The different characters found in the Nativity story will have a chance to tell their version of the story.  What truths are revealed?  What insights might take root in our heart that will help us stay true to our values in the months and years to come?

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Processional:  O Come, O Come Emmanuel; trad., performed by Loren Brown
Opening Words and Kindling of the Lights
Opening Carol:  O Come, All Ye Faithful (Carol Booklet, #1)
Opening Words
Lesson #1:  The Magi, by the Rev. Dan Schatz; Scott Milner
Lesson #2:  Annunciation to the Shepherds, by Lynn Ungar; Sam Welsh
Reflections
Carol:  Angels We Have Heard on High (Carol Booklet, #3)
Lesson #3:  Let Us Be That Stable, by Patrick Murfin; Joseph Erhard-Hudson
Lesson #4:  How the Light Comes, by Jan Richardson; Loren Brown
Reflections
Gift of Music:  O Magnum Mysterium, by Tomas Luis de Victoria; UUCP Choir
Lesson #5:  Room at the Inn, by Judith Nicholls; Krista Kramer
Lesson #6:  The Camels Speak, by Lynn Ungar; Nancy Nelson
Lesson #7:  Christmas Poem 2021, by Julián Jamaica Soto; Martha Schmidt
Carol:  O Little Town of Bethlehem (Carol Booklet #4)
Offertory
Lesson #8:  The Baby, by Darcy Steinke; Jen Elliott
Lesson #9:  Perfect, Love, by Dan Schatz; Ryan Urie
Meditation, In Words, Silence, and Song: Blessing, by Barbara Pescan
Gift of Music:  O Holy Night, words by Placide Cappeau, music by Adolphe Adam; UUCP Choir
Lesson #10: From The Midrash of Christmas, by Rev. Laurie DeMott; Nancy Nelson
Lesson #11:  Night of the Animals, by Paulette Callen (Excerpt); Rodney Frey
Reflections
Carol:  In the Bleak Midwinter (Carol Booklet #7)
Lesson #12:  You Have to Know Your Body as the Home of God, by Rebecca Ann Parker; Ginger Yoder
Candle Lighting Ceremony
Carol:  Silent Night (Carol Booklet #9)
Benediction

Topics: Blessing