Christmas Eve Service: Pilgrim Congregational's annual Christmas Eve Candlelight service will be held Thursday, December 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Please come join us for this spiritual event.

Poinsettia's and Empty Bowls: Sign up sheets for Poinsettia and Empty Bowl memorials will be placed at all entrances to the sanctuary. The Poinsettia's will be purchased from Volly Gavert's for $9.95 each. The cutoff date for ordering will be December 13, 2009 to insure that the poinsettia's will be able to arrive that Friday, December 18th in time for the service on December 20th.

Sunday School Christmas Play: The Sunday School will host their Christmas Play on Sunday, December 20th at 6:30 p.m. Please come and support our Sunday School kids!

Candy Cane Story: A candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would remind people of the true meaning of Christmas; so he made the candy cane to incorporate several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy. White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the Church, and the firmness of the promises of God. The candymaker then shaped his cane into the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to the earth as Savior. It could also represent the staff of the "Good Shepherd" with which He reaches down to to reclaim the fallen lambs who, like sheep, have gone astray. Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candymaker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life