Because we cannot gather for a joint Christmas Eve gathering this year, we're putting together a warm, encouraging, joyful, hopefully funny, and family-friendly "Christmas Special" for everyone to enjoy in their own homes on Christmas Eve! There will be songs from all the CoaH worship leaders, a candle lighting, prayers, and a devotion. We'll premier the video at 5PM on Christmas Eve for you to watch with others at that time or for you to enjoy whenever you have time on that evening.
In addition, we're hoping to make it extra special by allowing you to participate! How can you participate? Two ways:
- Film a Virtual Christmas Card! Get your family or your pod (or your pets...) next to the Christmas tree or the fireplace or just on the couch and tell everyone "MERRY CHRISTMAS!!" The video you submit should be no more than 5 seconds long! We'll include all the cards somewhere in the special. We hope that we can get as many people as possible to submit a virtual Christmas Card :)
- Film a fun Christmas Vignette! If you're up for something a little more fun, consider putting together a miniature video of something fun/wacky/creative/interesting. We're looking for videos of 30 to 90 seconds to include. Ideas: Christmas Cooking Instructional, Kids Crafts instructional, Handbell presentation, puppet show, dancing... It can really be anything! Think "Christmas Variety Show" content. We might not be able to include all of these depending on how many are submitted. Please only submit material that has been edited to fit time constraints!
Here are some instructions to help create optimal recordings.
Submit recordings here. Deadline to submit is December 13!