We are “egg-specially” in need of two items for the Garden Hills Food Pantry before our next distribution on January 9. We are requesting egg cartons and peanut butter. We often get eggs on slats which requires us to repackage them into one dozen quantities, and peanut butter, which is very popular, has become quite […]
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Holiday Dates and Tax Cutoffs
Considering that this year’s holidays fall on Monday, the office must receive your donations by Thursday, December 28 in order for them to be included in your annual contributions for Tax Year 2023. (Tithe.ly donation cutoff date is Friday, December 22.) After December 28 all checks will be processed in 2024, when staff members return […]
Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols
The annual Christmas Eve service of lessons, carols, and candle lighting will be this Sunday evening, December 24, at 7 p.m. We will tell the story of Jesus’ birth through song and scripture story. The choir will sing, McKinley musicians will play, and we will light candles and celebrate God’s gifts of love.
The Annual Christmas Pageant is this Sunday!
Sunday morning, December 24 at 10:30 a.m. McKinley kids will present the annual Christmas Pageant. Featuring the carol, “Jesus Our Brother” we will be led in prayer by the animals at the manger. Come join us!
Come Experience the Food Pantry
Tuesday, December 26 is a distribution day for our Garden Hills Food Pantry. If your holiday schedule allows, consider joining the regular volunteers to pack boxes from 1 to 2:30 p.m. or to help pass out food from 3:45 to 6 p.m. All ages are welcome. We meet near the loading dock at the back […]
Come Sing with MLK Community Choir
The celebration honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held on January 14, 2024, at 5 p.m. at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The MLK community choir performs during this event. Rehearsals will be held on December 30, January 6, and January 13 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. […]
Worship on December 17: Blue Christmas Sunday
This Sunday, December 17, McKinley will host out annual service to welcome the light of God into the darkness of the world. There will be carols, prayers from many traditions, and a celebration and reminder that God’s light shines on us even when life seems filled with darkness. Come join us at 10:30 to sing, […]
Holiday Shop to Support McKinley Youth
The Annual Holiday Gift Shop sponsored by our youth group will be open for the next two Sunday mornings after worship. This year it will include special homemade gifts in a jar. They include Toffee Coffee Mix, Instant Hot Spiced Tea Mix, Apple Cider Spice Mix, Gingerbread Cookie Mix, and M&M Cookie Mix. These decorated […]