Looking Back, Looking Forward
Sunday, December 28th, 2025, 10:25 am
Online on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620
Passcode: BUF
Zoom by phone, for audio only: (346) 248-7799
Meeting ID: 738 363 620
Passcode: 306220
Gathering Music
Snow Flakes Karen FitzGerald, keyboard artist
Rain Suzanne Ciani
Welcome Sunny McMillan, worship leader
Prelude Remembering, Karen FitzGerald
Chalice Lighting Tom Nicholas, celebrant
Covenant: Love is the spirit of this fellowship, and service
gives it life. Celebrating our diversity, and joined by a quest
for truth, we work for peace and honor all creation. This is
our covenant.
Hymn #58 Ring Out, Wild Bells
Time for All Ages Lark Clayton
Children’s Blessing: We hold you in our love as you go as
you go. May your hearts be at peace as you go. To nurture
the spark of your precious life, we hold you in our love as
you go.
Reflection Tom Nicholas
Hymn #360, Here We Have Gathered
Sermon Sunny McMillan
Offertory Emergence, Karen FitzGerald
Song Tom Nicholas, guitar
In the Silence, Rick Hermann
Closing Words and Extinguishing the Chalice
Closing Song #155, Circle Round for Freedom
Afterward
If you’re with us on Zoom today, please stay after the service for our online coffee hour. If you’re here in person, please join us downstairs for coffee and conversation. Visitors: you may wish to use a red cup — then we’ll know you’re open to a bit of orientation.
If you’re new, we’d be grateful to have you provide us with contact information so we can let you know what’s happening here. There are buff-colored visitor contact cards in the pew racks, and in the entryway, that you can drop in the collection basket. Or provide your contact information HERE.
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