Sermon Archive 2011

December 24: Candlelight Services

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4:30 p.m. Children’s Service Led by Jennifer Pratt, Director of Religious Education. As the children enter they are given a small toy animal or character from the biblical story of Jesus’ birth. As the story unfolds, they are invited to bring their character to the front to help create the crèche. The service ends...
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December 18: “Voices of December”

A service of songs, poems, and stories that capture the beauty and deep meaning of the holy days of December. We’ll also celebrate our annual ritual of decorating the mitten tree with the hats, mittens, and gloves you bring for those in need. The Lay Worship Leader is Maureen Rice.      
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December 11: “Let There Be Light”

Light is a symbol of the divine in many cultures, including our own, as we begin our religious services with light. At this darkest time of year, we anxiously await light’s return. We explore its power in both a scientific and symbolic sense. Listen
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December 4: “What Is Coming for You?”

Do you hate the hustle and bustle of the season? Do you end the month frazzled and spent from too much activity and eating? In this service we invite you to center yourself in the themes of Advent: Faith, Hope, and Love, that you may know peace this season.   Read
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November 27: “Poetry, Prose, and Music of the Season”

We welcome you to this special service to hear compositions on the subjects of seasonal thanksgiving, the turning of seasons, spiritual, family, and decorative holiday preparations and other thoughtful topics that come to mind at this time of year. Coordinated by Robert Mohowski
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November 20: “Extending the Table”

This morning we gather to celebrate our annual multi-generational Thanksgiving service, in which we practice a discipline of gratitude by raising our awareness of the abundance in which we live and by sharing that abundance with others. There are many ways you can participate in the service: Bring back your Guest-At-Your-Table box filled with...
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November 13: “Awakening to the Sacred”

What is sacred for you? Do moments of sacredness surprise you? Do you cultivate them? How does awareness of the sacred transform you? How might it affect the way you live? This is sermon four in our fall series. Listen Read      
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