Sunday ~ December 20, 2020
10:00 a.m. ~ Meeting for worship
We will live stream via the church Facebook page or our website at www.wichitaquakers.org.
Order of Worship
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Bells – “Christmas Fanfare”
Hymn – “O Come All Ye Faithful,” #178
Vocal Solo – Sarah Wine, “Breath of Heaven,” arr. Larson
Advent Candle Lighting – Pam and Melody Grether
Verse 4 of “One Candle is Lit” to the tune of “Away in a Manger” (Cradle Song version, #187)
Message – “Unworldly Peace”
Scripture: John 14:27
Song – “Peace Give I to Thee”
Open worship
Bells
Hymn – “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” #181
Benediction
Postlude
Vs. 4 “One Candle is Lit”
Come, wander where lion and lamb gently play,
where evil is banished and faith takes the day,
a babe in a manger to fool the world’s eyes.
One candle is lit for God’s loving surprise.
Poinsettias provided by the Flower Committee from Dutch’s Greenhouse. Technology by Michael Barrett, music coordination by Dawn Blue, and
pastoral leadership by Catherine Griffith.
11:30 a.m. ~ “Christmas Carol” Readers Theater via Zoom
3:00 p.m. ~ 205 Sunday Class via Zoom
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Church activities this week
Saturday, December 19, 5:00 pm, Caroling
Sunday, December 20, 11:30 am “Christmas Carol” Readers Theater via Zoom
Monday, December 21, 12:00 pm, Prayer with Sue
Tuesday, December 22, 6:30 pm, Book Club
Thursday, December 24, 6:00 pm, Virtual Christmas Eve Service
Thursday, December 24 & 25, the church office will be closed.
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Update on Our Building and Friends University
An information session took place on December 13th.
We have a recording of that session:
Meeting Zoom Link https://zoom.us/rec/share/qkbsycu7s8Y1D9xCD_FgN5IRbEKVokY0H-3vzOL9zBIqolpgBA7c8DA5hM9WqE3I.4lh3AvR6oTIT9bzq
Be aware it takes a while to load and open.
A Power Point presentation link is attached to this email. These are the architect’s renderings, just ideas at this point.
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Dear University Friends,
We have need for a regular Meeting for worship with attention to business in the month of December. It will be on Sunday, December 27 at the rise of worship, on Zoom.
Sincerely,
Doug Chambers, Clerk
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Caroling update!
Who: Actually, calling anyone who enjoys singing, being out in the cold, and spreading joy!
What: Caroling!
When: Saturday, Dec. 19th at 5:00 p.m.
Where: In the church’s east parking lot, where itinerary and songs will be handed out.
Why: We want to spread some holiday joy to those in our family who are unable to venture out on their own.
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“Christmas Carol” Coming to a Zoom Screen Near You!
Zoom Radio Hour, under the guidance of Sue Wine, announces the presentation of a readers’ theater version of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” featuring Vonda Schuster as Scrooge. Tune in via Zoom at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 20.
Enjoy dinner theater? This could be a do-it-yourself lunch theater – just get some lunch to have while you enjoy the performance from your very own home. And wouldn’t a festive beverage be nice with that lunch? RSVP by December 14 to receive a packet that will turn your mug of hot milk into hot chocolate (no-contact delivery, free of charge).
Is “A Christmas Carol” a part of the holiday season that you simply don’t want to miss? This might be just your cup of tea (or hot chocolate).
Join Zoom Meeting 11:30 a.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85289639070?pwd=YTVMTjU0eGkrK3IwaU4zU0NVa1FpZz09
Meeting ID: 852 8963 9070 and Passcode: 585217
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The Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m., the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. If you would like to join via Zoom, please email Catherine at orcagriffith@yahoo.com, and she will send you an invitation. Everyone is welcome! On Tuesday, December 22, the Book Club plans to discuss Anne Lamott’s Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, pages 117 through 168.
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Let’s Pray Together, Remotely
Friends,
Ministry & Counsel would like to welcome you to participate in regularly scheduled, remote prayer meetings set to begin this week. May these times invigorate our faith and prayer life, and help us to connect with one another, the Meeting, and our mission.
Volunteer hosts have appointed twenty to thirty minutes of their week toward prayer and meditation on the Meeting, its present concerns, and its future. You are invited to join in prayer at the appointed time from wherever you find yourself at that moment. If you would prefer a more connected sense during these appointed times of prayerful consideration, hosts will also provide Zoom links so that our communion might be more apparent, though still remote.
You can find the scheduled prayer times in The Light This Week, on wichitaquakers.org and as events within the UFM Facebook group, and Zoom meeting links will be available there too.
At present, opportunities are Mondays at noon with Sue Wine and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. with Kim Edgington-Keehn.
If you are interested in hosting an appointed time of prayer, please contact Michael at TheMBarrett@gmail.com.
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Missions giving for December: Share the Season
- Share the Season (STS) is a special program providing help and hope to those in need in Sedgwick County during the holiday season.
- Families who do not qualify for other indigent programs apply for assistance and are screened carefully by the Salvation Army personnel to verify needs.
- Each family can receive one-time assistance for needs such as utilities, paying medical bills, etc.
- Payments are made directly to vendors, such as the bank or utility company.
- The Wichita Community Foundation handles all donations and issues receipts to all who contribute.
- STS works in the best possible way, directly reaching those in need and encouraging our community to be charitable.
Thank you, from Andrea Suttle
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Listening Groups: Preparing for an All-Church Retreat
The third Listening Groups Summary went out over email on December 9. The first two summaries are also available. If you would like a copy and did not receive one, please reply to this email and request one.
In our time of transition, we are seeking to answer these questions: Who are we? Who are our neighbors? To what is God calling us?
These Listening Group conversations are crucial as we consider questions related to the future of University Friends Meeting. Please keep them in your prayers.
What would it mean for us to join God’s work in our community, in our time?
How can we be better stewards of our assets, in terms of people, facilities, and money?
What is God calling us to be and do?
Remember to pray earnestly and often for our church.
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PRAYER REQUESTS AND CONCERNS
· Don Mallonee and Linda as they continue to heal.
· Randy Mullikin’s older brother Larry as he recovers from heart by-pass surgery.
· Jeanne Pitts’ sister Helen passed away this week in Colorado Springs. Please lift their family up in prayers.
· Our church during this time of transition – May we find clarity and energy for the tasks at hand and the decisions we will need to make as we find our way forward. May we find ways to use our assets wisely and well. May we discover ways we are to be a beacon of love in our world. May we be looking for the doors God is opening, and may we have the courage to walk through them.
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Yes, we’re on Facebook, with a variety of pages and groups. Check these out:
University Friends Church (page)
University Friends Church Private Page (private group)
University Friends church Family Promise (private group)
University Friends Children’s Ministry (page)
Like them. Follow them. Join them.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. — Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
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