Thanksgiving Hours
FPC Tyler will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday from 1 p.m. November 25 to 9 a.m., Monday, November 30. For immediate assistance, please email church@fpctyler.com.
Poinsettia Dedication
Each Christmas, the Sanctuary and Chapel are filled with poinsettias dedicated to the congregation’s beloved family and friends. Flower dedications will be printed in the Lovefeast bulletin. As usual, after the Lovefeast service, poinsettias will be available to those who wish to take them home or to homebound friends and family members. Your generous donations support the Fine Arts ministry, which makes FPC Tyler a beacon for fine music and arts in East Texas.
You can click the poinsettia flyer (to the left) to fill out a form to make a poinsettia dedication. Please email a copy of your dedication flyer to church@fpctyler.com or drop the flyer into the offering plate. You can use the link (to the right) to make a poinsettia donation. There is not a preset cost for the poinsettias, but donations are appreciated. Please indicate whether the poinsettias are donated in memory of, in thanksgiving of, or in honor of.
A Celtic Christmas
Sunday, December 6, 2026 | 4 p.m.
Sanctuary | Free Admission
Many of our beloved Christmas traditions can be traced back to pre-Christian celebrations of the winter solstice. For the ancient Celts, the winter solstice was a time to gather together with families, celebrate the shortest day of the year and the re-birth of the sun.
As our modern lives propel us faster each day, we invite you to slow down and enjoy familiar Christmas melodies bellowed on bagpipes, finely plucked on the harp, joyously sung forth through human voice and rendered delicately on the piano.
In the beauty of FPC Tyler’s candlelit Sanctuary, find peace, joy, and love as we celebrate the “Oidche Choinnle” (Night of Candles) and light the way for the Holy Family this season.
Paul Watson, bagpipes
Ruth Anne Morgan, harp
and other musical guests!
Handel’s Messiah
Sunday, December 20, 2026 | 3 p.m.
Sanctuary | Free Admission
Since its premier on April 13, 1742, in Dublin, Messiah by Geroge Frideric Handel has become one of the best-known and most often performed choral works in Western music, and is a beloved holiday tradition for many. In three parts, the oratorio follows the life of Jesus of Nazareth from his birth through his ascension. When asked about composing the “Hallelujah Chorus’ from Messiah, Handel is said to have remarked, “Whether I was in my body or out of my body as I wrote it I know not. God knows.”
East Texas Handelians
Weston Jennings, conductor
Congregational Luncheon
Please join the FPC Tyler congregation for a Congregational Luncheon at
11 a.m., December 13 in the Fellowship Hall. There will be fellowship and gifts for children. There is not a cost to attend the luncheon, but donations are appreciated. The luncheon is open to the public. Please use Realm to register by clicking the link below.
Blue Christmas
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Poinsettia Donation Link
Holiday Hours at FPC Tyler
The FPC Tyler Admin Office will close at noon on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24); closed on Christmas Day (Dec. 25); open from 9 a.m. to noon with reduced office staff from Dec. 28 to Dec. 31; closed New Year’s Day (Jan.1, 2027) and will reopen with normal office hours on Monday, January 4, 2027.
For questions or immediate assistance during the holiday hours, please email church@fpctyler.com.
Moravian Lovefeast 2026
Thursday, December 24, 2026 | 5:30 p.m. | Sanctuary
Free Admission
FPC Tyler’s 55th Moravian Lovefeast, a candlelit Christmas Eve service featuring a feast of homemade sweet buns and hot cocoa, is just around the corner. Join the congregation for a celebration of music and festivity along with fellowship. This special Christmas Eve service is free and open to the public.
Volunteers are needed! If you’d like to volunteer at the Moravian Lovefeast, please click the flyer (to the left) and fill it out. Either drop it in the offering plate or email it to church@fpctyler.com.