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Minister’s Message 12/23/20

REMINDER Christmas Eve Candles Await You!
One of the special moments of the Christmas Eve service is the lighting of candles during “Silent Night.” We have candles ready for you, and there are two ways you can have them in your home in time!

  1. Stop by during the week and take candles from the table by the Little Lending Library.
  2. Email Rev. Lisa at revlisa@uucmtka.org and UUCM elves will deliver them to your doorstep.

You are also invited to view the UUCM Choir performance of “Sweeter Still“, below Rev. Lisa’s message.

This week’s message reflects on the Solstice tradition of gathering evergreen boughs for the winter months. Rev. Lisa honors the wisdom and endurance of the trees and what they have to offer us this year.

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Sweeter Still

To celebrate the holiday season together, we share this gift from our music ministry.

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Minister’s Message 12/16/20

You are also invited to view the encore presentation of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” below Rev. Lisa’s message.

This week’s message reflects on the challenges of our holiday preparations and expectations. Rev. Lisa shares her annual fear that she will somehow fail Christmas and what it has taught her through the years.

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of UUCM’s Holiday Pageant, we share this gift from our music ministry. Enjoy “The Twelve Days of Christmas” from last Sunday’s pageant!

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Minister’s Message 12/9/20

You are also invited to view the encore presentation of “Sing We Now of Christmas” below Rev. Lisa’s message.

This week’s message reflects on our collective power to create a more loving and just world in this holiday season. Rev. Lisa tells the story of one congregation’s practice of the greater good and invites us to consider how we can make a difference, too.

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Sing We Now of Christmas

To celebrate the holiday season, we share this gift from our music ministry. Enjoy “Sing We Now of Christmas” from last Sunday’s service!

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From the Board: December 2020

Each month, a member of the board will share a reflection on the Soul Matters monthly theme and the state of the church. The theme for December is Stillness. This month’s post is offered by Cathy Bujold.

We seem to be in a season of stark contrasts.

On the one hand, there is so much silence.  My husband Dan and I spent a quiet Thanksgiving without extended family – without my parents, without our children and grandchildren.  Our church building, built to allow us to gather together and to sing together, is instead silent for the most part.  And then of course there is the silence of those whose lives have been snuffed out by the pandemic . . . and the silent toll this pandemic is taking on all of us . . . Too much silence.

And at the same time, there is so much noise.   The cacophony of the election and its aftermath.  Jarring social media posts.  Incessant clamoring of competing points of view.  The dissonant diatribes of a divided nation . . . Too much noise.

Last Sunday during worship Lois Saunders selected the poem “To Worship” by Jacob Trapp which was read by Gary Charles.  There was a line in that poem that particularly stood out for me. “To worship is to listen in the face of the storm to the still small voice inside.” Continue reading →