CHURCH NEWS
Presbyterian Church
A Candlelight Christmas Eve worship service will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, with Holy Communion being served. Worship on Christmas Day will be at 11 a.m., followed by a Christmas potluck dinner in Fellowship Hall. Please sign up at the Information Center if you plan to attend the dinner. New friends are always welcome.
The church office will be closed Monday, Dec. 26.
The Book Club meets at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, and the last Thursday of each month in the parlor. New members are always welcome.
Beginning in January, the Chancel Choir will rehearse at 11:30 a.m. following the Sunday morning church service instead of Wednes- day evenings. If you'd like to join them, please come and sing.
The Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista is located at 1880 Forest Hills Blvd. Check the website for other scheduled activities. Contact the church office at 479-855-2390 with any questions about activities or to speak with a pastor.
Bella Vista Lutheran Church
“Dinner and a Movie” will be starting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, with a light supper. It's great entertainment for the whole family.
Christmas Eve candlelight service will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24. Christmas Day unity service will be at 9:30 a.m.
The Men's Bible class meets every Monday at 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Please park in the back parking lot and enter the lower level.
Boxed Christmas cards for $3 are available in the church library. Place the money in an envelope provided and put it in Elaine Schurman's church mailbox.
The Shepherd's Food Pantry is open every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A container for your donation is in the church narthex.
The Lutheran Hour is broadcast at 12:30 p.m. every Sunday over radio station KURM-FM (100.3).
Sunday morning worship is at 8:30 a.m. for the traditional service and 10:45 a.m. for the blended service. Sunday School and adult Bible classes are at 9:45 a.m. Bella Vista Lutheran Church is located at 1990 Forest Hills Blvd. in Bella Vista. For further information, visit www. bvlutheran.com.
Village Bible Church
Wednesday, Dec. 21, the Oasis Food Pantry will be closed for the Christmas holiday, and there will be no Wednesday evening activities at the church. The church will also be closed Wednesday, Dec. 28, for the New Year's holiday. The office will reopen at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4.
A Christmas Eve Worship Service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, at the church. The community is invited to attend.
On Sunday, Dec. 25, in order to allow families more time on Christmas morning, there will be no Sunday School Growth Group classes. The community is warmly welcomed to the 10:15 a.m. Worship Service with a “Joy to the World” theme. Pastor Mark Voll's sermon title will be “Do You See What I See?” with a text of Luke 2:8-20.
Village Bible Church, an Evangelical Free church, is located at 1591 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista. Mark Voll is pastor. For more information, contact the church at 479-8765764, email vbefc@sbcglobal. net, or visit their Facebook page or www.villagebibleefc.org.
Unitarian Universalists
The Unitarian Universalists of Benton County meet at 1110 S.E. Evergreen St. (Little Einstein Mon- tessori School) in Bentonville, near the southeast corner of 14th and J streets. The Sunday service, which begins at 11 a.m., is preceded by coffee and social time beginning at 10:30 a.m.
There is no service Sunday, Dec. 25 or Jan. 1.
Sunday School is available for children through age 15. A Unitarian Universalist adaptation of Jerome Berryman's book “Spirit Play” is the primary resource. The morning is structured based on the Montessori approach. As in Montessori, the key elements are the classroom environment and the teachers. These elements free the children to work at their own pace on their own activities after an initial lesson.
For more information, visit the UUBC website at www.uubcar.com, Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/UUBC.AR, Meet-Up at: http:// www.meetup.com/Unitarian- Universalists-of-Benton-Co/, Twitter at https://twitter.com/UUBC1, and Tumblr at http://uubcar.tumblr.com.
New Life Christian Church
Three identical services will be held on Christmas weekend: at 5 and 7 p.m. Dec. 24, and at 10 a.m. Dec. 25. There will be no New Life Kids Programming at these services.
The church will host a Christmas Day Dinner at noon Sunday, Dec. 25. For reservations, call the church at 479-855-1616.
New Life Christian Church is a nondenominational church. Office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit newlifenwa.com.
Highlands Church
Highlands Church Christmas Eve Service begins at 4 p.m. in Highlands Church Sanctuary.
Christmas Day, “Come and Go” communion will be served by Pastor Bryan and John Matthews. There
will not be a formal worship service, but the sanctuary will be open from 9:30 to 11 a.m. for communion. Reflective music will be playing, so you can sit, relax and offer thanks for this joyous occasion.
The next HUMMERS Blood Drive is scheduled from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28. Receive a free cholesterol screening.
The Care & Share Trailer will be on the church parking lot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Please donate clean, gently used items.
Highlands Church, a United Methodist congregation, is located at 371 Glasgow Road. For more information, call 479-855-2277 or visit www.humcbv.com or Facebook.com/humcbv.
Highland Christian (Disciples of Christ)
Highland Christian Church welcomes people of all faiths to join them for their Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, and for worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25. Pastor Paul Seal will deliver the Christmas Day sermon.
There will be no Sunday School Classes Dec. 25 or Jan 1. Sunday School will resume Jan. 8.
Bible Study is led by Vivian Keller at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28. Choir practice is held at 4 p.m.
Mark your calendar to attend The Disciple Men's group 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan 21. The speaker will be
Mayor of Bella Vista Peter Christie. Breakfast will be served.
Highland Christian Church is located at 1500 Forest Hills Blvd. The church office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon. Call 479-855-2780, email highlandchristian@cox-internet.com or visit highlandchristianchurchbv.org.
St. Bernard Church
Get Ready for the Gospel Group will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, in Room 203.
Our Lady of Refuge Prayer Group will meet in the chapel at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23.
RCIA classes (adult education) are held every at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays in the parish hall. Come and learn more about the Catholic faith.
Youth Education classes are held from 10:30 a.m to noon Sundays. Call the office for more details.
Come for one of the Christmas Masses. Christmas Eve, there will be a 5 p.m. Mass. On Christmas Day, Mass will be said at 9 a.m.
There will be a vigil Mass celebrating the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31.
Mass celebrating the Solemnity of Mary will be at 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1.
St. Bernard Church is located at 1 St. Bernard Lane in Bella Vista. Call the church office at 479-855-9069.
Forest Hills Church
Forest Hills Church welcomes
people of all faiths to worship this Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Mark Kirby will deliver his sermon, “Don't Leave the Baby in the Manger” from Acts 4:12. The adult Sunday School class begins at 9:45 a.m. and the Prayer and Bible Study is led by Mark Kirby on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.
Forest Hills Church is an American Baptist congregation located at 1702 Forest Hills Blvd., across from Edward Jones Investments in the Bella Vista Highlands. For more information, call the church office at 479-855-3555, email foresthillschurch@sbcglobal.net or visit them online at www.foresthillschurch.info. You can also find them on Facebook at facebook.com/ foresthillschurch.arkansas.
Unity Church of the Ozarks
The Rev. Elise Cowan will present “CHRISTmas” for the Christmas evening service at 7 p.m. Dec. 24. There will not be a service Sunday, Dec. 25.
A committed group of people serve by holding in prayer those who have requested prayer support. If a prayer need arises for you or someone else, leave a message at lnowensby@yahoo.com, and the prayer team will be notified.
Wednesday evening discussion centers around a short, spiritually focused passage, which participants share. A 20-minute meditation follows promptly at 7 p.m.
“Change for Change” collections
are still being taken and donated to the NWA Food Pantry.
The Bentonville Masonic Philosophical Society meets monthly for discussing subjects important to humanity at the Unity Center. The next meeting is at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31.
The interim pastoral care minister is the Rev. Jan Huneycutt Lightner.
Unity Church of the Ozarks meets at 10:30 a.m., Sundays, at 902 S.W. Second St., Suite E, Bentonville. For more information, call 479-7212752.
Bella Vista Community Church
The next Newcomers' Orientation will be Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. in the parlor.
Come for worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings with coffee fellowship before and after the service. Pastor Jeff Reed will be preaching Sunday. Adult Bible Study starts at 8 a.m. A staffed nursery is available as well as children's worship for ages 4-12.
The will be a Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion service at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, in the sanctuary.
Prayer Fellowship meets at 9:15 a.m. every Wednesday in the conference room.
Wednesday night activities: 6 p.m. pizza; 6:30 p.m. Bible study for youth.
Wednesday night activities in-