Order of Service
Worship With Us on Sunday June 7, 2026
Join Us in our Sanctuary or Online
Coffee: Bob Hall Coffee Hour Snack: Beth McGregor
Worship Greeter: Maria Ikonitskiy Visual Focus: Beth McGregor
10:00 am Family Worship:
No Family Worship for the remainder of the Church year. Worship resumes in September
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10:30 am Worship: Reach Out to Serve the World
Today’s service marks the conclusion of my sermon series on our mission statement. We’ll talk about the last part of our mission, which is that we “reach out to serve the world.” What does this mean and how do we do it? Rev. Jolie preaching. Today’s worship will begin with a Time for All Ages during which we will shower our RE volunteers with appreciation, before the children and youth go to their Annual Meeting.
10:30 AM INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE
Music Upon Entering Mel Springer. Music Director “Le Reveille-Martin” (The Alarm Clock) by Francois Coopering (France, 1668-1733)
Welcome & Announcements Tom D’Avanzo, Worship Coordinator
Prelude “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor (Boston, 1948- )
Opening Words by Jim Scott
Opening Hymn #38 Morning Has Broken
Chalice Lighting
We light this chalice for Unitarian Universalism.
This is a congregation of open minds.
This is a congregation of helping hands.
This is a congregation of loving hearts.
Together we work for peace and friendship in our world
Covenant
Love is the doctrine of this church
The quest for truth is its sacrament
And service is its prayer.
To dwell together in peace,
To seek knowledge in freedom,
To serve humanity in fellowship,
To the end that all souls shall grow
Into harmony with the divine:
Thus we do covenant together.
Meditation Hymn 1009 Meditation on Breathing
Joys & Concerns (from Hymn #146)
“Wait and see, wait and see, what a world there can be,
if we share, if we care, you and me..”
RE Volunteer Appreciation
Go Now In Peace
Offertory “The Long and Winding Road” by John Lennon (Liverpool, 1940-1980) and Paul McCartney (Liverpool, 1942- )
For June, the Brown Envelope donations will be shared with Bagly (www.bagly.org) and Pink Haven (www.pinkhaven.org).
Bagly “has been a youth-led, adult-supported organization committed to social justice, and creating, sustaining and advocating for programs, policies and services for the LGBTQ+ youth community in Massachusetts.”
Pink Haven is “a collective of organizations and individuals who are committed to trans liberation and joy and to growing community defense, mutual-aid, and alternative systems of care for gender diverse people.”
Reading by Rebecca Parker
Hymn #155 Circle ‘Round for Freedom
Sermon Reach Out to Serve the World Rev. Jolie Olivetti
Interlude “Les Carillons” by John Philip Kirnberger (Germany, 1721-1783)
Prayer & Meditation
Closing Hymn #1074 Turn the World Around
Closing Words
Postlude Air and Variations (“The Harmonious Blacksmith”) by Francois Couperin (France, 1668-1733)
Upcoming Events
Weekly Vigil on The Corner for Immigrant Rights
Please join a Sharon-wide interfaith gathering each Wednesday evening from 5:00 – 6:00 pm on the corner in support of Immigrant Rights. Focused signage and hearty waving to the passing motorists will lift their spirits and yours!
Friday, June 12, 2026
Fellowship Potluck 6:00 – 7:00 pm in the Vestry
Annual Meeting of the Unitarian Church of Sharon 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
*all who have been active UCS members for at least 30 days are eligible to vote
*vote on next year’s Board of Trustees, our operating budget for next year, and our name!
Sunday June 21, 2026
After worship, join us on the meetinghouse grounds for our end-of-year cookout! There will be an email going out to our Members & Friends soon requesting your RSVP and your sign-ups to bring food or drinks, grill, and set up or clean up.
Zoom Link for our Virtual Sanctuary
Zoom information: Meeting ID: 999 3466 3296 Password: 3652
More Zoom information including the phone numbers can be found here
If you are joining for the first time, please sign our Visitor Guest book
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