Christmas in September at St. Matthias
A “Christmas in September” event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 1, at St. Matthias Episcopal Church, located at 205 Willowbrook Drive (adjacent to the Bel Air Elementary School in Athens).
The program will offer for sale an abundance of reasonably priced Christmas balls, candles, decorations, and children’s soft Christmas animal toys as well as some special, lovely decorative pieces for attendees’ homes.
To kick off the event, the Athens’ High School’s Varsity Choir will perform their first community choral presentation of the semester on Friday between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the church, which includes a Christmas carol sing-along. AHS Varsity Choir Director Beth VanOrden said they’re excited about “getting in the spirit a little early this year!”
Coffee and treats are offered free. Our local VanZandt Coffee Company has offered several of their coffees, which has drawn accolades from the church’s coffee drinkers.
St. Matthias Episcopal Church has created this first annual event of Christmas in September to help fund several organizations that support families and individuals in need in the Athens area and beyond.
The student singers in the Varsity Choir are Heidi Davis, Addison Harris, Cayden Hill, Giselle Juarez, Victoria Juarez, Kaitlyn Martin, Charrod McCullough, Alessa Mendoza, Brianna Newman, Whitley Sell, and Christopher Short.
If you have Christmas items or special decorative home items you’d like to donate to the event, please contact 903.675.3210.
For further information or pictures, please contact Lyn Young, 817.366.7138.
These posts are free thanks to Hannigan Media sponsors Athens Screen Printing, Tinsley Law & Title, Gibson Pharmacy, R&R Lawn Specialist, Gilbert Electric, Hunan Buffet, and Holt Wrecker.
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