This month has been many thigs for me personally and through it all I've been so grateful for all of you. I hope you enjoy these photos below and get a little taste o the epic adventures we have had.

What a deeply grounding and magical experience to participate in this year's Solstice Labyrinth Walk. We used the spiral in our RE backyard and slowly placed candles into the dark, everygreen edged spiral. And little by little, the spiral was lit up with each of our little specks of light. The gong bath during the whole ritual made it all the more meditative and magical. Thank you to all who made this happen. What a blessing.

Soul Matters Sharing Circle is a compilation of resources for RE, Ministry, and Small Groups that UU Congregations across the country use, following a new theme each month.

This is from the Soul Matter's team: "The theme this month is Opening to Joy. In this session, we explore changing our perspective, redirecting our gaze to find joy, even in tough times. Do we see a glass half empty or half full? If we redirect our gaze from the emptiness, we can see the fullness. We can look at the winter solstice in the same way: it is the darkest day of the year, and it is the return of the light. Viewing it through a positive lens shifts it from a time of depletion to a time of joy! This is especially important in our time of COVID, climate change, and racism. In order to take on these challenges, we must be able to keep hope and joy in our sights. That’s where the strength will come to bring change."

I've been loving our all-ages, parents included, outside RE program so far this year. It's such a sweet and precious form of family worship that I can't wait to continue.

At this time, masks are optional outside, and mandatory inside the building.

December 26th: Take a break! We will have no in person service or RE this day

January 2nd: Rev. Denis will present his first service in the sanctuary. We will contemplate the new year in RE and what we would like to call in to our lives

January 9th: We will have a Time for All Ages at the beginning of service where families are invited to start upstairs. Then we will move downstairs to sew together our RE identity quilt!