🕯️December 7-14, 2025: North East Emergency Distribution CHRISTMAS DINNER DRIVE
Pick up a SPPC NEED bag and fill it with nonperishable Christmas dinner items; a shopping list is provided. Empty bags are available on the Oak Terrace. Return your filled bag no later than December 14th.

🕯️December 13, 2025: MUSTANG JAZZ PERFORMANCE
Grapevine High School's Mustang Jazz will perform "All That Holiday Jazz" on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall.  Doors will open at 4:00 pm for the audience.  Mustang Jazz is an auditioned group of Grapevine High School Choir members who are leaders in the program and have strong musicianship, work ethic, and dedication to their craft.  They perform extensively throughout the community, singing varying styles of music including jazz standards, classic rock, contemporary pop, and even some of their own compositions and arrangements.  They are pleased to present an afternoon of holiday favorites for St. Philip Presbyterian Church and friends!

🕯️SUNDAY, December 14, 2025: THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

​10:30 AM ​New Testament Lesson:   John 1:1-5 (NRSVUE)

Sermon:  “God is Like a Gardener” from a sermon series based on a book What is God Like?  by Rachel Held Evans and Matthew Paul Turner

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🕯️December 16, 2025: PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN DECEMBER CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
11:30 AM at Ravens Grill located inside Texas Star Golf Course Clubhouse, 1400 Texas Star Parkway, Euless, TX 76040. To carpool, meet at the church at 11:00.
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🕯️December 21, 2025: CHRISTMAS JOY OFFERING
Celebrate Hope and Support Those Who Serve: The PC (USA) Christmas Joy Offering is on December 21. As the Advent season draws near, Presbyterians across the country prepare their hearts for the coming of Christ—light in our darkness, hope in uncertain times, and joy for a world longing for peace. Each year, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) invites congregations to participate in the Christmas Joy Offering, a cherished tradition that embodies the love and generosity at the heart of the Christmas story. Your donation supports retired church workers facing hardship and students at Presbyterian-related schools and colleges for communities of color.

🕯️December 21, 2025: CHRISTMAS CANTATA
10:30 AM Our Chancel Choir and guest orchestra will present assorted carols arranged by John Rutter as part of the Sunday morning worship service.  You won't want to miss it!

🕯️SUNDAY, December 21, 2025: FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

10:30 AM Join us for a service featuring the beautiful music of the joyful Christmas season.

Sermon: “God Is Like Light”

🕯️WEDNESDAY, December 24, 2025: CHRISTMAS EVE

6:00 PM Christmas Eve Service 

     SUNDAY, December 28, 2025: FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

10:30 AM Worship service