DECEMBER STUDENT MINISTRY

Newsletter 2024

Hello Heritage Students and Families!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving doing whatever it is that you do to celebrate all that you are thankful for and the many blessings that God bestows upon you each and every day. I would love to hear about what it is that you did! If you’d like to share, send me a pic and a little about what you did or where you went. Send it to stephanieb@heritageumc.com

Y’all, it is officially game on for the rest of the year and into the new year ahead! If you thought we were busy leading up to Thanksgiving, put your seatbelts on because after this weekend, we are hard core into the Christmas season! Every Sunday beginning December 8th will be stuffed with impactful messages, joyful worship, so many fun games, parties, and more cookies than Santa eats on Christmas Eve! I hope y’all are ready.

The Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt is coming up! After the hunt, join us back at Heritage in the Fellowship Hall for a Hot Cocoa Bar. Parents, we would appreciate it if you could help us out by donating cookies or other sweet treats. Please watch out for a sign up on BAND in the coming days.

Our Annual White Elephant Christmas Party is on the 22nd! Be sure to wear your Ugly Sweater & bring a wrapped gift for the gift exchange. Gifts should not exceed $15. Please bring a snack or treat to share. RSVP below!

Kaos & Rush is just around the corner. This year we will be going during Spring Break in March. Cost is $175. Keep your eyes open for Sign Up coming soon!

Lighthouse Calendar

DECEMBER

1st - Communion Sunday 9 & 11

No Lighthouse

7th - Drive thru Nativity Set Up

8th - Cocoa & Carols - 9:00 - 9:45 am

Music Sunday Combined Service - 10:00 am

Lighthouse - 6:00-7:45pm

12th & 13th - Drive thru Nativity

14th - Nativity Tear Down

15th - Annual Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt & Cocoa Bar  5:30-8:00pm

20th - The Longest Night - 7:00 pm

Christmas Break Begins!! 

22nd - Annual Ugly Sweater & White Elephant Christmas Party  6:00-8:00pm

24th - Modern Family Service  5:00 pm

Traditional Service  7:30 pm

Communion Service  11:00 pm

29th - No Lighthouse

JANUARY

1st - Happy New Year!

5th - Kaos & Rush Sign Up Opens

Lighthouse  6:00 - 7:45 pm

12th - Lighthouse  6:00 - 7:45 pm

19th - Lighthouse  6:00 - 7:45 pm

26th - Lighthouse  6:00 - 7:45 pm

  • Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt

    December 15th 5:30 to 8:00 pm

    After the hunt, join us back at Heritage in the Fellowship Hall for a Hot Cocoa Bar. Parents, we would appreciate it if you could help us out by donating cookies or other sweet treats. Please watch out for a sign up on BAND in the coming days.

  • Ugly Sweater and White Elephant Gift Exchange Party

    December 22nd 6:00 - 8:00 pm

    Be sure to wear your Ugly Sweater & bring a wrapped gift for the gift exchange. Gifts should not exceed $15. Please bring a snack or treat to share.

  • Drive Thru Nativity

    December 7th Set Up Day

    December 12th and 13th Drive Thru Nativity Opens

    December 14th Tear Down Day

    It’s that time of year! Sign up for Drive Thru Nativity. There is a spot for everyone, whether you help with set up, costumes, tear down, or you are an actor in the Nativity. Don’t wait to sign up for your preferred slot, it will be first come, first serve. Click the button below to sign up.

  • Christmas Eve Services @ Heritage

    Christmas Eve Services - December 24th

    5pm - Modern Service w/Children’s Presentation

    7:30pm - Traditional Service

    11pm - Communion Service

Lighthouse Curriculum

  • December Curriculum

    SERIES BOTTOM LINE

    A series about the backstory of Christmas.

    SERIES DESCRIPTION

    So much of the transformative power of the Christmas narrative lies in the reality that Jesus was born and raised in a place so small and inconsequential that it appears on no maps prior to the 1st century. This series encourages high schoolers to consider how a kid from nowhere (Jesus) changes everything: how you see your situation, how you see yourself and everyone else, and how you see your fear.

    WEEKS OF CONTENT

    Week 1: The Kid changes how you see your everyday situation.

    → Luke 2:1-7 NRSVUE

    Week 2: The Kid changes how you see yourself and everyone else.

    → Matthew 2 NLT, Matthew 2:23 NLT, Luke 2:8-16 NLT

    Week 3: The Kid changes how you see your fear.

    → Luke 1:46-55 NLT, Luke 1:38 NLT, Luke 1:67-75 NLT

    Week 4: The Kid changes everything, especially you.

    → John 1:46 NLT, John 3:16 NLT, John 17:24-25 NLT

    MEMORY VERSE

    Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod... So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth.

    Matthew 2:1; 23 NLT