Our Advent and Christmas Message Series at King of Kings Dulles South: Words for the Beginning
Sundays, December 1 – January 5, at 10:00 AM
During this beautiful time, we anticipate how Christ’s birth is going to usher us into new ways of living, being, and loving. However, sometimes new beginnings can often feel awkward, uncertain, and daunting. Which is why it can help to have reminders, words that can feel like steady ground as we step forward into often new, uncharted, and unknown territory. Therefore, our Advent and Christmas theme for this year is Words for the Beginning. Each Sunday, we will consider some words rooted in the fundamental truths of our faith that will help us navigate the new and sacred chapter of our lives God is ushering us into in order to bolster our hope, peace, love, and joy for the journey ahead! Come, join us, and may we celebrate Christmas together. All are welcome.
December 1: You Are a Blessing
December 8: We Can’t Go Alone
December 15: Do the Good that is Yours to Do
December 22: Hope is Worth the Risk
December 24: Love Knows Your Name – Candlelight Service 5:00 PM
December 29: Don’t Forget to Laugh: Lessons and Carols Brunch Church
January 5: The Road Isn’t Straight: New Year’s Epiphany Worship Gathering
Christmas Giving Tree
This year, our KKDS Christmas Giving Tree is supporting four different opportunities to serve locally, regionally, and worldwide. Visit our Giving Tree Page for more details about these four unique ways to give during Christmas:
LCPS Family Liaisons providing for local families in need,
Our Summer 2025 Appalachia Mission Trip,
ELCA Word Hunger relief efforts, and
Our KofK Hypothermia Shelter.
On Sundays, we are welcome to take an ornament off of our Christmas Giving Tree to make a donation towards any one of these incredible efforts. Feel free to hang that ornament on your own tree as a reminder of the many ways we continue to provide for and serving our local, regional, and worldwide neighbors. Every donation, large and small, matters. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Advent Devotional Series: Heaven and Earth
Mondays, December 2-23rd, at 7:00 PM
All are welcome to join us for our weekly Advent video-based study, Heaven and Earth. Our host, Will Willimon, will help us consider that if we are to have a future different from our past, then it must come as a gift from God. For, God refuses to be trapped by history, and is ready to do something altogether new, including show up amongst us, here and now. Our weeknight gatherings will occur on Monday nights, December 2nd - 23rd at the Quinlivan home in Stone Ridge. No preparation is necessary. Please RSVP to Pr. Garrett to participate.
Christmas Packing Breads and Desserts
Sunday, December 8, at 10:00 AM
Once a month, we partner with the Dulles South Soup Kitchen to individually pack the breads and desserts that they will provide to any family in need. Their hot meals are served weekly at Stone Springs hospital every Wednesday without qualification or registration. Join us as we conclude our worship by packing these amazing treats that will go to feed the locally food insecure within our community.
Christmas Brunch
Sunday, December 8, at 12:00 PM
Join us this Sunday, December 8th, following worship for Brunch Bunch! This is a great cross-campus King of Kings opportunity to share in fellowship, laughter, and a delicious meal. We will go to Lazy Dog Restaurant in Chantilly, across from Wegmans. We will have reserved outdoor heated seating and the restaurant is prepared for separate checks. All are welcome. Please RSVP to Pr. Garrett so we can let the restaurant know how many to expect.
Christmas Nature Hike
Saturday, December 14, at 8:30 AM
Join us Saturday, December 14th at 8:30 AM for our next monthly nature hike at Manassas Battlefield. We will meet in the Stone Bridge parking lot to hike a round-about 2-3 mile trail. Along the way, we will pause for a brief reflection. This is a great opportunity for folks to connect, enjoy the outdoors, and socialize together. All are invited and welcome, but please let Pr. Garrett know you plan to attend so we can wait for you in the parking lot before heading out.
Christmas Caroling
Saturday, December 14, at 5:00 PM
To spread the Christmas cheer, we will be singing Christmas Carols and bringing joy to the residents at the Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital. Your family can either meet at the home of Pr. Garrett at 4:30 PM to carpool together or meet at the facility at 5:00 PM. We will distribute a gift to the residents and sing Christmas carols until about 6:30 PM. All ages are welcome, and feel free to wear something festive. After caroling, everyone is invited back to the home Pr. Garrett for a Christmas party. Please RSVP to Pr. Garrett if you plan to attend.
Christmas Party (Including Youth Gift Exchange!)
Saturday, December 14, at 7:00 PM
Everyone is invited for a fun night of fellowship, food, and merriment as we celebrate Christmas at the home of Pr. Garrett. Please bring some delicious edible goodies or snacks to share as we bring in the joy of Christmas together. For our youth, we will have a white elephant gift exchange. To participate, they should bring a wrapped gift with them that is sure to be in high demand (value around $15-$20). Friends are invited to participate, as well. Please RSVP to Pr. Garrett if you are plan to attend! All are welcome.
Blue Christmas Service
Wednesday, December 18th, at 7:00 PM
We know this time of year can be difficult for a lot of reasons. That is why, on Wednesday, December 18, we will step away from the busyness of the season to reflect, grieve, and call upon the Spirit's presence for hope and healing. Join us at our Chantilly Campus at 7:00 PM for this quiet service of prayer, meditative music, candle lighting, and Holy Communion. Let us be filled with a peace that surpasses all understanding as we come together for worship.
Christmas Eve Service
Tuesday, December 24th, at 5:00 PM
Join us at Goshen Post E.S. or online via YouTube Live on Tuesday, December 24th, at 5:00 PM for this special Christmas Eve worship as we celebrate the birth of Christ, who is God-with-us. The Nativity of Our Lord is the story of God’s reign spilling over boundaries and barriers of the world into our lives in ways we least expect. Therefore, in winter’s deepest night, the light of the Christ child comes to us as we celebrate this Good News through Word, reflection, prayer, carols, conversation, Communion, and by candlelight. Filled with the light of Christ that shines into our lives, we go forth to share it with the rest of the world. All are invited and welcome!
Christmas Lessons and Carols Brunch Church
Sunday, December 29th, at 10:00 AM
Join us at Goshen Post E.S. or online via YouTube Live on Sunday, December 29th at 10:00 AM, as we come together for a wonderful Lessons and Carols Brunch Church Worship gathering. We will celebrate the birth of Christ as we listen to the Christmas story through Scripture, share a potluck breakfast, and sing along to some of our favorite Christmas carols. There will even be opportunities to request your favorite hymn to sing, as well. Come, and let us share in the gift of Christ, as we celebrate Christmas and prepare to bring in the new year, together. All are invited and welcome!
New Year’s Epiphany Worship Gathering
Sunday, January 5th, at 10:00 AM
Join us at Goshen Post E.S. or online via YouTube Live on Sunday, January 5th, at 10:00 AM to bring in the new year together and celebrate Epiphany Sunday. The beautiful day remembers the journey of the magi as they make their way to witness and honor the newborn Christ. This day minds us, whether it is understanding something complex for the first time or observing something completely new, epiphanies have a way of making us come alive in new ways to new possibilities with a profound hope. Let us share in the gift of Christ and the holy excitement of knowing that God is making a way for us in 2025!