CHRISTMAS SUNDAY CELEBRATION:  The Sunday before Christmas (December 18, 2011) we celebrate with those who've been a part of our "Sunday family" throughout the year.  It's turkey dinner, carols and sharing, a visit from Santa, and just time together.  Many of these folks will now go to their own families for Christmas Day because healing and restoration are happening in their lives.  

CHRISTMAS EVE MEAL: For many the point of contact with people in this season is a meal together at our house on the holiday.  Our house is packed on Christmas Eve for turkey dinner.  Then we all go to church together to remember whose birthday it is that we are celebrating.


CHRISTMAS DAY, COMING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY: Many have no place to go on Christmas Day and we open our doors and invite them to “come home.”   So, on Christmas Day we offer an afternoon buffet with games and music and movies and just a “hanging out together” time. 


CELEBRATING NEW YEARS’: New Year’s Eve we celebrate and have a lot of fun with people who usedto think they could only have fun if they were high on drugs or loadedwith alcohol.  Again we have a buffet dinner, play games, watch the NewYear come in around the world.  Shortly before the New Year comes here we gather in the den to sing some songs, reflect on how we’ve grown during the past year and to offer our lives in the new year to God in gratitude for all He’s done for us.

DONATIONS: We are looking to reach out to hundreds of people who need to know the real meaning of Christmas and the love that God has shown to them in sending Jesus.  As we prepare events and Christmas gifts to share during those events, we wanted to let you know what we are gathering and what we could use.  To make all these things happen we need your help. 

It costs us about $2.50 to put together a Christmas meal for someone. Perhaps you'd like to sponsor some meals, cook a turkey, provide a tray of food for our Christmas Dayopen house. Call me (604-215-0335) or contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I'll be happy to let you know how you can lend a hand and bring a smile to a heart this Christmas.

If you'd like to donate financially towards these gifts you can do so to our office at: Partners in Hope, 1273 Clark Drive, Vancouver, BC, V5L 3K6.  You can contribute through a debit to your bank account (click here for registration information) or online with your credit card through Canada Helps.