Ministerial Discretionary Fund: On Christmas Eve, I invited you to donate directly to our newly created ministerial discretionary fund, which provides a vessel for me to care for members of our community in need in various ways, while holding their struggles with compassion and dignity. Sometimes in our times of need we find ourselves knocking at doors…
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No service was held today, New Year’s Eve.
From December 25-January 1 the VUU office will be closed and staff will be away. We look forward to catching up with all of you after that week. Rest and renewal are an important aspect of our work–we need time to attend to our own relationships and needs so that we have the capacity to return to this community. So much…
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We had a wonderful workshop with Hospice of the Valley last week on managing grief during the holidays, attended by about 20 people. If you want some of the handouts from this event, please check with a lay pastoral care associate. We have some follow up plans underway from this workshop, so watch for more…
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3:00p Family Friendly Christmas Eve Service “Stories, Songs and Santa!” Hosted by the Seiferth, Oglesby-Dunegan, and Beaudoin families. An intergenerational early service oriented toward families with younger children who have earlier bedtimes, shorter attention spans, and whose theology is one of cookies, Santa and stories about Santa, and fun songs. Wear your “holiday funware”–holiday pajamas or…
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This week we will have had both a workshop on managing grief during the holidays and a “Longest Night” service (Thursday night) for those whose grief makes the holidays a challenging time. The workshop had 14 online participants and 8 in person, and we were glad to offer this opportunity for learning both for our pastoral care team…
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