112 Main Street Derby Line, VT 05830
1uuderbyline@gmail.com
(802) 873-3563
Sunday Service 10:00 am
December 1, 2019
Worship Speaker-none
Worship Leader-Kathy Ketchum
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Sheila LaPoint
Title– Short Service, Carols & “Deck the Halls”!
Topic– We will have a very brief service, including Candles of Joy and Concern, and Offertory followed by Christmas Carols and Holiday Songs. After this short service, anticipating the December holidays, we will gather in the hall to put up lights, arrange greenery (bring your clippers and creative decorating ideas), put up a tree (or two), hand out our wishing stars, craft
Solstice celebration aids, and maybe even make some holiday cookies. We will be trimming our tree this year with STARS, full of our wishes! Please come and post your “wish upon a star” and hang it on our tree.
Worship Speaker-none
Worship Leader-Kathy Ketchum
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Sheila LaPoint
Title– Short Service, Carols & “Deck the Halls”!
Topic– We will have a very brief service, including Candles of Joy and Concern, and Offertory followed by Christmas Carols and Holiday Songs. After this short service, anticipating the December holidays, we will gather in the hall to put up lights, arrange greenery (bring your clippers and creative decorating ideas), put up a tree (or two), hand out our wishing stars, craft
Solstice celebration aids, and maybe even make some holiday cookies. We will be trimming our tree this year with STARS, full of our wishes! Please come and post your “wish upon a star” and hang it on our tree.
December 8, 2019
Worship Speaker– Michael Ressler, educator/presenter
Worship Leader-Kathy Ketchum
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Karen Hennig
Title– Awe Looking Skyward: Tonight’s Sky from the Fairbanks Museum
Bio-Michael is an Earth Science major and recently moved up to the North Country with his family. He has always enjoyed being outdoors, exploring the natural world and sharing his knowledge and excitement with others. With the mobile planetarium, he is able to bring that to us. He will share stories from across cultures and connect the dots that is our night sky.
Topic–The focus of this service for both young and old is to enhance our appreciation of the beauty over our heads on every clear night. Mr. Ressler will start the presentation by focusing on the children—-what they are seeing, the night sky, and whatever he thinks might help them understand and enjoy it. After 10-15 minutes, some children may wish to go outside the planetarium “tent” to other activities. He will then focus on the adults, and present part of the program “Tonight’s Skies” show, the same as the show they present at the Planetarium.
Worship Speaker– Michael Ressler, educator/presenter
Worship Leader-Kathy Ketchum
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Karen Hennig
Title– Awe Looking Skyward: Tonight’s Sky from the Fairbanks Museum
Bio-Michael is an Earth Science major and recently moved up to the North Country with his family. He has always enjoyed being outdoors, exploring the natural world and sharing his knowledge and excitement with others. With the mobile planetarium, he is able to bring that to us. He will share stories from across cultures and connect the dots that is our night sky.
Topic–The focus of this service for both young and old is to enhance our appreciation of the beauty over our heads on every clear night. Mr. Ressler will start the presentation by focusing on the children—-what they are seeing, the night sky, and whatever he thinks might help them understand and enjoy it. After 10-15 minutes, some children may wish to go outside the planetarium “tent” to other activities. He will then focus on the adults, and present part of the program “Tonight’s Skies” show, the same as the show they present at the Planetarium.
December 15, 2019
Service Speaker-Allen Yale
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathleen Yale
Title– Trees and Awe, Here and Around the World
Bio- Allen has been a teacher at North Country Union High School, a professor at Lyndon State College, a board member of NorthWoods Stewardship Center, and is currently active in the Derby Historical Society. He is interested in the history of this area, and in environmental issues. In 2012, he was honored as the Vermont Tree Farmer of the year, and in 2013 as the Tree Farmer for the Northeast Region of the United States. Allen has been a member of First Universalist Parish for more than 45 years!
Topic–Come see some awesome trees, and share some thoughts about our relationship with trees, the forest, the woods. This service will contain readings, thoughts and music.
Service Speaker-Allen Yale
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathleen Yale
Title– Trees and Awe, Here and Around the World
Bio- Allen has been a teacher at North Country Union High School, a professor at Lyndon State College, a board member of NorthWoods Stewardship Center, and is currently active in the Derby Historical Society. He is interested in the history of this area, and in environmental issues. In 2012, he was honored as the Vermont Tree Farmer of the year, and in 2013 as the Tree Farmer for the Northeast Region of the United States. Allen has been a member of First Universalist Parish for more than 45 years!
Topic–Come see some awesome trees, and share some thoughts about our relationship with trees, the forest, the woods. This service will contain readings, thoughts and music.
December 22, 2019-4 pm service (and no morning service)
Service Speaker-Various-Children, members and friends of 1st Parish
Service Associate-Nancy Engels
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeters-Lisa Erwin and Kathy Ketchum
Title– The Shortest Day
Topic–Members and friends of 1st Parish will celebrate Solstice and the return of our Sun-Star with music, readings, and wishes, beginning in the Sanctuary and led by our young folks to a candlelit circle of singing in the hall followed by shared food. This is put together by First Parish musicians, poets, writers and artists.
Service Speaker-Various-Children, members and friends of 1st Parish
Service Associate-Nancy Engels
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeters-Lisa Erwin and Kathy Ketchum
Title– The Shortest Day
Topic–Members and friends of 1st Parish will celebrate Solstice and the return of our Sun-Star with music, readings, and wishes, beginning in the Sanctuary and led by our young folks to a candlelit circle of singing in the hall followed by shared food. This is put together by First Parish musicians, poets, writers and artists.
December 29, 2019
No service
Happy New Year!
No service
Happy New Year!
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