Advent & Christmas
Advent is a season of waiting and watching for our coming savior that culminates with Christmas. While this time of year brings great excitement, it can cause anxiety when we lose focus and fill our time with busyness. Invite your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues to worship each Sunday morning and join us for the special activities at the church listed below.
Greening of the Church
Tuesday, November 24, 10am–2pm
Help make St. Philip's beautiful for the Advent season. We're organizing a fun day to green our Sanctuary, and we need your helping hands. Together, we can create a joyful atmosphere that shines with the spirit of the season and teamwork. Remember, many hands make light work!
Questions? Contact Altar Guild Director Beverly Sharp or Outreach Director Rhonda Colgrove.
Advent Gathering
Sunday, November 29 at 10:15 am, St. Philip’s Hall - Stanton Commons
Bring the Whole Family! Advent invites us to slow down, reflect, and prepare for Christ’s coming. Join us for simple, meaningful ways to celebrate as a family—prayer and short family devotionals, outreach-focused Advent calendars, and beloved traditions—plus kid-friendly Advent wreath crafts to take home. Let’s begin the journey to Christmas together, with hearts centered on hope and expectation.
Advent Class
Discover Hope this Advent Season
December 6 & 13, 10:15 am, St. Philip’s Hall - Stanton Commons
Dive deeper into Advent with Fr. Cody and Fr. Jim as they explore the “three comings” of Christ. More than a Christmas countdown, Advent invites us to celebrate the promise fulfilled in the incarnation while looking forward to Christ’s second coming. In the tension of this in-between time, we can experience a third coming when Christ meets us in the present moment through his Word and Sacrament. Based on the book Advent: The Season of Hope (Fullness of Time) by Tish Harrison Warren, this class is an opportunity to strengthen our faith and cultivate hope.
Hope for the Holidays
Serving those in need
Our annual "Hope for the Holidays" gift program runs through Sunday, December 6! Visit the Christmas trees in the Narthex and grab a gift from the tree, or go online to grant a Christmas wish for one of our outreach partners! Unwrapped gifts are due by Sunday, December 7.
Questions? Contact Rhonda Colgrove.
Make a Dedication
DEADLINE: Monday, December 14
Beautiful poinsettias will adorn the sanctuary for Christmas Eve worship services. Make your dedications to honor or remember loved ones. Poinsettias are $25 each.
Lessons & Carols
December 5 at 5 PM, Sanctuary
Start your holiday season with one of the most beloved traditions of Advent—A Service of Lessons and Carols—on Sunday, November 30 at 5 pm. Rooted in the historic 1918 celebration at King’s College, Cambridge, this service weaves together Scripture readings and glorious seasonal music offered by our adult choir and featured musicians. Let the soaring melodies, candlelit atmosphere, and timeless carols draw you into the wonder of Christ’s coming. Invite your friends to share in the beauty of the season! A reception with light refreshments will follow in the Narthex.
Childcare not provided.
Serve Saturday
Help bring Christmas joy to families in our community!
Saturday, December 12, 9:30 am - 12 pm & 11:30 am - 2 pm
Location: Hope Fellowship Prosper
Ministry Partner: Cornerstone NCT
Each year, Cornerstone Christmas comes alongside families experiencing hardship and gives parents and guardians the opportunity to shop for their children at no cost. This special event serves approximately 350 children from families in Celina, Gunter, Prosper, and parts of Frisco ISD. Every child receives four hand-picked gifts, a stuffed stocking, a cozy hoodie or sweatshirt, and support with holiday food and dinner needs. Families also receive Christmas decorations to help make their homes feel festive and full of Christmas joy.
How can you Help?
There are lots of ways to serve, and you don't have to be a Christmas expert—just come ready to help and have fun!
Questions? Contact Rhonda Colgrove, St. Philip's Outreach Director, at rhondacolgrove@stphilipsfrisco.org.
Service of
Comfort and Joy
Wednesday, December 16 at Noon, Sanctuary
The holidays can be extremely trying for those experiencing loss, sadness, or feelings of loneliness. Invite God to join you in this process, and together we will walk through this difficult time. Join us for a special Christmas worship service acknowledging our losses, finding strength, and bonding us together through God’s love and healing during the holiday season. Invite friends or family members that may take comfort in this support.
Childcare not provided.
Christmas Cookies & Carols
Sunday, December 20 at 10:15 am
St. Philip’s Hall - Stanton Commons
It’s our “sweetest” event of the year! Join us Sunday, December 20 during Sunday School hour (10:15-11 am) in Stanton Commons for Christmas Cookies and Carols. Get in the holiday spirit with festive refreshments (including lots of cookies!), sing Christmas carols, and enjoy fun photo opportunities for the whole family. Come and bring your friends, and your sweet tooth!
Join us for one of our Christmas Eve Services!
Thursday, December 24
From energetic family services to contemplative candlelight, choose the schedule and service style that fits your family as we celebrate this glorious season of Jesus’ birth.
Family Worship Services
11 am* | 2 pm
Come to the stable with us for our Christmas Eve worship geared to families with children of all ages. Watch the nativity come alive like never before, experience the wonder of the Christmas story as told by children, celebrate Holy Eucharist and sing your favorite Christmas carols led by our Children’s Choir.
Nursery: Infant - 3 yrs
Candlelight Worship Services
5 pm* | 7:30 pm
Enjoy the warm, comforting and contemplative glow of candlelight as we celebrate the birth of our Savior. Services will feature our St. Philip’s choir, brass and strings at 5 and 7:30 pm.
5 pm only - Children’s Chapel: Kinder - 3rd grade; Nursery: Infant - 5 yrs
7:30 pm - Childcare not provided
*Our 11 am and 5 pm services will be livestreamed on YouTube.