Would you like to honor an anniversary or milestone, or just add a little beauty to our Sunday Worship Service? Consider providing a vase of flowers for the chancel — from your garden or from a florist!
We have a selection of vases next to the sink on the south wall of the Fessenden Hall kitchen that you can use.
Please arrive with the flowers at least 20 minutes before the service. You are welcome to mention the anniversary or milestone on a “Joys and Sorrows” card to be read during the service.
As we move into the next presidential chapter of the American story, let’s ground ourselves in our UU values of Justice and Equity. We’ve said that every human being has inherent worthiness and dignity. We have declared that every person has the right to flourish. How do we work to bring this about?
9:15 AM: An In-Person, All-Ages Service
Led by Rev. Kristina and DRE Colleen Thoele.
10:00 AM: Lifespan Religious Exploration
Religious exploration for our children and youth in classrooms.
This is an opportunity for members, friends, and visitors to reflect and share on wondering questions based on the day’s sermon topic. Everyone (including first-time visitors) is welcome to drop in and join us in Hobbs Hall for this small group connection time.
This Week’s Wondering Questions:
Our UU Values commit us to dismantle racism and other oppressions, and to work towards the Beloved Community where all people can thrive. What’s one thing you would like to do, learn, or contribute to this year to live into our value of Justice?
Each of us has some identities that lend us privilege–through our racial, cultural, educational, economic, gender, sexual orientation, or health status. And some of us have identities that can marginalize us, or even put us in danger. What’s one identity you hold that could help you protect others? What’s one way you might speak up or act up on behalf of the vulnerable in the coming days?
10:00 AM Social Hour
Our social hour in Hobbs Hall is open to all, and is an alternative to the Small Reflection Groups. Connect with others, learn about the church, find out about programs and other opportunities to connect.
11:00 AM:A Multi-Platform, Traditional Service (both in person and on Zoom)
Led by Rev. Kristina and Worship Associate Elaine Bowen
CLICK HERE to view, download, or print the Order of Service for 11:00 AM.
11:00 AM Zoom Information:
For those joining via Zoom, our meeting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start of the service (at 10:45 AM) for weekly announcements. We request that everyone joining the service please display your first and last name. Thank you!
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On the eve of the presidential inauguration and the holiday honoring the Rev Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we reflect on the historical ups and downs in the long arc towards racial justice in the U.S. We take the long view looking towards the future, always keeping love at the center.
9:15 AM: An In-Person, All-Ages Service
Led by DRE Colleen Thoele, and Music Director Emily Hall.
10:00 AM: Lifespan Religious Exploration
Religious exploration for our children and youth in classrooms.
This is an opportunity for members, friends, and visitors to reflect and share on wondering questions based on the day’s sermon topic. Everyone (including first-time visitors) is welcome to drop in and join us in Hobbs Hall for this small group connection time.
This Week’s Wondering Questions:
What is your earliest memory when race or racial difference entered your consciousness? How did it impact you?
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King used the term “Beloved Community” to describe a vision for a world where there was no injustice, racial or otherwise. What sustains you in your personal journey toward justice?
10:00 AM Social Hour
Our social hour in Hobbs Hall is open to all, and is an alternative to the Small Reflection Groups. Connect with others, learn about the church, find out about programs and other opportunities to connect.
11:00 AM:A Multi-Platform, Traditional Service (both in person and on Zoom)
Led by Jennifer May, Lois Weir, Worship Associate Rev. Christie Anderson, and Music Director Emily Hall.
CLICK HERE to view, download, or print the Order of Service for 11:00 AM.
11:00 AM Zoom Information:
For those joining via Zoom, our meeting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start of the service (at 10:45 AM) for weekly announcements. We request that everyone joining the service please display your first and last name. Thank you!
What are some of the stories we hold in this congregation that make us who we are? Let’s celebrate the strength and resilience of UUCK, and the many extraordinary folks whose vision and resolve created this community!
9:15 AM: An In-Person, All-Ages Service
Led by Rev. Kristina Church, DRE Colleen Thoele, and Music Director Emily Hall.
10:00 AM: Lifespan Religious Exploration
Religious exploration for our children and youth in classrooms.
This is an opportunity for members, friends, and visitors to reflect and share on wondering questions based on the day’s sermon topic. Everyone (including first-time visitors) is welcome to drop in and join us in Hobbs Hall for this small group connection time.
This Week’s Wondering Questions:
What communities or organizations am I part of today that were created because someone in the past had a vision and made it happen? How can I express my gratitude for those blessings?
How am I part of a story that will be told by future people? What is being built today that I can help with in order to bless the future?
10:00 AM Social Hour
Our social hour in Hobbs Hall is open to all, and is an alternative to the Small Reflection Groups. Connect with others, learn about the church, find out about programs and other opportunities to connect.
11:00 AM:A Multi-Platform, Traditional Service (both in person and on Zoom)
Led by Rev. Kristina Church and Music Director Emily Hall
CLICK HERE to view, download, or print the Order of Service for 11:00 AM.
11:00 AM Zoom Information:
For those joining via Zoom, our meeting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start of the service (at 10:45 AM) for weekly announcements. We request that everyone joining the service please display your first and last name. Thank you!
January 6th is Epiphany, traditionally the day when we celebrate the visit of the Wise Men, or Magi, who followed a mysterious star and brought gifts for the child in the manger. What gifts can we find in our own stories and visions that can guide us through the coming year?
9:15 AM: An in-person, all-ages service
Led by Rev. Kristina Church and Music Director Emily Hall.
There is no Children’s RE until January 12.
10:00AM Facilitated small reflection groups for adults in Hobbs Hall using our wondering questions:
(GOLD) When all is said and done, and the story of my life gets told, what do I want the theme to be? Am I living in alignment with that theme, and with my deepest values?
(FRANKINCENSE) If each year is a new chapter, what do I seek from the chapter covering 2025? What actions can I take to bring more joy & happiness to life in the coming year?
(MYRRH) Is there a part of my story that is no longer serving me? Is there an old story I can gently let go of, so that a truer and more life-giving one can emerge?
10:00 AM Social Hour
Our social hour in Hobbs Hall is open to all. Connect with others, learn about the church, find out about programs and other opportunities to connect.
11:00 AM: A multi-platform traditional service (both in person and on Zoom)
Led by Rev. Kristina Church and Music Director Emily Hall
CLICK HERE to view, download, or print the Order of Service for 11:00 AM.
11:00 AM Zoom Information:
For those joining via Zoom, our meeting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start of the service (at 10:45 AM) for weekly announcements. We request that everyone joining the service please display your first and last name. Thank you!
One service at 11:00 AM led by CLM Lori-Mirkin-McGee and Worship Associate Elaine Bowen.
The Soul Matters theme for December is presence. During the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it is often difficult to just be present, to just be. This service will explore what it means to be present in the here and now and what a gift presence can be to both others and ourselves.
CLICK HERE to view, download, or print the Order of Service for 11:00 AM.
11:00 AM Zoom Information:
For those joining via Zoom, our meeting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start of the service (at 10:45 AM) for weekly announcements. We request that everyone joining the service please display your first and last name. Thank you!
Led by Director of Religious Education Colleen Thoele and Sandy Eaglen.
This all-ages service held at 9:15 AM and 11:00 AM will celebrate the stars! Through dance, song and story, the children of our beloved community will offer tales of Christmas magic and joy. Come and be reminded that all of us, (that means you, too!), are made of stars!
9:15 AM: An in-person, all-ages service
10:00 AM Social Hour
Our social hour in Hobbs Hall is open to all. Connect with others, learn about the church, find out about programs and other opportunities to connect.
Adult Reflection Circle Wondering Questions:
One way that UUs think about the transcendent is to think of ourselves as stardust, interconnected with the rest of the universe. How does that resonate with you?
What are other ways you try to articulate or make sense of the hard-to-describe experience of being interconnected with the universe?
11:00 AM: An all-ages service (both in person and on Zoom)
CLICK HERE to view, download, or print the Order of Service for 11:00 AM.
11:00 AM Zoom Information:
For those joining via Zoom, our meeting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start of the service (at 10:45 AM) for weekly announcements. We request that everyone joining the service please display your first and last name. Thank you!
Christmas holds the promise of all the blessings we still yearn to see in our weary world. Join us for this special evening service, as we celebrate the magic of that holy night, when the angels sang glad tidings of a child’s birth.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Services: 6:30 & 8:30 PM
6:30 PM, led by Rev. Kristina Church and Director of Religious Education Colleen Thoele; and joined by Director of Music Ministries Emily Hall and the UU Church of Kent Peace Choir.
8:30 PM, led by Rev. Kristina Church and Worship Associate Randy Bish; and joined by Director of Music Ministries Emily Hall, the UU Church of Kent Peace Choir and Tarnished Brass ensemble.
For those joining via Zoom, our meeting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start of the service (at 7:45 PM). We request that everyone joining the service please display your first and last name. Thank you!
How would you describe the God of your childhood. How has it changed? How has it stayed the same?
In our story “Hide and Seek with God” the children look for God in many surprising places. Have you ever found the transcendent when you didn’t expect it?
10:00 AM Social Hour
Our social hour in Hobbs Hall is open to all. Connect with others, learn about the church, find out about programs and other opportunities to connect.
11:00 AM: Where is God?
A multi-platform traditional service (both in person and on Zoom) led by Commissioned Lay Minister Kathy Kerns and Worship Associate Heidi Sumser with DRE Colleen Thoele and Music Director Emily Hall.
We see many images, such as the ongoing death and destruction in Gaza, that remind us of what is broken in this world. Yet we also see instances of hope, love, beauty in nature, and wonder. Amidst it all, where might we find God? Might “God” be useful religious language for Unitarian Universalists?
CLICK HERE to view, download, or print the Order of Service for 11:00 AM.
Enjoy an afternoon of jazzy Christmas tunes in the Church Sanctuary, with festive Christmas cookies and refreshments at intermission.
Along with the brass quintet there will be a few pieces by musical guests including the UUCK Peace Choir.
The Tarnished Brass is Jennifer May and Christie Anderson on trumpet, Don Easterling on French horn, Dave Watt on trombone, and Randy Ruchotzke on tuba.
$20 Advanced tickets are available through the Service Auction website, or $20 free will donation at the door.
Board News Town Hall with the Board – December 15, 2024
Community Within Thanksgiving Dinner – November 28, 2024 Connections Team Potluck – December 6, 2024 Tarnished Brass Christmas Concert – December 22, 2024 Thank You Katie Kuras Now Hiring: Campus Use Manager Volunteers Needed for Haymaker Farmers’ Market Indoor Season Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour
Worship and Music Sunday, December 1 , 2024 – The Blessing of the Chalices Sunday, December 8, 2024 – To Bring Us Light in Winter’s Gloom Kent Community Sing
Lifespan Learning Sunday, December 1, 2024 9:15 AM All Ages Worship Service in the Sanctuary No RE this Sunday
Income Generation Thanks4Giving Online Silent Auction Acme Community Cash Back Fundraiser
Volunteer Opportunities Haymaker Farmers’ Market Sunday Morning Social Justice
Social Justice and Community Outreach December’s Special Collection – Undue Medical Debt Community Meal Sunday, December 1, 2024 Poinsettias Collecting Food for Kent Social Services Middle School Free Store
UU, Interfaith, and Community Connection Hope for the Holidays. – December 13, 2024
