Spending Christmas in Oakland? We invite you to celebrate with the Montclair Presbyterian Church community. Join us for a family-friendly service, Christmas Eve at 5:30 PM. There is childcare available in the nursery for young children, but many families choose to keep their little ones with them in the service. It will be an upbeat and festive time, with choir and children’s choir singing. Or join us at 7:30 PM for a candlelight service of a more meditative tone. At each service expect favorite carols with organ accompaniment, the Christmas story told, and possibly a special appearance by one of the characters from the Christmas story…
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Montclair Presbyterian Church Youth Ensemble Kim Bowen, Carlee Bowen, Karen Bowen, Brendan Singer, Chris Singer, and Megan McKiernan
Montclair Youth Ensemble Kim Bowen, Carlee Bowen, Karen Bowen, Brendan Singer, Chris Singer, and Megan McKiernan
This Friday, Dec 21, at 4:20 PM, we will gather on a hillside in Berkeley, to toast the sunset and encourage the sun to rise again. We will celebrate the sacred, profane and astronomical. You may wish to bring a bell to ring or a brief song or poem to share.
While Facebook and blogs and online news outlets have been full of posts regarding the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre last Friday, I was not ready to say or write anything. The horror and overwhelming grief were too much to process while trying to figure out how to say something coherent. Even though my daughters are both in college, this is the…
This winter’s Major Work, Part 1 of Messiah by George Frideric Handel, will be performed by the MPC Choir and the Exeter String Quartet during celebration on Sunday, December 16th.
Yesterday was the Sunday for the Children’s and Youth Pageant at our church. There were more than 30 participants in the pageant who ranged in age from 3 months old (the baby Jesus was a live baby, little Jennica, who was born in September) to 17 years old. To say it was like herding cats would be a gross understatement! As the…
Like Christmas Carols? So do we. Join us for a Christmas Carol Sing-Along on Wednesday, December 12th. We’ll start off with a simple meal in the Family Room at 6pm, then move into the sanctuary at 7pm for carols
CHILDREN AND YOUTH CHRISTMAS PAGEANT: Preparations are being made for “Night of the Stars,” our Children and Youth Christmas Pageant which will take place as a part of Celebration on Dec. 9 at 10 a.m.
Not only has December arrived, but so have Winter storms, shorter days, and animals whose fur has grown thick with the anticipation of colder weather. For those of us involved in church, the Season of Advent has also arrived. The word “advent” means “coming.” Yesterday we celebrated the first Sunday of Advent which is always the Sunday that encourages us to look…