What Are the Rules About the Rules?

Rev. David M. Bryce

9:00 & 11:00 Church Service                           

Childcare for infants and young children

(For weather-related Service and Children RE class cancellations, please check 617.484.1054 x250.) 

The Caring Connection is a group of Church members and friends who provide support to members of our community who find themselves in some difficulty and need short-term help. Please let us know if you could use some assistance, or know of someone who would benefit from our support. You may fill out a Caring Connection card, available in the hymnal holders and drop it in the collection basket, or contact Laurie Graham at caring@uubelmont.org or Susan at the Church, 617.484.1054 x201.

Looking for Christmas Eve Ushers

We need MANY volunteers to help usher at our four Christmas Eve Services on Wednesday, December 24^th.

·        At 2pm, we need 8 ushers

·        At 4pm, we need 8 ushers

·        At 6pm, we need 8 ushers

·        At 11pm, we need 4 ushers

Please consider this two-hour commitment to a treasured event in our church year. Look for the Christmas Eve Usher Sign-Up Board at coffee hour, or contact David Warner at dwarner@uubelmont.org.

Holiday Gift Program Update...

The Alliance invites members and guests to attend a viewing of the film, Green Fire about the life and work of Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) environmentalist and father of land conservation and wildlife in the mid-west in the first half of the twentieth century. Leopold began his career as a forest ranger in New Mexico, and then as a student and professor at the University of Wisconsin. The Leopold  Foundation, headquartered at Baraboo, Wisconsin perpetuates his teachings of sustainability and responsible land management.

     Attendees are invited to bring their brown bag sandwich for lunch at noon followed by the showing of the film at 1pm. We will provide soup, beverage, and dessert. The suggested lunch donation is $1.00 per person. To help us prepare for the number of attendees, please call Susan Street, 617.484.1054 x201 and let her know that you will attend and the number of guests you will bring.

GREEN SANCTUARY COMMITTEE SEEKS MORE MEMBERS
After a summer service on the environment led by John Kolterman and Tom Neel, a new Green Sanctuary committee was started in September, after encouragement and start-up support from Patricia Garcia on behalf of the Social Action committee. Up to this point, a group of nine with John and Tom as co-chairs has met three times in order to review the UUA guidelines for Green Sanctuary status and to draft a charter that is the first step in the UUA process. The charter, which includes tentative plans for programs such as building energy efficiency and environmental education within the congregation, will be presented to the Parish Board on December 8. Having taken these preliminary steps, the Green Sanctuary committee (known now as the FCBGreen Committee) wants to expand membership in order to move forward with programs through several subcommittees. Everyone interested in environmental action at First Church is encouraged to attend a meeting on Sunday, December 14 at 12:45 in the Library and to get involved in planning the committee's programs for 2015. To ask questions or to express interest if unable to attend the meeting, email John at john.kolterman@gmail.com and/or Tom at nathorne@msn.com.