July 22, 2018                                                                                                      “What Do I Stand For?”

*Gathering Hymn                               #153 Oh, I Woke Up This Morning

 

Call to Worship                                  Catherine Grasso, Worship Associate

 

Chalice Lighting                                 #447 by Albert Schweitzer                                       (Congregation in unison)

                                                           At times our own light goes out and is rekindled

                                                           by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think

                                                           with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame

                                                           within us.

 

Music for the Morning                         Variations on God Save the King                                    by L. Beethoven

                                                            with Jyvonne Haskin

 

Welcome

 

*Opening Hymn                                  #1014 Standing on the Side of Love

 

*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

 

Time for All Ages                                  Three Wishes                                                                      by Lucille Clifton

 

Song of Blessing                                 #1007 There’s a River Flowin’ in My Soul

 

Life Together

 

Offering                                                Today’s offering will go to the Unitarian Universalist

                                                             College of Social Justice

 

Offertory Anthem                                 A Day in the Life of a Gambler              by N. Uematsu, arr. J. Titterington

 

Reading / Reflection                            Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues

                                                             That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes                       by Gordon B. Hinckley

 

Guided Meditation                                                                                                       Leon Henderson-MacLennan

 

Silence

 

Musical Response

 

Sermon                                                 What Do I Stand For?                                   Leon Henderson-MacLennan

 

Going Deeper                                        Our church community is precious. How can you tap into our

                                                               community and create A Sunday Kind of Love

                                                               to sustain you throughout your week?

 

                                                               Ideas: Think about the message of the sermon, read poetry, go to a

                                                               meeting, join a class, call a church friend, get involved in some way.

 

*Closing Hymn                                     #1021 Lean on Me

 

*Benediction                                                                                                                 Leon Henderson-MacLennan

 

Invitation to Fellowship

 

*Please stand in body or in spirit

 

Greeters:                      Michael Young & Steve Young

Ushers:                         Bonnie Brae & Michael Young

Coffee:                          Cathy Wolfson & Sylvia Young

Welcome Table:            Barbara Gibbs & Carolm Ring

Bookstore:                    Sarah Harper

 

Today, 40% of our offering will go to the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice. The UUCSJ creates valuable, experiential learning opportunities that use multiple learning modalities: books, lectures, classes, movies, conversations — and, of course, by direct experience with people from other cultures. In this moment of rising xenophobia and threats against basic human rights, UUCSJ trips to the border build experiential learning relationships with immigrants and grassroots partners to reveal the depth of the immigration crisis firsthand. These stories give a firsthand account of the challenges that exist across race, class, power, and privilege. This offering goes to scholarships – perhaps for someone in this community – to learn how UU principles are being employed to change lives. Please give generously.

 

In the Pulpit: Leon Henderson-MacLennan is a second year Worship Associate at UUSM. At the church, he facilitates “Build Your Own Theology - Ethics,” Our Whole Lives, and “Lessons of Loss” courses. Dr. Henderson-MacLennan has been a member of the Right Relations, Pulpit, and Religious Exploration Committees, and has facilitated the Soul Works course. His wife, Nicole, a lifetime UU, introduced him to Unitarian Universalism in 2003. Their daughters, Maribel and Gabriela were dedicated to the Church in 2007 and 2010, respectively. He is a physician-geneticist now in private practice, having been a Cedars-Sinai and UCLA faculty member serving the uninsured and underinsured from 1993-2013. He is also president and co-founder of an international biomedical consulting firm.