December Holiday Services
Blue Holidays Service
Wednesday, December 18
7:00 p.m. • Ames Chapel
For many the holidays only accentuate a lack of connection or bring back the grief we all carry. Join Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs and Ahmed Anzaldúa for evening chapel service of poetry, music, mediation, and sharing.
Winter Solstice Celebration
Saturday, December 21
7:00 p.m. • Parish Hall
Come join us for a contemplative, fun and family friendly, Celtic inspired ritual to mark the turning of the year as darkness gives way to the growing light. This participatory ritual will include chanting, meditation, candle lighting, singing and cauldron jumping. Children and youth are especially welcome and are invited to bring noise makers and animal masks. Questions? Contact Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs at janne@unityunitarian.org.
Family Sunday: When the Guns Fell Silent
Sunday, December 22
9:00 and 11:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m.
Come worship with the whole church family! After the carols have been shouted or requested and sung, Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs, Rev. KP Hong, Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs, and worship associate Erika Sanders will pause to reflect on the spiritual courage of the soldiers who defied their orders and lay down their guns and exchanged carols, cigarettes, and photographs from home, with their enemies on the battlefields of World War I. Musicians: Unity Singers and Unity Choir
Christmas Eve Services
Tuesday, December 24
Find A Stillness • 10:00 a.m.
In the full rush of Christmas Eve morning, come gather in the quiet of Ames Chapel. There will be extended periods of silence to provide time for relief and contemplation. The service will include an invitation to join in communion.
Christmas Pageant • 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.
Rob and Janne Eller-Isaacs narrate the story of the nativity as Unity’s children and youth act out the story in the Sanctuary. Families with children age three and under are encouraged to attend the 4:00 p.m. service.
Children and youth who want to participate in the pageant can sign up online. Want to sing in a pageant choir? See box at right.
Christmas by Candlelight
Family Lessons and Carols • 7:00 p.m.
This service is a collaboration between Above Every Name Ministries and Unity Church. This is a service for the entire family, with carols and stories that children and adults will enjoy. Nursery care available for infants and toddlers.
Christmas by Candlelight
Lessons and Carols • 10:00 p.m.
Join worship leaders KP Hong and Janne and Rob Eller-Isaacs as they retell the Christmas story and celebrate the promise of peace within. If you are interested in singing with the choir during this service, see box at right and contact Ahmed Anzadúa at ahmed@unityunitarian.org or 651-228-1456 x118.
Wednesday, December 18
7:00 p.m. • Ames Chapel
For many the holidays only accentuate a lack of connection or bring back the grief we all carry. Join Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs and Ahmed Anzaldúa for evening chapel service of poetry, music, mediation, and sharing.
Winter Solstice Celebration
Saturday, December 21
7:00 p.m. • Parish Hall
Come join us for a contemplative, fun and family friendly, Celtic inspired ritual to mark the turning of the year as darkness gives way to the growing light. This participatory ritual will include chanting, meditation, candle lighting, singing and cauldron jumping. Children and youth are especially welcome and are invited to bring noise makers and animal masks. Questions? Contact Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs at janne@unityunitarian.org.
Family Sunday: When the Guns Fell Silent
Sunday, December 22
9:00 and 11:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m.
Come worship with the whole church family! After the carols have been shouted or requested and sung, Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs, Rev. KP Hong, Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs, and worship associate Erika Sanders will pause to reflect on the spiritual courage of the soldiers who defied their orders and lay down their guns and exchanged carols, cigarettes, and photographs from home, with their enemies on the battlefields of World War I. Musicians: Unity Singers and Unity Choir
Christmas Eve Services
Tuesday, December 24
Find A Stillness • 10:00 a.m.
In the full rush of Christmas Eve morning, come gather in the quiet of Ames Chapel. There will be extended periods of silence to provide time for relief and contemplation. The service will include an invitation to join in communion.
Christmas Pageant • 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.
Rob and Janne Eller-Isaacs narrate the story of the nativity as Unity’s children and youth act out the story in the Sanctuary. Families with children age three and under are encouraged to attend the 4:00 p.m. service.
Children and youth who want to participate in the pageant can sign up online. Want to sing in a pageant choir? See box at right.
Christmas by Candlelight
Family Lessons and Carols • 7:00 p.m.
This service is a collaboration between Above Every Name Ministries and Unity Church. This is a service for the entire family, with carols and stories that children and adults will enjoy. Nursery care available for infants and toddlers.
Christmas by Candlelight
Lessons and Carols • 10:00 p.m.
Join worship leaders KP Hong and Janne and Rob Eller-Isaacs as they retell the Christmas story and celebrate the promise of peace within. If you are interested in singing with the choir during this service, see box at right and contact Ahmed Anzadúa at ahmed@unityunitarian.org or 651-228-1456 x118.
