The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

The Wonder and Awe of Trees

In this auction raffle service, Rev. Paige Getty and congregant Becky Reese explore the wonder (and maybe even awe) of trees and forests through facts, images and experiences.

Speakers: Becky Reese, Ed Gaddy, Kelli Danaker, Kevin Mercer and Michael Adcock accompanied by the UUCC Chalice Choir.

Lost&Found...And

Rev. Paige Getty will offer reflections inspired by Kathryn Schulz’s recent memoir (Lost & Found), in which the writer explores death and grief and love — unpacking the varied ways to understand what it means to lose and to find, and what we do in response to what has been lost and found (i.e., “And”.).

Speakers: Jim Stivers, Kelli Danaker, Linda Adcox-Kimmel, Megan Lopes, Rev. Paige Getty and Tom Monroe

An Angrier King

Rev. Paige Getty and UUCC’s Tina Horn, who serves on the Howard County Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission, will share stories and lessons from Dr. King’s later years, when he was angrier, more agitational, and arguably more prophetic.

 

Speakers: Alan Coltri, Colette Gerwicks, Gabe Moreno, Haley Fischer, Meagan Lopes, Michael Adcock, the Rev.Paige Getty, Tina Horn  and the UUCC Chalice Choir

Like a Crocus

Rev. Paige Getty welcomes 2024 with a service inspired by Lynn Ungar’s poem “The Crocus."

Speakers: Alex Cauthen-Zach, Jill Christianson, Kelli Danaker, Melissa Affolter, Michael Adcock and the Rev. Paige Getty

A Christmas Pageant

Please join us for our annual family-friendly UUCC Christmas Pageant! This year’s theme will be The Polar Express.

Speakers: Aiden Myers, Clare VanHouten, Declan VanHouten, Helena Gelwicks, Ingrid Roberts, Jason Lopes, John Huh, Kelli Danaker, Lilly Myers, Lukas Bonilla, Maggie Brown, Melissa Affolter, the Rev. Paige Getty, Sebastian Bonilla, Stephen Brown, Sydney Nanes, Teaghan Verow McLaughin and Tom Monroe

• Aiden Myers, Clare VanHouten, Declan VanHouten, Helena Gelwicks, Ingrid Roberts, Jason Lopes, John Huh, Kelli Danaker, Lilly Myers, Lukas Bonilla​, Maggie Brown, Melissa Affolter, Rev. Paige Getty, Sebastian Bonilla, Stephen Brown, Sydney Nanes, Teaghan Verow McLaughlin, Tom Monroe

Candellight and Carols - a Christmas Eve Service

In our annual tradition, we celebrate Christmas Eve with a service of readings and carols and candlelight.

Speakers: Andrew Brown, Cynthia Marshall, Hallie Getty, Hannah Milagio, Jodi Brown, Linda Adcox-Kimmel, Maggie Brown, Michael Adcock, Michael Phillips, Natalie Coore, the Rev. Paige Getty and the UUCC Chalice Choir

Can’t Buy Me Love

Service of Nine Lessons and Carols

Inspired by A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, which is the Christmas Eve service held in King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, England, we will hear nine readings from the Christian scriptures, paired with traditional Christmas carols and special anthems performed by UUCC’s Chalice Choir and friends. 

Ankur Patel, Chalice Singers, Christina Gibson, Colette Gelwicks, Dianne Dunlap, Helena Gelwicks, Lee Gelwicks, Linda Adcox-Kimmel, Margaret LaFon, Matthew Gibson, Michael Adcock, Regina Verow, Rev. Paige Getty, UUCC Chalice Choir, UUCC Chalice Lights and Valerie Nix 

Lament and Hope

In the middle of a holiday season in which messages of brightness and cheer prevail, Rev. Paige Getty and Worship Associate Cynthia Marshall offer a service of lament and hope — inviting worshipers to name their deep sorrows and griefs, and then inviting us together to choose hope even in the face of despair.

Speakers: Anna Katz, Cynthia Marshall, Dana Sohr, Kevin Mercer, Michael Adcock and the Rev. Paige Getty

Winter Wonder

These next few weeks will be the darkest of the year here in Earth’s northern hemisphere. Rev. Paige Getty explores the magic and wonder of that darkness and of the life and potential that is being nourished within it.

Becky Reese, the CORE Team, Jing Wang, Kelli Danaker, Michael Adcock, the Rev. Paige Getty and the UUCC Chalice Choir