Worship on Sunday, December 28 

Announcement Highlights:​​​​

• Upcoming Sunday Faith Formation   Grow in faith by joining us for these activities after worship in the coming weeks:

  • Dec. 28:  No faith formation

  • Jan. 4:  No faith formation

  • Jan. 11:  Crews, adult study planning

  • Jan. 18:  Crews, confirmation, high school youth, budget caucus

• Share the Kids’ Christmas Program  The kid’s Christmas program is available at www.hosannatogether.org/program.  You can send the link to family and friends, or share the video directly from our Facebook page.  If you enjoy nostalgia, past Christmas programs are also available to watch. 

• 2025 Year-End Giving Deadline Dec. 31   This Sunday is your last opportunity to fulfill your 2025 pledge in person.  The church office will be closed the week between Christmas and New Years Day. If you choose to mail a contribution, it must be postmarked by December 31, 2025. To give online, click here.  Thank you for your support to Hosanna!

• We’re Seeking a Congregational Accompanist!  We are accepting applications for the position of Congregational Accompanist.  Details about the position and application instructions are available at www.hosannatogether.org/positions.  Our Personnel Committee invites you to encourage anyone you know who might be talented for this position to apply.

• Bless Your Home for the New Year  Join in a centuries-old practice of blessing homes by writing 20 + C + M + B + 26 over your door with chalk on or around Epiphany Day, January 6.  C M B stands for Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar, the names attributed to the Magi in Christian lore, but also for the Latin phrase Christus mansionem benedicat, which translates to “May Christ bless this home.”  It’s not going to magically ward off evil spirits (or viruses), but rituals like this put our faith into something visible and help us remember that God abides with us throughout the year.  After writing the letters, say this or another prayer:

O Lord, visit this home with the gladness of your presence. Bless all who live or visit here with the gift of your love; and lead us to carry your love to each other and to all whose lives we touch. Guide, comfort, and strengthen us in peace, through Jesus Christ, now and forever. Amen.