First Friday! Friday December 6 Eyes Shining Like Stars: An Evening of Singing, Community Deepening & Celebration, and Dances of Universal Peace with Gayan Gregory Long & Friends 6:30pm (doors @ 6pm) $25 suggested Love Offering No dancing or singing experience is required, and no dance partner is needed! For nearly half a decade, and in over fifty countries, people have been gathering in a circle and singing sacred phrases and prayers from around the world, set to simple choreographed movements, for the Dances of Universal Peace. The Dances offer participants a deep and loving journey into the true nature of unity. Gayan has thirty years of experience guiding people while cultivating a gentle, inclusive, supportive, loving, and accepting environment. He also has a rich history with the Unity Church’s principles and teachings and is looking forward to sharing this evening with the Columbine Unity community. More about Gayan: Sheikh Gayan Gregory Long is an internationally acclaimed drummer, composer, leader of the Dances of Universal Peace, spiritual mentor, retreat leader, and story teller. His Sheikh lineage is universalist and does not belong to any religion, per se. He has dedicated his life to awakening human potential through music, devotional practices, pith teachings, and community celebration! Gayan is a certified Leader of the Dances of Universal Peace and a direct disciple of Pir Shabda Kahn. He has offered the Dances world wide: from India to Russia, South America to Thailand, and throughout the United States. He has collaborated and lead Dance and meditation retreats with some of the foremost spiritual leaders of our time. Gayan has appeared on sixty-five recording projects and has released two albums: “Padma Thunder” and “When Two or More are Gathered.”

A Precious Child December Service Project for Columbine Families A Precious Child is an organization that gives stockings full of gifts at Christmastime to children of all ages whose families are not in a position to provide gifts. This is our YFM December Family Service Project every year. We invite the entire Columbine commUnity to participate with us in filling the stockings - we love that it is an intergenerational event! Columbine will provide the stockings - you all bring the stuffings! When: Sunday December 8 Where: In Foss Hall Time: After the 11am service What to bring: Each family or family member brings enough items to fill a medium size stocking for a specific age they choose. Choose an age between 1 and 18 and bring things appropriate for that age. No candy. Do not wrap gifts. This is one of Jeanne Oliver's favorite things to do with children, after talking about helping those who are less fortunate – take your child/children to the store and let them pick out things they want to. Or they can recycle some of their toys from home that are in good shape. We hope to see everyone filling stockings on December 8!

Christmas Eve @ Columbine! Tuesday December 24 - Two Candle Lighting services - 3pm (family-friendly) and 5pm. With Ryan Barnett, Laura Berman, the Columbine Choir and band, and a special message from Rev. Sue McQueen. We'll see you on Christmas Eve!