Advent/Christmas 2025
WHAT DO YOU FEAR?
What Do You Fear? Introducing the theme:
Luke’s Gospel begins the story of Jesus with this opening line: “In the time of Herod…” This detail may seem minor to modern readers, however, it reveals layers of information about the fearful world Jesus entered, one filled with rampant oppression, economic disparity, uncertainty, and instability. A world not so unlike our own. And yet, throughout the stories of Christ’s birth, we hear the whispers of angels delivering a surprising message: “Do not fear.” In our own time, we might ask: is it even possible to be fearless in a fearful world? When Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the magi are each called into God’s redemptive story, they do not deny their fears—they move through them. They ask questions, hold fast to courage, trust in good news, and say, “Here I am, Lord.” When we find ourselves in fearful times, can we acknowledge our fears while also insisting on hope?
Advent Connection Groups
Joining a Connection Group is a chance to go deeper in faith, practice, and community during a holy and hectic season. If you’ve been wanting a way to grow in your faith or connect with MCC folks in new ways, this is your chance!
There are seven groups this season, at various times on Sundays and Thursdays. Sign up at middletonucc.org/register
Christmas Pageant
Don’t Freak Out – 2025 Children & Youth Christmas Pageant
While Don’t Freak Out follows the traditional story of the annunciation and nativity as it is told in the gospels, this version of the story has a powerful subtext regarding consent - after all, Mary did have a say in her role in the narrative! It’s also full of quirky humor and anachronisms, and Joseph has, for reasons unrevealed to the author by her muse, the personality of a stereotypical surfer.
Children Pre-K through 8th grade are invited to participate! Learn more and sign up by November 14
Event Three
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Event Four
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Event Five
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.