Winter Holiday Activities

Mittens & More for Our UUCH Trees

December 6 – December 28, 2024

        Bring children’s hats, scarves, gloves and mittens to hang on the sanctuary trees or place in the baskets underneath. Whether handmade or purchased, your generous gifts will warm area children through the winter. In 2024, the mitten tree contributions were given to Children in Need, located in downtown Hagerstown, which distributes children’s clothing free of charge to local residents in need.

Decorating Our Church Home

First Saturday in December   10 a.m.- 11 a.m. (or whenever we finish)

Festoon the sanctuary and Martin House for the winter holidays. Bring your artistic skills and step ladder agility. Many decorations are available at church but donate more if you choose. But please, no live greens to protect those with allergies.

Christmas Eve Service

Wednesday, December 24  at  7 p.m.   For all ages.  Note: no nursery care provided.

The UUCH Players present A Christmas Miracle.  Celebrate a UU Christmas with familiar carols, the warmth of fellowship, the first Christmas story, and a modern holiday tale of a bitter man redeemed through the accepting friendship of a new family with their own sorrows.

  If you can, bring some cookies to share after the service. Warm beverages provided.

 

Other Holiday-Themed Sunday Services 

Sunday Morning Worship with winter holiday themes

November 23: Rev. Dr. Paul Britner. Primal Religions (Thanksgiving) November 30: Rev. Erica Baron. Receiving Generously
December 7: Rev. Dr. Paul Britner. The Dickens You Say
December 21: Rev. Dr. Susan Rak. Through the Darkness (Winter Solstice)

 

In previous years,  programs have focused on the Winter Solstice and Yule, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Chalica (a UU holiday), and many aspects of Christmas.