Happy Thanksgivukkah!

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Why Hanukkah and Thanksgiving Will Never Again Coincide

Questions to Ponder with your family and friends:

~What are some similar themes in the story of Thanksgiving and the story of Chanukah? 

~Who celebrates Thanksgiving? Who celebrates Chanukah?

~Why are they celebrated and How are they celebrated?

~What foods will you be eating during your gathering together?

~Who will be with you?

Have a blast!

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life 

is thank you, it will be enough - Meister Eckhart 

Welcoming All!

Welcoming All!

Being Thankful and Giving!

2 important pieces of that make us who we are.

Question to Ponder with your Family and Friends:

~ What are you "Thankful" for this season? 

( ex. Food, Family, Shelter?)

~ What will you "Give" this season?

( ex. Service, Money, Hugs?)

Each and everyone of us have these special 2 pieces of ourselves to share with those close to us, those far away and those we have never met yet. These 2 pieces make you, you!

Here is one way you can GiVE:

Check out the UUSC Guest at your Table program.

Soup!

Soup! 

(Come make soup & volunteer with our children at Arlington Street Church)

As the weather gets colder and darker 

we seeks even more to come together;

sharing a meal, 

sharing time together 

in the warmth of one another.

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A few Soup Kitchen/Food Programs you can support in the Boston area

• http://haleyhouse.org/soup_kitchen
• http://www.fridaynightsupper.org (located at ASC)
• http://www.dosomething.org/about/who-we-are
• http://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/cgi-bin/id/opensearchfb.cgi?city=boston&state=MA

A song about Stone Soup, an Artist/Activist Collective and Community Resource Center in Worcester, MA.

Performed by Lucelia de Jesus and Matt Feinstein (author of song), 

song filmed by Nicole Belanger. 

All about Stone Soup: http://StoneSoupWorcester.org

Questions to Ponder with your family and friends:

• What is your favorite kind of soup? Do you know how to make it? If, so who do you make it with?
• Do you say "Grace" (A little something special) before and/ or after eating? What do you say?
• If you could invite someone to dinner to share soup with you, who would you invite and why?
• What can YOU do this holiday season so that more people can enjoy hot soup in community?

To Every Season...

"To Everything There is a Season"

Questions to ponder with your family and friends:

• What is a SEASON?
• How does this Season make you feel?
• What sort of Rituals do you do during this time of year as a family? ~ Some of our Hindu friends are Celebrating Diwali now, a festival of lights.
• Where will you be celebrating other holidays during the month of November? What will you be celebrating and how does that relate to being Unitarian Universalist?
• What will do you for others that might have a hard time finding a meal for their next holiday celebration?

Coming Together!

Coming Together!

sports

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much - Helen Keller 

animals

gods

Questions to Ponder with your family and friends

• What is it that brings you together during a hard game?           A challenging day at school or work?
• Where do you go for your FAITH? .... Do you play a game or snuggles with animals? Perhaps pray to god?
• Why do you think coming together can be sometimes really hard?