MANGER THRONE
Christmas at SDBC
Operation Christmas Child Collection Week
November 18th - 23rd // Various Times
SDBC is the collection centre for filled Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes in South Delta. If you have filled a box, please drop it off to the church during the hours listed on our website.
Senior's Ministry Event
November 26th // 9:30AM
Senior's Ministry will have its last event of the year on Tuesday, November 26th, and it will be an old-fashioned Christmas themed event. We will begin with a hot breakfast at 9:30AM which will be prepared by our kitchen team, followed by the first session. The second session will include Christmas carols, readings, and special music provided by Teresa Harbott. We are looking forward to everyone coming to celebrate each other and Jesus' birthday. Our program will conclude around 12:30PM.
Christmas Book & Gift Fair
December 6th - 8th
The Christmas Book & Gift Fair is returning to SDBC on December 6th - 8th! Christian Book & Music is a Christian bookstore on the island with locations in Victoria and Nanaimo, and they have been offering a Christmas Book & Gift Fair at our church (in the Chapel) for the last few years. They are scheduled to be here again on the following dates and times:
December 6th: 9AM to 5PM
December 7th: 9AM to 4PM
December 8th: 9AM to 1PM (with a break during the service)
Please invite your friends who may be interested in a Christmas Book & Gift Fair to check it out.
Senior Scene Luncheon
December 10th // 11:30AM
Senior Scene will have their Christmas luncheon on Tuesday, December 10th. The music and message will be provided by Jayson Oldham, our Pastor of Worship Arts. Suggested donation of $5. Lunch is free if you're a first-time visitor.
SDBC Church Family Christmas Party
December 15th // 10AM
Sunday, December 15th will be our annual Church Family Christmas Party. Our SDBC Kids will be joining us for the whole service and the children will be singing a special song of joy as part of our time of worship. After the service, the celebration will continue with our fantastic gingerbread house building contest. You don't want to miss it. While you are building with your team, you can also purchase some pizza for lunch.
You must sign up ahead of time for the gingerbread building contest. Please click the button below to sign up prior to December 12th.
Christmas Eve Services
December 24th // 5PM & 7PM
Our Christmas Eve Candlelight Services will take place in person on December 24th at 5PM & 7PM and will also be live streamed through our usual church online platform.
This Christmas Eve, we’re excited to celebrate together as a church family! At our 5PM service, we'll offer a special program for children ages 0-4. Kids in Kindergarten and older are warmly invited to join their parents in the service to worship Jesus together as a family. To help make the experience engaging and fun, we've prepared activity bags to be handed out in the foyer for all the kids joining us in the 5PM service. We can't wait to see you there!
The Christmas Table
December 25th // 11:30AM
Christmas is a special time for Christ followers as we celebrate the coming of the Son in meaningful ways. Our priority is to worship Jesus and express our praise and gratitude for the gift of Jesus Christ through formal worship services, generous gifts, and faithful service to God's kingdom work.
This year, as we reflect on the Manger Throne as our Christmas theme, we recognize that King Jesus, in his royal majesty, made room for us at his royal table even though we did not make room for him when he came to us on that first Christmas day. This humble and majestic king is a king who invites those who do not have a place to belong to join him at his great feast.
As an extension of God's invitation of us, we are hosting a lunch on Christmas day for those of us who do not have a place to be that day. In our culture, Christmas is a time where many people spend time with their family, but some of us don't have plans on Christmas day for various reasons, and the loneliness we experience could be accentuated during holidays like these. We don't want you to spend Christmas alone this year. We're inviting you to be with your church family on Christmas day if you're not planning to be elsewhere.
On December 25th, we will be hosting lunch at 11:30AM in the Chapel of our church. We're calling this Christmas day lunch, "The Christmas Table." If you're planning on being there, please click the button below to RSVP prior to December 18th so that we know how many to cook for. The meal is completely free; just come and enjoy being with your church family. We look forward to seeing you there!