e-nUUs – December 13, 2023

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Holiday Break: Church Office closing

Pastoral Care

  • Kevin Kerns Memorial Service
  • Middle School-led Free Story

Community Within

  • Cookies or Finger Foods Needed for Christmas Eve Services
  • FY2025 Budget Requests
  • New Safety Team Volunteers Needed
  • Adult Religious Education
  • Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Income Generation

  • Auction News – Seats Available
  • Grocery Cards
  • Acme Community Cash Back Fundraiser

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer Opportunities

Worship & Music

  • Blue Christmas – Wednesday, December 13, 2023
  • The Tree That Was Meant to Be! – Children’s Holiday Pageant – Sunday, December 17, 2023 
  • Community Christmas – Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall
  • Christmas Eve Services – The Mystery, the Magic, and the Music   – Sunday, December 24, 2023, 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM  in the Church Sanctuary
  • New Year, New Intention – Sunday, December 31, 2023     
  • Multi-platform services
  • Community Sing
  • Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Special Collection for December – Church’s Minister’s Discretionary Fund (how to donate)
  • UU Youth for Justice (UUYJ) Service Project
  • Please Donate to the Free Store 

Lifespan Learning

  • Pageant Sunday – No RE Classes – Sunday, December 17, 2023 
  • Children’s Holiday Pageant Rehearsal 
  • December RE Events
  • Religious Education Committee Looking for New Members
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e-nUUs – December 6, 2023

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Winter weather happens – info for church closing and program cancellation.

Pastoral Care

  • Kevin Kerns

Community Within

  • Cookies or Finger Foods Needed for Christmas Eve Services
  • FY2025 Budget Requests
  • New Safety Team Volunteers Needed
  • Adult Religious Education
  • Journey of Belonging Class
  • Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Income Generation

  • Auction News – Seats Available
  • Grocery Cards
  • Acme Community Cash Back Fundraiser

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer Opportunities

Worship & Music

  • Worship Cafe – Sunday, December 10, 2023
  • Live in the Mystery – Sunday,December 10, 2023
  • Blue Christmas – Wednesday, December 13, 2023
  • The Tree That Was Meant to Be! – Children’s Holiday Pageant – Sunday, December 17, 2023 
  • The Mystery, the Magic, and the Music   – Sunday, December 24, 2023, 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM  
  • New Year, New Intention – Sunday, December 31, 2023     
  • Multi-platform services
  • Community Sing
  • Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Special Collection for December – Church’s Minister’s Discretionary Fund (how to donate)
  • Lord’s Lunch Congregate Meal
  • Please Donate to the Free Store 

Lifespan Learning

  • Teachers for Sunday, December 10, 2023
  • Children’s Holiday Pageant Rehearsal Sunday, December 10, 2023
  • December RE Events
  • Religious Education Committee Looking for New Members

UU, Interfaith and Community Connections

  • Madrigal Dinner. – Kent Roosevelt High School – December 8 and 9, 2023
  • Hope for the Holidays
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Blue Christmas

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 7 PM in the Church Sanctuary (and Zoom).

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman, Rev. Renee Ruchotzke, Dir. of Music Emily Hall, and Commissioned Lay Minister Lori Mirkin-McGee.

A Blue Christmas service, also known as the Longest Night service, is a time for those who find the holidays hard because of the loss of a loved one or other struggles. This special Vespers in the sanctuary and on Zoom at 7 pm will be a meditative service that will provide space for grief, for reflection and remembering, for taking the time to simply be and seek out healing stillness.

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Live in the Mystery

Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 10 AM in the Church Sanctuary.

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Heidi Sumser.

Lawrence Kushner wrote: “The first mystery is simply that there is a mystery, a mystery that can never be explained or understood, only encountered from time to time.” As we explore the December Soul Matters theme of Mystery, let us embrace the reality that we are surrounded by mystery, challenge ourselves to open our hearts to it more fully, and reflect on our search for truth and meaning having infinite possibilities.

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e-nUUs – November 30, 2023

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From Rev. Steven

  • Sharing Memories

Pastoral Care

  • With sadness

Community Within

  • Shared Ministries Council – December 3, 2023
  • FY2025 Budget Requests
  • New Safety Team Volunteers Needed
  • Adult Religious Education
  • Journey of Belonging Class
  • Coffee Hour Bulletin
  • Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Income Generation

  • Auction News – Seats Available
  • Grocery Cards
  • Acme Community Cash Back Fundraiser

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer Opportunities

Worship & Music

  • We Bless This Space – Sunday, December 3, 2023
  • Live in the Mystery – Sunday,December 10, 2023
  • Blue Christmas – Wednesday, December 13, 2023
  • The Tree That Was Meant to Be! – Children’s Holiday Pageant – Sunday, December 17, 2023 
  • The Mystery, the Magic, and the Music   – Sunday, December 24, 2023, 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM       
  • Multi-platform services
  • Community Sing
  • Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Special Collection for December – Church’s Minister’s Discretionary Fund (how to donate)
  • UUYJ Community Meal – Sunday, December 3, 2023
  • Lord’s Lunch Congregate Meal – December 2, 2023
  • Angel Tree Gifts for Children due Sunday, December 3, 2023
  • Please Donate to the Free Store 

Lifespan Learning

  • Pajama Party Friday, December 1, 2023
  • Teachers for Sunday, December 3, 2023
  • Children’s Holiday Pageant Rehearsal Sunday, December 3, 2023
  • December RE Events
  • Religious Education Committee Looking for New Members

UU, Interfaith and Community Connections

  • Update on Article II Revisions
  • bUUk Fair – West Shore UU Church – December 1, 2, and 3, 2023
  • Madrigal Dinner. – Kent Roosevelt High School – December 8 and 9, 2023
  • Hope for the Holidays
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We Bless this Space

Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 10 AM in the Church Sanctuary.

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman with Worship Associate Randy Bish.

Our historic sanctuary is sacred for many of us, a place that not only invites a deep spiritual experience, but holds beloved memories. As we return to worship in our renovated sanctuary, we will rededicate and bless this space with music, stories, and rituals, honor the memory of those who have cared for and cherished this space, and renew our commitment to making this a true sanctuary for all of us.

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An Open Heart

Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall.

A multi-platform service led by CLM Kathy Kerns and Worship Associate Elaine Bowen.

Our Unitarian Universalist principles call us to promote compassion in human relations and to engage in a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. What does it mean to show compassion? Are we to show compassion for everyone? How can we, as a faith community, help one another in our journey to be our best, most compassionate selves?

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e-nUUs – November 15, 2023

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From Rev Steven

  • Rev. Steven’s Schedule
  • Sanctuary Use for Worship

From the Board

  • Board Communication Session – Sunday, November 19 
  • In Person Safety Policy

Community Within

  • It’s Time to Deck our Halls! – November 26, 2023
  • Shared Ministries Council – December 3, 2023
  • Journey of Belonging Class
  • Coffee Hour Bulletin
  • Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Income Generation

  • Auction News – Bidding is Underway
  • Tickets available for a Spring auction event
  • Grocery Cards
  • Acme Community Cash Back Fundraiser

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer Opportunities

Worship & Music

  • Gratitude on the Go – Sunday,November 19, 2023
  • An Open Heart  – Sunday, November 26, 2023                     
  • Multi-platform services
  • KentUU Peace Chorus – Kent Community Ecumenical Thanksgiving Worship Service
  • Community Sing
  • Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Special Collection for November – Kent Social Services (how to donate)
  • Lord’s Lunch Congregate Meal – December 2, 2023
  • Caring for Kids
  • Please Donate to the Free Store 
  • Seeking Nominations for Social Justice Award

Lifespan Learning

  • Teachers for Sunday, November 19, 2023
  • Children’s Holiday Pageant Rehearsal Schedule
  • Pajama Party December 1, 2023
  • December RE Events
  • Religious Education Committee Looking for New Members

UU, Interfaith and Community Connections

  • Kent Community Ecumenical Thanksgiving Worship Service – November 21, 2023
  • Hope for the Holidays
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Gratitude on the Go

Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall.

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman with DRE Colleen Thoele.

Ann Lamott writes: “Gratitude begins in our hearts and then becomes behavior…. We mysteriously find ourselves willing to pick up litter in the street, or let others go first in traffic….” On this Sunday together as a community of all ages, we will celebrate Thanksgiving by telling stories and singing songs that invite us to be grateful for all we have and to practice “gratitude on the go”, living a life of active gratitude.

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e-nUUs – November 8, 2023

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From Rev Steven

  • Thanksgiving 2023
  • Sanctuary Use for Worship

From the Board

  • Board Communication Session – Sunday, November 19 
  • In Person Safety Policy

Community Within

  • Journey of Belonging Class – November 8
  • Yule Ball Postponed 
  • Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Income Generation

  • Auction News — Time to Start Bidding
  • Tickets available for a Spring auction event
  • Grocery Cards
  • Acme Community Cash Back Fundraiser

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer Opportunities

Worship & Music

  • Listen to the Spirits Dancing – Sunday, November 12, 2023 
  • Gratitude on the Go – Sunday,November 19, 2023                   
  • Multi-platform services
  • Community Sing
  • October Greeters
  • Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Please Donate to the Free Store 
  • Kent Social Services – Special Collection for November
  • Special Collections – How to donate
  • Seeking Nominations for Social Justice Award

Lifespan Learning

  • Teachers for Sunday, November 5, 2023
  • Pajama Party December 1, 2023
  • Religious Education Committee Looking for New Members

UU, Interfaith and Community Connections

  • Fiesta de Derechos Humanos
  • Madrigal Feaste 2023
  • Hope for the Holidays
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Listen to the Spirits Dancing

Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 10 AM.

The poet Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, writes: “They were dancing as if they were here, and then another level of here, and then another, until the whole earth and sky was dancing.” 

 November is National Native American Heritage Month.  With stories, poetry, and music, we will honor the indigenous peoples of this country and celebrate their culture, traditions, history, and contributions to our world.

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e-nUUs – November 1, 2023

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From Rev Steven

  • Thanksgiving 2023

From the Board

  • Board Communication Session – Sunday, November 19 
  • In Person Safety Policy

Community Within

  • Journey of Belonging Class – November 8
  • Worship Space Congregational Survey
  • Helping a Church Family 
  • Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Income Generation

  • Auction News
  • Tickets available for two Spring auction events
  • Acme Community Cash Back Fundraiser

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer Opportunities

Worship & Music

  • Let Love Melt into Memory – Wednesday, November 1, 2023                             
  • Honoring Grief and Gratitude – SundayNovember 5, 2023
  • Listen to the Spirits Dancing- Sunday, November 12, 2023    
  • Sanctuary Rededication Postponed
  • Multi-platform services
  • Community Sing Update
  • October Greeters
  • Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Community Meal – Sunday, November 5, 2023
  • Please Donate to the Free Store 
  • Kent Social Services – Special Collection for November
  • Special Collections – How to donate
  • Seeking Nominations for Social Justice Award

Lifespan Learning

  • Teachers for Sunday, November 5, 2023
  • Youth SPOOKY Con on November 4-5, 2023
  • Pajama Party December 1, 2023
  • Religious Education Committee Looking for New Members
  • Trunk or Treat Fun

UU, Interfaith and Community Connections

  • Fiesta de Derechos Humanos
  • Congregational Coordinator at East Shore UU 
  • LoveLight Multicultural Holiday Festival 
  • Madrigal Feaste 2023
  • Hope for the Holidays
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Honoring Grief and Gratitude

Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall.

A multi-platform service led by CLM Elizabeth Reilly and Worship Associate CLM Kathy Kerns.

As Thanksgiving approaches, it can be difficult to embrace the complexities inherent in our loss of innocence about both our own and our cultural pasts. Is there a way to experience gratitude without fearing the mourning that also belongs? Of moving past a polarized view of Thanksgiving? Of finding our own authentic ways to build from both grief and gratitude?

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