Wednesday, December 15th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Evening Sanctuary with Our Pastoral Care Team
Attendance: In-person (registration not required)
An opportunity for friends of all ages to visit our sanctuary for quiet reflection and candle lighting. This week our Pastoral Care Team will hold an optional guided discussion in Fellowship Hall that will include personal sharing of Joys and Sorrows.
Sunday, December 19th at 10:00 am
“To Cast Down the Mighty and Lift Up the Humble”
Service Led By Katie McQuage-Loukas, Ministerial Intern
Service Attendance: Registered In-person or via YouTube; Zoom Social Hour after service
Facts speak to the head, but stories speak directly to the heart. How can Unitarian Universalists find meaning in the Christmas narrative?
If you wish to attend this service in-person, please see your church email for instruction. Registration opens on Sunday, December 12th at 4:00 pm. This service will also continue to be live-streamed at 10:00 am on our YouTube channel for anyone wishing to view the service this way.
Wednesday, December 22nd from 5:00 – 8:00 pm (extended hours)
Winter’s Eve Evening Sanctuary
Attendance: In-person (registration not required)
An in-person holiday offering for friends of all ages to visit our sanctuary for quiet reflection and candle lighting. There will be readings each hour, time for reflection, silence, music, and candle lighting to warm the spirit as we all ready ourselves for winter. On Friday evening, our beloved Christmas Eve service will be offered online. If you are longing to sit in your candlelit sanctuary, we hope you will come to Winter’s Eve on Wednesday, December 22nd. This is an open event and no registration is required. Kindly enter through Summer Street doors.
Friday, December 24th at 5:30 pm
Christmas Eve Virtual Service on YouTube
Service Led By UUCR Staff & Choir
This year’s Christmas Eve service will be virtual. It premieres on YouTube at 5:30 pm, enabling congregants to view the service at that time or later over the weekend.
Sunday, December 26th at 10:00 am
UUA Pastoral Holiday Virtual Message on YouTube
UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray shares a pastoral holiday message to help remind us holidays and rituals are an invitation for reflection. In this video message, learn how President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray practices gratitude to help her be more intentional in naming the gifts that surround her and how we all share a fundamental interdependence.
Sunday, January 2nd at 10:00 am
“Living With Intention”
Service Led By UUCR Staff
Service Attendance: Registered In-person or via YouTube; Zoom Social Hour after service
A service of readings and music exploring our monthly Soul Matters theme, “Living With Intention.”
If you wish to attend this service in-person, please see your church email for instruction. Registration opens on Sunday, December 26th at 4:00 pm. This service will also continue to be live-streamed at 10:00 am on our YouTube channel for anyone wishing to view the service this way.