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Stories are not “just” stories. They are an important and powerful force in our lives. They help us understand how we came to be the way we are, and where we think our lives are going, and they give us some sense of meaning and purpose. Our service this Sunday is filled with stories – stories about our music, our relationships, our UU traditions, our lives.
“TELLING STORIES”
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Order of Service
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Welcome & Board Greeting Marie Gorst
Prelude ” Novena canción ” (1948) Federico Mompou
Eva Greene, pianist
Chalice Lighting by Rev. David Breeden Karen Tyler
Welcome to a new story!
Welcome to a day unwritten.
We gather to speak of possibility.
We remember the losses,
we celebrate the victories.
As a people of story,
we embrace the possible
over than the probable,
weaving a story of hope.
Join us in the new story.
Join us in the day unwritten.
Join us in the future of possibility.
Opening Words Marty Shaw
Opening Hymn #123 “Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade
interpreted by Bev Miller
Reading/Story “Drawn Together” by Minh Le
read by Jamie Gibson
Anthem “At the Mid hour of Night”
poem by Thomas Moore, music by Charles Villiers Stanford
All Souls Choir, directed by Tom Baehr
Story For All Ages “The Table Where Rich People Sit” by Byrd Baylor
read by Jamie Gibson
Offertory “Praise to the Lord” Ernwerten Gesangbuch, Stralsund, 1665
Robert Wyckoff, cornet; Eva Greene, piano
Offering shared with Youth Services
Candles of Joys and Concerns Marty Shaw
Hymn #34 “Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire”
(from I Corinthians 13:1-3) lyricized by Hal Hopson; trad. English melody
sung by Christina Gibbons
Reflection: “Telling Stories” Marty Shaw
Hymn #1018 “When Our Heart is in a Holy Place”
performed and produced by Steve Squires
Extinguishing Our Chalice by Rev. Shari Woodbury Karen Tyler
“To Speak, Listen to and Care for Our Stories”
May we have the courage to speak or write the stories within us that need to be told – the stories that make up our lives.
May we listen with a loving mind and heart to the stories of others’ lives – others here in this church, and others in our wider community and world.
Let us choose with care the stories that we teach to our children, remembering that all of our stories have power, and that all of our stories are connected, for all of life is one.
In the name of all that is sacred in these gathered hearts, may it be so.
Amen.
Closing Circle and song
“Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again” (sung 2 times)