Dec 7: Rev. Diane Diachishin, Gratitude Waits Patiently. While we cry ourselves to sleep, gratitude waits patiently to console and reassure us that there is a landscape larger than the one we can see” (S. Breathnach). For those feeling stressed by the holidays, this sermon will look at the benefits of the practice of gratitude and how it is used by different cultures and religions to stay grounded during perilous times.

Dec 14: Celia Reissaig, Dancing with Words. The poetry that I will share with you touches on
many aspects of human experience, where joy is a companion even amongst the challenges that life throws our way. In my writing, I dance with shadows; I probe places of light and darkness. In the difficult times in which we live, joy can be our salvation and give us the strength to carry on. Poetry is a portal into joy; join me in this journey.

Dec 21: Join us for Sunday service. Today we will share carols and music sprinkled with holiday messages.

Dec 28: Joyce White, (they, them) Unity, Bravery, and the Call to Our Better Selves. On January 21, 2025, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, stood at the nationally televised Inaugural Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral. With searing bravery, Bishop Budde chose to issue a “final plea” to President Trump seated only feet away—fully aware that powerful and consequential ears were listening. She looked straight into his eyes and called on him to act with decency and mercy. How does her courage relate to us as Unitarian Universalists? How are we called to act?