Community Christmas Eve Drive-In Service: Worship Tool Kit
Resources to Support Your Family during Worship

Date: Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020
Time: Drive-In Worship Begins at 4 p.m.
Radio Station: 107.1 FM
Where: G-E-T Middle School Parking Lot 
19650 Prairie Ridge Ln, Galesville, WI 54630
Frequently Asked Questions click here
​What adults can do to help children in worship?
  • Bundle up! It's going to be cold.
  • Arrive early so that you are not rushed. Make a bathroom stop before coming.
  • Express your own enthusiasm for worshiping God.
  • Park near the front so that children can see the act of worship 
  • Review what will happen in worship with children.
  • Pray together before formal worship begins.
  • Explain to children what is coming next.
  • Answer questions. Questions are a sign that children are engaging.​
  • Don’t get so caught up in personal worship that you forget your children.
  • Give fidgety children choices, such as “You may hold my hand while we pray or fold your hands while we pray.”
  • Bring healthy snacks (that wont make your kids go crazy in the vehicle) 
  • Need some EXTRA Encouragement? Click here.
What children can do in worship?
  • Praise God...to make Activie...sing, clap, tap or jingle a bell along with the music. 
  • Pray...to make Active...hold hands or stretch them up high like antennae during prayers
  • Listen...to make Active...bring along your nativity set and let kids act out the story as they listen to it
  • Give an offering (make a plan in advance)
  • Coloring or adding stickers to a page can engage kids in the artistic expression of worship and praise to God.
  • Decorate...to make Active...during the song “Silent Night” shine a light from your vehicle. Glow sticks, battery-operated tea lights, flashlights or candle phone apps can be used to remind us that Jesus is the light of the world. Anytime it is dark, remember the hope that Jesus is with you. Anytime you see darkness, remember that you are called to share Jesus’ light and let others know about this hope! 
  • ​Help younger siblings.
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me.”
Not only are we called to teach children how to worship, we are advised by Jesus to learn from children as well.
Children contribute to a worship experience through their spontaneity, receptivity, thanksgiving, simplicity, enthusiasm, hope, self-giving love, and the freedom of their physical and emotional responses. Yes, we can learn much from children.

Jesus is Born @Home Sunday School Resources
Written for Elementary Children

Jesus is Born @Home Story Time Resources
Written for Infants & Toddlers


​​Jesus is Born: Little Learners Lesson
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​Jesus is Born: Yoga Story Time

Christmas Prayer
Frequently Asked Questions:
  • What is the Radio Station being used? 107.1 FM
  • Where can I find the Order of Service? Download a PDF here. A limited number of copies will be available to pick up at the Parking Lot worship site. Children's Bulletins are available for Download below. 
  • Who is this service for? EVERYONE!...you...your neighbor...extended family...kids...dogs....me....God
  • What Can I expect when I arrive? You will be Greeted as you enter the parking lot and directed where to park. The Pastors will be on a flat bed trailer leading us in worship. Single digit temps are expected so bring a blanket , keep your windows up and keep the heat on in your vehicle. 
  • Are Bathrooms available? There will be 2 porta potties located on the bakc out-skirts of the parking lot. 
  • Will there be an Offering collected? Non-perishable (non-expired) food items and monetary donations will be collected for the G-E-T and Blair food pantries. This is an optional offering. Online and mailed in offerings can also be sent to one of the hosting congregations or be directed to the La Crosse Area Synod.
  • Can I do anything to help out with the service? You can make a luminary to add to the flat-bead stage or the edge of the parking lot. You can keep other participants and the Pastors and Worship Leaders safe by remaining in your vehicle with the windows up. 
  • What precautions are being taken for COVID-19? All participants should remain in their vehicles if possible and wear a mask and social distance if you need to be outside. Participants are encouraged to download or print an order of service in advance to use during the worship service. Pastors and Worship Leaders will social distance. Non-perishable food items collected will be quarentied before distributed to Local Food Pantries. Use a bathroom before arrival. 
  • What congregations are hosting this service?