Full pews for Christmas Eve Celebration Watch the service Months of preparation came together in a unique and inspiring Christmas Eve celebration at Copper Hill Church. Music director JoAnne Jones teamed with flutist Mary Jane Sullivan for a flute/harp duet, a beautiful arrangement of “Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella.” The key word for the service…
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Hanging of the Greens
Annual service led by teens and children Watch the service One of the high points of the year at Copper Hill is the annual “Hanging of the Greens” service. Click on the following title for an explanation of what Hanging of the Greens is. At our church, it is also a service for teens and…
Mary and Elizabeth
Mary and Elizabeth teach us about the importance of mentoring relationships Watch the service One of the most touching parts of the pre-Christmas narrative in Luke is the record of the visit of Mary to her relative Elizabeth. Mary probably made the eight or nine day journey from Nazareth to Elizabeth’s home in Ein Karem…
Joseph the Faithful One
Joseph reminds us of the hymn, “Trust and Obey.” Watch the service Advent celebrations continued at Copper Hill church. Reagan Luchina lit the candles and Griffin and Connor Mandirola served as readers for our December Communion Sunday. Pastor Kelvin continued our exploration of “The Journey” written by Adam Hamilton with a character study on Joseph,…
Trusting Christ at Christmas
Watch Christmas Eve service Special Music highlights Christmas Eve One of the parts of the Christmas Eve celebration that we love the most is the music. That is a challenge in 2020, but some of our musicians rose to the challenge. Our music director, JoAnne Jones coordinated the efforts of Jonathan Griffin and Jordan Gabbidon…
Christmas Joy
Watch the service Joy is the theme for the third week of Advent Using stories as well as Scriptures, Pastor Kelvin and JoAnne reminded us that Jesus came to bring us joy. God’s Spirit creates joy in our lives as we worship and surprises us with joy as we serve others. The more familiar we…
12 Days of Christmas
12 Days of Christmas as an Expression of Faith At Copper Hill each December, we have a bunch of fun expressing our faith to the tune and rhyme of 12 Days of Christmas. JoAnne asks 12 people to come up front and hold placards, each with the words for one verse. They hold theirs high…
Trusting Christ for Peace
Watch the service Peace is a gift from God that we need In a year when conflict has been high and anxiety common, the Christmas promise of “peace on earth” gets our attention quickly. When we trust God to help us, he will deliver on that promise by reconciling us to himself and by teaching…
Our Source of Hope
Watch the service Advent begins with a focus on hope The quintessential Advent carol, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel was the theme for the first Sunday service of Advent 2020 at Copper Hill. It’s theme of expectancy sets the tone for the season. Pastor and JoAnne explained how three of the names for Jesus that…
Christmas Decorations Up, Plans Made
CHILDREN HELPING DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS Today, (Dec. 3) is the first Sunday of the traditional Advent season, the pre-Christmas season of preparation that begins the church year. Several of the children helped us to decorate our church for Christmas last Sunday after church. A couple of the men got out the big step-ladder and Griffin,…