Christmas at Crawford

Christmas at Crawford

We hope you will make Crawford part of your Christmas celebration this year. We have three services planned on the day of Christmas Eve, and a community carol sing-along as well! Seeing that Christmas Eve is on a Sunday this year, we will hold our regular Sunday worship service celebrating the Fourth Sunday of Advent at 10:00am. Later that day, we will hold two Christmas Eve services of Lessons and Carols — at 5pm and 9pm. Both of our Christmas Eve services will feature music by Occasional Brass and Strings, and at the 9pm service, they’ll be joined by our chancel choir. In between, we invite the community to join us at 6:30pm in a carol sing-along accompanied by the brass quintet and led by choir member Kate Frisoli on the steps in front of the church. You won’t want to miss any of it. Join us as we listen again to the story of Jesus’ birth, and sing together the Christmas carols we love and know so well. Bring your friends and family — all are welcome!

Christmas Eve Day 10:00am
Worship service celebrating the fourth Sunday of Advent

Christmas Eve 5:00pm
Service of Lessons and Carols, Children’s Message, Occasional Brass Quintet

Christmas Caroling 6:30pm
Community Carol Sing-Along outdoors in front of the church

Christmas Eve 9:00pm
Service of Lessons and Carols, music by our Chancel Choir and Occasional Brass & Strings

 

 

Kindness Advent Calendar

Kindness Advent Calendar

Each day of Advent, this calendar will give you a suggestion for how to show kindness to strangers, loved ones, and even yourself. Click on the button below to open the calendar online. Each day will reveal a new photo, which when clicked on reveals a suggested act of kindness. Visit our Advent Calendar daily here, to reveal a new photo and suggested act of kindness. Or, click here to download a PDF of the calendar which you can print for easy reference. We hope you will find these ideas to be fun, easy, and meaningful ways to spread a little hope, peace, joy, and love during this holiday season.

Collecting Winter Gloves & Hats

Collecting Winter Gloves & Hats

This December Crawford is again collecting hats and gloves for the homeless. Donations may be brought to church on Sunday and left in the box outside of the parlor or can be left in the bin on our front steps, along with any donations of food for the Woburn Council of Social Concern.  Hat and glove donations will be delivered to those in need in early January. This is our 10th year collecting winter wear for the homeless in Boston and we thank you in advance for your donations! If you have any questions, please reach out using our contact form.

Treats for Troops

Treats for Troops

Crawford is collecting extra or unwanted, unopened Halloween candy for “Treats for Troops.” If you have leftover candy following Halloween, bring it to Crawford and leave it in the bin marked “Treats for Troops” on the front steps. We will collect thru Sunday, November 12, before delivering it all to a nearby distribution site.

2023 Holiday Faire, Nov. 11

2023 Holiday Faire, Nov. 11

Our annual Holiday Faire is coming up soon! The members of Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church are hard at work preparing for this year’s Holiday Faire, to be held Saturday, November 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Our home-made apple pies fill our freezer. Our crafters have been knitting, crocheting, and sewing handmade treasures to sell all year. Our bakers and soup makers are getting ready to fill our baked goods table and snack bar, so you’ll have plenty of tasty options if you get hungry while shopping. Our White Elephant and Book Sale tables will soon be groaning with treasures. Plus the jewelry table and Christmas Room! See you on the 11th!

Sindy Skinless, “Live” in Concert 10/28

Sindy Skinless, “Live” in Concert 10/28

This October 28th, Crawford will present a monstrously fun concert. The all-new Sindy Skinless and the Decomposers (an animatronic skeleton quartet) will perform “live” in concert from 7 to 8pm. Young and old will enjoy their parodies of popular tunes as well as new songs for this season presented for the first time!

WHEN
Saturday, October 28, 7:00-8:00pm.

WHERE
Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church
34 Dix Street, Winchester, MA

This concert is being offered free of charge (donations welcome). No registration required. Refreshments will be available.