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Christmas
Come Home to Christmas in the beautiful, historic sanctuary of McDougall United Church.
Christmas is an extraordinary time of music and worship at McDougall Church. The McDougall Choir and musicians provide inspiring, creative music throughout the Advent and Christmas services. As well, we feature the best the wider community has to offer with choirs and musicians of all ages and music across the spectrum.
McDougall Church at Christmas
Church Services and Events at Christmas
In the Christian tradition, Advent is a time of waiting and preparation for the birth of Jesus. It is celebrated on four Sundays preceding Christmas.
On each of the four Sundays we light Advent Candles during the service, accompanied by readings. The candles represent Hope, Peace, Joy, Love.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES 2012 - 10:30 A.M.
 Sunday, December 2 – Advent 1 HOPE
Holy Communion
Sunday, December 9 – Advent 2 – PEACE
Sunday, December 16 – Advent 3 – JOY
Sunday, December 23 – Advent 4 – LOVE
Monday, December 24 – Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service – 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday. December 25 – Christmas Morning – 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Events Before Christmas
Bethlehem Market - An old fashioned marketplace with gifts and food in the Banquet Hall following the service.
White Gift Sunday - A time of sharing Christmas gifts for the people who are cared for at the Bissell Centre.
A Service of Music - The choir usually devotes the entire service to a cantata or other special Christmas music.
A Potluck Lunch - A communal Christmas lunch on a Sunday before Christmas in the Banquet Hall.
 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - December 24, 7:30 p.m. Welcomes families and people from across the city to this historic sanctuary to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Christmas Day - December 25: A Christmas morning service at 10:30 a.m.
Christmas Music at Noon
McDougall Church hosts a series of free noon hour concerts on Wednesdays in December that we call “Come Home to Christmas.”
Please visit our Music Page for more information.
The Wider Musical Community at Christmas
McDougall Church is one of the most popular concert venues in the City of Edmonton at Christmas. Dozens of special community groups use our sanctuary from mid November through December as choirs and musicians offer their best of the season to enhance your Christmas and holiday experience.
Please visit our Music Page for more information.
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New Year's Eve
 It is an annual tradition that McDougall Church opens its doors on New Years Eve for a free evening of music and entertainment.
Find out more on our Music Page.
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Easter
McDougall Church celebrates the season of Easter throughout the five weeks of Lent, which precede the Easter weekend observances.
Pancake Sunday (or Shrove Tuesday): We begin the Lenten observance with a pancake feast prior to the beginning of Lent, which is Ash Wednesday.
Five Sundays of Lent: Precede the Easter observances and offer reflections appropriate to these weeks of contemplation.
Palm Sunday: The service at 10:30 a.m. marks the beginning of Holy Week with a palm procession recalling Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We follow the service with lunch and a film depicting the events of Holy Week and the journey to the cross.
Maundy or Holy Thursday: We gather at 6:00 p.m. to remember Jesus’ last meal with his disciples. We share hand-washing, a simple meal, a meditation and reflection. Communion is the centrepiece of this time together.
Good Friday Service: We gather at the cross at 2:00 p.m. to experience the pain, sorrow and brokenness of life in the context of the larger story of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
Holy Saturday: Features an “Easter Interlude” at 3:00 p.m. in the sanctuary offering meditative music with a featured artist and simple reflective readings with Timothy J. Anderson. This quiet time is followed y refreshments at the back of the church in our Interlude Café.
Easter Sunrise Service: We welcome the dawn at 6:30 a.m. As a community we celebrate the resurrection in the morning light and hear again the Easter story. We begin by meeting at the church, then walk across the street to the hill overlooking the river valley to watch the sun rise. We conclude with breakfast.
Easter Sunday Celebration: The service begins at 10:30 a.m. and is a traditional service, including the joyful music of Easter with the organ, piano, choir and the bright accents of brass.
Please see our calendar for dates of the above services and further details.
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