Celebrate Advent
With Us!
Advent Giving Opportunities
One of our favorite Advent traditions is finding ways of supporting our local Bellingham community. This year, we’d love to invite you and your family to join us! We’re offering two options:
Option one, Busy Bags for Immigrant Families
In partnership with Renew Northwest
This year our children and youth are taking a new approach to our Christmas bags for families. Rather than filling large bags with assorted gifts, we’re focusing on small, purposeful items designed to keep little hands engaged during their parents’ appointments. These activity packs are simple, portable, and easy for children to use on the go. The goal is not to overwhelm them with things, but to provide meaningful items that help pass the time in a calm and constructive way. Choose an age range from the list below that you’d like to buys items for, grab a bag for the items, and bring it back by Christmas Eve. Click here for more info.
Option two, Holiday Joy Toy Drive
How to participate: Choose an ornament tag. Buy gifts or gift cards and bring them back to the church unwrapped by Sunday, December 7. Please note the value of gift cards on tag or card.
How to volunteer: To help at Interfaith’s toy “store,” sign up, contact Pastor Adria at adria@bellinghamcov.org.
Advent Vespers Service
Our next Vespers service will be on Sunday, December 7th at 7:00 pm. Note the time change. We are moving Vespers to 7pm starting this month. Our time together creates space for prayer, meditation on scripture, silence, and contemplative music. We'd love to have you join us!
Evening In December
Ladies, join us for an evening of singing, inspiration, dessert, and fellowship. Our speaker will be Katrina Spainhour, and she will be sharing what YWAM does and the impact it makes.
Christmas Play
Join us for worship on this special Sunday as our kids lead us in a fun retelling of the birth of Jesus! Complete with costumes and carols, this Sunday will be a highlight of your Advent season.
There will be no Life Together classes this day, so stick around for an extended coffee hour!
REHEARSAL
Saturday, December 13th
10:00-Noon
Meet in Cafe Fika
One parent needs to stay on-site during the rehearsal
SUNDAY PERFORMANCE
•Sunday, December 14th
•Arrive IN COSTUME at 8:15 AM in the Gym (for dress rehearsal)
Loud Offering
Collect your loose coins for our annual "Loud Offering" on Sunday, December 14!
This offering benefits Covenant World Relief and Development. Labels and lids to make collection cans are on the Next Step Kiosks if you want them.
Traditions & Treats
Let’s celebrate our immigrant roots and how God has brought us together from all over the world! Bring a Christmas treat from your family’s heritage or tradition to share during a special coffee hour on December 14 after the worship service. If you have Advent or Christmas decor from other countries, or if you can help with set up or clean up, contact Pastor Adria at adria@bellinghamcov.org.
International Student Luncheon
Each year BCC hosts a group of International Students for lunch as they make their way to Mt. Baker for their Winter Retreat. It is an opportunity to show hospitality to these international students. Volunteers needed for setup, decorations, cooking, making cookies, hosting tables, and clean up. If you would like to know more about this event, or help in some way, contact Jan Taylor at janice.cornali.taylor@gmail.com
Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
Celebrate the birth of Christ with us at our annual candlelight Christmas Eve services
Wednesday, December 24
4:00 PM (No nursery during this service, but we will have activity bags for kids!)
5:30 PM (No nursery during this service, but we will have activity bags for kids!)
Missionary Christmas Cards
As a church, we support several missionaries who serve locally and abroad. Every year at this time, we love to send them all a Christmas card from our church family. So please stop by the foyer on November 24 to sign the cards we’re sending to our supported missionaries. To learn more about them, click the link below!