JANUARY 5 – “DECADES SERVICE”
Please join Worship Associate kathy hartman along with Ocean Alexander, Sasha Tyschenko, Curtis Hopehill, Meagan Foster, Dona Leonard, Doug Stewart, Randy Schnepf, Loretta Hogg and Marie Steen for this annual Namaqua tradition as they share reflections from every age. Come, yet again, come, to hear members of different decades respond to Mary Oliver’s question from her poem “The Summer Day”: Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

JANUARY 12 – “STORYTELLING THAT HEALS”
How can the stories we live out heal ourselves & offer healing to others? How can we change the stories we live by for the better? Worship Associates Mim Neal & Doug Stewart share their own stories to explore this theme.

JANUARY 19 – “MLK SUNDAY: STORIES THAT SHAPE OUR LIVES”
Our lives are made of stories—not just our histories, but the stories we tell ourselves and the stories we believe. Martin Luther King Jr. found a way to challenge the old stories and shape new ones. Join Rev. Dana, Debbie Gentry as Worship Associate, Ryan Marvel, and the Choir for this MLK celebration.

AFTER THE SERVICE – GETTING TO KNOW UU
Newcomers are invited to join us for Getting to Know UU, an opportunity to learn more about Namaqua and Unitarian Universalism. This event takes place each month after the service in Rev. Dana’s office. Bring your questions—we’d love to meet you!

JANUARY 26 – “TELLING A BETTER TALE”
As we face our fears of the future, let us consider the stories we tell ourselves. What new and better stories and perspectives will help us through? It is time to tell a better tale. Join Rev. Dana and AnnMarie Kajencki as Worship Associate as we explore the possibilities.

AFTER THE SERVICE – SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
We’ll hold a special Congregational Meeting on Sunday, January 26th after the Sunday service.
The purpose will be to vote on this motion: Moved, that the Congregation intends to approve a fiscal year 2025/26 budget that includes at least $20,000-40,000 from either our savings or additional fundraising.

Background: Moving to a sustainable staffing model next year might trigger a ministerial search and affect other staff positions. The Board would like us to use next fiscal year, 2025/26 (which starts July 1st), to put in place a sustainable staffing model for the following year, in 2026/27. This would mean either accessing our savings or additional fundraising in 2025/26.
~ Rebecca Williamson, president, Namaqua Board of Trustees

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