Friday News Update December 23, 2011
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church - Unitarian Universalist Friday News Update December 23, 2011
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Theme for December: Incarnation “The incarnation is true, not of Christ exclusively, but of [Humanity] universally, and God everlastingly.” ~ James Martineau |
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December 24, Saturday: Christmas Eve Services, 4 PM+8 PM. 4 PM Christmas Eve Service - Leia Durland-Jones, DRE & Rev. Erik Walker Wikstrom. This joy-filled service will be our interactive re-telling of the Christmas story. Come ready to jump right in and play the part of one of the characters in this timeless tale of wonder, mystery, and love. Donations of new mittens, gloves, socks, and hats will be received for those in need. At the end of the service, we will proceed to the front portico and search the skies for Santa and his sleigh! Potluck cookie reception after. 7 PM Christmas Eve Communion. All are invited to the Christmas Eve Communion in the Sanctuary led by Rev. Eric Walker Wikstrom with support from TJMC-UU Christian Fellowship. 8 PM The Candles of Christmas - Rev. Erik Walker Wikstrom. A Christmas service to which all ages are invited. Holiday music and stories, candle lighting, and exiting on Silent Night. The offering will go to the Minister’s Discretionary Fund. Potluck cookie reception after. (Child care will not be available as none of our screened providers are available.) December 25, Sunday: The Stories of Christmas, 10 AM (Only) Service. If your children were up and done with their presents by 5:30 AM, or you have not had enough of holiday cheer, come to this multigenerational service of stories and song, including Rev. Erik’s “legendary” interpretation of the well-known tale, The Clown of God. Child care will not be available (none of our screened providers are available.) |
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Parents please note, there are no Religious Education classes or child care this Sunday. There will be no RE or child care on Sunday January 1, 2012. Children are always welcome in worship.
The Comfort Room at the Rugby Road entrance of the Sanctuary is designed for parents with young children. Audio from the service can be heard in the Comfort Room. |
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uucharlottesville.org Information Go To Links December 2011 Bulletin: http://www.uucharlottesville.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/december-2011-monthly-bulletin-2pub.pdf Calendar: http://www.uucharlottesville.org/calendar Sermons: http://www.uucharlottesville.org/about/worship-life/services-and-sermons |
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Church This Week. December 23, Friday: Church Office Closed for Holiday. December 26-30: Church Office Closed for Holiday. December 27, Tuesdays: AFD: Why Evil Exists, No Class. December 27, Tuesday: AFD: Belief and Reason: Readings & Discussion in Psychology and Philosophy, No class. December 28, Ongoing Wednesdays: Weekly Lunchtime Labyrinth Walk Cancelled. December 28, Ongoing Wednesdays: AFD: Wednesday Wonderings, No class. December 29, Thursdays: Active Minds, No meeting. Will not meet again until January. December 30, Friday: No Friday Email. December 31, Saturday: Twelfth Annual New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk, 5-7 PM, Social Hall. Make your plans now to walk our beautiful Chartres-design canvas labyrinth. Live music by Suzanne Morris on hammered dulcimer. Refreshments in the Parlor. Plenty of time for your New Year’s Eve festivities afterward. Help with set-up and take-down would be greatly appreciated. Info: labyrinth@uucharlottesville.org. January’s Sermon Theme: Death. W. Somerset Maugham once observed, “Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it.” Instead, we will spend the month of January – sometimes called “the dead of winter” – exploring the inevitability of death, our response(s) to grief and loss, death as a metaphor, and even the potential gifts of our mortality. January 1, Sunday: Sermon - Transitioning with Grace, 10 AM (Only), Sanctuary. All ages encouraged to come worship together. Child care will not be available as none of our screened child care providers are available. At this service on New Year’s Day, we will reflect on what it means to leave behind the past and allow for new possibilities. Ministry Associate Chaplain Alexandra McGee will be preaching. January 1, Sunday: Artist Reception, 11 AM, Social Hall. January 2, Monday: Church Office Closed for the Holiday. |
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Church Notes & Requests for Help Do You Know… Gifts of cash or securities can be made to the TJMC-UU Endowment Fund in three ways: Current Gift - An outright gift. Memorial or Honor Gift - A donation in honor of or in memory of a church member or friend. Bequest - Gifts made by including TJMCUU in your will. These gifts can be directed to the unrestricted fund or to any of the three restricted funds, which are the Abrahamse Fund for music, the Bristol Fund for building maintenance, and the Cheetham Fund for RE teacher training. Volunteers Welcome: Do you feel moved to help coordinate our CareNet program? CareNet helps arrange meals and rides for congregation members during times of special need. The coordinator contacts other members to match up people to help each other out. Contact Chaplain Alexandra McGee, Ministry Associate, ma@uucharlottesville.org. Back by popular demand – 2012 Attractions Coupon books only $25 to benefit the 2012-13 Coming of Age class. Just in time for holiday gift giving. See Margaret Gorman at the Scrip table on Sunday. We did not plan to sell the books this year but your requests for them has been overwhelming! Thanks for your support of our Coming of Age class! A limited number of 2011 books (five only!) available for $5 a piece! Stock Donations: We would like to remind everyone that if you plan to donate stock to the church before the end of the calendar year as payment towards your pledge or for some other type of contribution, remember that it takes several weeks to complete that transaction. Also, the proceeds from stock transfers often come to the church without any donor identification on them. Therefore, if you intend to donate stock to the church, please complete a stock transfer form, available at the Church Office or on the Administrative Council bulletin board, in advance of the donation, so we may properly credit your account. The stock transfer form in the Church Office contains information about the church account to which the stock may be donated. Registration for the 2011-2012 Religious Education Program for Children & Youth is available at http://www.uucharlottesville.org/education/religious-education-program-registration on the church’s website. All families with children infants through twelfth grades participating in the program need to register. |
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