Order of Service
Worship With Us on Sunday March 10, 2024
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Coffee: Kathy Farrell, Ivy Krull, and Lisa Uebelacker
Greeter & Flowers: Colleen Tuck
Zoom Host: Jonathan Slavin
Order of Service
10:00 AM: Family Service We are Stardust
Today we’ll ponder how the elements that once glittered in the hearts of distant stars became the very building blocks of life on Earth. Most of the elements that make up our bodies have journeyed across the universe through billions of years of time and space…so this makes us made of the stuff of stars! This perspective invites us to recognize the sacredness of our connection to the cosmos and to reflect on our place in the grand tapestry of existence.
Music Upon Entering 2 Irish Dances traditional Mel Springer, Music Director
Welcome & Announcements
Chalice
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 do we covenant together.
Joys & Concerns
“Wait and see, wait and see, what a world there can be,
if we share, if we care, you and me..”
Meditation Hymn #1009 Meditation on Breathing
Story & Discussion We Are Stardust
Closing Hymn #163 Where Do We Come From?
Closing Words
In the rest of our time together and in the days ahead,
May we listen to our deepest selves.
May we be open to life’s gifts.
And may we be moved to serve needs greater than our own.
Go Now In Peace
10:30 AM Worship: Pursuing Liberation – UUSC and Global Solidarity (guest preacher)
In the face of challenges and forces that undermine justice and equity, UUSC has, for more than eight decades, been resisting cynicism and refusing complacency. Through a model that embraces radical trust, UUSC advances human rights in partnership with communities impacted by oppression. Join the Rev. Laura Randall as we explore stories of faithful imagination and determined hope in the pursuit of liberation for all people.
Rev. Laura Randall bio:
As the Director for Congregation Relations at UUSC, the Reverend Laura Randall (she/her/hers) facilitates partnerships to strengthen the impact of the UU Service Committee and the social justice reach of UU communities. Prior to joining UUSC, Laura’s ministry included serving as the Legacy Campaign Director for the Unitarian Universalist Association and hospice chaplaincy. She lives in Medford, Massachusetts with her spouse and their two dogs.
Music Upon Entering Asturias, by Isaac Ableniz. Chloe Kline, viola
Welcome & Announcements Ellen Bordman, Worship Coordinator
Prelude A Parting Blessing, traditional text, music by J. Jerome Williams, Adult Choir
Opening Words by Rev. Sara LaWall Rev. Laura Randall, Guest Preacher
Opening Hymn # #131 Love Will Guide Us
Chalice
Covenant (see above)
Centering Hymn #123 Spirit of Life
Centering Breath
Joys & Concerns
“Wait and see, wait and see, what a world there can be,
if we share, if we care, you and me..”
Stewardship Testimonial Meg Dussault, UCS Member
Reading To the people who have mistaken freedom for liberation by Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto Rev. Laura Randall
Interlude “In My Life” by Lennon and McCartney
Sermon “Pursuing Liberation,” Rev. Laura Randall
Offertory “Norwegian Wood” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
March’s Brown Envelope offerings will go toward Guest at Your Table, the UU Service Committee’s work in support of multiple grassroots human rights organizations. You are welcome to give via the weekly offering, the GAYT boxes at home, or direct donations to uusc.org. Thank you for your support. Text “Give” to (781) 614-7277 to donate.
Prayer & Meditation Rev. Laura Randall
Closing Hymn #108 My Life Flows On In Endless Song
Closing Words Rev. Laura Randall
Postlude “Dear Old Donegal” by Steve Graham Alice Springer, soloist
Upcoming Events
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