The youth group and adults at Knights Creek church will
gather at the Scio Memorial Library Park, 3980 State Route 19, at 6:45 p.m.
Friday, December 21, for caroling in the community.
Youth and adults from other area churches and individuals
have been invited to participate in spreading the joy of Christmas through
song, with hot chocolate, refreshments, games and fellowship afterward at the
church at 2987 Knights Creek Road (County Road 9), Scio.
Knights Creek also will be celebrating the birth of Jesus
Christ this year with the gift of a Christmas Day dinner for individuals and
families as part of its connection efforts with the community. Several other
similar events also are being scheduled over the next few months.
It will host the meal following its traditional 11 a.m.
Christmas Day service which will feature a Christmas music medley by David
Peralta, its world-class Venezuelan music missionary.
Peralta is a viola player with the Simon Bolivar Venezuelan
National Symphony Orchestra which has played in over 25 countries, including
private receptions for the Queen of England and Prince Felipe VI (now King) of
Spain, the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, the Salzburg and Lucerne international
music festivals, Carnegie Hall and many major cities of the United States and
world.
The church already provides a free Community Dinner each
week following its 11 a.m. service, including this coming Sunday. The dinner is
followed by free music lessons for children and adults, provided by Peralta and
other Venezuelan musicians who are part of the church's music team.
Knights Creek also is planning a New Year's Eve party from 7
p.m. to midnight on Monday, December 31; a First Friday of the month movie
night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. January 4; a First Friday coffee house with music,
games and refreshments on February 1; a Valentine's Day spaghetti dinner for
couples on Thursday, February 14, as part of National Marriage Week; another
movie night on Friday, March 1; and a St. Patrick's Day dinner of corned beef
and cabbage on Sunday, March 17. All events are free and open to individuals
and families.
Through January 20, the church is hosting a 9:45 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. Sunday study for teens and adult on Life's Healing Choices, designed
to help people find freedom from hurts, hangups and habits that may even have
been ongoing for years and may be particularly painful during the holidays
The DVD/gender-specific discussion series is taught by Rick
Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in California and author of the long-time,
best-selling book, Purpose Driven Life.
The public is invited to participate, including those from other
churches who can attend and return to their home churches for 11 a.m. services.
From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays the church hosts Celebrate
Recovery | Celebrate Victory, an ongoing support through testimonies and
lessons for individuals and youth who are struggling with all types of life
issues.
It holds a 6 p.m. Sunday night service, a 6 p.m. Wednesday
night Bible study, and a 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. weekday community prayer
gathering.
Further information on these activities, along with
encouraged reservations for the Christmas dinner, is available from Casey
Jones, church outreach assistance, at bps461@msn.com or (484) 435-0503 and
at www.facebook.com/KnightsCreekChurch.
The church is handicap accessible.
