YOU’RE INVITED TO
CHRISTMAS
at Summit Church
December 23rd and 24th
2917 Aspen Drive
Durango, Colorado 81301
Monday, December 23rd
6:00pm
Tuesday, December 24th
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
Christmas Offering
Every year our church has a Christmas Offering campaign to financially support a selected group of non-profit organizations on a local, domestic and/or international level. There were almost three times as many applicants as organizations chosen, however, the Missions Finance Team of the church has selected this year’s recipients of the annual Christmas Offering!
The ARC of Southwest Colorado hosts two, separate summer camps here in Durango for kids with disabilities. These are not only great opportunities for these young people, but a source of respite for the families as well.
Global Hope, Arms for Hope, provides support for families from Ukraine whose husbands/fathers have either been killed in the war or are still actively deployed. The ministry takes place in Romania for the Ukrainian families.
The Shanta Foundation serves people in Myanmar and Zambia with clean water, construction of schools, and helping them reach self-sustainability.
Native Hope Ministry was selected to receive funds for their Winter Survival ministry on the Navajo Reservation. The team from Native Hope will provide firewood and solar lighting for the families on the reservation.
You can give via check or cash (make sure to designate it for the Christmas Offering) or online by selecting the Christmas Offering tab. You can also designate your donation to one or more of the recipients. Thank you for your support of these organizations and the campaign itself! All of the money designated for the offering will be given away to those groups.
Christmas Eve Online
Can’t make it in person to Christmas Eve service this year? No problem! We’re so excited to be able to give your household a high-quality, fun, and experiential Christmas service! The service will become available starting December 22nd and will be available through the new year for you to watch whenever you want!
Make sure to have a candle to light during the “Silent Night” portion of the service, and turn your lights down in the room you’re watching in. Enjoy!
Christmas Eve Service will be available on our youtube page, and right here on this page!
Christmas Morning Devotion
Every year, Pastor Jeff puts together a short Christmas Morning Devotion for you and your family! Make sure you’re signed up for our newsletter or subscribed to our youtube channel in order to be sent the devotion on Christmas morning!
Other Advent Events
Blue Christmas
For some of our family, friends, and neighbors, Christmas is not the most wonderful time of the year. Let us know if you need support.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Sunday, December 15 at 5 p.m
Blue Christmas Service is offered especially for those hurting during the holidays.
Some come because they are mourning the death of a loved one. Some are far from home. Some suffer from illness, addiction, or estrangement. Some are lonely, struggling financially, or in conflict with another. Some hurt because of the great pain, need, and violence in our nation and world. The reasons for coming are many.
We gather in the midst of suffering to remember God is good. God is strong. God is near.
Christmas Cantata: Lessons and Carols
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Sunday, December 22 at 5:30 p.m
Summit Church Choir and St. Mark’s Choir will present a service of Lessons and Carols on December 22nd 5:30pm at St. Mark’s. Come here and sing traditional Christmas Carols, choir specials, reading of the Christmas story to celebrate the birth of Christ. A reception will follow the service. Bring your favorite Christmas goodies to share.
advent Sermon Series
Angels: Messengers of Hope
What comes to mind when you hear the words “angel,” “halo,” or “wings”? What about celestial beings descending from the sky? What if there’s more to angels than the ornaments we hang on our trees? The word angel means messenger. They’re mentioned hundreds of times in scripture. They bring messages of comfort, peace and joy. And who doesn’t need more of this today? Sometimes, the Bible says, when we welcome strangers, we welcome angels without knowing it. Join us this Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, as we discover how these messengers of hope can come to us, and shine through us, this Christmas season.