Advent III - Candle of Joy Worship Service

White Gift Sunday

Sunday, December 17th at 10:30am

An All-Ages Family Worship Service and the Christmas Pageant told by some surprise visitors!

This is our White Gift Sunday.  The season of Advent is a time of anticipation, waiting and preparing for the coming of baby Jesus. Christmas is a time for giving.

We give by sharing “white” gifts with others.  A white gift is a humble way to reflect on the love and devotion of the giver and not the value of the gift. Instead of focusing on receiving gifts, the focus is bringing gifts to Jesus that can be shared with people who do not have much. All the gifts come wrapped in plain white paper so that no one will know the monetary value of the gift. No one should feel ashamed of their gift, and everyone shares in the joy of giving to others.

 This year our white gifts at Robert McClure United Church will support our Food Pantry. Gift suggestions are toilet paper, gloves, mitts, ladies’ socks, toothbrushes, toothpaste, lotions, shampoo, soap or body wash, other grooming items, kids’ toys, and warm outerwear.

 Remember to wrap your gifts in white.

 The WonderKids will take a special "noisy offering".  As the name suggests, a "noisy offering" is called this because of the loud clang the coins make as they are dropped into a tin pot. The bigger the handful, the bigger the clang.  So bring all your change to make lots of noise as you happily toss it into the tin pots. The louder the better!