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This Sunday, December 1:

Service at 10:30 am
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New Year,
​Old Me - 
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Mapping the End of 2024 and the Start of the New Year


Sermon by Dr Laura McGuire (in person)
This will be an interactive sermon as I will discuss making room in our lives for what we want to release in the ending year to make room for new growth. Then, I will have everyone write on dissolvable paper something they wish to release and then come forward to a water basin to watch it disappear. 

Dr. Laura McGuire is a consultant, researcher and Unitarian Universalist seminarian who is working towards ordination as a UU minister. She is the author of the book "Creating Cultures of Consent." Our congregation recently unanimously approved hiring her as our ministerial intern. Dr. McGuire will remain after the service to consult with the Congregational Leadership Committee.

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Dr. Laura McGuire
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Stephen Downen, choir director, keyboard, soloist, Amy Rosebush, keyboard.
Welcome
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We are a Unitarian Universalist congregation located in Brevard County on US1 just north of the Pineda Causeway. You are invited to join us at our regular 10:30 am Sunday service, regardless of your background and your personal, political, or spiritual beliefs. 
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This Sunday, December 1:

Service at 10:30 am
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Sermon by Dr Laura McGuire (in person)
This will be an interactive sermon as I will discuss making room in our lives for what we want to release in the ending year to make room for new growth. Then, I will have everyone write on dissolvable paper something they wish to release and then come forward to a water basin to watch it disappear. 

Dr. Laura McGuire is a consultant, researcher and Unitarian Universalist seminarian who is working towards ordination as a UU minister. She is the author of the book "Creating Cultures of Consent." Our congregation recently unanimously approved hiring her as our ministerial intern. Dr. McGuire will remain after the service to consult with the Congregational Leadership Committee.

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Dr. Laura McGuire
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Stephen Downen, choir director, keyboard, soloist, Amy Rosebush, keyboard.
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Notice how reducing the images forces the titles to be reduced. 
This is especially detrimental to the small text at the bottom. There are other issues with that text on the bottom:
1. It is redundant. The date is already posted in the grey area above the picture. 
2. "Rockledge UU" will annoy the people who spent a lot of time discussing the recent name change, which is correctly posted in the header at the top of each page. 
3. Redundancy also applies to the third line. The time is already noted above. If it's available online, we need to let people know how to access it that way. 
 
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This Sunday, December 15:

Service at 10:30 am
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The past year, 2024, has been a year of upheaval for many. We wonder what lies ahead and stand at the precipice with weary eyes and heart asking, "What if?" As we venture into the unknown, we stand surrounded by stories - past and present - of hope in the midst of seemingly insurmountable hardships, and the belief in a better tomorrow that still shines through. Join us on December 15th as we explore the rekindling of hope in dark times and the power of community to brace against the storms.
Sermon by Dr Laura McGuire (in person)

Dr. Laura McGuire is a consultant, researcher and Unitarian Universalist seminarian who is working towards ordination as a UU minister. She is the author of the book "Creating Cultures of Consent." Our congregation recently unanimously approved hiring her as our ministerial intern.

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Dr. Laura McGuire
Music
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Stephen Downen, choir director, keyboard, soloist, Amy Rosebush, keyboard.
Issues:
Notice how reducing the image forces the title to be reduced. Again, this is especially noticeable with the small redundant text at the bottom. 

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This Sunday, December 15:

Service at 10:30 am
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The past year, 2024, has been a year of upheaval for many. We wonder what lies ahead and stand at the precipice with weary eyes and heart asking, "What if?" As we venture into the unknown, we stand surrounded by stories - past and present - of hope in the midst of seemingly insurmountable hardships, and the belief in a better tomorrow that still shines through. Join us on December 15th as we explore the rekindling of hope in dark times and the power of community to brace against the storms.
Sermon by Dr Laura McGuire (in person)

Dr. Laura McGuire is a consultant, researcher and Unitarian Universalist seminarian who is working towards ordination as a UU minister. She is the author of the book "Creating Cultures of Consent." Our congregation recently unanimously approved hiring her as our ministerial intern.

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Dr. Laura McGuire
Music
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Stephen Downen, choir director, keyboard, soloist, Amy Rosebush, keyboard.





​A much cleaner presentation using the same image. The title is larger and the redundant text is gone.




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Please ignore the text below:
December 22: 
Christmas Music Service 

This service, led by Stephen Downen, our choir director, will be a celebration of the songs of the season. 
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December 29: 
The Most Important Presidential Elections in History

Not all presidential elections end up equal.  In history’s judgment, some weigh far more heavily than others.  Have you ever wondered which elections have been the most significant?  In this intriguing talk, Florida Tech professor and presidential historian Yanek Mieczkowski will count down the most important elections in U.S. history.  He will show that these select showdowns have had a profound impact, influencing the nation’s political system and campaign methods for decades, even permanently.  Join Dr. Mieczkowski for this journey through history, as he examines the race for the White House, featuring contests filled with innovations, mudslinging, surprises, and suspense.

Sermon by Dr. Yanek Mieczkowski (in person)

Dr. Mieczkowski is the author of "Surviving War, Oceans Apart:  Two Teenagers in Poland and Japan Destined for Life Together "(2024), "The Routledge Historical Atlas of Presidential Elections" (second edition, 2021)," Eisenhower’s Sputnik Moment:  The Race for Space and World Prestige" (2013), and Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s (2005).  He has contributed more than forty biographies to The American National Biography, and he has taught at five colleges and universities.  Dr. Mieczkowski holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and is currently a professor at the Florida Institute of Technology. 
January:
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January 5: Dr Laura McGuire

January 12  Rev Kathy Rickey (mentor to Dr McGuire)

January 19  Dr Laura McGuire

January 26  Scott Tilley

February:
2   To be determined

9  Dr. Laura Mcguire

16  Amanda Aikman

23  Dr . Laura Mcguire

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