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style='FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi'><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">You are Invited </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi'><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">to the<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
</B>Wedding of<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>Lori Fahn & Bill
McNeely-</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi'><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sat. Dec. 30 (Noon)</FONT></SPAN></B></FONT><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi'></SPAN></B></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi'><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Luncheon to follow in the
Social Hall.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We really need
volunteers for clean-up!</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi'><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Please notify Chris in the
church office ASAP<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(740) 373-1238
if you can help.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></U></B> </P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">This
Week</FONT></FONT></SPAN></U></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'></SPAN></U></B></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Wed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>12/27</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Meditation (12-1pm) Parlor<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Womens group – Un-decorating the church
(2pm)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Soul Connections (7pm) Yule Potluck, gift exchange-burn
ceremony</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Thurs. 12/28 </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AA/Al-anon -
7pm SH/Parlor</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Sat. 12/30</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lori Fahn/Bill McNeely Wedding (Noon)
</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sunday ~ Dec.
31</FONT></SPAN></U></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <U>All Ages -
</U></SPAN></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><U>Fire Ceremony<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>- </U></FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Last service in the Sanctuary</SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">while it
is being painted.</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">
</FONT></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Nursery available</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "> –
9:30am-12:15pm next to the Social Hall</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Today’s Issues</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "> –
will not meet until January 7th (9:30-10:45am) -Parlor <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><STRONG>Choir practice</STRONG>-9:30am-
Sanctuary </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Worship</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "> (11am) Fire
Ceremony - Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker and Jim Rapp<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"></I></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Hospitality Services</SPAN></U></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Greeters</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">-<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mike
Bailey<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Grocery Card Sales</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">:
Brenda Lisk<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Coffee Corp</B>: Patty Troisi –extra help
welcome<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Fair Trade Coffee Sales – </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Adeline Bailey<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Clean-Up</B>:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Open – need
volunteers</FONT></SPAN></U><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">!</SPAN></U></FONT></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The church office will be
closed Monday & Tuesday, January 1 & 2.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></U></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">LOOKING AHEAD</FONT></SPAN></U></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">:</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=xbe><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Ephiphany
Service</SPAN></B></SPAN><SPAN class=xbe><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "> –
Tanzanian Liturgy </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=xbe><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sat. Jan. 6 (7pm) First
Lutheran Church – 1701 19th St, Parkersburg, WV-<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Rev. Hawbaker will
participate.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>The
New UU series</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> will
start Sunday- Jan. 7 through Feb.18, (10-10:45am).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Because Sunday services during this
period will be moved to the Fellowship Hall<U>, the sessions will be in the
parlor of Education building</U>. </SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman">We will be covering such topics as theology, UU history,
worship, </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman">religious education, spiritual practice, social justice,
governance and polity, and membership.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Social Justice Forum</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "> – Sunday, Jan. 7<SUP>th</SUP> (1-3pm)
SH </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Strategies and practices in non-violent communication.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Andrew Clovis, facilitator -
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Speakers are
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Katie
McDaniel and Jeff <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Danner.
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Information from the Southern Poverty Law Center will be
shared.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=xbe><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></B></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Leadership<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Planning Round Table</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sat. Jan. 20 (9-11am) S.
Hall</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Board of Trust Governors</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "> will meet January 28, 2018 in the RE
Bldg.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman">From the Staff:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thank you so much for our
Christmas bonus.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is greatly
appreciated.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Happy New Year!!!</FONT></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>