ORDER OF WORSHIP | MARCH 24, 2024 | 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 Song
STJ #1000 “Morning Has Come”
Opening Words
Rev. Michelle Collins, Interim Minister
Opening Welcome
Susan Marcinkus, Worship Associate
Announcements
Rev. Michelle Collins
Prelude
Passacaglia from Suite No. 7 in G minor, by George Frideric Handel
Heidi Souza, piano
Opening Greeting
Susan Marcinkus
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.
Opening Hymn
SLT #346 “Come, Sing a Song with Me”
Lighting the Chalice
Susan Marcinkus
Out of the darkness, light.
Out of the light, warmth.
Out of the warmth, joy.
Out of the joy, togetherness.
May this flame hold us
for the time we are here with one another.
Wisdom Story
Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
Blessing the Children
“Go Your Way in Peace”
Go your way in peace
Wander as you may
Blessed is the path you take
May love guide you on your way.
Meditation
Rev. Michelle Collins
Anthem
“Pure Imagination,” by Leslie Bricusse; arr. Matthew D. Nielsen
WUU Choir, directed by Kim Ness, Music Director
From the Heart
Jon Pelletier
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.
This week’s offering will benefit the Minister’s Charitable Giving Fund, which helps people in our congregation and in the larger community who need short-term help paying rent and other essential expenses. Your gifts will help shelter homeless families, pay utility bills in the cold of winter, and offer hope in times of despair. Thank you so much for your generosity.
Offertory Music
Spinning Song, by Albert Ellmenreich
Heidi Souza, piano
Reading
Excerpt from Play, by Stuart Brown
Susan Marcinkus
Reflection
“Play as Transformation”
Rev. Michelle Collins
Closing Hymn
SLT #311 “Let It Be a Dance”
Extinguishing the Chalice
Susan Marcinkus
We leave blessed by our connections to one another, to the spirit of life.
Walk lightly that you see the life that is below your feet.
Spread your arms as if you had wings and could dance through the air.
Feel the joy of the breath in your lungs and the fire in your heart.
Live to love and be a blessing on this earth.
Closing Words
Rev. Michelle Collins
SLT=Gray Hymnal | STJ=Teal Hymnal
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