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</font><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:black">Please join us at 11 a.m. Sunday </span><span lang="DA" style="color:black">in
person</span><span style="color:black"> in the sanctuary, or join us via Facebook Live, or on Zoom, at <a href="https://zoom.us/j/94822183499?pwd=ZVhkMHZWSnR1bTI5czZWRk1zdFFmQT09" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://zoomus/j/94822183499?pwd=ZVhkMHZWSnR1bTI5czZWRk1zdFFmQT09 </a></span><span lang="NL" style="color:black">Meeting ID: 948 2218 3499 Passcode:
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<div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">Because
 Covid is resurging locally, we encourage in-person attendees to wear masks</font><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">.<br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div></div>

<div><font size="6"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Fire Communion:</b></span></font></div><div><font size="6"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Letting Go and Moving Forward</b></span></font><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">When the evergreen stands silently against the broken land,</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">and the icicle, like Spring’s cocoon, is spun by winter’s hand,</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">we turn to friends and family, and mourn the loved ones gone,</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">and gather them around us as we raise our voice in song.</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Now, the solstice moon is like a pearl suspended in the lake,</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">frozen underneath a spell no human hand can break.</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">We turn to ask forgiveness, and with gratefulness of heart</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">turn once again to welcome in the new year as it starts.</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">—by Anne Hills, from “The Turning of the Year”</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font></div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Gathering Music</b><br><b>Welcome Song, #188</b> </span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">in <i>Singing the Living Tradition</i>, </span></font>

<font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">“Come, Come, Whoever You Are,” words: Rumi; music: Lynn Adair Ungar<br><b>Welcome</b> Martha McGovern, worship leader<br><b>Prelude</b><br><b>Chalice Lighting</b>, #446 “To the Four Directions” Joan Goodwin<br>*Please rise in body or spirit.<br><b>*Hymn #360 </b></span></font><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">in <i>Singing the Living Tradition</i>,</span></font>

<font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b> </b>“Here We Have Gathered”, verses 1 & 3, words: Alicia S. Carpenter; music: Genevan psalter<br></span></font><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">*<b>F.U.U.S.M. Affirmation</b></span></font></div><br><div>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-33e933b6-7fff-9343-60ce-dbca3a526773"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We, the members and friends of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta:</span></font></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Support the free and disciplined search for truth as the center of religious community and encourage an acceptance of pluralistic views;</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Recognize our Judeo-Christian heritage as well as other traditions and seek lasting values and new insights;</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Affirm, defend, and promote the equality, worth, and dignity of every person;</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Strive for a world community of love, justice, and peace;</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Support the democratic process and mutual respect in all human relationships;</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cherish the universe and its resources and recognize the unity of all life.</span></font></p></li></ul>

<font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font></div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Time for All Ages </b><i>Ten Beautiful Things</i>, by Holly Beth Griffin; illustrated by Maribel Lechuga<br><b>Sending Song</b> “Go Now in Peace,” Natalie Sleeth<br></span></font><div style="margin-left:40px"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Go now in Peace. Go now in peace.</b></span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>May the spirit of Love surround you,</b></span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Everywhere, everywhere you may go.</b></span></font></div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Collection of Offerings</b></span></font><br><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Offertory<br>Fire Communion</b><br></span></font><div style="margin-left:40px"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b><u>Letting Go</u></b></span></font><br></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Responsive Reading #628,</b> “Rolling Away the Stone,” </span></font><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Sara Moores Campbell</span></font></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Musical Interlude</b> while you write</span></font><br></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b><u>Moving Forward: Goals, Commitments</u></b></span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Responsive Reading #544,</b> “New Year’s Day,” Kathleen McTigue</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Musical Interlude</b> while you write</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Sharing Our Turnings </b>As you are willing, share your thoughts with someone nearby.</span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font></div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>*Closing Hymn #362 </b></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">in <i>Singing the Living Tradition,</i></span></font>

<font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">“Rise Up, O Flame,” words: anonymous; music: Christoph Praetorius<br></span></font><div style="margin-left:40px"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Rise up, O flame, by thy light glowing show us beauty, vision and joy.</b></span></font><br></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font></div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Closing Words </b>“The Turning of the Year,” Anne Hills<br><b>Postlude </b>“The Turning of the Year” Anne Hills, Priscilla Herdman, and Cindy Mangesen (used with permission)<br><b>Announcements</b><br>Facebook Live ends<br><b>Joys and Sorrows/Wheel of Life</b> (Zoom participants are invited to share, too.)<br><b>Closing Words/ Extinguishing the Chalice</b><br><b>Moving Forth Music</b><br><b>Burning to Let Go</b> at the main entrance sidewalk.<br>🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥<br></span></font><div style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Welcome! We’re glad you’re here!</b></span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font></div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">If you would like to learn more about membership or participation in FUUSM congregational life, please speak to today’s host.<br>➢ Thanks to our childcare staff, <b>Owen Cejka, Lela Erb</b>, and <b>Deborah Lauer</b>.<br>➢ We are grateful to our tech crew, <b>Mike Bailey </b>and <b>Ralph Olander</b>; to our Coffee Hour volunteers; to today’s host, <b>Adeline Bailey,</b> and greeters, <b>Linda Needham</b> and <b>Jenna Young</b>; to our worship leader, <b>Martha McGovern</b>; to our pianist, <b>Randall Kidder</b>, who was recently hospitalized; and to our minister, <b>Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker,</b> who is on sabbatical.<br><b>Announcements</b><br><b>Today</b><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">● 9:30 a.m., <b>Choir practice</b>, sanctuary; <b>Today's Issues discussion</b>, RE parlor.  <b><br></b></span></font></div><div>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">● <b>Coffee hour! Joan Coffey </b>and <b>Judy Segall </b>will be serving.<br><b>Monday, January 1, 2024: Happy New Year! FUUSM Office closed.</b><br><b>Tuesday, January 2</b><br>● 3:30–6:30 p.m., Girl Scout troop meets in social hall.<br><b>Wednesday, January 3</b><br>● Noon,<b> Meditation </b>via Zoom.<br>● 5 p.m., <b>Worship & Music Committee meeting, </b>RE parlor.<br><b>Sunday, January 7</b><br>● 9:30 a.m., <b>Choir practice</b>, sanctuary; <b>Today’s Issues discussion</b>, RE parlor.<br>● 11 a.m., <b>Sunday service</b>, sanctuary.<br>● 12:15 p.m., <b>Committee on Ministries</b>, RE parlor.<br>FUUSM Office hours: Mon.,Tu., Th., Fri. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (740) 373-1238, <a href="mailto:fuusm.office@gmail.com" target="_blank">fuusm.office@gmail.com</a>. Rev. Hawbaker is on sabbatical.</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span></font><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Dawn Hewitt</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Office assistant</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">232 Third St.</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Marietta, OH 45750</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">(740)373-1238</span></font></div><div><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><font size="4">Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m.--2 p.m. </font><br></span></div></div></div><div id="m_-2171393507567322001DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br><table style="border-top:1px solid #d3d4de"><tbody><tr><td style="width:55px;padding-top:13px"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width:46px;height:29px"></a></td><td style="width:470px;padding-top:12px;color:#41424e;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px">Virus-free.<a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" style="color:#4453ea" target="_blank">www.avg.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>