@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@Carol Sinape has a special invitation for you! Holidays are upon us. Many of us are choosing to be at home, perhaps like me, alone (or not). This Holiday reminds me of how grateful I am for our East Shore Community and for so much more and I would like to share some of that […]
Sign up to come to East Shore's Winter Festival - a COVID safe option for celebrating. This event is open to the community: children and adults! We’re including a gingerbread kit pick up, online parties the following Wednesday night on December 9th and in youth group sessions on the 11th.; a winter family photo booth; ornament and card decorating; treat bags; RE supplies; a chalice extinguishing recording booth; and pageant support!
The story behind Hanukkah, which runs from December 10-18, 2020, and some of its meanings.
This year, the holidays are tougher than ever! Join us as we take a moment to stop and breathe together and take a break from the sometimes hard-to-handle holiday cheer.
@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@Come hang out online and decorate your gingerbread houses that you picked up last weekend, or bring your own. Learn to play dreidel, too! Bring the kit you picked up on Soul Saturday and come enjoy each other's company. how to attend To virtually attend, please Zoom in 815 4880 7789. More Information Learn more about […]
As UUs, we all celebrate (or don’t celebrate) Christmas differently. Adam will show us how the idea of “Christ” in Christmas has a very different past. Using clips from “Adam Ruins Christmas” and a discussion of how we celebrate and ways to make the holiday a bit more UU (with tips from the amazing pageant Walter Andrews wrote). Special guest, LeAnne Struble. This is also a light way to introduce you all to this great series.
Join East Shore children and youth for our annual Winter Holidays Pageant, this time, virtual! We’re pleased to present to you all a fun-filled morning reflecting on the various wisdom traditions who celebrate year after year since time immemorial during the dark of the year. We’re even including a song from the choir!
This is a beloved East Shore tradition going back decades, but we have to do it differently this year. We will have worship, ritual, music, and stories, and are considering ideas for a virtual circle dance and even a virtual potluck.
At 4:00 pm, we will offer a drive-thru holiday event with a winter wonderland of lights and displays for enjoyment by all ages! This is the perfect option for members and families wishing to experience Christmas cheer, music, and light a candle from East Shore’s beautiful chalice all while staying safe in your cars.
Join us on Christmas Eve as we celebrate in a whole new way! This more traditional service will be held on Zoom with music from Eric Lane Barnes, stories for children of all ages from Amanda Uluhan, and a Christmas sermon from Rev. Stephen Furrer. Bring your own candles to join in a lighting. Come in your holiday best, or your PJs and celebrate this meaningful night together.
Join us for a virtual gathering to reflect on the past year and to stand together to create positive energy to carry us into the new year with hope and love. This is a family friendly service. All are welcome.
Our 4:00 Christmas Eve service will be an in-person, outside event. The church and grounds will be decorated for the holidays, and we will have seats, outdoor heaters and canopies set up in case there is rain. Attendees are encouraged to dress warmly (and to remain masked.) The East Shore Mighty Choir will sing several holiday songs, and the gathered congregation will sing a number of Christmas carols together. Reverend Furrer will preside with a holiday message, and Director of Music Eric Lane Barnes will lead us all in song. There will also be a surprise musical guest for the 4:00 service.
Our 7:00 Christmas Eve service will be online over Zoom. The sanctuary will be festooned with garland and candles, and Reverend Furrer will deliver his Christmas message from the sanctuary pulpit. Musical guests Brenda David and Paul Rosenberg together with Director of Music Eric Lane Barnes will sing holiday favorites in beautiful three-part harmony.
We come together this Sunday to affirm and give thanks for this community, our network of advocates around the world, the principles of our faith, and each other. After worship, we will celebrate a community Thanksgiving meal. Plan to stay and feast for the first time since 2019! East Shore will provide the turkey and vegan option. You are invited to bring your favorite sides and desserts to share.