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Friday, December 24, 2021
4:00 p.m. in person and on Zoom
Away in a Manger Family Service
Dr. Michele Grove
Dr. Stephanie Kimball
Reverend Bill Breeden
Come experience the Christmas Story! Families are invited to join us for an interactive Christmas Eve worship service in the Meeting Room on Friday, December 24th at 4:00 p.m. There is also an online option via Zoom available for families who wish to join us from home.
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Please click here to register to attend in person or on Zoom. Masks required for in person attendance, and space is limited to 50 people in the Meeting Room. (Online information will be sent to all who register, so that those who wish to do so may join us from home on Zoom. The service will not be livestreamed.)
- All who join us are welcome to bring a stuffed animal to be a part of the story.
- Also, everyone is encouraged to dress up as an angel, shepherd or animal. For those who visit in person, angel and shepherd headdresses will be available for anyone who wishes to use them.
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Friday, December 24, 2021
6:50 p.m. Gathering Music Begins
7:00 p.m. Livestream
Silent Night Candlelight Christmas Eve Service
Reverend Mary Ann Macklin
Reverend Bill Breeden
Reverend Dr. Susan Swaney and the Choir
Join us via livestream for a creative rendering of our traditional Christmas Eve service. We give this night to ourselves and others as a gift, embracing the stillness of our souls within the magic of music, bells, spoken word, silence and candlelight. In this worship service, may the stillness of the holy night bless you and all beings.
Musicians include The Loftman-Cusacks, Kit Boulding,
Sylvia McNair, The Gift formerly known as Ray Fellman, the UUCB Car Choir, and the UUCB Choir.
Registration is FULL for In-person Attendance at Candlelight Christmas Eve Service on December 24
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Sunday, December 26, 2021
10:15 am Livestream and in-person
The Morning After--A Dialogue with Rev. Bill Breeden, Denise Breeden-Ost, and You
Reverend Bill Breeden
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We are working on a service that hopefully will be interactive, with opportunities for our live-stream viewers and in-house folks to join in the conversation. It will be a laid back coffee-on-the-table time to breathe, relax, and bask in the grace of the morning after. I mean really, who wants to hear a sermon the morning after? There will be music and the usual happenings, with no order of service but simply a time to be together. Hope you can join us in person or by virtue of the internet..
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Our Folks...
We mourn the passing of longtime member Bob DeVoe, a former president of our congregation and a steadfast co-chair of our Adult Religious Education program, who died on Sunday, December 19. We send our sympathy and healing thoughts to his wife Libby and their family and friends at this time of loss.
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Embracing the Interim:
Exploring our Religious Education Heritage
Everyone is invited to be a part of one of these experiences. This is a time to tell stories, listen to stories, and enjoy the beauty of this congregation’s religious education heritage. Everyone has stories. We hope you will join us for one of these sessions.
In-person session: Saturday, January 8, 2022 from 10:00 AM to Noon
Facilitators: Beth Lodge-Rigel and Michele Townsend Grove
Online session: Sunday, January 23, 2022 from Noon to 2:00 PM
Facilitators: Drew Schrader and Michele Townsend Grove
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Attention ALL AGES:
Please REGISTER for Religious Education!
As you may have heard, our congregation is switching to a new database. So at this time, we are asking everyone interested in religious education to register, whatever your age or life stage, and whether or not you anticipate enrolling in a program any time soon. We’ve tried to make this as easy as possible! All you have to do is click this link and fill out the information for our database. When you register you'll also receive a Patron Account for our RE Library, and you'll have the option of signing up for our Newsletter without needing to fill out an additional form! And, to make it more fun, anyone who registers by January 1 will receive a special gift in January 2022!
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Updated guidelines for gatherings in the church
The NEST Committee: Abby Gitlitz, Judy Klein, Rich LeDuc, Dan Lodge-Rigal, Jane McLeod, Sarah Sanchez, Melinda Swenson, Ann LeDuc, and Reverend Mary Ann Macklin
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Greet the New Year by being a Greeter!
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We Recently Sent 21-22 Pledge Statements Via Email
Please Download Your Statement Today
We successfully used our new database system to send Pledge Statements for 2021-22 pledges to everyone yesterday. Please note that there is a blue button to click on in that email to download your statement for your files. Please do so promptly. For security reasons, statements will just be available for a few days. Please also note that this statement was for contributions toward your 2021-22 Pledge, which started in July 2021. In January, we will send statements of all contributions received for any pledge year during calendar year 2021. Happy Holidays, and thank you for your support!
--Carol Marks, Church Administrator
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UU Humanists Meet December 26, 12:45 pm
The UU Humanist Forum will meet this Sunday at 12:45 pm via Zoom. David Keppel will lead a discussion on "War with China?" If you'd like to join us, please contact Harold Ogren or Ann Watzel for the link to the Zoom meetings and to be added to our email discussion list.
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New Monthly UU Doggy Meetup!
Meet with other UUs and their dogs on the first Monday of every month at the Switchyard Park dog park. If you don't have a dog, you are welcome to join us anyway and enjoy our dogs and company! The next gathering will be on Monday, January 3 at 3:00. Meet in the gated area between the large and small dog yards. No need to sign up, just show up. If you have questions contact Martha Dogan at 317-370-3824.
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Fellowship Dinners Restarting
With caution and our fingers crossed, we are restarting Fellowship Dinners. If you are interested in the possibility of participating, please go to Fellowship Potluck Dinners Sign Up for detailed information on how we are handling the dinners. Please note that we are limiting the dinners to participants who have been fully vaccinated. If you choose to sign up and are signing up as a couple, please include both names on the sign up form. Also, after you have filled out the form, please be sure to click the Submit Form button. You will receive a confirmation email with the information you included on the form. -- Kathy Gilbert
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UU Online Book Club reads...
The first half of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow will be discussed at the January 3 Book Club meeting. The second half of the book will be discussed at the March 7 meeting. The 1619 Project will be discussed on Feb 7. If you would like to join the book discussions, sign up here. The UU Online Book Club meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30 PM via Zoom. If you have questions email connect(at)uubloomington.org.
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“Writing as a Spiritual Practice”
With Rev. Barbara Child
A Drop-in Group on Zoom
Tuesdays 1-2 p.m., January 4 through February 22
I invite you to come along on this journey of personal exploration through writing in community. You are welcome to attend any or all sessions. Click here for a full description of how the group works. You will need to register by clicking here to get the Zoom link. The same link will work every session during the series.
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Your Church Office Staff is Available Monday-Friday
Church office will be closed December 24-January 1 for winter holidays.
In case of a pastoral emergency, please contact Reverend Breeden at 812-360-1779 or Reverend Macklin at 812-322-0205.
Please be alert for email phishing scams during the holidays, when the scammers will no doubt be busy.
Here is how to be in touch with the church administrative staff during their office hours after January 2, as they continue to work from home.
Church Administrator Carol Marks, M-F, 10-4, 812-287-9615, admin@uubloomington.org
Office Assistant Monica Overman, T, Th, 10-1, Friday 12:30-3:30, 812-322-5546, office@uubloomington.org
Office Assistant Mandy Skinner, M, W, F, 10:30-1:30, 812-340-9981, office@uubloomington.org
The land line at the church 812-332-3695 is checked for messages twice weekly.
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Change of Address Back to 2120 N. Fee Lane
We are once again receiving all church mail at 2120 N. Fee Lane, Bloomington IN 47408.
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Donations for Beacon: Look for bins at the Portico entrance |
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Covid-19 Booster Vaccines are now available
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Beware Email Fraud
Our ministers, staff, lay leaders, and board members will never send you email asking you for any money besides your pledge payment! This also means they will never use email to ask you to buy gift cards for them or anyone else.
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Masthead photo from the Internet. (modified by mro)
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Deadline for submissions to the Order of service and Friday UU Update
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Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana
2120 N. Fee Lane, Bloomington, Indiana 47408
Church mobile phone: 812-287-9615
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