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
Susan Fournier, Worship Associate

Announcements

Prelude
“Love One Another,” by Luacine Clark Fox
Arden Walker, piano

Opening Words
“Toward a Place of Wholeness,” by Viola Abbitt
Trotter Hardy

Welcoming Words
Susan Fournier

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.

Lighting the Chalice
by Rebekah Savage
Susan Fournier & Roger Guernsey

We light our flaming chalice as a beloved people united in love
and thirsting for restorative justice.
May it melt away the tethers that uphold whiteness in our midst. …

This a chalice of audacious hope.
This chalice shines a light on our shared past,
signaling our intention to listen deeply, reflect wisely, and move boldly toward our highest ideals.

Opening Hymn
SLT #149 “Lift Every Voice and Sing”

Charter Sunday Bolt
Susan Fournier & Roger Guernsey

New Member Recognition Ceremony
Melanie Williams, Membership Team Co-chair & Helen Hansen, WUU Board President

Prayer & Communal Spiritual Practice
“Prayer of Power and Wonder,” by Mykal Slack
Susan Fournier & Jane Ferguson

Centering Hymn
STJ #1007 “There’s a River Flowin’ in My Soul”

Readings

“Finding Your Way,” by Sherryl N. Weston
Beverly Peterson

“Wade in the Water,” by Sofía Betancourt
John Whitley

“On Blue Notes and Resolutions,” by Elías Ortega
Jackson Verburg

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. Please note that any checks placed in the collection plates or mailed to WUU should have the designated fund specified on the memo line. 

The collection this week goes to our general operating fund to help cover all of those essential things like staff salaries and building maintenance, as well as the activities that are so important to all of us, from programming to crayons for our RE children. A recorded contribution to the general operating fund also fulfills the annual financial contribution requirement for WUU membership (WUU Bylaws). Thank you for your support!

Offertory Music
“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” by Wallace Willis
Arden Walker, piano

Extinguishing the Chalice
Susan Fournier & Roger Guernsey

From this ground, let us sow mercy, justice, and compassion.

Closing Words
“Morning Song,” by Patrice Curtis
Katrina Landon

SLT=Gray Hymnal | STJ=Teal Hymnal

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