Volunteers at Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church wrap about 900 gifts for those in need and also make Christmas crafts for themselves.
The Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church's annual Advent Extravaganza always is an event where participants wrap hundreds of gifts for needy families, sample treats prepared by local families and make Christmas crafts that they can bring home to decorate their own homes. All that was going on this Sunday at this year's Advent Extravaganza. But along with the usual festivities, Pastor Anne Havrilla said the event has a little extra meaning this December. "This year our focus at Liberty Corner is on hope. We feel that after the storm and all we came through, hope is the most important gift of all," Havrilla said as she stood near a neat line of totes filled with gifts that will go to the Good News Home for Women in Flemington. About 900 gifts …
Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church rings in the holiday season with gift wrapping, craft projects, donations and refreshments.
Twenty years on, the Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church still is issuing an open invitation to the public to gather at the church on the first Sunday each December to wrap gifts for the needy and enjoy other Christmas activities to kick off the holiday season. "I think we have more people wrapping than in previous years," said the church's pastor, Anne Havrilla. "It's a lot of work but it's a work of joy," she added. There were many familiar faces at the church auditorium and in rooms filled with activities and Christmas crafts for families to enjoy. But she noted, "I see people here I don't recognize." Participants — whether regular church members or those who just decided to come by for the first time — enjoyed delicious refreshments, …
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