Celebrating the Kin-dom

Celebrant: Mark

Willis Medieval Christians proclaimed the ‘kingdom” of God, placing God, or the Divine, at the top of a hierarchy that also theorized that humans were more sacred than plants and animals, and men were more sacred than women. We are still suffering the consequences of this misguided idea. A more accurate reflection of reality would be to see life as a kin-dom, a complex, interdependent and interrelated web, where all things are equally important. Join us as we celebrate the kin -dom together.

Welcome

Greeting and Announcements

Territorial Acknowledgement

Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation

Opening Words

Opening Hymn:  #268, Jesus Christ is Risen Today, or #61, Lo the Earth

Time for All Ages:  Wanda’s Roses, by Pat Brisson, illustrated by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Reeb Benediction

Offertory

Candles of Joys and Sorrows

Meditation:  Who Are We to Bet Against Glory, by Julia Hamilton

Gift of Music:  Thine is the Glory, Text by Edmond Budry, Music by G. F. Handel; UUCP Choir with Brass Quintet

Readings:
From Mujerista Theology:  A Theology for the Twenty-first Century by Ada María Isasi-Díaz

From In the Midst of Powerlessness by Myke Johnson (adapted slightly)

Homily:  Celebrating the Kin-dom

Closing Hymn:  #29, Joyful, Joyful

Closing Reading:  Easter Again by Lindasusan Ulrich

Closing Words

Musical Benediction:  There Is a Love

Embodying the Flame

Spoken Benediction

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