Virtual Christmas Brunch – 10 a.m. (Zoom only)
Get your eggnog or hot cocoa and join hosts Gene and Laura Basanta and your Fellowship friends for this online-only time of gathering and sharing from the comfort of home! (This service is Zoom-only.)
Archives: Services
Christmas Eve Service, Saturday 6 pm
We celebrate Christmas with candlelight, carols, and story at this special family-friendly evening service. There will be room in the inn – and the internet – for all! Music by Ginivra Herr (cello), Joe Palermo (guitar), and Stephanie Reece (vocal). (In-person and on Zoom.)
Yuletide Cheer
In this multigenerational service, we will mark the winter solstice with ancient and modern practices including seasonal music, and the burning of a Yule log. Music by Elana Floyd-Kennett. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
Crappy Holidays
All of us have had less than merry moments in past holiday seasons; some of us dread the whole month of December. In this service, Rev. Sarah looks at how we might prepare ourselves spiritually and emotionally for a more awe-filled (or at least a less awful) holiday season. Music by Warren Bush. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
Matin: Wonder-full
Music, meditations, and silence are modes of opening to wonder in this Matin Service. Rev. Sarah will share words, Pat York will share music, and we’ll all share moments of silence to waken our spirit of curiosity. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
Life Changes
CUF members Elisa Hummer, Bethann Seibold, and Nan Sorrels will share their experiences with recent changes in their lives, to include moving, new jobs, new schools, new congregation, retirement, and more. Music by Cal Vine. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)
Thanksgiving Bread Service
Our first-ever hybrid version of our annual intergenerational celebration of harvest will nourish the mind, body, and spirit. We will hear stories from CUF bakers, break bread together, and give thanks for being together, both in person and on-line. Music by Candy Davis.
Subject to Change
With guest minister Rev. Jim Foti. There’s the change we create, and the change that happens to us. Join us as we explore the challenges of living in turbulent times and the ways that our community can bring hope, joy, care, and humor on the journey. Music by Warren Bush. Rev. Foti is a free-range UU minister based in Wisconsin, a graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological School who served for eight years as an asst. minister at the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.
November Matin on “Change”
Traditionally, a “matin” is a service of song and prayer. Our version of a matin is a service of music, reflection, and blessings. Join us for meditations on Change, our theme for November, and music by Bob Swenson and Elana Floyd-Kennett. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)
Samhain Service
In many traditions, ancestors are considered a part of the ‘interdependent web of all existence,’ and connections between them and the living are recognized and celebrated. Our all-ages observance of the Wiccan highest holy day will include rituals marking the end of the harvest, the beginning of winter/New Year, and honoring the dead. We’ll examine how Samhain, and paganism, are important to UUism. All are invited to bring photos/mementos of deceased loved ones for the Samhain altar. Music by Elana Floyd-Kennett. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)