On this Sunday after Christmas, we take a holiday to resurrect a sermon by Rev. John Hanly Morgan, who served as our second minister from 1956 to 1960.

As we head into the busy year-end holiday season, it seems that noise is everywhere. Many feel stressed. On this last day of the Thanksgiving weekend, let’s celebrate silence, whispering, and all those things that keep us sane – by talking about them.

After Earth Day, what more is there to say about nature and our need to preserve it? Robert Penn has plenty, in his book, The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees. This is a moving tribute to the relationship between humanity and trees, with congregants reading excerpts from this lovely, inspiring book.

This week marks the 66th anniversary of this congregation. Happy Birthday to us! What has held us together for so long, in good times and bad? Florence Klecka explores several answers, real and metaphorical, to that question.

Every year, people lament that after the 25th of December, there’s a big letdown. It doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, the holidays – and yes, that’s a plural — have just begun. We’ll explore those twelve days, and why those three wise men were very wise, after all.    

Abstract/Description: As we say goodbye to November and head into December’s preparations for even more family gatherings, it’s a good time to take stock of our relationships with those we love. In what ways do we hold onto the way it’s always been, even when it could be so much better?