Shared Warmth, Transformative Stories
Dear Ones,
It’s that time of year again. Our beloved community is gearing up for a season of shared warmth, transformative stories, and a dynamism that somehow snuggles up quite nicely next to moments of hallowed quiet.
Whether it’s sitting in the darkness together on the Winter Solstice, the quiet pool of reflection and carols on Christmas Eve, the Pageant’s joyful retelling of the old Christmas story, the calming circle of witness and embrace that makes our Blue Holiday Service so dear, or the embrace of community candlelight aglow in each one of them–there’s a place right here for you this season.
Remember this: our shared rituals aren’t the same without your shared reflections, your laughter, your hand reaching out in community. Show up for your community–that alone makes a difference. So come. Let us fill the long winter’s nights with the kind of warmth that kindles the heart, and sparks the spirit.
Catch you in the glow,
Glen Thomas
We’re highlighting our four holiday services below. You can attend them in person or virtually. Please note that service times are different than they have been in the past.
Also, there will be no Sunday morning worship service on December 24, Christmas Eve. Instead, please plan to attend the Candlelight service that evening.
Blue Holidays
December 16 at 7 p.m.
Building opens at 6:15, seating opens at 6:30
at church and virtual
Attend via Zoom
If you’re seeking a sanctuary to share and embrace your sorrow during this holiday period, we graciously invite you to our “Blue Holidays” service. Honoring the interplay of joy and sadness that characterizes this season, our service offers an empathetic space to witness your grief in community.
Winter Solstice Ritual
December 21 at 7 p.m.
Building opens at 6:15, seating opens at 6:30
at church and virtual
Attend via Zoom
Celebrate the longest night of the year and rejoice in the returning of the sun at our annual Winter Solstice Ritual. The celebration is one we build together as a community with earth-honoring traditions, music, shared moments in the darkness, and the bringing of warmth and firelight.
Christmas Pageant
December 23 at 4 p.m.
For audience members, the building will open around 3:15. Seating will open around 3:30.
at church and virtual
Attend via Zoom
Our annual Christmas Pageant is a beautiful telling of an ancient story. It is a tale of hope and hospitality, a reminder that every child is born a redeemer, a story that speaks to us all of what it means to be a seeker, a star, a singer, a wonderer, a wanderer, a wise one. Our Christmas pageant this year will be performed by our kids and youth on Saturday, Dec. 23 at 4 p.m. There will be a light reception with hot cocoa and cookies following the performance.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
December 24 at 7 p.m.
Building opens at 6:15, seating opens at 6:30
at church and virtual
Attend via Zoom
The annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at First Universalist is a time of meaning-making and music. This service is a weaving of ancient scripture readings, modern poetry, carols, silence, and lighting our hearts and spirit anew with the candlelight of Love.
NOTE: There will be no Sunday morning worship service on December 24.
