A Month of Sundays
All services begin at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise specified; child care is provided for all services.
December 4 – Waiting for a Miracle, Rev. Joan M. Sabatino & Lynne Alvine, Worship AssociateAs we enter into the Holiday Season, Rev. Joan will reflect on what we need to do and not do as we prepare for the miracle of the season. All monies received today (other than pledges) will be donated to the Indiana Free Library. Special Music – Greg Vogler, Clarinet and Matt Baumer, Piano
This morning’s service will be followed by a STONE SOUP LUNCH. Please bring small pasta, beans, cut up, canned or frozen vegetables, cut up chicken or turkey, spices and herbs to add to our bubbling soup pots – one meat, one vegetarian. Salads, breads and desserts will also be welcomed. During lunch, everyone is invited to craft handmade decorations to grace our holiday tree.
A donation basket will be on our soup table – please help support Rev. Joan’s Minister’s Discretionary Aide Fund. Thank you.
During lunch everyone is invited to craft handmade decorations to grace our holiday tree.
December 11 – Gifts of the Season, Rev. Joan M. Sabatino Depending on your interpretation, the traditional Christmas story about a babe that brings hope for a better world holds many gifts for each of us. This morning, Rev. Joan will elaborate of some of these gifts.
Special Music – First UU Choir, Jane Potter Baumer, Director and Matt Baumer, Piano
First UU Annual Holiday Dinner – Sunday Dec. 11th at 5:30 p.m. at the church. Further details can be found by clicking here. Help is needed to set-up & decorate tables, in the kitchen, beverage table, food directors and a clean-up crew when dinner ends. A sign-up sheet is on the table as you walk inside the sanctuary doors.
December 18 –Who Wants to Hold the Baby, created by Joyce Poley & Frank Henning, Students and volunteers from the Religious Education Program, and Rev. Joan Sabatino
This morning’s service will be built around the children’s holiday play, “Who Wants to Hold the Baby.” The First UU Choir will lead the holiday carols incorporated into this story.
December 24 – 7 PM – Family Christmas Eve Service, Rev. Joan M. Sabatino and Laura Ferguson, Worship Associate
Please join us for a traditional family service of Holiday readings, stories and hymns ending with a passing of candlelight as we sing Silent Night.
December 25 – It’s Christmas Day! Pauline Simms, Worship Leader. Get into the “spirit” of the day with reflections on Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol.
