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...with Manfred Keune. Wherever you come from, where do you consider your “home?” What memories, positive or negative, come to mind when you think of home?  In this Worship Service, through stories, music, readings, and sharings, we will consider the concept of home in its many interpretations.

...with Elaine Jurs. On the cusp of a new year, like the God Janus, we look both backward and forward.  What do we need to let go of?  Past regrets, fears for the future, things left undone or unsaid?  And what do we look forward to? Together, we will ponder these questions.  Through music, readings, sharings, and reflections, we will help one another to have hope in these trying times. Music: Bhakti Chan, piano

...with Rev. Tracy Sprowls. Our theme this month is holding both/and. How do we hold the challenges of our times and the joy? How do we move into a possibility difficult future and live meaningful lives? And what does honey have to do with it all?

...with Rev. Tracy Sprowls. Join us for our annual holiday play that brings to life the different holidays of the season. The holiday party follows the service.

...with Rev. Tracy Sprowls. Loneliness is a universal condition experienced by each one of us or by those we love. During the holiday season it can be particularly hard to navigate.

...with Elaine Jurs and Cathi Alloway. In this season of gift-giving, we pause to consider gifts from the heart, unexpected gifts, gifts given in love, and the nature of giving gifts. What memorable gifts have you received in your life? We will welcome a guest violist, John Roxburgh, and Martha Jordan will be hymn accompanist. Members of the Choir will assist in leading the hymn singing, which includes “Tis a Gift To Be Simple,” and “Life is the Greatest Gift of All.”

Our service on Sunday is a worship service and a meal woven together to tap into the heart of what it means to be in embodied spiritual community with one another. Through the centuries, people have gathered to worship while eating meals together. Harvest rituals celebrate food and promise. Passover Seders recognize freedom and redemption. And Christian communion stemmed from the practice of sharing meals to connect people to love and grace. We are companions on this challenging journey through life. We celebrate and ritualize our connectedness through this special brunch service. This service will be in Fellowship Hall and so [...]