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Save the Date

No Gatherings on Wednesdays, December 17th and 24th

We will not have any gatherings on Wednesdays, December 17th and 24th.

New Year’s Eve Gathering – Wednesday, December 31st

We will be meeting on Wednesday, December 31st, at 5:00 pm, for a time of prayer, worship, and encouragement. This will be followed by a Family Meal at 6:00 pm; please bring your own dinner (and extra to share if you would like), as well as dessert to share.

FIRST January 4th – 24th

Starting the new year more focused on God than anything else, for 3 weeks. Let’s fast in a variety of ways and pray more than usual. Our January focus will be on the Biblical view of the family of God.

Sharing Life Together

Pastor’s Weekly

As you consider plans for 2026, you may be thinking about spiritual growth and new ideas for your devotional life. Last week I recommended the “Connecting Scripture” CSB version of the New Testament, which includes study notes and tools. It can be found, at a deep discount, on Amazon and ChristianBook.com etc. Whether you use the free Bible app or hard copies of Scripture it is helpful to read it in various versions. How do we choose what version too read? The chart, linked below, lists many versions in categories that identify the strategies used when they were translated from the original languages. When studying the Bible it is best to use both a “word for word” and a “thought for thought” translation. Thankfully most of these versions can be downloaded for free, in the Bible app.
https://bit.ly/3Mt9u7U

Church Renovation Updates

Renovations: Please be careful to avoid the main floor renovation work areas. Parents please make sure to keep children out of the area. There are tools and debris that could be dangerous. Floor renovations should be completed by 12/24.

This Week

CHC Youth Christmas Party – Tonight, December 17th

CHC Youth’s Christmas party will be next Wednesday, December 17th, at Malinda Brady’s house from 5:30-8:30 PM. Youth may wear their favorite pajamas, slippers, and/or other festive attire if they would like. They will have tacos/nachos for dinner and an edible tree decorating contest.

No Wednesday Life Groups this Week

The staining and sealing of the old pantry area floors is now rescheduled to this next week instead of the week of Christmas. It’s going to be beautiful when it’s completed! This means there is a high probability of strong fumes in the building this Wednesday night. Our CHC Christmas Party has been rescheduled to this Sunday, December 21st, after service.

Sunday Church Service

We are looking forward to our Sunday church service this Sunday, December 21st, at 9:00 am. You can listen to the recordings of previous messages here. Here is Sunday’s song list:

Sing We the Song of the Emmanuel by Matt Papa, Stuart Townend, and Matthew Boswell

Hark The Herald Angels Sing / King Of Heaven by Paul Baloche, Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Jason Ingram

O Come All Ye Faithful (His Name Shall Be) by JD Myers and Kristian Stanfill

Hope Has Come by Robby Palmer and Tasha Helmkay

All is Well by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Michael W. Smith

City Kids Christmas Program – This Sunday, December 21st

City Kids will be presenting their Christmas Play on Sunday, December 21st! Family and friends are welcome!

City Harbor Church’s Christmas Party – This Sunday, December 21st

Our CHC Christmas Party will be held after our church service, on Sunday, December 21st, in the Fellowship Hall! We will start things off with a Family Meal and then we’ll hang out and play a game or two! Please bring your own dinner (and some to share if you would like to) as well as your favorite Christmas cookies/dessert to share. If you have a favorite board or card game, you can bring that as well. Please sign up to bring food here.

Upcoming Events

December 17th, 5:30 pm CHC Youth Christmas Party
December 21st, 9:00 am Sunday Church Service & CK Christmas Program
December 21st, 10:30 am CHC Christmas Party
December 28th, 9:00 am Sunday Church Service
December 31st, 5:00 pm New Year’s Eve Gathering
January 4th, 9:00 am Sunday Church Service

Prayer Topics

May people receive Jesus as their Savior King.

May God help us know how to best share Jesus with others.

May there be an end to the fires in Hampden.

May God help the families, Pathway Church and Falkenhan Hardware as they are recovering from fires.

May God bring a miraculous peace to the violence in Haiti.

May God bring our civic leaders and government into alignment with His will, values/priorities, ethics, and purpose.

May God do miracles of protection and provision for any innocent person who has been detained/deported by our government.

May God cause our civil leaders to bring about a swift, honest, merciful reform to our immigration system.

Good to Know

Gift Ideas

“My job is to take care of the possible and to trust God with the impossible.” – Ruth Graham. Last Sunday we heard an annual report on our Courageous Generosity support. Ten percent of our donations to City Harbor Church go directly to supporting missionaries in remote areas, medical missions in Guatemala, and similar efforts in Haiti as well as here in Baltimore. Two of our strategic partners also offer gift ideas to show further support:

The Well & Hon’s Honey

https://www.honshoney.com/gift-guide

Wings of Refuge Haiti Marketplace

https://www.wingsofrefugehaiti.com/haitimarketplace

The Pour Over

Pastor Ben: A few Sundays ago, I mentioned this service that has been helpful to me, in keeping up with the news. The free account has been better than several paid services I’ve used. For local news I use a digital subscription to The Baltimore Banner and for the USA, The Pour Over: https://www.web.thepourover.org/subscribe?ref=Kw6vI7VQq4

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