12/12 | Lessons and Carols

As part of our holiday events with Petra and Cross & Crown, make plans to join us in the evening of Friday, December 12 for a Lessons and Carols gathering from 6:30-7:30pm at DPC in the Mission. This advent tradition has been observed since the late 19th century, telling the gospel story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus in nine short Bible readings interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols and hymns.

Afterward, bring cookies to share and be ready to vote for your favorite—the winner will take home a prize!

2025

Here’s what’s coming up for the Porch:

As you may already know (because we’ve been talking about it for weeks now) we’re excited to be reading the entire Bible together in 2025. Grab the PDF printout to stick in your Bible and follow along on the reading plan page of our website.

Jon will take the first Sunday of each month to preach on a passage from the reading plan, diving deeper into the text as part of our regular rhythm of Sunday gatherings.

This January, we’re are pausing our series in Acts to spend a few weeks learning about church membership, then in February we’ll jump back into our series in Acts with part three picking up in chapter 13.

We’re continuing our regular schedule of having dinner, study, and discussion together on Wednesday nights starting on January 8th. Our three ring binders with the PABST journals are available on the library table, and printed pages for How To Study The Good Book will be handed out each Wednesday. Check page six in the Sunday booklet for the most up-to-date Wednesday schedule.

After we finish our genre studies, you’ll never guess what we’ll be studying on Wednesday nights—yup, sections from the reading plan. We’re looking forward to deepening our understanding of these texts and are praying for the Spirit to be planting the goodness of the word in the hearts of our community this year.