Week of 12.01.2024

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.