Our animal companions are beloved family members, confidantes, and the source of deep joy and support.  This month we share our Sunday offerings with the Windham County Humane Society.  Join us as Dr. Susan Kelly, DVM, talks about the work they do to make it possible for our human and animal neighbors to share their lives successfully..   

We anticipate that this service will be both in-person and on Zoom. Click right here Sunday shortly before 10:00 a.m. to join via Zoom. Click here to read our protocols

 

“The Interdependent Web”
Guest Speaker: Dr. Susan Kelly, DVM
Service Coordinator: Karen Tyler
Greeter: Carla Fogg

Order of Service
Sunday, November 5, 2023

Board Welcome & Announcements                                         Ron Niswander

Prelude     Un Día de Noviembre   Leo Brouwer
Eva Greene, piano

Opening Words                                                                           Karen Tyler

Chalice Lighting                                                                         Maisie Crowther
We light this chalice in honor of the animal realm,
Furred and hoofed, two-legged, four-legged, many-legged,
Fanged and clawed, gentle and fierce, wild and tame.
May we remember that all animals are our relatives,
Worthy of our care and respect.

Lighting Our Children’s Chalice
We light this chalice to celebrate Unitarian Universalism. We are the church of the open minds. We are the church of the helping hands. We are the church of the loving hearts.

Story for All Ages:  “Madeline Finn and the Shelter Dog”  by Lisa Papp (read by Marty Shaw)

Hymn #203 All Creatures of the Earth and Sky

Reading: “When Your Best Friend Has Four Or More Legs”
by Theresa I. Soto (read  by Maisie Crowther)

Anthem: Crossing the Bar, words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, music by Rani Arbo, arr. by Peter Amidon 
      All Souls Church Choir, Tom Baehr, Director

Offering: Guest Speaker-Dr. Susan M. Kelly, DVM, Windham County Humane Society

Offertory   Valse du petit chien [the puppy waltz] Op. 64:1  Frédéric Chopin
Eva Greene, piano

Candles of Joys and Concerns                                                     Karen Tyler    
Hymn #123  Spirit of Life

Reading                                                                                            Karen Tyler

Hymn  #52  In Sweet Fields of Autumn

Extinguishing the Chalice by Maureen Killoran
Maisie Crowther
Blessed are the animals. Blessed are the creatures who live with us and need our care. Blessed are the mammals and the reptiles and the birds who teach us we are not alone. Blessed are all living things from whom we learn to love. 

*Closing Circle “Carry the flame of peace and love”
until we meet again.”    (sung 2X)
                         *Please stand as you are able                            
Benediction                                                                                     Karen  Tyler
A person is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred, that of plants and animals as that of other men and women, and when one devotes oneself helpfully to all life that is in need of help.
Albert Schweitzer

Coffee Hour and Conversation