Upcoming Worship Services

Dec. 1

Dec. 8

Dec. 15

Dec. 22

Dec. 24

Dec. 29

at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton

Please join us for one of our Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. The service is also live streamed on Zoom.

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December 01 at 10:30 AM ET	“Sing We Now of Christmas: A Sermon of Songs of the Season” lead by Music Director Marina Machado and the UUFBR Chalice Choir
	It might surprise the Christian congregations across the country that their favorite Christmas carols have an Unitarian origin. Music Director Marina Machado leads a special service of songs of the season and their backstory, such as “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,” written by Unitarian minister E. Sears, and “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” written by Unitarian Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
December 08 at 10:30 AM ET	“Between a Rock and a Hard Place” lead by Fritz Aufdencamp
	We explore the concept of heaven and hell. Is Hell needed for Religion/Christianity to work? Can religion work with love alone or is fear and guilt necessary?
December 15 at 10:30 AM ET	“Presents or Presence” lead by Ron Roth Jr.
	Discussion of the tremendous gift that our simple presence can be for others. Especially when things are difficult, the simple gift (i.e. present) of “being with” someone can often be enough. Sometimes in fact, presence can be everything. Let’s remember how we might be called to practice presence in this final month of the year, and always.
Saturday, December 21 at 7 PM ET	“Winter Solstice” lead by the UUFBR Worship Team
	A service of songs, stories, stillness, and sharing hope to create a sacred space. Celebrate the seasons change! For centuries, people have celebrated the shift of the Sun at the winter solstice, when our hemisphere is tilted farthest away. The nights are longest, days are shortest, and the sunlight is weak. Over the world, many groups from many different faith traditions observe this time when the power of the dark feels at its fullest. At the UU Fellowship of Boca Raton, we host a Winter Solstice Celebration: a special service of song, stories, stillness, and sharing hope to create a sacred space. Please join us for a night of music and meditation, on a rite into the darkness to bring forth the gifts of the Light. In the midst of winter, come discover within what Albert Camus described as “an invincible summer.”
December 22 at 10:30 AM ET	“Labyrinth Walk and Pancake Breakfast” lead by UUFBR Worship Team
	The journey of the Magi, like walking a labyrinth, was a path of patience and purpose, of peace and pausing to reflect. Each step brought them closer to their transformative goal, just as the winding labyrinth leads to the center. Walking the labyrinth, like the Magi’s journey, is an act of seeking, with the understanding that the journey itself holds deep meaning and insight, ultimately leading to profound spiritual discovery. Afterward, enjoy a warm and hearty pancake breakfast to nourish your body and spirit.
Tuesday, December 24 at 6:30 PM ET	“Christmas Eve Candlelight Service” lead by Fritz Aufdencamp
	Merry Christmas! Join us for scripture readings and a short message to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish leader whose life and words have changed the minds and hearts of millions to the side of goodness, generosity and caring. Our worship service will feature traditional Christmas carols to sing together, solos and inspiring accompaniments, and close with the lighting of all congregants’ candles during “Silent Night”.
December 29 at 10:30 AM ET	“Let There Be Light” lead by Robyn Stuart
	Hannukah isn’t the most solemn holiday–it’s a cultural holiday about identity, resistance and sovereignty. Fighting assimilation (hellenization) drove the rebellion that led to the Second Temple period. Since then, however, Hanukkah has become (at least in part) a holiday about publicizing the miracle of that victory. That’s why menorahs are supposed to be displayed openly, as in that famous photograph of a menorah on a windowsill opposite a Nazi building in Germany. For many non-Jews, Hanukkah is thus the most visible Jewish holiday, possibly the only one they know.