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December 12-18, 2022
Evening Service with Prayer and Song, in the Taizé style
Wednesday, December 14 at 6:30 p.m.*
*There will be an optional song practice beginning at 5:45 p.m

Longest Night Worship Service**
Wednesday, December 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Christmas Eve with a Special Presentation from our Foundry Kids
Saturday, December 24 at 4:30 p.m.

Christmas Eve Night Service**
Saturday, December 24 at 8 p.m.

Christmas Day Worship Celebration**
Sunday, December 24 at 10 a.m. only

All services will be livestreamed via YouTube, Facebook and Church Online — with the exception of our three Evening Taizé-style Wednesday services. Service titles with ** above indicate the inclusion of ASL Interpretation. 
Join us NEXT Sunday, Dec. 18 at 11:15 a.m. for Advent Special Music, Part 1 of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. Foundry’s Chancel Choir, baroque chamber orchestra including Laurie Loomis playing Oboe d’amore, baroque continuo with Jidong Zhong, piano, Maude Fish, bassoon and T. Alan Stewart, bass; Evangelist soloists Jackie Wright and Robert Baker, and baritone soloist Rollin Marquis, all guided by Stanley Thurston, conductor. The opening chorus “Christians Be Joyful” sets the entire mood!

Annual 2023 Parking Passes for the Colonial Parking Garage are available for purchase at the 2022 rate of $200. Get it before the end of the year before the price increases to $250. See our front desk to purchase or visit foundryumc.org/parking to order your pass online.
Foundry Family Ministries
Foundry's Christmas Eve family service is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Our planning team would like to estimate our attendance to ensure we have the supplies w need. WE are also seeking 10-12 youth volunteers to help that evening. Please complete this survey to et us know your family's plan for Christmas Eve (not a firm commitment; just a "quick check" to help us predict the service size): bit.ly/FoundryChristmas. 

On Sunday, Dec. 18 at 1:30 p.m. we will have a Memorial Service for Larry Slagle in the Foundry Sanctuary with a repast in Community Commons to follow. The service will also be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. For more information, please contact Pastor Kelly at kelly@foundryumc.org.
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2023 Lenten Devotional Creative Workshop

We will hold a Creative Workshop for those interested in writing or creating art for the 2023 Lenten Devotional on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 203 at Foundry and online. There, you can learn about next year's Devotional theme and incubate ideas with your Foundry friends. 

Register for the workshop here, and click here to join the Lenten Devotional Group on Church Center.
On Sundays from January 8–February 19, 2023, Pastor Jonathan and Discipleship Ministries will offer a six-week course on Mark as Story. We will read the entirety of the Gospel of Mark, then discuss its characters, setting, and plot to unearth new theological meaning. This course will be offered Sunday mornings beginning at 10:15 a.m. in room 202 at Foundry. Learn more and register here.

Help us plan our 2023 programs! On Sunday, Jan. 29, we invite all small group leaders, class leaders, and anyone who is interested in Discipleship to our 2023 Visioning Session. We will come together to think through what our 2023 programs will look like, discuss possible themes, and imagine the implementation of new groups and experiences. This will take place in the Community Commons at 1 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Contact Pastor Jonathan with questions at jbrown@foundryumc.org.
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