Order of Service Christmas Eve 2022 7:00 p.m. service Led by Rev. Eric Cherry and Rev. DL Helfer Choir Prelude: Everywhere Christmas Tonight words by Philip Brooks and Paul Williams  Music by J. m. Martin     Carol: O Come All Ye Faithful by John Francis Wade 1.  O Come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphantO, come ye, O … Continue reading Christmas Eve OOS 12-24-22 7:00 PM

Order of Service Christmas Eve Service – NATIVITY 5:00 pm Led by Rev. Eric Cherry and Rev. DL Helfer  An Intergenerational Participatory Re-Living Led by Rev. Eric Cherry and Rev. DL Helfer Prelude:  The First Noel English Carol; by William Sandy Call to Worship and Chalice Lighting Blessing Our Youngest Ones Singing Together:  #1061 For … Continue reading Christmas Eve OOS 12-24-22 5:00 PM

OOS 12-18-22 Centering in Solstice: An Intergenerational Worship Service Led by Rev. Eric Cherry As the winter solstice approaches let’s embrace an invitation to pause in the midst of the hectic rush and give the gift of rest, joy, and peace to ourselves and our congregation. The service this morning will be participatory and include … Continue reading OOS 12-18-22

OOS 12-11-22 “The Human Side of Miracle Making” Led by Rev. DL Helfer This season’s full of paths that lead to joy beyond our usual knowing. As we consider one such miracle, Hannukah, we open ourselves, too, to the human side of miracle-making.   Soul Matters Theme: Wonder   Thank you to our Worship Volunteers: … Continue reading OOS 12-11-22

OOS 12-4-22Service Date: 12/4/22 “Expanding the Mystery” Led by Rev. DL Helfer Today we explore the beauty of the not-knowing, the in-between spaces, and the questions to which we will never have answers.   Soul Matters Theme: Wonder Thank you to our Worship volunteers: Worship Partner Rev. Eric Cherry; Ushers: Renee Bucklin and Sandra Norris; and … Continue reading OOS 12-4-22

OOS 11/27/2022 “How We Return Thanks” Led by Rev. Eric Cherry At this time of year, I often remember an interview with the singer/songwriter and World Hunger year champion, Harry Chapin, in the early 1980s. He imagined a conversation that a public school teacher could have with her class, congratulating the class on the tremendous … Continue reading OOS 11-27-22

OOS 11-20-22 “Gratitude for All that Thanksgiving Is — and Isn’t” Led by Rev. DL Helfer Join us for a multi-generational gratitude-fest, where we learn from and with each other, ask good questions (as UUs do so well), and return to our Cornbread Communion. Soul Matters Theme  Change Thank you to our Worship Partner: Al … Continue reading OOS 11-20-22

OOS 11/13/22 “When Change Challenges UUs: Honoring Ideas in Conflict” Led by Rev. DL Helfer and DRE Jessica Hess Join us to explore the intersections between Veterans Day and the Transgender Day of Remembrance, and the challenges that help UUs grow. Soul Matters Theme: Change Thank you to our Worship Partner: Rev. Eric Cherry; Usher: … Continue reading OOS 11-13-22

OOS11-6-2022 “Courageous Rebirth” Led by rev. Eric Cherry We do teach ourselves to come back to life, don’t we?  We remind ourselves, and our neighbors, that both joy and meaning can return from seeming oblivion – that we can return to living with hope.  A few years ago George Saunders published a special book titled … Continue reading OOS 11-6-22