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OFFICE: The church office will be closed on New Year’s Day.
JANUARY: Pick up a J-Term at Plymouth card on the Welcome Desk or from one of the greeters. SUNDAY SCHOOL returns 1/5. BLESSED BELONGING SMALL GROUPS: Mini session in January! Three Sundays only (1/5, 1/12, 1/19). Sign up at plymouthucc.org/adults. FIRST NAME CLUB/ KITCHEN ANGELS: join the Angels to help with the First Name Club lunch for our seniormost seniors on the first Thursday of the month (but not in January! Second Thursday 1/9). To learn more, contact Marcia Hoefer or firstnameclub at plymouthucc.org. January: annual soup luncheon at noon. Sue Yadon will have a photo presentation of their trip to Peru this past fall. RSVP by 1/7: email [email protected], (970) 482.9212, or sign up in Fellowship Hall. LITURGIST: to join the worship leadership team as a liturgist, sign up here. We are following Advent Conspiracy this year; learn more here.
Christmas Eve Schedule, Tuesday 12/24. Full info & streaming here.
The church office will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Next Sunday (12/29) will be our traditional post-Christmas carol-singing service We are following Advent Conspiracy this year; learn more here. Parents! If you need childcare during the 9 o'clock hour while you go to a group, please contact Brooklyn by the preceding Thursday.
Tonight at 6 p.m. we will have our annual Longest Night Service. We are excited to partner with ISAAC and New Eyes Village this service in English and Spanish! Following worship (with special music on harp and flute), there will be fellowship, food, and a toy giveaway for kids aged 4-10 years! Service livestream here. Want to sing with the Chancel Choir this Christmas Eve at the 5 or 7 p.m. services, or even both? We could certainly use your participation this year in making a joyful noise together on this holy night. Join us for rehearsal this Wed. 12/18 at 7 p.m. No RSVP needed. Mark Heiskanen, Dir. of Music. EXTENDED! You can still donate poinsettias. Note: if the selection boxes for the red and white plants we already ordered say "no more available" choose the "additional plants" field, and we will do our best to order more. Donate here The Missions Marketplace. The donation deadline for checks is this Wed., 12/18 at 9 a.m. so they can be deposited. The online donation form is available here through Thurs. 12/19. You may put a check in the plate with TMM on the memo line. Missing anything? Please check the Lost and Found (located in the coat closet in the Narthex) and claim your items by 12/18. After that, all unclaimed items will be donated or tossed in preparation for Christmas. Christmas Eve Schedule, Tues. 12/24: 11 a.m. Family Service with Pageant, 5 & 7 p.m. Traditional Services. Full info here. The church office will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. KITCHEN ANGELS: join the angels to help with the First Name Club lunch for our seniormost seniors on the First Thursday of the month. To learn more, contact firstnameclub at plymouthucc.org LITURGIST: to join the worship leadership team as a liturgist, sign up here. BLESSED BELONGING SMALL GROUP: Do you have an idea for facilitating a small group? Want to dive into an interesting book or topic with your church people? If so, contact Delaney. We are following Advent Conspiracy this year. Learn more here. Adult small groups at 9 a.m. Info. Parents! If you need childcare during the 9 o'clock hour while you go to a group, please contact Brooklyn by the preceding Thursday.
The Missions Marketplace is TODAY, 12/8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Online donations are open here. New this year: frozen tamale purchases will be at the Marketplace (no pre-orders). Christmas poinsettias are available to donate here. Deadline is 12/10. Next Sunday, 12/15 at 6 p.m., We are excited to partner with ISAAC and New Eyes Village for our Longest Night of the year service in English and Spanish! Following worship (with special music on harp and flute), there will be fellowship, food, and a toy giveaway for kids aged 4-10 years! Livestream here Christmas Eve Schedule, Tues. 12/24: 11 a.m. Family Service with Pageant, 5 & 7 p.m. Traditional Services. Full info here. There are pictures from our wrapping party after church last Sunday on our Facebook page. Weekday Bible Study Group: Ways to Read the Bible. Wherever you are on your faith journey, whatever you know – or don't know – about the Bible, you are invited to join Ruth Billington for a 7-week exploration of ways to unlock its profound richness for our life today. Tuesdays, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Sign up here. Foothills Unitarian's Drag Christmas Spectacular returns! A fusion of theater, drag, and a queer retelling of the Christmas story benefiting Rainbow Villages. Evening shows age 16+ 12/20 & 21, 7 p.m. All ages show: Sat., 12/21, 2 p.m. Info, tickets here. We have 450 podcasts (almost all sermons) available, back to Advent 1 of 2015 on our sermon page or our Podbean page. Advent starts today. We are following Advent Conspiracy this year. More info here. Wrapping Party, Sun., 12/1 after worship. The whole church is invited to wrap donated toys for a Christmas giveaway with New Eyes Village. We will have cocoa, cookies, and Christmas music in Fellowship Hall as we wrap.
Adult small groups at 9 a.m. Sign up here. Parents! If you need childcare during the 9 o'clock hour while you go to a group, please contact Brooklyn by the preceding Thursday. First Name Club is Thurs., 12/5, at noon. A Christmas Dinner of ham and all the trimmings will be followed by Mark Heiskanen's presentation on historical Christmas music. RSVP for lunch by 12/3 to firstnameclub at plymouthucc.org, (970) 482-9212, or use signup in Fellowship Hall. $5 for lunch. The Get-a-Grip (50+ potluck) Christmas evening will be at the McGrew’s house on 12/7 at 6 p.m. It will be a white elephant gift exchange this year. Liz and Jack will prepare the main meat dish and will have some beverages. We would like everybody to bring a side dish to share. Just RSVP if you know that evening is going to be free. (Submit form by Thurs. 2 p.m. so it can be forwarded.) The Missions Marketplace is Sun., 12/8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Online donations are open. New this year: frozen tamale purchases will be at the Marketplace (no pre-orders). Christmas poinsettias are available to donate here. Deadline is 12/10. The November Leadership Council minutes are now posted. Weekday Bible Study Group: Ways to Read the Bible. Wherever you are on your faith journey, whatever you know – or don't know – about the Bible, you are invited to join Ruth Billington for a 7-week exploration of ways to unlock its profound richness for our life today. Tuesdays, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Sign up here. Foothills Unitarian's Drag Christmas Spectacular returns! A fusion of theater, drag, and a queer retelling of the Christmas story benefiting Rainbow Villages. Evening shows age 16+ 12/20 & 21, 7 p.m. All ages show: Sat., 12/21, 2 p.m. Info, tickets here. We have 450 podcasts (almost all sermons) available, back to Advent 1 of 2015 on our sermon page or our Podbean page. |