You're invited to spread Christmas cheer by singing loud for all to hear. Join the herald angels by singing traditional Christmas carols to our neighbors as Caroling by Candlelight returns to St. James!
FRIDAY DECEMBER 20, 2024 | 6-8:30PST. JAMES | 17514 DETROIT AVE. | LAKEWOOD
Please dress for the weather and bring your own lights!
Cookies & Cocoa
7:30P | ANDREWS HALL(CHURCH LOWER LEVEL)
Schedule of the Evening | Participants
6:00P | Caroling by Candlelight Participants Arrive (RAIN OR SHINE! Please dress for the weather!)
6:00-6:30P | Carolers Gather Before the Blessed Sacrament to Pray Before Heading Out (Sing together O Come All Ye Faithful)
6:30P | Caroling Groups Depart (with provided song booklets of traditional Christmas carols, Christmas cards for our neighbors, and lanterns/lights brought from home as well as provided candles for caroling in the streets surrounding St. James. Folks will go out in groups of 12-15 people)
6:30-7:15P | The Intercessory Prayer Team prays before the Blessed Sacrament in the Church
(perfect for our prayer warriors and/or those unable to navigate the potentially icy sidewalks)
7:15P Caroling Groups Return (to all together sing Silent Night & O Come, O Come Emmanuel as a large group in Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament)
7:25P | Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament
7:30P | Free Cookies & Cocoa in Andrews Hall (Church Lower Level) (Bakers Needed!)
8:30P | Participants Depart
Can You Help Spread the Joy?
In order to make this a joyful evening for our parish & neighbors, we will need volunteers to:
PRAY
* for the evening & our neighbors, leading up to the evening
* and interceding during the caroling portion of the event before the Blessed Sacrament
HELP* With the big-picture logistics
* Lead Caroling Groups
Bake cookies (requested amount: 4-6 dozen per volunteer) Decorate the Church Basement (Day of Volunteers Especially Needed after the 8:15a Mass)
* Set-Up and Clean-Up
Write Christmas Cards, enclosing Christmas Mass times
$10 - Be a Spark -Underwrite the spreading of Christmas cheer to our neighbors and keep the event free to attend!
$25- Light the Fire - See above & donors at this level are welcome to keep their handheld candle or a wax candle as a token of our thanks!
$50- Fan the Flame - All the above & donors at this level will also receive a fun light-up themed necklace to wear and keep.
$100- Radiate Love - All the above & donors at this level will also receive their very own jingle bells to accompany their caroling and keep as a memento.
Please contact Lina Simms at linadorasimms@gmail.com or 216-650-8262with questions or ideas, or sign up below to volunteer.
