Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Eric Van Baars – This service picks up where last Sunday’s ended. Our identities, our sense of meaning and purpose in life, are shaped by our choices. This morning we will focus on the choice to serve.

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Kathy Kerns – Many of us spend a lot of time at work. If we are lucky our jobs can be a great source of satisfaction and fulfillment. How do we live well, though, when they are not?

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Kristina Spauda – This church is our home. This community is part of our family. The world around us is changing in many ways, and we as a church and a community are also changing. Today’s service will reflect on and celebrate our gratitude for the church and its community; the many ways in which we give back and take part in caring for it; some thoughts about what we hope for the future; and how these are all tied together.

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Ted Voneida – The title from this service is taken from a book of the same. This is a service for those who will have valentines this year and those who will not. Whoever you are, we welcome you to this service in celebration of love.

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Kathy Kerns – Our new congregational covenant proclaims that ours will be a congregation which nurtures community for all ages. This morning we will consider what we are doing well and what we can do even better to welcome, include and celebrate children and youth as part of our beloved community.

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Kristofer Sperry – We often talk about the fact that ours is a religious tradition which values and promotes shared ministry. We talk less about learning to lead in our shared ministry and even less about what it takes to lead well. Whether you consider yourself a leader or not, this service is intended for you.

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Christie Anderson – As we honor the legacy of a man who changed our nation, we will consider what is still required of us if we are to live into our commitment of becoming an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, multi-cultural religious association. Come celebrate, remember, reflect and dream.

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Mac Goekler and Worship Associate Susan Goekler – Our UU denomination has embarked on a four-year study action mission to discern our UU commitment to peacemaking. We are well into our third year of this effort. This is our first time that we have taken such an undertaking and the results have been very enlightening. We want to share with you some of our experiences and insights as Mac is on the UUA Peacemaking Core Team that has been facilitating this endeavor. Our congregation is now being asked to provide its input into the Peacemaking Statement of Conscience proposal.

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Lori McGee – The Winter Solstice comes today. Tomorrow is the first night of Chanukah. Thursday is Christmas. This morning we will celebrate each of these winter holidays with a joyous service for all ages.

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Lori McGee – Las Posadas, literally The Inns, is an important part of Christmas celebrations in many Catholic Mexican and Mexican- American communities. This morning we will learn about the journey of Las Posadas and consider what wisdom this tradition might hold for our own lives.

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Elaine Bowen – As we approach the time of year when our thoughts turn to giving, we will take time today to consider the art of receiving. How can we cultivate the spirit of joyful receiving in our own lives? The special collection today is for the Minister’s Discretionary Fund. The MDF exists in order that our minister has funds immediately available to assist those who may be in desperate need. The MDF is funded solely by contributions.

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Growing up UU Among others, speakers are, Julie Linebaugh, Randi Palmer and Tracy Parsons. This service will give you a perspective from several different generations about “Growing up as a Unitarian Universalist”.

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Ted Voneida – “You have chosen to light a candle rather than curse the darkness.” Inspired by these words from Eleanor Roosevelt, we will gather to celebrate life and consider how we can give our hands and hearts to the work of dignity and justice for all.

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Christie Anderson – The voting has been done, the counting completed (we hope). What comes next for us after such a significant election? Come worship with us as we look toward tomorrow in celebration of the ties that bind us together.

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