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Join us for The Joy of Music Sunday, where we begin telling the Christmas story through a rich six-song message of music. Southminster’s Chancel Choir and Handbell Choir will lead us in worship with pieces like Christmas Jubilate and Love Came Down at Christmas, paired with the reading from Matthew 1. Come and let the season’s promise come alive through word and song.
Come celebrate Christmas Eve with us as we gather for carols, candlelight, and the hopeful story of Christ’s birth. Whether you’re a longtime churchgoer, returning after some time away, or simply curious, you are warmly invited to come as you are. Bring your questions, your hopes, and your loved ones as we make room for wonder together.
Worship begins at 7:00pm on Christmas Eve. Our church nursery will be staffed and available to receive children (birth through kindergarten) but all ages are warmly welcomed in worship at Southminster (really!).
For many of us, Christmas can be a bittersweet time of year, where joy and gratitude mixes with grief and loss. On this Winter Solstice—the night of longest darkness in our hemisphere—we’ll gather with some of our ecumenical friends on the Boise Bench for a quiet meditative worship service that makes time for remembering, sharing our hurting places with God, and preparing our hearts for the coming of Christ.
This service will be at Whitney United Methodist Church (3315 W Overland Rd), with participation from All Saints Episcopal, Immanuel Lutheran, Redeemer Lutheran, Red Rock Christian Church, Whitney UMC, and Southminster.
Join us at Southminster Presbyterian Church as we prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of the Christ child. Invite friends, family, and neighbors as we celebrate the Light that pierces every darkness.
| November 30 at 9:30am | Worship (1st Sunday of Advent) |
| December 7 at 9:30am | Worship (2nd Sunday of Advent) |
| December 12 at 7:00pm | Play it Forward — Sean Rogers in Concert free admission; free-will offering (financial gifts or gently used books) will support the new Interfaith Sanctuary shelter. |
| December 13 at 5:00pm | Sabbath Worship (3rd Weekend of Advent) no worship Sunday morning. |
| December 14 at 2:00pm | Christmas Handbell Concert free admission; donations accepted. |
| December 21 at 9:30am | Worship (4th Sunday of Advent) The Joy of Music Sunday (Chancel Choir and Handbells) |
| December 21 at 7:00pm | Ecumenical Longest Night Service for Wholeness at Whitney United Methodist Church (3315 W Overland Rd) |
| December 24 at 7:00pm | Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Carols, candlelight, and a message of enduring hope. |
| December 28 at 9:30am | Worship (1st Sunday of Christmas) |
| January 4, 2026 at 9:30am | Worship (Celebrating Epiphany) receiving Star Words of intention! |
Join us for a beloved Southminster Christmas tradition: come hear the Southminster Handbell Choir perform a variety of solo, ensemble, and full choir songs to celebrate the Christmas season. (If you’ve always wanted to ring a bell while singing some carols, this is also your chance!)
Admission is free; a free-will offering will be received in support of our Handbell Choir’s continued growth at the annual Snake River Handbell Conference.
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