ValleyView Alliance Church, 200 Alliance Ave., York (Hellam), has posted various holiday events.

The Kreutz Creek Valley Lions Club will hold its third annual Christmas tree lighting at the St. James Church ballfield, 427 W. Beaver St., Hellam, on Friday, Dec. 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event will include music, hot chocolate, cookies and other baked goods provided by ValleyView and other Hellam churches.

The Herald Brass will present a Christmas concert at ValleyView on Sunday, Dec. 15, during the worship service at 10:15 a.m. Pieces to be performed include "Sleigh Ride," "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," "O Holy Night," "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," "Feliz Navidad," and "Mary, Did You Know?" "Go, Tell It on the Mountain" will be presented as a sing-along. The music will be interspersed with Christmas readings and remarks from group members.

The concert will be presented after the brass group returns from a mission trip to Thailand from Nov. 29 to Monday, Dec. 9. The band traveled to Bangkok to assist in Christmas outreach with Ed and Sue Danneker, who have been Christian and Missionary Alliance international workers there for more than 30 years. While in Thailand, the brass ensemble is slated to perform at churches and other venues, sharing the Christmas message.

Among the participants is Lee Nanfelt, pastor of ValleyView Alliance Church. Nanfelt, a trumpet player and member of Twin Rose Community Band of Wrightsville, volunteered to substitute as needed after the Herald Brass played at his church. He received a call when a player was unable to go on the trip to Thailand.

The brass ensemble began practicing for the trip in March, with one player - bass trumpeter Mike Smucker - traveling from The Villages in Florida to participate. In addition to Nanfelt and Smucker, the members are trumpeter Doug Enck from Carlisle, tuba player Ed Heckman from Orrstown, French horn player Dean Fink from Spring Grove, and drummer Don Jones from Punxsutawney.

For the past 20 years, the Herald Brass has sought to spread God's love through its music not only in the United States, but also around the globe, from Turkey to Africa to South America. The ensemble originated in the Lancaster area when Enck was on staff at the Lancaster Alliance Church and received a request to assemble a group to play in Africa.     

At the concert at ValleyView, a freewill offering will be received for future mission trips. For more details, email service@valleyviewcma.org.

The Twin Rose Community Band will perform in concert at ValleyView on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. Selections will include "Jingle Bells," "Sleigh Ride," and "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing." A freewill offering will be received for the band.

On Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, a service will take place at 6 p.m.

On Sunday, Dec. 29, during the worship service at 10:15 a.m., Nanfelt will speak about his trip to Thailand. A continental breakfast will be available in the lobby before the service at 9:30 a.m.

For more information, visit http://www.valleyviewcma.org.