What's happening for

Advent & Christmas at

Princeton UMC?

 

Hey there! Thanks for stopping by our website! We're so excited to experience Advent & Christmas with you this year! It's been a long year and we could all use a little bit of hope, peace, joy, and love. We have events, devotionals, and more this Advent season - scroll through this page to learn more, or use the menu at the top of the page!

 

- Pastor Jenny

 

**All services and events will be livestreamed**


RESOURCES

Advent Schedule

Click to view and download a copy of our 2025 Advent schedule below!

Advent Devotional

Four weeks of Advent (plus Christmas) devotional, as well as other articles and information to go along with our Advent theme of immigration.

Additional Immigration Resources

Some additional information and resources on immigration in the U.S. to supplement our Advent theme.


SERVICES

Sunday Morning Worship

Sunday Mornings

10:00 am

Princeton UMC & Online

Join us for Sunday morning worship each Sunday!

Longest Night Worship Service

Monday, December 22

7:00 pm

Princeton UMC & Online

This special evening worship service takes place on the longest night of the year, a symbolic time to gather as a faith community to lament, cry, grieve, and process the many heavy feelings that can weigh on us during the holiday season. 

Christmas Eve Worship Services

Wednesday,

December 24

4:00 pm, 8:00 pm

Princeton & Online

This year we offer two options for Christmas Eve worship services. 

 

4:00 pm Family Candlelight Service

   in-person and live streamed

 

8:00 pm Candlelight Service

   in-person and live streamed


EVENTS

Advent Coffee House

Sunday, November 30

5:00 pm

Princeton UMC Santuary

Come join us for coffee, fellowship, and music! Singers and Instrumentalists from PUMC will be offering music celebrating the Advent Season. Grab a cup of coffee in the Sanford Davis room and come to the Sanctuary and enjoy the music!

Advent Lovefeast

Sunday, December 7

5:00 pm

Princeton UMC Sanctuary

This special service is based on the traditional Moravian Lovefeast. The Lovefeast, begun by the Moravians in 1727, is a service of song at which a simple meal is offered to the congregation. This meal, usually a bun and coffee, is an act of fellowship. It is not a sacrament, nor a substitute for Communion.

Children's Pageant

Sunday, December 14

5:00 pm

Princeton UMC Sanctuary

This Christmas Pageant will be presented by the Children’s Choirs of Princeton United Methodist Church. The story of Christ’s birth at the manger is told from the perspective of the animals that might have been present that night long ago.

Christmas Concert

Sunday, December 21

5:00 pm

Princeton UMC Sanctuary & Online

A Musical Celebration of the Christmas Season presented by the Intergenerational Choir with Children’s Choir, Handbells, Soloists, and Instrumentalists.