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The Season of Humility and Awe
The Order of Service for Sunday, December 23
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Sunday, December 23, The Season of Humility and Awe
Rev. Jonathan Rogers
“Jesus embodies the best of what humanity can be: compassionate, humble, brave, and mortal. Jesus asks us to make the most of our life, to create joy where there is pain, to care for the poor and question the powerful, and —perhaps most importantly — to question the purpose of our own lives. What will we leave in our wake? In whom will we be reborn? What light can we bring in the darkness?”- Alex Klingenberg
Monday, December 24, 7 pm, Christmas Eve Service, Celebration of Light
Rev. Jonathan Rogers and Rev. Joan A. Davis
For everything there is a season—a time to die and a time to be born. With the arrival of winter’s low dark sky, communities around the world look to the miracle of light as a sign of rebirth and a source of hope. We celebrate the promise of new life and recommit ourselves to the protection of everyone’s right to his or her own radiant humanity.
Sunday, December 30, 10 am-12 pm Labyrinth Walk, no worship service.
John and Traci Montgomery and Melissa Mulvaney and Joe Keller are hosting the labyrinth walk, which has been generously provided to us again this year by The Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta.
Drop in any time between 10am-noon and you will see a labyrinth cover the sanctuary floor. While you are waiting your turn to walk the labyrinth, check out some different stations that we’ll have set up in the building. At one, you can read more about labyrinths and enjoy some inspiring readings. At another, you can drop a stone in the water to remember loved ones or honor a turning point in your life. At a third station, you will find special slips of paper that dissolve in water. Write down something you’d like to let go of, and experience healing as you see the paper dissolve before your eyes. At a fourth station, you can offer a gift to NWUUC to help keep our community vibrant and growing. Hand labyrinths will also be available. Families are invited to walk the Labyrinth together. There will be no RE or nursery care and no coffee hour.
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Care Corps
If you are going through difficult times and would like emotional support or are in any situation where support and caring are needed, contact:
Rev. Jonathan Rogers, Minister, 770-955-1408
Rev. Joan A. Davis, Community Minister, 404-275-0236
Maria Drinkard, 678-644-6480
Karen Edmonds, 770-851-1354
Linton Hopkins, 678-938-8858
Valerie Johnson, 404-281-4255
Lil Woolf, 404-276-6189
Care Corps Announcements
A memorial service for Harold Mann will be held Saturday, January 5th, at 2pm in the Northwest sanctuary.
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Christmas Eve Cookies Needed
We traditionally serve hot cider and cookies at our Christmas Eve Service.
Bakers, if you would like to donate some much appreciated cookies, please contact Anne Bennett at anne.bennett@gmail.com or phone 770-392-1080.
Your treats may be dropped off before the Monday service or on Sunday, Dec. 23rd.
Happily, Pam and Dave Zenner have volunteered to be our Christmas Eve Kitchen Angels.
SECOND HOUR EARTH MINISTRY
DEC. 23
Senior Network 11:30, Art Gallery
Beyond Coffee 11:30, Chapel
Hungry Ear Coffeehouse
January 5, 7 pm
January 5th’s Hungry Ear Coffeehouse will feature the return of the popular hometown touring trio, Highbeams, and the Hungry Ear debut of touring artists, The Rough and Tumble!
Highbeams are a trio of brothers that play emotive, high energy Folk Rock. Since their first show on New Years Eve 2012, the band has captured audiences all over the Southeast with their warm, personable stage presence and rich three-part harmonies.
On their new album, We Made Ourselves a Home When We Didn’t Know (February 2018), the Americana duo The Rough & Tumble retrace their mileage back to their footsteps and explore the struggle between going home and being home already when there’s no other home and everywhere is home.
January 8, 7:30 pm
 Relax after the holidays and share quiet time with other seekers at our contemplative service on Tuesday, January 8 at 7:30 pm in the sanctuary. Join Traci Montgomery and Lil Woolf for our In the Spirit service as we meditate, light candles, sing and hear thoughtful readings.
Homeless Veterans’ Clothing Drive
December 2-February
There is a new procedure begun last winter whereby a group called Veterans Community Resource and Referral Center has been set up at Fort McPherson for verified homeless vets, along with a collection center at the VA in Decatur. Frequently they also go out directly to the Vets living under the bridges, etc. The clothing we donate is given to them and the veterans can choose what they need.
Clothing for job interviews is now accepted, whereas before only street clothes were needed. The vets are also given help finding shelter and job training. Sleeping bags, underwear, socks, gloves, shoes and hats are always in big demand. The usual big blue box is in the lobby for your donations. Please put everything in plastic trash bags that tie on top. The drive has been very successful the last few years, so let’s keep it going! Any questions? Ask Renee or Michael Burke: reneeandmike@mindspring.com.
Second Friday Documentary Night
Friday, January 11
As a way of inspiring discussion within our community, Beyond Coffee is starting a monthly Documentary Night! It will be a great opportunity to meet new people and to hear a perspective you may not be otherwise exposed to.
The first documentary screening will be January 11, open to everyone. There will be a sign-up sheet in the lobby throughout December. Please add your name and email if you’re interested in attending and would like to receive updates.
December Share-the-Plate
Community Assistance Center
This month, Northwest is again supporting our long-time partner, the Community Assistance Center (CAC). The CAC is on the forefront of the effort to fight food insecurity and hunger in Northwest’s Sandy Springs / Dunwoody neighborhood. While the CAC provides numerous services to families in need, including emergency rent and utilities assistance, clothing, school supplies, and job placement assistance, one of the primary roles filled by the CAC is alleviating hunger at their food pantry facility in Sandy Springs. There, the CAC provides non-perishable groceries, produce, fresh food and holiday baskets to low-income families. CAC’s pantry is a “client choice market” that allows the families they serve to shop for their own groceries from the items that they have available on the pantry shelves using vouchers. More than 1200 families per month visit the CAC’s food pantry and they provide nearly $1 million in no-cost food to the community annually.
CAC relies upon donations of food, time and money from individuals, groups and local businesses. However, CAC’s member congregations – which number more than two dozen Sandy Springs faith communities, including Northwest – are vital to its ability to serve the community. In recognition of our support of CAC’s good work, we have selected CAC as our December Share-the-Plate recipient. Each Sunday during the month of December, half of all non-designated funds collected during the Sunday offering will go the CAC. Please give as generously as you are able.
Share the Plate Christmas Eve
The Share-the-Plate offering for Christmas Eve will go to the Northwest Minister’s
Discretionary Fund. Please make checks payable to NWUUC and write “MDF” in the memo line. Thank you for your generosity.
RE This Week
Photo courtesy of Nancy Johnson
12/23. Nursery and activity time through 11:30. No 2nd hour.
12/24. Nursery only during Christmas eve service.
12/30. No nursery. No RE. A family day for all at the labyrinth.
1/6. RE classes begin again.
YOUTH JOIN IN THE WORSHIP SERVICE EACH 1ST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
The younger and older youth are invited to join in the worship service on the 1st Sunday of each month as readers, worship associates, chalice lighters, sound tech help, story tellers, and even musicians. Contact the DRE to join in.
CALL FOR CHALICE LIGHTERS
NWUUC welcomes children’s participation in the Sunday services as chalice lighters. Please sign up your child or youth to be a chalice lighter at least once each semester so NWUUC can honor them. Here is a link to sign up:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050f4aaeac2f4-nwuuc
Questions? Concerns? Please contact the DRE, Christina Branum-Martin,
re@nwuuc.org 713-492-8374
The church office will be closed December 25, 2018-January 1, 2019
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UCA Women’s March Trip to DC
January 19, 2019
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The UUCA Social Justice program has chartered a bus and reserved rooms in Washington, D.C. We are heading to D.C. on Friday, January 18th and returning Sunday, January 20th. The total cost of the trip is $439/ person, which includes two breakfast and lunch meals and a double occupancy room. Space is limited, so reserve your spot as soon as possible. For questions, please contact Francella Perryman at Francella.Perryman@uuca.org. More info here.
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Sunday, December 23, 10 am The Season of Humility and Awe
Rev. Jonathan Rogers
Sunday, December 23, 11:30 am Second Hour, Senior Network, Art Gallery
Sunday, December 23, 11:30 am Second Hour, Beyond Coffee, Sanctuary
Monday, December 24, 7 pm Christmas Eve Service, Celebration of Light
Rev. Jonathan Rogers and Rev. Joan A. Davis
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