Youth Café
Meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 5:30 pm
JUPC Partners with Clairton Cares
Session Approves Partnership
with Clairton Cares
At the November meeting, Session approved a new partnership with Clairton Cares, a collaborative, community-based initiative working to enhance community wellbeing in the city of Clairton. Under the direction of Maddie Nagel, Clairton Cares works with residents, social-services providers, health care practitioners, educators, community leaders and residents to create a holistic model of care focused on community connectivity to strengthen overall wellbeing. Here at JUPC, we are excited to be a part of this partnership!
See some ways that YOU can get involved by clicking on the links below:
The Clairton Inn Apartments
The Clairton Inn Apartments provide quality, affordable housing along Miller Avenue in Clairton’s primary business district. Apartments are reserved for individuals and families at or below 50% of Area Median Income. Residents often gather in the beautiful community room for community dinners, presentations, and recreation. Help us stock the community room with snacks for the young residents of Clairton Inn during their Christmas break!
- Juice boxes or Capri Sun
- Individually wrapped snacks (chips, mini trail mix, fruit snacks, cracker packs, etc.)
- Cash donations will be used to purchase fruit from the Produce Market
Produce Marketplace
The Produce Marketplace, located at 519 St. Clair Avenue in Clairton, is designed to provide fresh, healthy fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy products and other basic grocery items. Any one can shop there, and every dollar you spend goes right back into the community!
December 1, 2024 Songs of the Season: Simeon’s Song
Songs of the Season:
Simeon’s Song
December 1, 2024
Simeon’s Song
December 1, 2024
Did you ever notice that the Christmas story Luke tells is filled with song? At every turn, someone, somewhere is bursting into song! When John the Baptist is born, it’s Zechariah. When the angel announces that Mary will bear the Savior of the world, it’s Mary. When Jesus is born, it’s the choir of angels. When the newborn Jesus first visits the temple, it’s the aged prophet Simeon. So all season long, as we consider Luke’s story, it will be us, the congregation at JUPC!
Join us on Sunday as we begin the Advent Season with Simeon’s song. Our Scripture passage will be Luke 2:25-38. We will also celebrate the Sacrament of Communion. Please join us in the sanctuary or online. The service will be live-streamed at 11:00 on the Jefferson United Presbyterian Church YouTube Channel and available any time afterward.
Note: If you are joining us at home, please download the bulletin by clicking the link below:
December 1: Advent Begins
Advent is a time of waiting. We remember the long time of waiting for the “long expected Jesus” as people awaited the Messiah. We remember Mary waiting the birth of Jesus. And we remember that we, too, are waiting the return of Jesus.
The greens have been hung in the church. By next Sunday, Thanksgiving will be behind us and Christmas will soon be here. Perhaps too soon. This calendar year has one of the shortest times between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
But we ask you to take time to think about the advents of Jesus, and ask you to join us on Sunday, December 3 for communion.