Order of service - July 12, 2015 "Choosing a UU Future"
Date of Service:
July 12, 2015
*Gathering Hymn Enter, Rejoice, and Come In arr. Betty A. Wylder
Enter, rejoice, and come in.
Enter, rejoice, and come in.
Today will be a joyful day;
Enter, rejoice, and come in.
Prelude The Preacher Horace Silver
Welcome Nica Eaton-Guinn
Chalice Lighting Jessica Fant-Chapin
*Opening Hymn #349 We Gather Together
*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 humankind in fellowship,
Thus do we covenant with each other.
*Hymn of Praise From all that dwell below the skies
Let songs of hope and faith arise
Let peace, goodwill on earth be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.
Offering for the Westside Food Bank and Turning Point
Time for All Ages God’s Hat Chris Buyce
Song of Blessing I Seek the Spirit of a Child Traditional
I seek the spirit of a child, the child who meets life naturally,
The child who sings the alive, and greets the morning sun with glee.
Children are real beyond all art.
May I see: Joy’s a gift to our heart.
I seek the wonder of a child, a child who sees delightfully,
Now clowns in cloud, now gold in sun - imaginations true and free.
Children are real beyond all lies.
May I see: Faith’s a gift to our eyes.
Life Together
Offering The Graceful Path Scott Roewe
Devotional Time
Silence
Sung Response Voice Still and Small John Corrado
Voice still and small, deep inside all,
I hear you call, singing.
In storm and rain, sorrow and pain,
Still we remain singing.
Calming my fears, quenching my tears,
Through all the years, singing.
Responsive Reading #664 Give Us the Spirit of the Child
Music for the Morning Hope Scott Roewe
Sermon Choosing a Future for Unitarian
Universalism in the 21st Century Rev. Dr. Ken Brown
*Closing Hymn #1017 We are Building a New Way
*Benediction Rev. Dr. Ken Brown
Postlude When You Hear the “La La La” Scott Roewe
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Barbara Gibbs, Kris Langabeer & Katie Malich
Ushers: Bonnie Brae & Tom Early
Coffee: Phyllis & Robert Kory, Diane Macunovich & Linda van Ligten
Bookstore: Nancy Babbitt
Service Notes
Thanks to Rev. Dr. Ken Brown from the Pacific Southwest District (PSWD) of the UUA for being here
today and for hosting a half-day workshop Saturday concerning UU governance in the 21st century.
We appreciate him leading a discussion about the changing nature of the religious conversation in our
congregations in our current times!
Special thanks to our guest musician today, Scott Roewe. Scott has scored numerous films and TV
shows including writing the theme for the Prime Time CBS Television series "Rescue 911.” Scott has
also worked as assistant composer on the hit T.V. show C.S.I.. Scott is currently the Jazz Band Director
at New Roads High School in Santa Monica. In addition, he serves as the music director at the UU
Church of Santa Clarita. Scott is also a founding member of the group Wild Colonials. Since it's
inception in 1992, the band has signed to Geffen records, released 3 records and toured nationally.
www.scottroewemusic.com.
This week we are doing a special collection to mark Black Lives Matter Sunday and the beginning of
a week of Righteous Resistance. 60% of our offering will go to the James Reeb Fund first established
during the days after Rev. Reeb's death at Selma, that continues to support the work of racial justice in
our congregations and our Association. With what we collect this month, we will be able to supply
immediate material needs to congregations terrorized by arson and other acts of violence. Donations
also promote continual work on racial justice, voting rights, ministries to UU religious professionals of
color, and interfaith organizing, especially around #BlackLivesMatter. Some of the money raised will
also go to the Rebuild the Churches Fund (http://goo.gl/pb1wN8).