aid Village Guatemalan Pre School, and the UCC Global Ministries partnership which provides Ukraine Humanitarian Aid. Further detail about these four organizations can be found in a letter sent to all MBCC members and will available at the Fair. If you are unable to attend the Fair, you contribute on line at http://tinyurl.com/altxmasfai
Christmas Choir Concert & Carol Sing
Join us for this amazing start of Christmas Week! Listen to our wonderful choir perform classic Christmas music! Like every year, we end the night with caroling with the audience! Directed by Kate Crellin & John Elg. Sunday December 22nd at 4:00PM.
Family Christmas Service
December 24th 5PM
This fun and festive service will include several performances by MBCC kids. A nativity scene will be created and lots of Christmas hymns will be sung.
Formal Christmas Eve Service
Dec 24th @ 8:00 PM
This joyful yet reflective service weaves Christmas readings with carols, choral anthems, and special music to evoke the wonder of this holy night.