Advent & Christmas

Worship Services


Lessons & Carols Christmas Pageant
Sunday, December 7th | 11:00 AM Worship Service | Sanctuary

Service led by our children and choirs.


Carols by Candlelight
Sunday, December 14th | 6:00 PM | Sanctuary


Christmas Eve Services

Tuesday, December 24th in-person or on tv/virtually

  • Watch our broadcast-only service on Comcast Cable TV Channel 21 at 5:00 PM. You can also catch it at 5:00 PM or any time after on our website at www.fpctusc.org/tv. We encourage you to gather bread and juice for communion and some candles to join us as we light them.
  • Join us for our in-person services which include communion and candlelight.
    • 3:00 PM | First Pres Deutsch in the Westervelt-Warner Chapel
    • 5:00 PM | Sanctuary (nursery available for families with young children but all ages are welcome to attend the Worship Service)
    • 11:00 PM | Sanctuary

POINSETTIAS FOR ADVENT



Help make our Sanctuary festive during Advent. Purchase a poinsettia in memory or in honor of a loved one for $15 each by December 10th. Payment must accompany your order. The poinsettias may be picked up after the Christmas Eve services. Fill out the form below or fill out the form in the Sunday bulletin and drop it along with your payment in the offering box.



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Other Advent Activities



UKirk Christmas Party

Tuesday, December 2nd | 6:30 PM | Home of Shelley Hancock


Wednesday Night Live: Cookie Decorating & Perry County Food Bag Packing
Wednesday, December 4th | 6:00 PM | Westervelt-Warner Chapel at FPC


Children's Advent Workshop

Sunday, November 30th, December 14th, and 21st | 9:45 AM | FPC Rooms 202 & 203


Mature Members' Christmas Luncheon to Bright Star
Wednesday, December 10th | Depart at 10:00 AM, Dine at 11:00 AM | Bright Star Restaurant


Christmas Caroling & Communion to Homebound
Sunday, December 22nd | 12:00 PM | Meet in Dining Hall at FPC for Lunch


Youth Christmas Progressive Dinner
Sunday, December 14th | 4:00 PM

Advent Devotionals


  • Humble and Holy: Devotions for Advent & Christmas 2025-2026

    Humble and Holy

    Humble and Holy continues a centuries-old Christian tradition of setting aside time to prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth and to anticipate his return. The Advent season of preparation then unfolds in the joy of the twelve days of Christmas and the day of Epiphany.  

  • Waiting in Wonder: Advent Devotions for Families

    Waiting in Wonder

    Advent is filled with anticipation and wonder and, sometimes, a little impatience! Let’s not be too quick to skip over these Advent days, for they hold precious opportunities to learn more about the promises of God and the surprises that come from the joy of the Lord.

  • Look Around the Stable: Advent Daily Devotion for Kids

    Look Around the Stable

    Advent is a time for getting ready. Soon we will celebrate the birth of Christ, and we always look forward to the day when Christ will come again. When Jesus first came to earth, a stable was ready to be his birthplace. The devotions in this book invite you each day to “Look Around the Stable,” for so much of what you see there can help you get ready too. Ready? Look around the stable!