October 31, 2021

• Cindy Malley
• Karen Tucker-Barisano
• Thea Shapiro
• presence
• showing up

Our wonderful Director of Religious Education Thea Shapiro delivers the homily.

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September 12, 2021

• Cindy Malley
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• ingathering
• Water Communion

This was our first-ever “hybrid” (in person and live streaming) service, kicking off the 2021-2022 “church year”.

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June 20, 2021

• Cindy Malley
• Karen Tucker-Barisano
• Laura Semple
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Susan Palmer
• Thea Shapiro
• coronavirus
• covid-19
• Father's Day
• Flower Communion
• online worship
• Time for All Ages

In our final “regular church year” worship service for 2020-2021, we celebrated Flower Communion, our outgoing RE Chair, our incoming DRE, and Father’s Day!

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May 2, 2021

• Brian Tarbox
• Caprice Tarbox
• Cindy Malley
• Lori Grant
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• The Journey West
• The Ramayana
• Buddhism
• coronavirus
• covid-19
• Hanuman
• Hinduism
• online worship
• story
• Sun WuKong
• Taoism
• Time for All Ages

This was “Monkey Sunday”! I talked about my two favorite mystical monkeys, Hanuman and Sun WuKong, and what we might learn from their stories.

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March 28, 2021

• Cindy Malley
• Emily Welch
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Vio Malley
• commitment
• coronavirus
• covid-19
• online worship
• Time for All Ages
• traffic

I spoke about … one of my favorite bumper stickers? Yes, I did!

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February 21, 2021

• Caroline Marvin
• Cindy Malley
• Jim Nehring
• Lori Grant
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Beloved Community
• Time for All Ages

We hear “Beloved Community” a lot. What does it mean, really?

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February 14, 2021

• Cindy Malley
• Karen Tucker-Barisano
• Larry Lickteig
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Lent
• sacrifice
• spirituality

On February 14, 2021, with the Christian season of Lent approaching, we thought together about sacrifice. If you watch on YouTube, click on “Show more” to see the Order of Service.

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January 3, 2021

• Andy Leyenaar
• Bill Duston
• Cindy Malley
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Tatum Joy Hammer
• coronavirus
• covid-19
• death
• online worship
• remembrance
• Time for All Ages

It is a tradition of FCU to have a “Remembrance Sunday” on the first Sunday of the new year, remembering those we lost in the past year, as well as welcoming those who were born in the past year. We light candles to remember, and to welcome. The Deacons co-lead the service.

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December 27, 2020

• Andy Leyenaar
• Bill Duston
• Cindy Malley
• coronavirus
• covid-19
• online worship
• potpourri

It is a tradition of FCU to have a “Potpourri Service” the Sunday after Christmas, led by our Deacons. It is a casual service where participants have a chance to share a favorite reading or something they’ve written, or a story.

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December 24, 2020

• Andy Leyenaar
• Bill Duston
• Cindy Malley
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Gospel of Luke
• Gospel of Matthew
• Christmas
• coronavirus
• covid-19
• online worship

On December 24, 2020, we had a virtual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on the Zoom platform. If you watch on YouTube, click on “show more” to see the Order of Service.

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