Holidays at First Church
Holidays at First Church
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I don't know if you've picked up on this already, but we love a reason to celebrate! Over the next few weeks, we'll have special Sundays and additional celebrations. Take a look and mark your calendars!
December 14th: Lower School- Drum Utah; Upper School- Holiday Party
December 20th: Solstice, 6:30 pm
December 21st: Pageant, 9 and 11 am
December 24th: Christmas Eve worship, 5:30 and 7:00 pm
Several of these Sundays could use an extra set of hands. If you haven't had the time to jump in yet, now's your chance! Click the link below to sign up!
Solstice- December 20, 6:30 pm
Solstice- December 20, 6:30 pm
Celebrate Solstice at First Church! Our annual evening gathering on December 20th is one of our most beloved community traditions—featuring in past years a candlelit labyrinth, interactive art, drumming, and storytelling. As we prepare for this year’s event, we’d love your imagination and your helping hands.
Do you have an idea for an activity or ritual? Want to help set up the labyrinth, create art installations, or support the flow of the evening? Whether you’re a visionary, a maker, or simply someone who loves the magic of Solstice, we’d be delighted to have you involved.
Reach out to dre@slcuu.org to share ideas or volunteer.
Let’s make the longest night of the year a night of light, connection, and wonder.
Pageant- December 21st, 9 and 11 am
Pageant- December 21st, 9 and 11 am
Join us at the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City for our beloved annual Christmas Pageant! This isn’t your ordinary pageant—this is a joyful, participatory, and slightly chaotic retelling of the Christmas story, complete with masks, costumes, and a few surprises!
Whether you're young or young at heart, this is a chance to celebrate the season with love, laughter, and community. Bring your family, your friends, and your festive spirit—let’s make memories together!
Snap a photo, sing along, and embrace the magic of this cherished tradition.
“May this heart help me remember that I can open my heart to others.”
RE Updates
RE Updates
Community Dinners-
Community Dinners-
January 4th
January 4th
Join us for our new monthly Community Dinner Nights! We’ll share a potluck meal, then break into multi-age activities: activities and games for kids, skill workshops for teens, and multiple programming groups for adults. Come for the food, stay for the connection!
Ritual Sunday
Ritual Sunday
We are looking to diversify our voices on Ritual Sundays, and would love children and youth volunteers to help as worship associates. We need musicians, singers, readers, greeters; any ways that you see an adult participate, a child or youth could as well. Look below for ways to start to participate!
Music: Does your child or youth play and instrument and would like to play a prelude? Or would they lilke to lead, "Come, Come"? Email David Owens to signup!
Chalice Lighting: Click Here to signup to light our chalice. Children or youth can bring their own chalice lighting words, or we can provide options!
Have something else your child or youth would like to helo with? Email Amanda Esko and let her know.
Sunday SUUperhero
Sunday SUUperhero
Do you like to jump in where you’re needed most? Our Sunday Superheroes are flexible helpers who fill in any gaps on Sunday mornings—whether that’s caring for little ones in the nursery, assisting in a classroom, or lending a hand wherever support is needed. Superheroes meet in the Little Chapel at 10:45 am to check in and find out where their superpowers will be most helpful that day. No cape required—just a willing spirit and a smile!
Community Care and Support
Community Care and Support
If you are in need of assistance or support during this time, please reach out in confidence to our Senior Minister, Rev. J Sylvan, at minister@slcuu.org, or to our Director of Religious Education, Amanda Esko, at dre@slcuu.org.
Church-Wide Announcements
Church-Wide Announcements
Open Sanctuary Hour, Every Tuesday, 5:30-6:30 pm
The world feels heavy these days, and sometimes you just need a quiet, sacred space to sit with all of it. Every Tuesday, we will open up the Sanctuary from 5:30-6:30 for quiet reflection, prayer, meditation, or soft conversation. At least one staff member or lay leader will be present at every Open Sanctuary Hour. Together, may we guide each other through the wilderness.
Jam/Sing-A-Long, December 15th, 6-8pm
Come jam and/or sing with us! Bring your stringed acoustic instrument. If you plan to lead some songs, please bring 5 or 6 copies of large print chord sheets with lyrics. (Nothing too complicated). We mostly play 2 to 6 chord songs from 1960's to the 2000's. You must register with Lori at monthlyjam@slcuu.org by December 14th.
Queer Joy Wednesday w/ Rev. J, December 17th 6:30-8pm in the Haven
Join us December 17th from 6:30-8pm while we celebrate joy with our LBGTQIA+ friends. Reverend J will lead us in a fun night. Childcare available during the meeting for kids between 3 (and potty trained) and 11 years.
Playground Clean Up
Playground Clean Up
We are so incredibly fortunate to have our amazing playground structure for our kids and families to gather before and after church. All of this play, however, does require cleanup. We're going to talk about this in Little Chapel with the kids, but if your kids are playing on the playground, please encourage them to clean up the sand toys. Buckets for the toys are in the playground shed. It is the responsibility of EVERYONE to clean up the area. Thank you for helping your children learn to take on this responsibility for our community!
Full Week Faith Plan- December
Full Week Faith Plan- December
Full Week Faith plans are daily activities for families to work on together and within the community. Each week, you will find a family discussion question, a chalice lighting, a journal prompt, an activity, and more. Full Week Faith plans are meant as a jumping-off point for families to engage in faith development together!
Worship Every Way
Worship Every Way
Weekly guide to what's happening in every age group! Different age groups are separated by tabs at the bottom, so please make sure to look there for your age group.
Miss RE in Little Chapel? Watch RE-Imagining Chapel! Parent pro-tip- Put it on when you just need 15 minutes of peace!
Each week we chronicle the lives of Unitarian, Universalists, and Unitarian Universalists throughout history!
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