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The Weekly
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December 6, 2018
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AA Meeting
Saturdays
5:00 p.m.
Covenant Group
1st & 3rd Sundays
11:45 a.m-1:00 p.m.
Dialogue Group
2nd & 4th Sundays
11:45 a.m-1:15 p.m.
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Visit our YouTube channel to view our sermons
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Can you help?
Our church, through its Social Justice Ministry Team, supports the Food Pantry at St. Stephen's Church in Lynn.
Donations of non-perishable food items
may be left in the marked box
in the front hall.
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Weekly Update
Sunday, December 9-15, 2018
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Sanctuary Meeting
Tuesday, December 11
What does being a sanctuary church look like from the perspective of the congregation? When we welcome the stranger, who stocks the kitchen and who does the laundry? Join us at 7pm on Tuesday, December 11 for a behind-the-scenes talk about sanctuary. There will also be an informal potluck at 6pm to welcome our speakers, all are welcome to bring a dish to share. Members of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist church of Bedford will share how their congregation came to be a physical sanctuary, the logistics of hosting a guest, and what it means for regular people to put faith into action. Childcare will be provided.
Need a ride to the event? Contact LUUP member Mary Gatlin at [email protected] or call the church at 781-595-8836.
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Am I a Member of UUCGL?
As we continue our discernment process about b
e
c
omi
n
g
a
Sanctuary Congregation it seems a goo
d t
i
me to
remind
everyone that our congregation is
governed by the
democratic
proc
ess and that only certified church members will be eligible to vote on th
is issue.
If you are wondering, "Am I a member of UUCGL?" pleas
e contact the office to check your status.
For those who are considering becoming members and formalizing their relationship with the church, we will be holding Path To Membership orientation sessions in late January/early February. Please contact Gloria Kozlosky or Ruth Griffin if you would like to attend.
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"Sacred People"
Rev. Dr. Victoria Weinstein
Sunday, December 9
10:00 a.m.
Special music with a message about who has power in the sacred stories told at Advent (hint: it's not the emperors and governors).
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Annual Children's Pageant
December 16
The children of UUCGL will lead us in worship with a dramatic exploration of
"Light in the Darkness." Children of
all ages are encouraged to participate and are asked to come to Sunday School on the 2nd and 9th for rehearsal and planning and are asked to arrive on the 16th at 9:15am. We also need adults to help with costume, set design and staging. If you can help, or if you'd like more information, email the DCLL at [email protected] .
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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Monday, December 24
We gather for our traditional service of carols, stories and a Christmas message at 5:30 p.m.
All ages are welcome, and please join us for fellowship afterward; hosted by Kathleen and Ed Henneberry and Kelly Slater.
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December 50/50 Sunday Offertory:
My Brother's Table
This month's 50/50 offering will support the work of My Brother's Table. Founded in 1982 My Brother's Table is the largest soup kitchen on the North Shore, and has provided over 3 million hot, free meals and outreach to men, women and children in need. MBT has been open for over 10,000 consecutive days, and served 186,000 last year alone. Today the problems of hunger and poverty continue to exist in Lynn and across the country.
The Social Justice Ministry Team will match donations up to $500 for this cause.
Please make checks payable to My Brother's Table.
Thank you for your generosity.
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Christmas Poinsettias
Order your poinsettias now in memory or honor of friends or loved ones. Please bring your plant(s) home after the December 16 Children's Pageant to enjoy in your own home or to give as gifts. The cost of each plant is $12.50. A complete list of donors and those honored will be listed in the Sunday Order of Service. Forms and envelopes can be found on the ushers' table and the welcome table in the church foyer; complete the form (please print), and return it to the church office, with payment, by Monday, December 10. (You may also place your order envelope in the Sunday offertory plate.)
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Tech Team Support
We are looking for a person or two to learn how to videotape worship services and upload them to our YouTube Channel for the Sundays Steve Deveau can't be there. If you would like to join the UUCGL Tech Team, please let Rev. Vicki know. You may also be asked very occasionally to help set up the projector for programs.
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Centerpiece Making
This Saturday, December 8th
for MBT Holiday Party
Join the UU Women on Saturday, December 8, at 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall to create festive tabletop decorations for the holiday dinner party at My Brother's Table. We will be cutting greens, so bring pruning shears if you have them. Please bring decorative greens from your yard if you are able!
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Ornament Making
This Sunday, December 9
As you are enjoying your treats at Fellowship Hour, have fun being creative by making holiday ornaments to take home, give as gifts, or to decorate our tree in the church foyer.
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Christmas Tea and Musical Program - December 12th
The Unitarian Universalist Women of Greater Lynn present their Annual Christmas Tea and Musical Program ..... with holiday favorites ..... on Wednesday, December 12 at 1:00 p.m..
Please join us for music and refreshments.
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Wisdom Circle
Second Thursday of each month
12:00-1:30 in the Fellowship Room
Please bring a bag lunch to
our December 13 gathering.
Wisdom Circle
is a monthly gathering gea
red to
w
ard seniors to share the perspectives and life ex
periences
of old
er age. It is intended to be supportive and informative, a program both of faith development and pastoral ministry.
The facilitators are Rev. Dr. Victoria Weinstein, Gloria Kozlosky and
Ruth Griffin.
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My Brother's Table
Holiday Party
Save the date! My Brother's Table Holiday Party will be on Saturday, December 15th. We are looking for volunteers to help prepare food, serve dinner and appetizers, clean up, and decorate. Sign up sheets are on the Social Justice Ministry Team bulletin board in the Parish Hall. If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Gunther at [email protected] or 781-718-2085.
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Do you have a favorite food from Denmark, Ic
e
land
, F
i
n
land, Norway or Sweden? W
hether or not you're
descended
fr
o
m Scandinavians, you're welcome to join in and contribute to the annual
Scandinavian Fellowship Hour on Sunday, Dec. 16.
It's
a UUC
GL tradition!
If you have any questions, or if you want to let us know what you plan to bring, please contact Jim Peterson at [email protected]. But feel to contribute even if you haven't been in touch in advance.
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Soul Strength: A Monthly Gathering
for Activists and Caregivers
Wednesdays 7:00-8:15 p.m.
December 19
For all those whose care for others can lead to des
p
a
ir
, isolation and burn-out. Meditation, check-in, a healing
and encour
aging message. Solidarity and support. Drop in. People of all faiths and no faith warmly welcome. Caring for the souls of those wh
o care about the world.
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Holiday Gift Items Available
at the Fair Trade Sales Area
If you need a gift basket assortment, a single gift item, or a stocking stuffer, then the fair trade area is the place to visit! Operated by the Denominational Connections Ministry Team, the site offers five varieties of coffee, three teas, extra virgin olive oil, several choicolate bars, and dried mangos.
Products for sale are obtained from Equal Exchange, a Massachusetts based cooperative distributor dedicated to encouraging small family farms that follow sound ecological practices. The distributor donates a portion of its coffee sales to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. Income, after expenses, are used by the UUCGL Denominational Connections Miniustry Team to fund its activities.
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Our Mitten Tree!
Bags of mittens, hats and scarves were picked up for delivery to Lynn Community Health Center following our Mitten Tree decorating during last Sunday's Worship Service.
Your generosity will be thanked as you help keep children and adults in need warm this winter! Thank you!
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The Giving Tree
Our Giving Tree was set up in the church foyer this past Sunday, and there are only two ornaments left! Please consider giving a gift so no one is left out! Choose an ornament yourself or share with someone else!
All gifts should be wrapped and returned by December 16. Please affix the gift tag securely to your gift; it will be the only identifier to ensure it gets to the correct child.
This year's Giving Tree will provide gifts to families working with HopeWell. HopeWell Inc.'s mission is to support and uplift individuals through a blend of professional expertise, data-driven best practices, and one on one nurturing. Gifts will be for families in the Somerville office's Family Support and Stabilization program that serves families in the Greater Boston and North Shore area working with the Department of Children and Families and also the DDS parenting program that serves mothers and children experiencing developmental delay.
Thank you in advance for taking part in this giving opportunity.
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Enter our Sixth
Annual
Snow Person Building
Contest!
Enter the Green Sanctuary Ministry Team's 6th annual Snow Person Building Contest by sending an email photo of your snowperson to
[email protected] OR by putting it in the GSMT's Mailbox in the church lobby by March 1st.
Prizes will be awarded and photos of the winners will be posted on the GSMT Bulletin Board in the Parish Hall.
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Does the Office Know Your Current Contact Information?
Please keep your name, address, phone number, and e-mail current in the church office. E-mail Elizabeth Muller with your correct information. Not sure what information we have on file for you? Call Elizabeth at 781-595-8836, ext. 10.
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Covenant Group
Covenant Group is open to anyone from the church interested in learning about and experiencing small group ministry. Gatherings are 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
in the "Faces" classroom, the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. If you are interested in joining this group, or even just sitting in to see if you like it, please speak to
Lyssa Andersson or Suzanne Forgione.
We encourage visitors to try it out for at least three consecutive sessions to get a real feeling for the group. One need not be a UUCGL member, or even a Unitarian Universalist to join a covenant group here.
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Dialogue Group
"Dialogue" is a way of practicing deep listening that enables us to share personal experiences and thoughts in a way that collectively builds a more expansive understanding of ourselves and the world around us. We move from reaction to connection. The dialogue is preceded by a short "discursive meditation." Dialogue and the discursive meditation are part of the method of Cafh, a path of spiritual unfolding. For information about Cafh: www.cafh.org; the discursive meditation: http://www.seedsofunfolding.org/issues/08_11/inspiration.htm and dialogue,
http://seedsofunfolding.org/issues/04_06/features_1.htm
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The Dialogue Group meets the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at 11:45 a.m. All are welcome when able to attend. Contact Ron Fishman at [email protected] for more information.
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