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UU COMMUNITY WORSHIP

Blessings of the Dark & Light:
a Winter Solstice Celebration
Revs. Leia Durland-Jones & Tim Temerson,
Lauren Doran & Georgina Todd

Come welcome the return of the light as we honor the Winter Solstice. The coming months invite us to embrace the dark of the year as we rest and prepare for what will be born in us in the spring. We worship this Sunday in multigenerational community as we celebrate the solstice through story, song, and ritual. The service has been designed to be accessible for all ages and includes story, song, and reflections. All ages are warmly welcomed.

Food Sharing for Members of our Congregation –
Those who are able are invited to bring perishable and non-perishable foods as well as cleaning supplies and place them in the sanctuary on the chancel at the 11AM service. Anyone who would like is invited to stay after the service and take items home. Rev. Tim will also have grocery gift cards available so please see him if you would like one. “From you I receive, to you I give, together we share, by this we live.”

All are welcome in the sanctuary, social hall, or online for the full hour. Child care is available during worship for children 5 and younger in Lower Hall Room 1 during the service.

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Sharing Joys and Sorrows

If you would like to have a joy or sorrow shared aloud during the worship service, please complete this form by 9AM Sunday morning.

Children & Youth – Sunday December 22, 2024

11:00 AM

All are welcome in the sanctuary, social hall, or online for the full hour. Child care is available during worship for children 5 and younger in Lower Hall Room 1 during the service.

Celebrating Me & My World (infant through 5-year-olds): Our nursery-aged children will meet as usual in the Nursery space. This week’s lesson will be “I can Give” and we will explore the joys of gift giving.

12:15-1:30 PM

Coming of Age (8th, 9th & 10th Grades) Meets this Sunday at 12:15 in Summit House 1. Fun snack, interesting conversation, time with friends awaits!

YRUU (11th & 12th grades) today is a day for celebrating solstice yummy holidays snacks and card decorating!

Please register all children (infant through high school seniors) to participate in religious education for the 2024-2025 RE year.

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November 15, 2015: Love Will Find a Way ®

Posted on November 15, 2015 | Pastor: Guest Speaker

This month the theme we’re exploring is: what does it mean to be a person of ancestry? A look at how this story in Luke 7:36-47 can teach us about the power of love, especially in times like these. Note: Our guest preacher, Pastor Lehman Bates, was the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church and a […]

November 8, 2015: Ancestry as Comfort ®

Posted on November 8, 2015 | Pastor: Rev. Alex McGee

Whenever we have to rebuild a new identity, or mend an old one, we may find clues in our ancestry. Perhaps this is why so many world religions seek to remind us, to comfort us, to reassure us: no, you are not alone. Rev. Alexandra McGee led our exploration this week. Order of Service

November 1, 2015: Ancestors’ Sunday ®

Posted on November 1, 2015 | Pastor: Rev. Erik Wikstrom

Each year we pause to remember loved ones who have died – whether recently or in the distant past. Everyone was encouraged to bring a photo or a memento (or many) so that we might build together our annual “ancestors’ altar.” Order of Service

October 25, 2015: What Do We Need to Let Go of If We’re Going to Join Hands?

Posted on October 25, 2015 | Pastor: Guest Speaker, Rev. Erik Wikstrom

This month we will be considering the theme: “What does it mean to be a person of Letting Go?” This morning we will be recognizing those who have recently decided to formalize their membership with this community. As we take on a new identity – whatever it may be – must we shed our old identity? […]

October 18, 2015: Letting Go and Moving Forward ®

Posted on October 18, 2015 | Pastor: Guest Speaker

This month we will be considering the theme: “What does it mean to be a person of Letting Go?” It is so easy to get “stuck in the mud” of our lives, trapped in our anger, our pain, resentments, our wounds. To move freely forward into our future we must learn how to let go of […]

October 11, 2015: Letting Go of Ego ®

Posted on October 11, 2015 | Pastor: Rev. Alex McGee

This month we will be considering the theme: “What does it mean to be a person of Letting Go?” Letting go of ego is a state that we learn again and again in the stages of spiritual maturity. Order of Service

October 4, 2015: What’s So Great About Letting Go?

Posted on October 4, 2015 | Pastor: Rev. Erik Wikstrom

This month we will be considering the theme: “What does it mean to be a person of Letting Go?” Everybody keeps saying that it’s important to be able to “let go.” “Let go and let God,” the 12 Step movement counsels. “Live free from attachment,” is advised in every major religion (and many “minor” ones as […]

September 27, 2015: An Invitation to Give Thanks

Posted on September 27, 2015 | Pastor: Guest Speaker

This month we will be considering the question – “What does it mean to be a person of INVITATION?” This is the Sunday on which our Transylvanian Unitarian kin celebrate their Thanksgiving. Our guest preacher will be the Rev. Erika Orban, an ordained Unitarian minister from Transylvania who has also served a congregation in Budapest, […]

September 20, 2015: Inviting Opportunities for Service

Posted on September 20, 2015 | Pastor: Rev. Alex McGee, Rev. Erik Wikstrom

This month we will be considering the question – “What does it mean to be a person of INVITATION?” One of the gifts of religious community is the opportunity to be of service to others, yet it is all too easy to be so focused on what we need ourselves that we can miss these […]

September 13, 2015: Balloon Sunday

Posted on September 13, 2015 | Pastor: Rev. Erik Wikstrom

This month we will be considering the question – “What does it mean to be a person of INVITATION?” This annual event is a fun and festive way of starting off our new year of religious education for and with our children and youth. It’s one of the most uplifting services of any UU congregation […]