Join us for our traditional service of lessons, carols, and candlelight. The service traditionally concludes with the electric lights turned off, and then congregation lighting their candles from one common source, passing the flame down the pews, “sharing the Christmas light” with each other as we sing “Silent Night.”

As the longest night of the year approaches, we look for the gifts of the darkness and of the returning light.

In one story of Jesus’ birth, shepherds are the first to visit. But what about the sheep? This Sunday’s semi-rehearsed and interactive version of the story, featuring our youngest congregants, has one answer.

Direct experiences of transcending mystery and wonder are primary sources of Unitarian Universalist inspiration. This month’s theme is “Awe,” and on this Sunday we explore the experiences that draw us into awe, mystery, and wonder.

We begin exploring the shared UU value of equity this Sunday. As UUs, we declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion. We covenant to use our time, wisdom, attention, and money to build and sustain fully accessible and inclusive communities.

In the wake of this week’s election, we gather to mourn, to sing, to pray, and to recommit to upholding the truth that every person is inherently worthy.

This is a time of year when many wisdom traditions and cultures honor and remember those who have died. At this service we will remember those in our community who have died in the last year, as well as ritually honor our other beloved dead. An open-table Christian Communion follows the service; all are welcome.

We are called to freely and compassionately share. What does that look like in the context of the violence and exclusion around us?

We begin exploring our UU shared value of generosity this Sunday. What does this value mean to us here and now? “We cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope. We covenant to freely and compassionately share our faith, presence, and resources. Our generosity connects us to one another in relationships of interdependence and mutuality.