Christmas Eve - Online Service

Join us for our online Christmas Eve service this year as we joyfully sing the carols of the season from around the globe and consider the deeper meaning of the story of Christmas.  

Date / Time: 
Thursday, December 24, 2020 - 6:00pm

"Mary: The Radical," UUSM Sunday Service - December 6, 2020

Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae

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Visitors Please Join Us on Sundays!

If you visit our service on any Sunday, and would like to meet people or learn more about our church, please join us for a special Visitor Meetup, via Zoom, after the service. Just contact visitormeetup@uusm.org for the link.

Marking Time (Online Service)

Theme: 
Stillness
Sunday, December 27, 2020 - 10:00am
Rev. Matthew Cockrum
 
How are you crossing the threshold this year? Spiraling, ascending, finishing, or counting the days? How we mark time matters.
 
The Rev. Matthew Cockrum serves as Minister for Spiritual Care and Practice at Fountain Street Church, an independent church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, Matthew is also trained in spiritual direction, yoga instruction, and end of life doula services and has served as a hospital chaplain.  Matthew’s ministries focus on music, movement, and meaning.
 

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service (Online Service)

Thursday, December 24, 2020 - 6:00pm
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae
Worship Associate: 
Sue Bickford
 
Join us for our online Christmas Eve service this year as we joyfully sing the carols of the season from around the globe and consider the deeper meaning of the story of Christmas.  Tonight’s offering will benefit the Minister’s Discretionary Account.

A Season of Lights (Online Service)

Theme: 
Stillness
Sunday, December 20, 2020 - 10:00am
Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins
Worship Associate: 
Chela Metzger
There are several holidays this month that are celebrated with candles and strings of lights. Each of these holy days invokes the Light from the Darkness. How might your world be different if the light within you shone more brightly around you? Let us remember why we light our candles. Let us end 2020 looking forward to the light of the New Year and our contribution to its brightness.

Our Divine Words (Online Service)

Theme: 
Stillness
Sunday, December 13, 2020 - 10:00am
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae
Worship Associate: 
Kikanza Nuri-Robins
 
“In the beginning was the Word… and the Word was G-d…” declares the scriptures of our Christian siblings. What about the words we speak and the ways we communicate? Is there something miraculous about our capacities for communication? What might religious wisdom teach us about good communication and the spiritual path?

Mary: The Radical (Online Service)

Theme: 
Stillness
Sunday, December 6, 2020 - 10:00am
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae
Worship Associate: 
Aubrey Sassoon
 
Our service explores the narratives and life of the most famous religious woman in the world, revered in the Christian and Islamic traditions, and often ignored by Protestantism. Let’s separate the myth from reality as we contemplate her life and a radical feminist revolution this Advent season.

Community Dialogue Circle - Zoom/Online

Holiday Chalice Circle

What do "The Holidays" mean to you? How have they been different so far this year? How will they be the same?

In the past, the winter holiday season may have meant family reunions, worship in the sanctuary, good food shared with friends, and festive outings. For many, this time of year may amplify an existing sense of loneliness -- especially during the pandemic, or alienation from religious beliefs and rituals, or disenchantment with commercialism, or generalized stress. 

If you would like to share your thoughts and feelings about the holiday season in a supportive virtual circle, you are invited to a facilitated dialogue on Wednesday, December 16, from 7-8:30pm. In gratitude for the gathered community of caring, we will speak our truths and listen, with compassion and humility, to each other’s deep expressions of self.

Thanks to the Pastoral Care Team for sponsoring the dialogue circle. Reverend Jeremiah will provide a pastoral frame for the conversation. 

For further information and to obtain the zoom link, please email stories@uusm.org.

 

Date / Time: 
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Contact Name: 
Audrey Lyness

Spiritual Grounding and Productivity 2-Week Drop-In - Zoom/Online

Join us for a weekday morning short meditation and check-in session to encourage connection and accountability around mindful presence and daily action. We will meditate for 10-15 minutes and share priorities, victories, and stumbling blocks in our work-at-home/family life in this unprecedented time. Led by Jacki Weber. 

Email uusmreassist@uusm.org for Zoom Room.

Date / Time: 
Repeats every day until Fri Dec 18 2020 except Sat Dec 12 2020, Sun Dec 13 2020.
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 9:00am - 9:30am
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 9:00am - 9:30am
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 9:00am - 9:30am
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 9:00am - 9:30am
Friday, December 11, 2020 - 9:00am - 9:30am
Monday, December 14, 2020 - 9:00am - 9:30am
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 9:00am - 9:30am
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 9:00am - 9:30am
Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 9:00am - 9:30am
Friday, December 18, 2020 - 9:00am - 9:30am
Contact Name: 
Jacki Weber