{"id":13367,"date":"2025-12-17T16:41:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/?p=13367"},"modified":"2025-12-17T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:41:09","slug":"community-candlelight-christmas-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/community-candlelight-christmas-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Candlelight Christmas Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Candlelight-Christmas-Service.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" src=\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Candlelight-Christmas-Service.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Candlelight-Christmas-Service.png 620w, https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Candlelight-Christmas-Service-420x210.png 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We continue our Christmas tradition of a holiday worship service for everyone in the Ithaca community at Sage Chapel on Cornell\u2019s campus. A Christmas celebration with music, story, and candlelight, where we explore ancient tales of miracles followed by hardship and perseverance that can inspire hope within us all.&nbsp;Music by the UU Choir&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parking Info:<\/strong>&nbsp;Attendees can park in Hoy Garage free of charge beginning at 2 pm on December 23. There are also lots closer to Sage Chapel, though Cornell&nbsp;will be enforcing any parking restrictions\/permit requirements so please read the lot signs closely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Candlelight-Christmas-Service.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We continue our Christmas tradition of a holiday worship service for everyone in the Ithaca community at Sage Chapel on Cornell\u2019s campus. 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