This is our Family Sunday which means children are encouraged to stay in worship and celebrate with us. We will enjoy communion together and Rev. Beth will be preaching on how we can be light to the world.

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…

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.

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.

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.

MPC is a Joining Hands Church in a Joining Hands Presbytery, which is linked with Bolivia. As Joining Hands, we respond to calls for action from other Joining Hands countries. Our newest country, El Salvador, is asking for help.

MARY JANE HOLMES: The Montclair Presbyterian Church would like to invite you to Celebrate the Life of Mary Jane Holmes on Sunday, December 2nd at 2:00 pm in the Family Room.

The 2012 MPC Mission Study is now available in PDF format on the Mission Study information page.

On Thursday, November 15th at 7pm, author Anne Lamott, will be returning to MPC to talk about her new book: Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers. The book explores spiritual topics, building on her earlier works such as Traveling Mercies and Plan B.