Celebrant: Ryan Urie
Many people who share our values are struggling these days, and could use the support our community has to offer. Even the Washington Post is exhorting progressives to find and join a Unitarian Universalist church! If you know someone who has been thinking about attending, or if you are someone who’s been thinking about trying us out, this is a great Sunday to do so. We’ll cover the basics of who we are and orient ourselves and one another to what we do. Because what we do matters!
Welcome
Greeting and Announcements
Territorial Acknowledgement
Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation
Opening Words
Opening Hymn: #1028, The Fire of Commitment
Time for All Ages: A Church for All, by Gayle E. Pitman, pictures by Laure Fournier
Reeb Benediction
Offertory
Hymn: Answering the Call of Love
Candles of Joys and Sorrows
Meditation: We Hold Hope Close, by Julián Jamaica Soto
Reading/Testimonial: Ryan Urie, What Do Unitarian Universalists Believe? by David O. Rankin
Gift of Music: Home, by Phillip Phillips
Homily
Closing Hymn: #1064, Blue Boat Home
Closing Reading: Take Courage, Friends, by Wayne Arneson
Musical Benediction: There Is a Love
Embodying the Flame
Spoken Benediction
Topics: Sanctuary