Advent & Christmas in Mars Hill
Worship alongside us this Advent & Christmas season
Sunday Worship @ 9:45 am In-Person or Online
Sunday School @ 11 am In-person or Online
Join us online or in-person in Mars Hill this Advent and Christmas season.
No matter who you are or where you’re from, you are welcome, affirmed and celebrated here - just as you are no exceptions. We invite and welcome you to worship alongside a congregation that shares God’s love for ALL as we commemorate the Nativity of Our Lord. Here, we celebrate the ways in which you enrich our collective worship whether you’re a first-time visitor or life-long member.
Our Advent & Christmas Calendar
Celebrate the Season in Madison County
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Holiday Decorating | Saturday, November 30, 2024
Advent & Christmas Decorating + Soup Luncheon @ 11:30 am
To prepare our space in order to prepare our hearts, we will host our annual decorating Saturday on November 30.
In addition to decorating, we will host our annual Soupfeast so plan to bring a soup or side to share. -
First Sunday of Advent | Sunday, December 1, 2024
Worship @ 9:45 am
Fellowship Meal following worshipJoin us in-person or online December 1 during our 9:45 am worship to kick off the Advent season with an abbreviated Hanging of the Greens service. The service begins our four-Sunday Advent journey as we stir up our hearts during this holy season of joy, anticipating the coming of Christ among us. In our first Sunday of the month tradition, this service will include the celebration of Holy Communion. Our table is open to ALL.
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Advent Book Study | Mondays in December
Join us from the comfort of hoe on Mondays at 6 pm beginning December 2 for our Advent Book Study. Our text, An Unlikely Advent is by Rachel Billups. Books may be purchased through Cokes Bury or Amazon.
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Second Sunday of Advent | Sunday, December 8, 2024
Worship @ 9:45 am
Sunday School @ 11 amJoin us us in-person or online December 8 at 9:45 am am as we continue our four-Sunday journey through the season of Advent.
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Christmas Bazaar | Saturday December 14, 2024
9 am until 3 pm
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, we will host Ten-Thousand Villages for a Holiday Bazaar.
The event will feature local artisans and baged goods.
Funds raised will support missions. -
Third Sunday of Advent | Sunday, December 15, 2024
Worship @ 9:45 am
Sunday School @ 11 amJoin us us in-person or online December on December 15 at 9:45 am am as we continue our four-Sunday journey through Advent with a special service of Lesson & Carols The Third Sunday of Advent acknowledges our longing and expectation of the coming of Emmanuel among us.
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Blue Christmas | Saturday, December 21
Blue Christmas Service / Liturgy of the Longest
December 21 @ 5 pmOur Blue Christmas coincides with the Winter Solstice as well as the traditional feast day for Saint Thomas the Apostle, making some connections between Thomas's struggle to believe the tale of Jesus' resurrection, the long nights just before Christmas, and the struggle with darkness and grief faced by those living with loss.
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Fourth Sunday of Advent | Sunday, December 22, 2024
Worship @ 9:45 am
Join us us in-person or online on December 22 at 9:45 am am as we continue our four-Sunday journey through Advent with a special prelude from our handbell choir. The Fourth and final Sunday of Advent - what better place to experience and celebrate the coming of light among us?
After worship, we will host our monthly fellowship meal.
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Christmas Eve | Sunday, December 24, 2024
Candlelight Christmas Eve Communion @ 5 pm a
Join us on December 24 at 5 pm for Candlelight Christmas Eve Communion.
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First Sunday after Christmas | Sunday, December 29, 2024
Worship @ 9:45 am
Sunday School @ 11 amIt’s still Christmas. Spend the last day of 2024 hearing your favorite Christmas stories and singing your favorite Christmas carols.
”There's a song in the air!
There's a star in the sky!
There's a mother's deep prayer
and a baby's low cry!
And the star rains its fire
while the beautiful sing,
for the manger of Bethlehem
cradles a King!” -
Epiphany Sunday & Baptism of the Lord | Sunday, January 5, 2025
Worship @ 9:45 am
Sunday School @ 11 amIt’s the last Sunday of our Christmastide or Christmas season worship and celebration - today, tree lights still glisten. Join us as we celebrate the Epiphany and Baptism of our Lord. This service will feature the celebration of Holy Communion.
“This star drew nigh to the northwest
O'er Bethlehem it took it's rest
And there it did both Pause and stay
Right o'er the place where Jesus lay
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel!”
Make Room to Love & Serve Others
The Giving Tree
Share the warmth of the season by making seasons bright for our WNC friends and neighbors. While the tree has traditionally been decorated with hats, scarves and mittens, we’re identifying ways to best support our friends and neighbors following the devision of Hurricane Helene this fall. We welcome you to take an envelope and include your contribution to the ministry.
Support Our Little Free Food Pantry
In 2022, Mars Hill’s first Little Free Food Pantry was dedicated by area Girl Scouts and Mars Hill United Methodist Church.
The Little Free Food Pantry is available 24 hours a day to whoever needs it. The rule is: “Take what you need; give what you can.”
A Festival of Carols
Enjoy Sounds of the Season from Mars Hill
We invite you to enjoy the sounds of Advent and Christmas from Mars Hill United Methodist Church from Christmastide 2020. We welcome you to hear enjoy the sights and sounds of the season online or in-person on Sundays at 9:45 am.
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Mars Hill, NC 28754
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Sunday Worship @ 9:45 am or online
Sunday School @ 11 am
A Prayer for the Advent Season
The Advent season is a time of preparation and expectation for the coming of Jesus Christ. The below narrated video meditation offers individuals and families moment to take time this season to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus and look forward to the second coming of Christ among us.
Oh Immanuel, God with us, truly in this Advent season we celebrate that you are not hidden in some faraway cloud, but you chose to be with us in the blur and mystery of our lives. In the midst of lists and rush, you are with us as a song that echoes in our minds, as the light of a candle, as a card from a friend. They are signs of your presence. We turn to you this season and pray that you would birth joy and healing, blessing and hope in us. Let something wonderful begin in us — something surprising and holy. May your hand be upon us. Let your love fill us. Let your joy overwhelm us. Let our longing for you be met on a coming holy night. Immanuel with us once again. Amen.
— an Advent Devotion by the Rev. Jerry Chism