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Faith & Film Series: Christmas in July
FAITH & FILM SERIES: CHRISTMAS IN JULY
Sunday Evenings July 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 5:00 PM in the Wilkinson Center. Join us for Movies, Discussion, Pizza, Popcorn, and Fun! Freewill Offering
July 6: It’s a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. The film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his personal dreams to help others in his community and whose thoughts of suicide on Christmas Eve bring about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody. Clarence shows George all the lives he touched and what the world would be like if he had not existed. It’s a Wonderful Life is now considered to be one of the greatest films of all time and among the best Christmas films
July 13: Double Feature Night:Â A Charlie Brown Christmas/How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Charlie Brown finds himself depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, and tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas. After Lucy van Pelt suggests he direct a neighborhood Christmas play, his best efforts are ignored and mocked by his peers when he chooses a puny Christmas tree as a centerpiece. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas: This classic Dr. Seuss tale tells the story of the disgruntled Grinch and his fiendish attempts to steal Christmas. The Grinch, a green cranky, solitary creature plans to steal Christmas gifts and decorations from the homes of the nearby town of Whoville on Christmas Eve. As a result of the townspeople’s response, the Grinch realizes that Christmas is not all about money and presents.
July 20: Joyeux Noelle Joyeux NoĂ«l is a 2005 war drama film based on the Christmas truce of December 1914. Joyeux NoĂ«l tells the true-life story of the spontaneous Christmas Eve truce declared by Scottish, French and German troops in the trenches of World War I. Enemies leave their weapons behind for one night as they band together in brotherhood and forget about the brutalities of war, allowing soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other’s way of life.
July 27: Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus, and written and produced by John Hughes. The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year old boy who defends his Chicago home from a home invasion by a pair of robbers after his family accidentally leave him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris. The cast also features Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O’Hara.
