Christmas Joy Offering
December
|Covenant Presbyterian Church
Consider a donation to the Christmas Joy Offering all through December. Use the special envelopes found in the pews, and/or write “Christmas Joy” on your check made out to Covenant.
Time & Location
December
Covenant Presbyterian Church, 670 E Meadow Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
About the event
Christmas Joy Offering
The prophet Isaiah gives those listening to him a very particular task to prepare the way for the coming Messiah, the person we know as Jesus. Isaiah proclaims that to prepare the way is to make highways easily navigable, fill in valleys, flatten hills, level the ground, make the earth smooth. Then, and only then, will God’s glory be revealed, and this will cause all humanity to see that God has spoken to us.
Each year during the Advent and Christmas season, we lift up past, present, and future leaders of the church. God has blessed the church with incredible leadership in every time and place, but those leaders often need to be supported by their communities as well. The Christmas Joy Offering provides support for Presbyterian church workers and their families in their time of need and leadership development, and education for communities of color at Presbyterian-related…