"Hope & Light for the Holidays" 14 Dec. in Person/Online/Podcast. Other Events

Hope & Light for the Holidays
Service Lay Led by Members of the Paris Fellowship
Join us for a warm and uplifting December service centered on Hope and Light for the Holidays. This special lay-led gathering will celebrate the season through carols, meaningful readings, and reflections that honor the many ways light shows up in our lives. Come add your voice. and help us fill the sanctuary with hope, joy, and song. We look forward to celebrating with you!
The *Mitten Tree*. Please join us in our UUFP tradition of decorating our sapin with new hats, gloves, and scarves to give to children and adults who need the warmth and protection they provide. During today's service, we'll ask our children to put them on the tree. All donated items will go our host association, La Maison Verte, and be given to families who come to LMV and in the neighborhood.

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Children and families are welcome at our services! UUFP offers Religious Exploration (RE) for children ages 5-12. This month, after reading the book "Carl and the Meaning of Life" by Deborah Freedman, the children will explore what has meaning for them and what is important. There is a babysitter for younger ones during the service.

All are welcome to join us for refreshments after the service (please bring your own cup). You are also invited to join some of us who go for lunch in a nearby restaurant.

Important Information about Sunday Services:
IN PERSON
Entrance to La Maison Verte courtyard is on rue Diard, the side street to the left. The Gate Code is 0 from 9:30 to 12:30. (Once inside, go down the ramp on the left.)
Address: La Maison Verte, 127 rue Marcadet (at the back of the courtyard) 18th Arrd't. Métros Lamarck Caulaincourt or Jules Joffrin, also several buses.

ONLINE (via New Zoom link below)
Live-stream: please log on between 10 to 10:20 am (music). Microphones will be off but for technical assistance, use the Chat function. Chat also available during Candles of Joys and Concerns, but, please don't use it during the service.
[https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81141453373?pwd=YnpCTlU2c3drUmFmeFdLT3NWRnhJQT09](https://uuparis.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=91c041ce8f772b05f43caaa7e&id=fdc1810de6&e=43a567a603)
(Meeting ID: 811 4145 3373 Passcode: 9uvgnBzu
Dial by mobile: +33 1 7095 0103 France)

VIA PODCAST - New!
For people who wish to join using audio on their telephone (not the Zoom app): obtain your local phone number here ([https://us06web.zoom.us/u/khOM9HdwJ](https://uuparis.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=91c041ce8f772b05f43caaa7e&id=3f644b4790&e=43a567a603)) and use these details (Meeting ID: 811 4145 3373 and Passcode: 49440225).

Upcoming events :
° Happy Hours* - online every Friday 17-19:00 CET - see separate Meetup page for link. (NB Another weekly happy hour among European UU's if you or your friends are seeking UU fellowship and contacts on the Continent beyond France: Tuesdays 17:30-19:00. [https://www.europeanuu.org](https://uuparis.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=91c041ce8f772b05f43caaa7e&id=5984a542bc&e=43a567a603) to get the link)
° Walking Tour of Disney Village: Sun. 7 Dec. 15:00 at meeting point 40 bd. Haussmann in front of Galeries Lafayette, or directly at Disney Village, Bd. de Parc, 77700 Couvray. Free. contact@uuparis.org
° Christmas Lunch: Thursday 25 December, 12-14:30 at Restaurant Station Krishna, 16 rue du Père Guérin, Paris 13. contact@uuparis.org
° Museum & lunch outing: La Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Sun. 11 Jan. 11:00 (RdV 10:50 2 pl. du Palais Royal). Possibility of lunch nearby afterwards. contact@uuparis.org
° European Unitarian Universalists Spring Retreat in Saarbrucken, Germany: 17-19 April 2026. ([https://www.europeanuu.org](https://uuparis.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=91c041ce8f772b05f43caaa7e&id=5984a542bc&e=43a567a603). Sign-Up deadline was 15 Oct. 2025 but contact them to be put on waiting list)
* see separate Meetup announcement

2025-2026 Season Monthly Service Schedule. 2026: 18 Jan, 15 Feb, 15 Mar, 12 Apr, 10 May, 14 Jun. Services paused in July and August, but there may be some activities over the summer.

Besides monthly services and weekly happy hours, UUFP proposes regular spiritual, social justice and leisure activities, both in person or online, such as a meditation group, book and film clubs, social justice actions, etc. For more **information: contact@uuparis.org**, FB and Instagram, Website https://uuparis.org/