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Timeless Gifts, December 25th, 2011

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– 10:30 am service only –

The Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Max Grubb –

This morning we offer you the timeless gifts of worship and community. We promise touching story, beautiful song and time for contemplation followed by a Christmas brunch for any who would like to stay and share a meal. Elaine and Bill Bowen will be preparing scrambled eggs and Bill’s Biscuits and offering orange juice, coffee and tea. You are welcome to bring a dish to round out the meal if you like, though bringing something is not required.
After brunch, anyone who wishes is welcome to stay for an afternoon of games. Bring your favorite game with you! One of our games will be a white elephant gift exchange. If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a wrapped gift (homemade or repurposed is fine) and indicate on a tag if the gift would be best received by an adult, youth or child or person of a particular gender. If you are going to purchase something for the gift exchange, please observe a $5 spending limit. Please note – we will have only one service today at 10:30 am. No religious education classes will be offered. Children are invited to attend the service. Nursery care will be available for infants and toddlers.

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Services, December 24th, 2011

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two candlesRev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer, Director of Religious Education Karen Lapidus, Affiliated Community Minister Rev. Renee Ruchotzke, and Worship Associate Elaine Bowen along with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent Choir directed by our Music Director Hal Walker and the Tarnished Brass!

6:30 pm A special family friendly service of lessons and carols to welcome the spirit of Christmas into the world.

8:30 pm A special service of lessons and carols to welcome the spirit of Christmas into the world.

We will have a special social hour between our two services with punch, coffee, and cookies. Everyone is invited to stop by Fessenden Hall between 7:30 and 8:30. There will be a fun ornament making activity that we hope children will especially enjoy. This is a special time of year when we celebrate families, express our gratitude and joy for the gift of families, both our church family and our individual families. We hope you will take a few minutes between services to have some refreshments, greet friends and share holiday greetings before going home to your own celebrations.

Please note that the nursery will be open and staffed for infants and toddlers during both services.

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The Last Straw, December 18th, 2011

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer, Director of Religious Education Karen Lapidus and Worship Associate Dani Beale –

This year we continue our tradition of making the Sunday before Christmas a family-friendly, multigenerational celebration of the season. Come hear the story of an old camel, a little lamb and the journey of lifetime. Come see what purpose may be found when we follow where we are led, even when we aren’t sure why.

(This service was not recorded)

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Living with Purpose, December 11th, 2011

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Eric VanBaars

Our mission is to inspire people to live lives of meaning and purpose. What does it mean to live with purpose? Is purpose ordained, nurtured, chosen? Do we always know it in advance or do we see it sometimes more clearly in retrospect? What difference does it make? This morning we’ll swim in the questions.

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Dance in the Dark of the Year, December 4th, 2011

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The Bittersweet Christmas Band with worship associate Kathy Kerns

In the mid-winter festivals of light there is something for everyone to celebrate, from the most devoutly believing Christian to the most confirmed Atheist. As we meditate on this darkest time of the year and simultaneously turn back toward the light, we will invite everyone to honor whatever most closely touches their hearts and minds.

(This sermon was not recorded)

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The Education Of God: Noah, November 27th, 2011

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Revs. David and Beverly Bumbaugh with the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer – An ancient myth tells of a time when one world ended and a new world came into being. This sermon will explore that old, familiar story in an effort to uncover what message it may contain for our own time when history threatens to become discontinuous.

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A correction to the Weekly e-nUUs…

The Bittersweet Christmas Band

Traditional & Contemporary Holiday Music

Saturday, December 3rd at 7:30 pm

in the sanctuary.

The holidays are a mixed bag and so is the Bittersweet Christmas Band!

On Friday, December 3rd, traditional artists Phil Cooper, Margaret Nelson & Kate Early join forces with songwriter and “wise” woman Susan Urban for a show that presents every possible perspective on the holiday season from the reverent to the ridiculous.

Two to four-part harmonies and masterful instrumentation on guitar, banjo, mountain dulcimer, hand drum and other percussion instruments make the Bittersweet Christmas Band an act not to be missed!

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door;  Contact Lois Weir for tickets.

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A Communion of All Souls, November 20th, 2011

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer, Director of Religious Education Karen Lapidus and Worship Associate Trish McLoughlin – With bread and honey we will bless one another. With song and story we will be blessed. Everyone is welcome to our special multigenerational celebration of Thanksgiving. Come and let your cup be filled with gratitude. Come and re-dedicate yourself to the promise implicit in the welcome of all souls.

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Grow Where You Are Planted, November 13th, 2011

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Kristina Spaude – One of the beautiful ways that people have resisted being swept up in homogenizing consumer culture is by turning toward local community. Come celebrate the many ways our lives can be energized and enriched by investing in con-nections with local community.

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like, November 6th, 2011

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Kathy Kerns – In our culture, religious institutions have an important role to play in supporting an open, inclusive and free democratic society. Election Day sermons used to be a common feature of Unitarian Universalist congregations. We’ll honor that historic tradition this morning by exploring ways we can participate in building bridges and creating civil society.

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Remembering Our Beloved Dead, October 30th, 2011

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer, Director of Religious Education Karen Lapidus and Worship Associate MaryLou Holly – Those who have died have never, never left. The dead have a pact with the living. So we will hear in church this morning as the choir sings the wonderful song written by Dr. Ysaye Barnwell and sung by Sweet Honey in the Rock. In this special, multigenerational service, we will lift up the wisdom of the Mexican holiday Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead,) as we remember our beloved dead. Everyone is invited to bring a photo or memento in remembrance of an an-cestor or someone else you have loved and lost to share on the altar during our service.

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Hiawatha And The Great Peace, October 23rd, 2011

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Damaris Davis with Worship Associate Dani Beale – The real Hiawatha was a spiritual leader who redeemed a traumatized, violent community– first, by teaching a way to mitigate PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and then by reestablishing native American values of communication and compassion that have influenced both American and Canadian Constitutions. Artist and activist Damaris Davis taught English at Northwestern and Cleveland State University. Her talks, shows and sermons are rooted in the historic background of today’s issues.

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Transformed By Faith, October 16th, 2011

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Bonnie Harper – I often talk about ours as a community of faith. What do I mean when I say that and why does it matter? This morning I’ll tell you how I answer those questions and I might invite a few members of our congregation to do so as well. If you have some thoughts about those questions you’d like to share, let me know.

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A New Heart, October 9th, 2011

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Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Joel Slater – When we miss the mark, how do we make things right? When we have hurt others, how do we make amends? Is there a way, once we have made a mistake, to clean the slate and begin again? This morning we will explore some possibili-ties for transformation of the heart.

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