Upcoming Sunday Services

“Come, come, whoever you are…” Sometimes one may hear of a church or a school practicing ‘radical hospitality.’ But, what about families? Someone different, the black sheep of the family, may feel less than welcome at the family gatherings. Here, we welcome you as you are, glad that you came to be with us this Sunday! 

Please join us to experience The YUUth Ensemble, the DuPage UU Choir, musical guests, and the lifting of your own voices as we celebrate the power of birth and rebirth! Our Special Collection will benefit DuPage PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter). 

Join us for one or both nights to celebrate the darkness and the return of the light! Please bring a plate of cookies to share for the celebration following the service.

Unique and inclusive, as pageant actors are chosen on the spot! Only a few roles are cast in advance of the service, the rest of the at least 45 participants (including shepherds, stars, wise people, and animals) volunteer to be in the pageant during the service. Everyone (including guests) is invited to participate. At the end of the service, when children and adults are in their costumes gazing down at a baby from our congregation in the “manger,” we all experience this familiar story in a new, more meaningful, and moving way and we are reminded that each night a child is born is a holy night.
Please bring new or gently used mittens, gloves, hats and scarves to put on the Mitten Tree during the service for donation to the People’s Resource Center in Wheaton.

6:00pm
Family Candlelight Service 
Led by Steve Cooper, Director of Religious Education, and Rev. Michael Walker
Come share in the celebration of imagination, with its power to warm our heart on a snowy day and sprinkle glitter on a dark one, to give the goodwill to wish a merry Christmas to all. Join us for a message of Christmas hope and peace through story, poem, music, songs and (electric) candle light.

8:00pm
Candles and Carols: A Prayer for Peace and Hope
By Rev. Michael Walker
Even in a world full of strife, the holidays are a time to set aside differences and come together, recognizing and celebrating our common humanity. This will be a traditional ‘Candles & Carols,’ contemplative and musical service. All are welcome!  

There are many ways to greet the mystery of the coming year: wonder, fear, determination, inspiration. Our attitude has a large part in determining how we handle our experience of the unknown. Join us in our annual Fire Communion service, where we will let go of what that which keeps us from experiencing the fullness and mystery of life, and we will invite inspiration to keep us moving toward the light.