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ALONG THE WAY
A MESSAGE FROM YOUR MINISTER
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Here is a poem I like about this season of short days. I wish for you all the blessings of Advent.
On the Shortest Days
by Joyce Sutphen
At almost four in the afternoon, the
wind picks up and sifts through the golden woods.
The tree trunks bronze and redden, branches
on fire in the heavy sky that flickers
with the disappearing sun. I wonder
what I owe the fading day, why I keep
my place at this dark desk by the window
measuring the force of the wind, gauging
how long a certain cloud will hold that pink
edge that even now has slipped into gray?
Quickly the lights are appearing, a lamp
in every window and nests of stars
on the rooftops. Ladders lean against the hills
and people climb, rung by rung, into the night.
See you in church,
Rev. Steve
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Church Events and Info...
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WASSAIL-A Boston Saengerfest
Christmas with Southern Rail
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This is Rev. Steve’s chorus. They will be performing with the wonderful bluegrass group, Southern Rail, in a fun and unique Christmas celebration at Regis College on Saturday, December 14th at 4:00 PM.
Tickets are available on-line or speak to Rev. Steve.
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Share the Plate Partner-Pathway to a Better Life
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Our Share the Plate Partner for the month of December is the newly formed organization for local emergency shelters in the greater Milford area called Pathways to a Better Life. Seven local churches are providing space for the shelters that will be running until March. The shelters will be open when the temperature "feels" like 18 degrees or below and depending on VOLUNTEERS to staff the locations.
Volunteers are NEEDED!!! If you are interested in volunteering please reach out! Call or text 508-488-9107 or email pathwaytoabetterlife2019@gmail.com to volunteer.
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CHOSEN CHILD - GIFT GIVING
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HUP is supporting the Chosen Child Program again this year. Names and gift wishes will be posted in the Parish Hall for your choosing following Sunday’s church service. All unwrapped gifts are due into our Church Office by Sunday, December 15th. Contact organizer, Bob Anderson, at rtanderson1@verizon.net or (508) 962-1459 with questions or concerns as needed.
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KRIS KRINGLE FARE-WINTER STROLL
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The Winter Stroll is quickly approaching!
Be mindful of what you have volunteered to help with.
Cookie baking-Please Bake! Lots of cookies are needed and volunteers for the table too.
Supplies for the Soup-We do food well! Let’s show our visitors how well with some scrumptious hearty soups.
Set Up-Decoration/Breakdown
Raffles-**Although Alice is chairing the raffle table, she will not be supplying them all and needs some help. Please keep this in mind. An easy way to help with this is a gift card and/or tickets for the lottery ticket tree. Please keep this in mind.
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Earth Circles Youth RE Program
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The youth religious education program will have its third EarthCircles class on Sunday, December 8. The class will be based on Unit 5: Acquiring Energy - Acquiring Energy: Where does the energy we use come from? How do we use it? How do people across the world access it? In this lesson, we will learn about how energy is used to transport food around the world, and steps we can take to improve the effect on the environment.
We will also begin the class by reviewing the 7 UU Principles, sharing Joys and Concerns, and lighting the chalice. Children will start in the sanctuary and continue in the classroom after Rev. Cook’s Story for All Ages. All children are welcome!
Here is a link to the curriculum:
https://www.uubedford.org/religious-education/earth-circles-curriculum-for-public-use/
Thanks again for being part of this journey. Please share this with other families who may be interested in joining us.
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HOLIDAY MUSIC SERVICE-DECEMBER 22
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Sunday, Dec 22 there will be more music and performance opportunities than usual during the service - so if you play an instrument - want to read a poem - sing with the choir - sing a solo -do a dance - just let me know! Carol Devendorf, Music Director, mpac1991@aol.com, 774-573-0568.
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 HAPPENINGS IN THE UUA
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The stakes couldn’t be higher in the 2020 elections. All our values, our work for justice, the communities we love and the beloved community we seek to create are under attack. Our religious community must speak with moral courage and act with prophetic clarity and determination in the 2020 electoral cycle. Our UU values of interdependence, democracy, and the inherent worth and dignity of all people are direct antidotes to the fear, bigotry, and inequity that define our world. In this political moment, UUs are called to join forces with all people who want to organize our communities and our nation to #VoteLove and #DefeatHate. Let’s UU the Vote in 2020!
https://www.uua.org/snippet/uu-vote-2020-sign-info-form
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- ACOA Meeting, Mondays at 7:30 PM
- Choir Rehearsal, Sundays at 9:00 AM
- Board Meeting, 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM
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Contact Information
Parish Minister: Rev. Stephen Cook: 508-473-0745
revsteve@hopedaleunitarian.org
Parish Board Co-Chairs: Tracy Anderson: 508-962-0235
tracylanderson@verizon.net,
Alice Jacobson: 508-380-6911
alicejacobson@comcast.net
Music Director/Organist: Carol Devendorf: 774-573-0568 mpac1991@aol.com
Church Office: Jody Buck 508-473-0745 hopedaleunitarian@verizon.net
Community Meal Coordinator: Alice Jacobson alicejacobson@comcast.net
Caring Connection Contact: Becky Chan rwchan19@gmail.com
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Publication Policy
If you have some news or information you would like to get out to people via our twice monthly email or in our order of service insert, or mentioned from the podium on Sunday morning, please get the announcement of 50 words or less to the church in writing via hard copy or email no later than 10 a.m. on Thursdays. We publish as much as we can weekly and two or three timely announcements will be read aloud during the service on Sunday morning. We ask that announcements be about congregational life, the greater world of Unitarian Universalism, or local community events of importance to congregational life and mission.
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