Wednesday: Christmas singing chapel led by Mr. Lundeen with help from Graham on the cello and Sierra on vocals. We sang O Come O Come Emmanuel, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger, Angels We Have Heard on High and Go Tell It on the Mountain. Each song was introduced by a student reading part of the Christmas story. In addition, five students did a reading from Isaiah 9. We also showed a fun kids' Christmas video. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HIGH SCHOOL CHAPELS Tuesday: The Timothy choirs blessed us with their music. Enjoy the video!
Thursday: The Chapel Band led us in Christmas singing. Once again, enjoy the video!
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL Wednesday: Three sophomores (Carter, Graham & Davis) led us in singing. Then we had an Advent prayer time. Students spread out on the stage or throughout the auditorium to pray. There were several prayer "stations": pray at the cross, color a Christmas picture, write down prayer requests/pray for the requests or just sit by yourself in the auditorium. It was a holy moment as students respected the time to slow down and reflect on the real meaning of Christmas: Jesus!
NEXT WEEK
Middle School Wednesday: Christmas Singing
Tuesday: Joe Cristman, TC alum and pastor on the northwest side of Chicago, spoke. His text was Luke 6:47-49. With straight talk, personal stories and Biblical wisdom, he spoke about anchoring one’s life in the Rock, Jesus Christ.
Thursday: Small Group Chapel. Each group worked to form a nativity scene. This was a contest. Best photo of a nativity scene wins chocolate chip cookies at the next small group! Next, the groups shared about their lives in order to encourage & support one another.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Wednesday: Grant led us in song. We were blessed to have the high school cross country team with us. They shared about their experiences on the team. Then they related cross country to our chapel theme verses, especially how to live by “let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus” from Hebrews 12:1-2.
NEXT WEEK
High School Tuesday: TCHS Choirs; Thursday: Christmas singing with the chapel band
Tuesday: Our chapel band led us in worship today with more of an acoustic set. We sang 10,000 Reasons, This is Amazing Grace, Hold Us Together, At the Cross and Because He Lives.
Thursday: Kyle Bjerga, youth pastor at Cityview Community Church in Elmhurst, spoke. His theme? PRESS PAUSE. Throughout our busy days and distracted lives, God is calling us to “press pause” and intentionally focus on him. This will look different for each of us, but essential for our spiritual growth. Kyle’s message fit perfectly with our chapel theme of “fixing our eyes on Jesus”.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Wednesday: TCHS Senior, Alyssa R., led us in worship through song. We sang Lord I Need You and What a Beautiful Name. We then watched a powerful video entitled Grateful. It was a documentary featuring Ed Dobson, a former pastor who passed away in 2015 due to his ALS.
NEXT WEEK
High School Tuesday: TC Alum, Joe Cristman; Thursday: Small Groups
