Steeple Lighting: The steeple lighting for this week has been donated by Tempa and Tom Pagel in remembrance of Harold Bondurant Jones.

Flowers: The flowers for this morning's service are donated by Dorothy and Howard Fairweather in loving memory of Dorothy's mother, Emma Woodley.

Preston Williams, Ph.D., has been the Houghton Professor at Harvard since 1971. He came to Harvard Divinity School after having been a professor of social ethics at Boston University for five years. Before that, as a Presbyterian minister, he was the Protestant chaplain at Brandeis University. In his years at Harvard, he has served in various capacities beyond his professorial role. He was Acting Dean of the Divinity School in 1974-75, and acting director of Harvard's W.E.B. DuBois Institute from 1975 to 1977. Since 1998 he has been director of the Summer Leadership Institute, a program of the Center for the Study of Values in Public Life that brings religious leaders from urban settings to Harvard for two weeks of intensive classes on community development. His teaching has centered on Christian ethics and the black American experience, especially as reflected in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. He is the author of many articles and books and is an editor-at-large for The Christian Century. He has been a guest professor and speaker at institutions around the world, including Nagoya University in Japan in 1996.

Ushers: Peter Cullinan and Amy Weickert.

Steeple Lighting: The steeple lighting for this week has been donated by Bonnie and Andy MacDonald in loving memory of their grandparents, Ann and Joseph Mitchell and Genevieve and Raymond Faulkner.

Flowers: The flowers for this morning's service are donated by the Fairweather family in honor of Albert Schweitzer's birthday.

FRS Current Events Forum: 9:30 in Lower Meetinghouse Conference Room. The topic is Brokeback Mountain.

If you're interested in knowing more about the history of Unitarianism and Universalism, you'll want to take part in this video-based discussion group. Each meeting will feature a video clip on the significant issues and people in our faith history including commentary by contemporary UU ministers. The videos and companion book of readings will be our springboard for discussion. Though this is the second part of the ten-part series, it is open to all, whether they took the first part or not. This course will give you a unique perspective on the significant role our religious forebears had on the development of our nation. The deadline for registration for this program will be Tuesday, February 14. Just call the church office to register.

Our next Friendship Table at the Salvation Army will be January 19th. There will be sign-up sheets at Coffee Hour on January 8th and 15th. Now that the cold weather is here and heating costs have increased, we expect to see a larger number of guests. Please help us provide them with a hot meal by signing up for a main dish, salad or dessert. Volunteers to help serve are always welcome.

Volunteer Opportunity - A couple of adults are needed to help with crowd control for the children's program on MLK Sunday on January 15. You would need to be in the Lower Meetinghouse during the service to lend a hand. Please contact Julie Parker Amery if you could help.

In our beloved community we have many people, such as Les, who volunteer their time and expertise, without expectation of appreciation. It is my joy to be a part of a community that benefits from this sort of generosity.

Adult Mid-Winter Party - The Membership Committee is pleased to announce the plans for our annual Adult Mid-Winter Party. The Dyer family has once again graciously offered to open their home to host this annual event. As a beloved community we will chase away the mid-winter doldrums on January 28, 2006, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share and the beverage of your choice. Remember to mark your calendars. The event is not to be missed.

United First Parish Unitarian in Quincy, at 1306 Hancock St., Quincy, MA., is hosting a LET JUSTICE ROLL Living Wage event on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 16th at 2:30 p.m. The event will feature US Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, who will speak on the moral obligation and urgent necessity for increasing the minimum wage at the federal level as one step toward achieving a living wage. The national minimum wage has not been raised for eight years. To have the purchasing power it had in 1968 the minimum wage would have to be $9.05/hour today, $3.90 more than the current minimum wage of $5.15/hour.

Senator Kennedy has been working with the national non-partisan interfaith and community LET JUSTICE ROLL Living Wage campaign to introduce federal legislation to raise the national minimum wage. The campaign is also working in several states to raise the state minimum wage through ballot initiatives and legislation. See www.LetJusticeRoll.org for MLK Living Wage Worship Service and Event Resources and for a comprehensive report released in November: A Just Minimum Wage: Good for Workers, Business and Our Future.

The UUA and UUSC are both active members in the LET JUSTICE ROLL Living Wage Campaign. Hundreds of worship services and events will be held across the country on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend by the coalition members that include over 50 faith and community organizations.

The United First Parish Unitarian Church of Quincy, and their minister Rev. Sheldon Bennett, have been staunch advocates for economic justice through their active participation in the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, which has led the Justice for Janitors campaign, the establishment of the MA Affordable Housing Trust, and is currently engaged in the Health Care for All initiative. For directions click here or call (617) 773-1290 x3.