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December 20th: "A Season of Darkness & Light," Rev. Diana Smith
UUS invites you to join our virtual services each week at 10 am using this Zoom Meeting link. Meeting ID: 422 482 660 (if requested, the password is 006311) or dial by your location for phone conferencing.
Winter Solstice Kids OOS, December 20th
For RE families that will be picking up their holiday kit on Saturday, inside you will find a kids' Order of Service to go along with Sunday's Winter Solstice service. If you will not be picking up your holiday kit on Saturday, you can download a printable kids' Order of Service here.
December's Social Justice Offerings Benefit the Free Dental Clinic (FDC)
Our generosity helps community members who are without dental insurance. Volunteer dentists and dental hygienists along with students in those fields provide services to hundreds of patients each year, many of whom are children. Care includes cleanings, fillings, tooth extractions, x-rays, and more.
Make an online offering donation. Checks can also be mailed to the office (FDC on the memo line).
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Meeting Opens at 9:45 am
Pre-Meeting Music
9:55 am: Zoom instructions (Peggy Garrigues, Zoom Host)
Service Begins at 10 am
Prelude (Dave Rowe, Online Music Leader)
Welcome (Peggy Garrigues)
Call to Gather: "be still with me and enter," by Rev. Marta Valentin (Rev. Diana Smith, UUS Minister)
Chalice Lighting (John Bowman, Worship Associate)
Centering Music (Dave Rowe)
Lighting a Candle for Justice & Healing (Rev. Diana Smith)
Opening Hymn: #49 "Stillness Reigns" (Dave Rowe)
A Time for All Ages: "The Rebirth of the Sun," by Starhawk, Diane Baker, and Anne Hill (Jessica Zimmer)
Offering: Free Dental Clinic (John Bowman)
Offertory: #55 "Dark of Winter," (Dave Rowe)
Meditation on Darkness (Rev. Diana Smith)
Meditative Music (Dave Rowe)
Reading: "In Celebration of the Winter Solstice," by Stephanie Noble (John Bowman)
Message: "A Season of Darkness & Light" (Rev. Diana Smith)
Closing Hymn: #51 "Lady of the Season’s Laughter" (Dave Rowe)
Extinguishing the Chalice (John Bowman)
Benediction (Rev. Diana Smith)
Traveling Music (Dave Rowe)
The Congregational Meeting will follow the service
A recording of the message from this service will be posted in the sermon archive on our website later in the week.
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Congregational Meeting, 11:15 am
We will hold our annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, December 20th, at 11:15 am, following the service. The purpose of this meeting will be to vote to approve the operating budget for 2021. We will also vote to formally elect three appointments to the Board of Trustees to complete the remainder of terms vacated early. The meeting will be held over Zoom using the same meeting information as the Sunday services (Link to join, Meeting ID 422 482 660, Password: 006311
Online voting for eligible members ends at 11:15 am on Sunday. Voting members should have received an email with a link to online voting in your email (packets with paper ballots were mailed to those who selected it last week). Voting ends on December 20th at 11:15 am. Please contact Amy Fretz, amymhere@gmail.com or 720-207-4513 if you have any problems submitting your choices for the election.
The meeting agenda, elected official bios, and a list of voting members can be found in the December newsletter. Contact the office (admin@ uusic.org) or Board President Joe Rasmussen (uusicc.joe@gmail.com) if you have questions.
UUS Newsletter Submission Deadline, 12 pm
All event announcements or reports for the January issue of the UU News are due to the office by noon on Sunday. Contact: UUS Office (337-3443, admin@uusic.org)
4th-6th Grade RE, 2 pm
Due to the congregational meeting, our 4th-6th Grade RE group will be meeting via Zoom this Sunday at 2:00pm. We'll be having a holiday-themed game day, and wacky holiday attire is encouraged. (Join Meeting, Meeting ID: 861 6735 5715, Email education@uusic.org for the passcode).
Youth Group, 7 pm
The Jr and Sr High youth will be meeting the UU of Quad Cities youth groups at 7 pm via Zoom. (Link to join, Meeting ID: 842 8639 8368, Email education@uusic.org for the passcode). This Sunday will be a holiday-themed game day, and wacky holiday attire is encouraged.
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