SNL Christmas Party

This party was designed by the teens back on December 7th, with the intention of being a Christmas celebration with other members of our church family. A list of 70 members from our church who are 75 years and older were invited to come out for a time of Christmas carols, bingo, hot chocolate and a skit, but we discovered Sunday afternoon that it would not be a good night for the vast majority of our guests. So our party was just for us, but that's alright because we still had a great night!


Starting off with some killers decorations to the Family Life Center, we decked out the place with lights, Christmas trees, and festive table decorations. Baked goods ranging from brownies to cookies to homemade fudge (Yes that was my wife!) was washed down with hot chocolate.

The night started with a skit performed by a talented group of thespians from our group, "The Big Red Box" which looked at the sell-your-soul approach to selling Christmas gifts during the crazy holiday season, and the true gift that is Christ. The most memorable part of the skit, however might be when 20 helium balloons were
sent flying high into the ceiling at the end of the skit as the performers tried to hand them out to the audience. (And at this point they are still there!)

From there we spent time chowing down on the wonderful supply of Christmas treats while listening to Christmas music in the background.

Not to be outdone by a CD, we brought in Kris Kroll to lead us in some Christmas caroling of our own! The video below shows the 12 days of Christmas rendition we sang in which the teens were split into the days and sang/performed each day's activity. Alot of fun!


From there we had our crazy bingo game which turned out to be just as advertised, CRAZY! With a table filled to the brim with gag gifts, the bingo cards starting flying! The first time through playing, when someone got a Bingo, they chose two gifts from the table. Once all the gifts were picked out, Bingo winners were able to take only one gift, but had to steal it from someone around them...We never cleared the bingo cards after a winner, but kept plugging along, so there was a lot of craziness as multiple winners raced around the gym stealing what they thought would be a good gift.

We finished the night by watching the below video clip on what the birth of Christ means for us, how His coming to earth was such a huge deal; the God of gods, King of kings, Lord of lords, chose to humble Himself to the place of a servant...to give His life as a sacrifice...to serve and love on the needs of others...and to ultimately reconnect people to God. The challenge is still to celebrate this amazing event in the model of Christ: By giving, by loving, by serving...How does your family celebrate Christmas? Lots and lots of useless gifts? I challenge you to be creative and Christ-centered...Living, loving and giving as Jesus would and did do.