Drop-In Meditation January 6 · 11:00 AM · Library Join us for a weekly drop-in meditation on Wednesdays from 11:00–11:50 am in the Library. Sessions include both walking and sitting meditation, led by Eleanor Hobbs. All are welcome. For questions or more information, email Eleanor at meditation@uubelmont.org.

Make a difference through the UU Urban Ministry: A Conversation with Robert Jones January 11 · 12:30 PM · Library Join us for a lively info session and lunch with Robert Jones, the Urban Ministry’s volunteer coordinator, to learn more about how you can get involved, on Sunday, January 11 at 12:30pm. in the Library. For more info email Gladys at gladys.unger@gmail.com

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Embodying Resilience with the Worship Committee May 17 · 11:00 AM · Sanctuary Join our FCB Worship Committee for a service exploring our theme of embodying resilience through reflection, poetry, music, and practice. RE classes are happening and childcare is offered. Gathering Music - Casey Welcome and Announcements – Board Member Greet Your Neighbor – I now invite you to connect with those around you, take a moment and welcome your neighbors with a smile and friendly hello. - Gabby GB Organ Prelude - Pastorale in F major , Op. 59, No. 5, by Max Reger; Casey Hannan, organ Opening Words: The Soft, Stubborn Practice - Rev. Michelle Collins - Margaret Eagle Source of Love, Spirit of Interdependence, we give thanks for the web that holds us, the hands that have steadied us, the voices that remind us we are not alone, the presence of those who have leaned on us just as we have leaned on them. Resilience is not a solitary triumph. It is woven through community: shared meals, gentle questions, laughter that breaks through grief, courage borrowed from one another when our own runs thin. In this moment, let us remember that we are stronger together than apart. May we continue to offer and receive care, trusting that our connections sustain us even when we cannot behold the whole picture. Blessed be the bonds that hold and that keep holding. Chalice Lighting Life is a gift, for which we are grateful. We gather in community to celebrate The glories and the mysteries of this great gift. Gathering Hymn - #83 , Winds Be Still Story - The Bamboo and the Storm – A Zen Buddhist Tale – Read by Leslie Talmadge Anthem - Sure on this Shining Night, by Samuel Barber - Senior Choir Reflection and Practice - Leslie Talmadge and Ariel Savitz Words of Offering Offertory Doxology From all that dwell below the skies; Let words of love and peace arise; Let joyful songs of praise be sung; Through every land by every tongue. Amen. Candles of Celebration and Concern - Prayer - Gaby GB Hymn - #352 , Find a Stillness Reading Words from Pema Chödrön - Gabby GB Closing Hymn - #108 , My Life Flows On in Endless Song Extinguishing the Flame - Rhythms of Renewal- Rev Michelle Collins - Leslie Talmadge The circle widens, the season turns. We have paused in this hour to remember that the world remakes itself by rhythm, not by force. As you leave this place, let yourself join that rhythm, giving and receiving, resting and moving, one small life in a great turning of renewal. Organ Postlude Lord God, Now Be Praised , BWV 601 — Johann Sebastian Bach Flower Dedication

Second Friday Concert: Jonny Kringle & The Wondaland Band Annual Holiday Concert December 12 · 7:30 PM · Parish Hall Jonny Kringle and The Wondaland Band return for their annual holiday rock concert. All donations from the show support the Maher Family Toy Drive, and can be made when reserving your seat or at the concert. Join us for this special Second Friday celebration. Get your tickets here .

Friday Night Stand-Out Against ICE and For Democracy May 1 · 5:00 PM · Offsite Join us to protest ICE actions and to defend the Constitution and Democracy, every Friday evening from 5:00 pm-6:00 pm, in front of the church. Bring your own signs and your voice.

Worship January 3 · 11:00 AM · Sanctuary

Small Group Writing & Sharing November 3 · 7:30 PM · Online Join us on the first and third Tuesday of each month, from 7:30–9:00 pm on Zoom, for a small group writing and sharing circle that nurtures reflection, creativity, and connection.

Friday Night Stand-Out Against ICE and For Democracy March 6 · 5:00 PM · Offsite Join us to protest ICE actions and to defend the Constitution and Democracy, every Friday evening from 5:00 pm-6:00 pm, in front of the church. Bring your own signs and your voice.

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“Meeting the Shadow” with Rachel Greenberger June 21 · 10:00 AM · Parish Hall The Shadow is the unconscious or repressed part of the personality or the collectivity. These days, it feels easy to spot the Shadow out there, but learning to approach and accept the Shadow in here (inside oneself) may lead to greater inner and outer peace.