I'm Dreaming of a COVID Christmas ...
Hello Immanuel!
I’m sure this is not what you would have dreamed about as you planned for Christmas 2020, but here we are trying to make the best of the circumstances. But take heart! Your staff and volunteers at Immanuel Baptist have been working diligently to put together a meaningful Christmas celebration despite the limitations and constraints. Please read the following items and participate if you are able! We want this to be a joyful celebration of community and we look forward to your participation in these simple but important contributions.
Please note: do not delay! We need to get these things arranged as soon as we can to ensure we can incorporate them into our upcoming services.
Sincerely, Pastor Jonathan
"Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” -Luke 2:10
Christmas Carol Sing-Along Service
Date and Time: Sunday, December 13, 7:00 p.m. Livestream on YouTube and Facebook.
How you can participate: At the end of the service of lessons and carols, we will be doing a Carol sing-along. Click the link for the Carol Sing-along Poll to cast your votes for your favourite Christmas carols. Don’t delay as the poll will close at 7:20 on Sunday evening. (You can also find the poll at the top of the Streaming Service web page).
Postcards for Christmas
Following the service on Dec 20th, we will be sharing “Postcards for Christmas”. This will be a presentation of pictures and short videos from individuals and families from our church. We want as many people to participate as possible! So send in your photo or video as soon as you can! (Dec 17 deadline)
If you cannot take a photograph and you would like to participate, please contact the office and we will try to arrange to have someone come to your home/apartment to take a photo for you.
Send in a Photograph: Please send a recent photo of yourself or your family. Make sure you tell us who is in the photo (eg. The Smith family, OR Johnny Jones). We will put your name on the picture and make it into a postcard. attach your photo to an email and send it to Hannah.
Send in a short Video: You can also send a very short video (just a few seconds) with you and/or your family saying “Merry Christmas from the Jones family!” or some other greeting to the church. Contact Hannah to arrange for the file transfer (using dropbox, Google drive, wetransfer, etc).
Candlelight Service
On Christmas Eve we will be doing the candlelight service virtually. If you would like to participate, please contact the office for detailed instructions.