Come join Pastor Heidi for a peaceful service of readings, meditations, prayer, and music for the New Year. The music and prayers will be a combination of Taize, Iona, and a few Christmas carols.
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Come Sing with the MLK Community Choir
The Celebration honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held on Sunday, 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 […]
Chilly Weather Means Chili Cook-Off
Mark your calendar and plan your entry for the annual McKinley Youth Chili Cook Off. This year’s cook off will be held after worship on February 4 in the Presby Dining Hall. More details will be coming in future newsletters and you will soon be able to sign up to enter a pot of chili […]
Food Pantry Needs
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 […]
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 […]