How do the wild and the natural world feed our spirit and inform our answers to life’s big questions?   This will also be the topic of the Chalice Circles for the week.  Rev. Sarah will be in the pulpit.

What does it take for a UU Fellowship to be sustainable?  We can we do our part for a more sustainable environmental impact.  More than that, what would it look like if we were financially sustainable, sustainable in our membership, and sustainable in our volunteerism?  How about sustainability in our faith and our spiritual lives?  Rev. Sarah will share this sermon, which was suggested by Julia Stewart after purchasing a sermon choice in the UUFF silent auction.

Dr. Kirsten Nielsen received her doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University. She has received advanced training in psychology, nutrition and reproductive health. She received training in meditation and biofeedback as treatments for a wide variety of chronic illnesses. Recognizing the impacts of stress and mental-emotional imbalance on the development of illness, Dr. Nielsen regularly includes meditation and other stress management techniques with her patients. She has had years of personal experience with the benefits of meditation and stress management in her own life. Dr. Nielsen currently practices at the Alaska Center for Natural Medicine.

Gender in our society is a deeply personal experience, and perceptions of gender color our social interactions. Understanding gender variance can be difficult even for the most compassionate of us. Joi us in challenging our notions of gender, and learn more about social and legal challenges faced by transgender people.

Come learn about some of the Martin Luther King Jr., Peace Pilgrim’s and Gandhi’s of the world today…look and see them all around us!

Come enjoy fellow UU members as they perform “Star Mother’s Youngest Child” as a play, based on the book by Louise Moeri.  Bring a simple gift wrapped for re-gifting if you would like to share with others.  We will have a gift swap and sharing at the end of the service.

There are clear points along the history of our life where we have stood squarely at a crossroads. Two paths beckoned, but we had to choose a particular path. As we look forward to the new year, we’ll start by looking back to explore the interesting paths we’ve taken that got us where we are. Come with your story. This service will be a discussion that all can participate in.

UUFF observes solstice 2011 (our 55th) on December 18. The midpoint of the winter, the pause, the chance to reflect, to dream, to celebrate the mystery of returning life, envelopes us in its’ spell. Come warm your hearts, come to hear the Soaring Eagle Drummers, come to knit the fabric of our community in this multigenerational service.

Come celebrate a Christmas service, multigenerational, complete with the nativity story, from a UU perspective.