Join us for Christmas Eve worship
Our Christmas Eve services offer you and your family a place to be still, after all the demands that December places on us, and soak in the thrill of hope, the thrill that a weary soul experiences with the light of Christ.
Join us for services December 22, 3:30 & 5 pm, or December 24 at 2, 3:30 pm, or 5 pm. We know people will more likely try a new church when they’ve been invited by someone familiar, so consider inviting a new neighbor or recent transplant to worship with you.
Please note we will not have our regular weekend services December 21+22.
On your way out after services this weekend, you’ll see RSVP cards for each of our Christmas Eve services. Once you know your plans, please take RSVP cards for each family member from the appropriate pile. This helps us know which services will be our most full as we plan for Christmas Eve at Five Oaks.
Family Advent services start this weekend
Put a halt to that hectic holiday hustle! Join us for Family Advent services on December 1, 8 & 15 at 4:30 pm. We’ll prepare our hearts, and make room in our lives for Jesus, as we gather for meaningful advent traditions, an impact project, crafts, games, and a hot cocoa bar! On your way out each week, you’ll receive family devotionals and activities that you can use throughout the Advent season. Invite your neighbors!
Adorable kids singing Christmas music...
If we had you at “adorable kids,” join us for our first Family Advent service on Sunday, December 1, at 4:30 pm. Our Five Oaks Kids Choir will lead us in worship at our first Advent service, so invite your neighbors and friends to join you for this special event. (More specific details in the announcement above this one — scroll up!) If your child(ren) is singing with us at that service, remember to have them here by 3:45 to warm up.
Loving Your City’s Children: The Giving Tree (Impact Passport “Ready” Opportunity)
Many families in Woodbury are unable to buy Christmas gifts for their kids. Five Oaks teams with Kids Hope USA to help your family bridge that gap for children at Woodbury Elementary. Stop by the KHUSA Giving Tree at the Impact Center in the commons to pick up a gift tag this weekend – and to hear about other ways you can help. Return wrapped gifts & their tags to church by December 15. Questions? Email khusa@fiveoakschurch.org.
Our halls are decked!
Our Decor Team, aka the Christmas Elves, spent five hours transforming our church to prepare for the Advent season. Seventeen volunteers, including three kids, helped to make all corners of our spaces feel festive and welcoming. Thank you to our Decor Team for sharing your gifts! If you’d like to join our team, we transform the church four times a year and would love your help! Email Jennifer Clemens, jclemens@fiveoakschurch.org.
Women: Join us for the Reindeer Games Christmas Event
Remember how fun Christmas was when you were a kid? Playing endless games of Monopoly and Life with your siblings, the giant tin of three different popcorn flavors, the comfort of warm cocoa after playing in the snow, to name a few. You do so much to make Christmas special for others. Take a night to recapture that carefree spirit and fill up your Merry Meter with friends, fun and food at the Rooted Women’s Reindeer Games Christmas Event. December 19, 6:30-9:30 pm. Bring a $10 wrapped gift along for one of the games. Click here to RSVP.
Saturdays are beckoning...
If you love the silly things kids say, or the wide-eyed way they see the world, you likely would enjoy helping our youngest Five Oakers fall in love with Jesus. We still have several volunteer needs in Five Oaks Kids, especially on Saturdays. Please click here to email Kelly Bauman if you are interested in helping, even if once a month.
Manhood restored
“Being a man” in our world, and even sometimes in the church, can be confusing. The Bible story offers clarity when we turn to the story it tells, not just the instructions it provides. Men, come to our Men’s Summit, January 24-26, 2020, to explore how the story of God informs our place in the story as men. Visit www.fiveoaks.church/summit to register. Early bird pricing available until the end of 2019.
Thank you, Impact volunteers!
You and your busy families have helped to create change in a chaotic world with by bringing the love of Christ and the Good News of forgiveness. You have prayed, gone on mission trips, sponsored children, served on partnership teams, mentored, hosted international students, packed meals, delivered meals, served meals, housed vulnerable children, encouraged the discouraged, and have shown the love of Christ in many other ways. Thank you!
Calling all adoptive and foster moms!
Welcome to Embrace-Woodbury South! At Embrace, you’ll meet other moms who are on a similar adoption/foster journey. You’ll experience spiritual, emotional, and practical support for adoptive, foster, and ‘waiting’ moms. We will also make time to learn more about caring for our vulnerable children, along with learning to better care for ourselves and our families. We meet in room 105 on the second Thursday of each month, 6:30-8 pm. Questions? Please email Tammy Placzek at the_plaz@comcast.net.
Happy Thanksgiving!
The church office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29, in observance of Thanksgiving. Looking forward to seeing you this weekend!