SoUUper Lunch December 17 · 12:00 PM · Kitchen Come Join us for SoUUper Lunch Every Wednesday at noon. Soup, salad, bread, dessert and great conversations. No reservations required!

Listening Circles March 29 · 12:30 PM · Parlor The Committee on Ministry is offering two more opportunities for congregants to share feedback on church life, set apart by topic. The next meetings will take place on March 29 and April 26 and will last one hour. The topics are, respectively, Children’s Religious Exploration and Adult Religious Education. The conversations will be reflected in our report at the Annual Meeting. For more information, contact Eleanor Sugarman at committeeonministry@uubelmont.org .

Always Changing, Always the Same March 29 · 9:00 AM · Sanctuary Celebrate the resilience of water, of rivers ever changing, and ever the same, of oceans vast and moving. As we face the changes in our own lives, water can teach us resilience, grace, and flow. Trailmix will provide music for the 9:00 am Unplugged and Connected service. All Ages Children’s Chapel RE Program will be offered for all children during worship, departing after the story. Childcare will be provided. Gathering Music: The Water is Wide (instrumental) Welcome and Announcements – Board Member Prelude: Ripple - Grateful Dead 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: 1007 There’s a River Flowing in My Soul Story — Rev Martha Durkee-Neuman Anthem: We Are One - Bayard Klimasmith Please join in singing a round at the end of the song Round 1 (follow Matt) There’s no me, there’s no you, only “us” from the Earth’s point of view There’s no you, there’s no me, we live together with beasts and the trees Round 2 (Follow Jane) We’re born from the water, the sons and the daughters of the oceans and sun We rise from the water, return to the water, we share the same fate, everyone Round 3 (Follow Bayard) We are one, we are always changing We are the water, we are always the same Reflection - Leslie Talmadge Words of Offering Offertory: All the Diamonds — Bruce Cockburn 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 - Community Care Team Prayer - Rev. Chris Jablonski Hymn: 210: W ade in the Water — Traditional With additional verses: Verse 3: See that band all dressed in blue….Must be the children that are coming through Verse 4: You don’t believe that I’ve been redeemed…Just seen the holy ghost looking for me. Sermon — “Always Changing, Always the Same” Rev Chris Closing Song: The River of Dreams — Billy Joel Extinguishing the Flame Postlude: River —Bill Staines Sanctuary Candle dedication: In memory of Ellen Eagle and Eli Rapaport by Margaret Eagle Musicians Bayard Klimasmith Matt Mayerchak Jane Minasian

Youth Group — Yankee Swap Holiday Party December 20 · 6:30 PM · Parlor The FCB Youth Group welcomes all high school students (9th-12th grades) to explore their faith, identity, and role in society in a safe, welcoming space. We meet every Sunday night from 6:30-8:30 pm For more information, email Elliott at youthprogram@uubelmont.org .

Worship January 3 · 9:00 AM · Sanctuary

FCB Green Monthly Meetings November 24 · 7:00 PM · Online The FCB Green Committee exists to promote the 7th UU Principle: “respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” We implement sustainability initiatives within our church, educate parishioners to help them make informed decisions about environmental issues, promote environmental action beyond our church, and organize our Earth Day services. Please reach out to Bayard Klimasmith at FCBGreen@uubelmont.org for more information or to join our efforts!

SoUUper Lunch February 4 · 12:00 PM · Kitchen Come Join us for SoUUper Lunch Every Wednesday at noon. Soup, salad, bread, dessert and great conversations. No reservations required!

Your Courage is My Courage March 22 · 11:00 AM · Sanctuary In difficult times, we come into community to lend one another courage. Our resilience is stronger and braver when we join with one another. Join Rev Martha to explore the borrowing of courage as a key part of our resilience. RE Classes are happening during worship, childcare will be provided. Gathering Music - Casey Hannan, organ Welcome and Announcements – Board Member Prelude - “C antabile” from Three Pieces, by César Franck; Casey Hannan, organ Chalice Lighting — Rev Martha 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 - #115 God of Grace and God of Glory Story — Rev Chris Anthem - Like as the Hart Desireth the Waterbrooks, by Herbert Howells, Senior Choir Reflection — Michael Griffin Words of Offering — Michael Griffin Offertory - With Verdure Clad, from The Creation, by F.J. Haydn - Melanie Salisbury, soprano 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 — Community Care Team Prayer — Rev Chris Hymn — #6 Just As Long As I Have Breath Sermon — “Your Courage is My Courage” Rev Martha Closing Song — “We Carry Each Other” by Soren Austenfeld Extinguishing the Flame — Rev Martha Postlude - “Andante Tranquillo” from Sonata in A Major, by Felix Mendelssohn; Casey Hannan, organ Flower Dedication

WordSong: One Text. Four Composers. A Public Conversation December 14 · 7:00 PM · Sanctuary Join us on December 14, to explore the intersection between poetry and music in an interactive concert setting. Listen and reflect on different interpretations of the same poem. Intended for folks of many ages, who are interested in the intersection between poetry and music. How WordSong works First, we all read a given poem and listeners give their reactions. Then performers play composers’s settings of the poem; and then listeners, composers, and performers have an open conversation about what we all just heard and felt: a dialogue reflecting various points of view and what they all have in common. In the course of the discussion, each of the pieces is played again. A WordSong forum is all about communal reflection on multiplicity: multiple settings, multiple hearings, multiple meanings. Together, we discover how a single, familiar text can inspire a variety of thoughts and feelings; we explore our perspectives and yours and how they are represented in the various meldings of words, ideas, and music. We hope you will join us in this exploration of multiplicity, this interaction between the familiar and the unfamiliar, this new way to experience new music!

Embodying Resilience with the Worship Committee May 17 · 9:00 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 - 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 Prelude - Woven Together, by Alex Andrews Johnson 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 — #121 We’ll Build A Land Story - The Bamboo and the Storm – A Zen Buddhist Tale – Read by Leslie T Anthem - Boulder to Birmingham, by Emmylou Harris Reflection and Practice - Leslie Talmadge and Ariel Savitz Words of Offering - Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Offertory - Take a Moment, by Will Reagan, adapted by Alex Andrews Johnson 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 - Rev Martha Hymn - #100 I’ve Got Peace Like a River Reading-- Words from Pema Chödrön - Gabby GB Closing Song - #168 One More Step 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. Postlude - Little Gifts, by Alex Andrews Johnson Flower Dedication

Book Group March 25 · 7:30 PM · Parlor The book group meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm. It's a hybrid meeting and all are invited, even if you haven't finished, or have started, reading the book. Questions? Email Christine O'Neill at bookgroup@uubelmont.org

Bingo, Pizza, and Prizes January 17 · 5:30 PM · Parish Hall It’s time for Bingo, pizza and prizes! Bring your family and friends for a fun night at First Church. Register at the tiny URL below in advance so we can ensure we have enough food. Come for the games, pizza, and the chance to win some amazing prizes. https://tinyurl.com/UUBingo26