ORDER OF WORSHIP | OCTOBER 8, 2023 | 10:00 AM HYBRID SERVICE
We are committed to being an antiracist, anti-oppressive congregation. We celebrate people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations. We honor our spiritual connection to the earth and all living things.
Before the service: You may light a candle for the joys and sorrows in your heart. Please respect those seeking silence.
Opening Welcome
Nan Hart, Worship Associate
Announcements
Katrina Landon
Prelude
Opening Greeting
Nan Hart
Come, come, whoever you are,
Whomever you love,
Whatever your image of the Holy,
Your presence here is a gift.
All are worthy, all are welcome.
Call to Worship
Rev. Michelle Collins, Interim Minister
Opening Hymn
SLT #301 “Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky!”
Lighting the Chalice
Words by Audette Fulbright Fulson
Nan Hart
This light we kindle
is set in the lamp of our history.
We inherit this free faith
from the brave and gentle, fierce and outspoken
hearts and minds that have come before us.
Let us be worthy inheritors of this faith
and through our good works, pass it boldly to a new generation.
Wisdom Story
“On Legacy”
Rev. Michelle Collins
Blessing the Children
“As You Journey,” by Ann Hossler, Director of Music, UU Fellowship of Vero Beach, FL
As you journey
As you journey
May you know
May you know
Love and hope go with you
Love and hope go with you
Learn and grow
Learn and grow
Meditation & Prayer
Reading by Peter Friedrichs
Rev. Michelle Collins
Centering Hymn
STJ #1010 “We Give Thanks”
Sharing Our Gifts
Online Giving
Text-to-Give: 757-500-0688
In-Person Giving: Place offerings in the collection plates as they’re passed during the service.
On this Endowment Fund Sunday, please join WUUs and friends in marking twenty-five years donating to grow our Endowment Fund. Just once on a special Sunday each year, the Endowment Committee asks the congregation to donate whatever amount, large or small, to ensure that WUU will continue into the future as the most progressive religious congregation in the Williamsburg community. Thank you for your support.
Offertory Music
Reflection
“Re-Educating Ourselves”
Rev. Michelle Collins
Closing Hymn
STJ #1068 “Rising Green”
Extinguishing the Chalice
Nan Hart
We extinguish this flame,
but not the light of truth,
the warmth of community,
or the fire of commitment.
These we carry in our hearts
until we are together again.
Closing Words
by Alice Walker
Rev. Michelle Collins
SLT=Gray Hymnal | STJ=Teal Hymnal
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