Joy and Wonder Woven Fine, December 11, 2022. Rev. Morrison
Chimes

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements 

Prelude		Beth Portman

Opening Words

Chalice Lighting

Deep Calls Unto Deep, Joy Calls Unto Joy		By Gordon B. McKeeman
Deep calls unto deep, joy calls unto joy, light calls unto light.
Let the kindling of this flame rekindle in us the inner light of hope, of peace, and of love.
And "as one flame lights another, nor grows the less,”
we pledge ourselves to be bearers of the light, wherever we are.
Opening Hymn	1000	Morning Has Come

Lighting of the Third Advent Candle

Time for All Ages	

Sharing our Abundance
Offertory 	Ave Maria	Piano Duet featuring Rev. Rosemary and Karen Mills 
From You I Receive (sing 2x)

Special Music – Beth Portman

Meditation

Meditation Hymn	What a Wonderful World	

Candles of Joy and Concern

Message	Joy and Wonder are Woven Fine

Reflection 

Closing Hymn		235	Deck the Halls				

Extinguishing the Flame
Only one thing required of us		By Kendyl R. Gibbons
There is, finally, only one thing required of us: that is, to take life whole, the sunlight and shadows together; to live the life that is given us with courage and humor and truth.
We have such a little moment out of the vastness of time for all our wondering and loving. Therefore, let there be no half-heartedness; rather, let the soul be ardent in its pain, in its yearning, in its praise.
Then shall peace enfold our days, and glory shall not fade from our lives.
Benediction

Postlude	Beth Portman

Carry the Flame

Joy and Wonder Woven Fine, December 11, 2022

ORDER OF SERVICE
Chimes, Greeting, Land Acknowledgment & Announcements 
Prelude - Be Still, Look Up and Listen  by Mark Patterson, performed by Chorealis  
Opening Words  - Invitation to Arrive and Rest  by Shari Woodbury  
Kindling the Chalice  - Chalice Flame Contemplation  by Samuel A Trumbore 
Hymn 4  - I Brought My Spirit to the Sea  
Sharing Our Abundance  - Change for Children 
From You I Receive to you I give, Together we share and by this we live (sing twice)  
Song  - Ave Verum  by Mozart, performed by Chorealis 
Reading - The Quiet and the Calm  by Jay E Abernathy, Jr  
Hymn 1034  - De Noche  
Reading -  Giver of Being and Freedom  by George Kimmich Beach 
Candles of Care and Connection   
Reading  - Listening with the Heart  by Gary Kowalski 
Hymn 1047  - Nada Te Turbe  
Meditation  - Guided Meditation on Darkness  by Shari Woodbury  
Song - Sicut Cervus Desiderat by Gordon Ritchie, performed by Chorealis 
Hymn 352 – Find the Stillness
Closing Words – Feel That? By Gwen Matthews
Extinguishing the Flame – Hymn to the Light by David Breeden
Postlude – Benedictus by Brian Lewis, performed by Chorealis
Carry the Flame

“Be Still, Look UP and Listen”, Jan 8, 2023.  Taizé Service led by Chorealis

Order of Service – Mar 5, 2023
“Ask for What You Need, Offer What You Can” - Chorealis
Chimes
Greeting, Announcements
Prelude:  “Prayer to Friends” by Carolyn McDade - Chorealis
Welcome and Land Acknowledgment
Opening Words:  “To Learn More About Being Human” by Erica Hewitt
Chalice Lighting: “To Risk” by William Arthur Ward
Hymn 1002 “Comfort Me”
Candles of Care and Connection
Reading: “Perfectionism Is a Thief”  by Anonymous
Reflection:  “Ask for What You Need”  - Yvonne Mireau
Sharing Our Abundance:  International Women’s Convocation
“From You I Receive” 
Responsive Reading:  “We Need One Another”  by George E. Odell
Hymn 1031 “Filled with Loving Kindness”
Reflection: “ Offer What You Can” -  Gordon Ritchie
Meditation:
In word: “A Litany of Wholeheartedness” by Dawn Skjei Cooley
In silence
In song: “Heart Wide Open” by Lee Morris - Chorealis
Reading: “Wired for Connection” by Erin Powers
Hymn 1021 “Lean On Me”
Extinguishing the Chalice
Benediction: “ Go Boldly” by Jean M. Olson
Postlude: “This Little Light of Mine”  arr. Joel Raney - Chorealis
“Carry the Flame”

"Ask for What You Need, Offer What You Can" March 5, 2023 - Chorealis

ORDER OF SERVICE 
Chimes
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements  
Prelude  
Opening Words 
Chalice Lighting  -  UU Heritage Chalice Lighting
Our Unitarian heritage bids us light our chalice In the name of freedom, In the light of reason, In actions of tolerance. We gather in community to celebrate a heritage of freedom, reason, and tolerance. 
Our Universalist heritage bids us light our chalice In the name of faith, In the light of hope, In actions of love. We gather in community to celebrate a heritage of faith, hope, and love. Let us bring this Unitarian Universalist heritage into our world and our lives today.  
Hymn 360 - Here, We Have Gathered  
Sharing Our Abundance – Child Haven International
Hymn 402  -  From You I Receive (Sing 2X)  
Service Leader Reflection - John Turvey  
Hymn 301 - Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky  
Responsive Reading - We Will Remember Them   
Meditation 
Meditation Hymn 1002 - Comfort Me  
Message Part One - The Heritage That is Ours - Rev. Morrison 
Ritual Of Remembrance – Spoken memorial candles  
Message Part Two - The Heritage That is Ours - Rev. Morrison 
Moment of Reflection  
Hymn 1030 - Siyahamba   
Extinguishing the Flame  - Inspired by Our Ancestors by Leia Durland-Jones 
Benediction 
Carry the flame of peace and  Love until we meet again (sing 2x)
Postlude

“The Heritage That Is Ours”, Oct 22, 2023

ORDER OF SERVICE 
Prelude  
Opening Words  
Chalice Lighting   
Hymn 1000  - Morning Has Come  
Time for All Ages - From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Chang Thom, Illustrated by Wai-Yant Li and Kai Yun Ching (not recorded)
Sharing Our Abundance - Make the Season Kind  
Hymn 402  - From You I Receive (Sing 2X)   
Hymn 1020 - Woyaya   
Message - T Is for Transgender - Lyn Markham and Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet  
Lighting of the Memorial Candles (spoken and silent) - Led by Erica Deneve   
Extinguishing the Flame   
Carry the flame of peace and  Love until we meet again (sing 2x) 
Postlude

“T is Transgender”, Nov 19, 2023

We adorn our Mitten Tree with gifts of warmth for those that may be out in the cold.  We acknowledge  new little ones that have come into our lives with our Baby Candle ritual. 

ORDER OF SERVICE 
Chimes    
Greeting, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements   
Prelude  - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen  by the Barenaked Ladies (not recorded)
Chalice Lighting  - Come We Now Out of the Darkness  by Annie Foester 
Hymn 237 - The First Noel 
Lighting the Advent Candles - Jones Harvey  
Sharing Our Abundance - Ministerial Fund 
Offertory  - Carol of the Bells  by Lindsay Stirling  (not recorded)
Hymn 402 - From You I Receive (Sing 2x)   
Service Leader Reflection  - Elora Kiely  
Candles of Care and Connection   
Hymn - The Holly and the Ivy   
Reading  - Why the Evergreens Never Lose Their Leaves, written by Florence Holbrook, read by Wren Harder-Tessier 
Meditation  
Lighting the Baby Candles  
Reflection   
Decorating the Tree 
Blessing the Tree
Hymn – O Mitten Tree
Extinguishing the Flame – We Keep Its Light In Our Hearts by Maddie Sifantus
Benediction
Carry the Flame of peace and love until we meet again (sing 2x)

“Mitten Tree Service”, Dec 17, 2023

Order of Service
Welcome, Land Acknowledgements, Announcements
Prelude – “O Ye Who Taste That Love Is Sweet”
Opening Words – “Love is a Choice” by Carter Heyward
Hymn # 1029 “Love Knocks and Waits”
Lighting the Chalice –“ Infinite Possibilities of Love” by Rev. Tom Goldsmith
Sharing Our Abundance – Change For Children
From You I Receive
Responsive Reading #610 “The Journey of Love”
Hymn #1034 “De Noche” (in English)
Candle Lighting
Reading – “Humans' Core Function Is Love” by Adrienne Maree Brown
Hymn # 95 “There is More Love Somewhere”
Reading – “Love, it sits in the chest, at least at the start”
Music – “I Choose Love” by Mark A. Miller
Reading – “Love Showed Up”  by Elizabeth Harding
Music – “Deep In My Soul” by Gordon Ritchie
Reading – “Psalm 23 for This Moment” by Kevin Tarsa
Hymn # 1047 “Nada Te Turbe”(in Spanish)
Responsive Reading – “In Love”  by Charles Thomas
Hymn #10 “Immortal Love”
Extinguishing the Chalice – “To Serve, to Grow, and to Love” by Kent McKusick
Postlude – “A Hand of Love” by Gordon Ritchie
Carry The Flame

Taize 2024 I Choose Love” -Jan 7, 2024- Chorealis

Just Keep Loving:  It Will Change Your Heart and Mind.  
January 14, 2024, 
Rev. R.  Morrison, Service Leader:  Erica Deneve

Order of Service
Chimes
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements
Prelude
Chalice Lighting		We All Emerge			by Eric Williams
Hymn 188		Come, Come, Whoever You Are
Service Leader Reflection					Erica Deneve
Sharing Our Abundance		Change for Children
Hymn 402		From You I Receive (Sing 2X)
Meditation
Meditation Hymn 1009		Meditation on Breathing
Candles of Joy and Concern
Hymn of the Month		There is a Love 		by Gordon Ritchie
Message		Just Keep Loving:  It Will Change Your Heart and Mind	
by Rev Morrison
Video Presentation (not available on recordings)
Hymn 1014	`	Answering the Call of Love
Extinguishing the Flame		A Love That Seeps Into Everything 
by Rosemary Wahtola Trammer
Benediction
Carry the Flame
Postlude

Just Keep Loving:  It Will Change Your Heart and Mind.  January 14, 2024,

PLEASE NOTE:  no audio till 1:08 --- apologies!
ORDER OF SERVICE
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements  
Prelude    
Chalice Lighting - The Flames of Love by Rev. Kimi Floyd Reisch  
Hymn 1028  -  Fire of Commitment 
Service Leader Reflection – John Sproule
Sharing Our Abundance - Change for Children 
Hymn 402  - From You I Receive (Sing 2X)   
Responsive Reading - You Are Beloved and You Are Welcome Here by Rev. Joan Javier-Duval
Hymn of the Month -  A Hand of Love by Gordon Ritchie  
Message - What Are You in Love With?  - Rev. Morrison  
Meditation  
Spoken Candles of Joy and Concern      
Hymn 1017  -  Building a New Way  
Extinguishing the Flame  - by bell hooks  
Benediction    
Carry the flame of peace and  Love until we meet again (sing 2x)
Postlude

“What Are You In Love With?”, Jan 21, 2024

What’s Love Got to do With It?  January  28, 2024  
Rev Rosemary Morrison  Service Leader: Oksana Atwood

Have you heard the quote? ‘If I asked you to name all the things that you love, how long would it take for you to name yourself?’ In this service we will explore how loving ourselves and paying attention to our own well-being is not just important, it’s imperative. 


Order of Service 

Chimes		 				

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements			
		
Prelude				

Chalice Lighting	
Let us Look First to the Response of Love by Maureen Killoran
In these hard times, let us look first to the response of love.
In the midst of challenge, may our chalice flame bear witness to the inherent worth and dignity of every human being.
In the midst of uncertainty, may our chalice be a beacon of encouragement, that our values may guide our choices.
Let us look first to the response of love.
		
Hymn	346	Come, Sing a Song With Me	

Time for All Ages		 
		
Sharing Our Abundance				
	
Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X)
	
Service Leader Reflection

Hymn of the Month
There is a Love by Gordon Ritchie	

Candles of Joy and Concern	

Meditation			


Message	What’s Love Got to do With It? 	

Hymn	1008	When Our Heart is in a Holy Place

Extinguishing the Flame
Even When Our Hearts Are Broken by Rebecca Ann Parker

Even when our hearts are broken
by our own failure
or the failure of others
cutting into our lives,
even when we have done all we can
and life is still broken,
there is a Universal Love
that has never broken faith with us
and never will.
			 
Benediction		

Carry the Flame		

Postlude

What's Love Got To Do With It?  January 28, 2024 Rev. Morrison

Order of Service (Service Leader:  Jeff Bisanz) Feb 11, 2024
Chimes
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements
Prelude
Chalice Lighting - Amanda Gorman (adapted by Lea Morris)
Hymn 118 “This Little Light of Mine”
Service Leader Reflection
Sharing Our Abundance (iHuman)
Hymn 402 From You I Receive 
Hymn 1059 “May Your Life Be as a Song”
Message “Freedom: A Personal Act”
Hymn of the Month “Be the Light” by Lea Morris
Meditation
Candles of Joy and Concern
Hymn 1018 “Come and Go With Me”
Extinguishing the Flame - John Murray (Adapted by R. Morrison)
Benediction
“Carry the Flame”
Postlude

“Freedom: A Personal Act” Feb 11, 2024

ORDER OF SERVICE
Chimes
Greeting, Land Acknowledgement, Announcements 
Prelude
Chalice Lighting  -  O Light of Life by Sam Trumbore as adapted by Rev. Morrison
Hymn 360  -  Here We Have Gathered
Service Leader Reflection  -  The Hidden Stories Within Our Walls  -  Oksana Atwood
Sharing Our Abundance  -  iHuman 
Hymn 402  -  From You I Receive (Sing 2X) 
Hymn of the Month  -  Be the Light by Lea Morris
Meditation 
Meditation Hymn 55  -  Dark of Winter 
Candles of Joy and Concern 
Music Video  -  Writing a Better Story  -  Carrie Newcomer (not recorded)
Message – Telling Our Stories – Rev. Morrison
Hymn 1017  -  Building a New Way
Extinguishing the Flame  -  I Send You Out by Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson as adapted by Rev. Morrison
Benediction 
Carry the Flame (sing 2x)
Postlude

“Telling Our Stories”, Feb 25, 2024

“Transformation:  Thresholds and Layers”, March 3, 2024

Every day we cross thresholds - real and imagined - that can change how we view and relate to the world around us. Each time we change, we add to the layers of experience we accumulate over our lives: deposits of joy and sorrow on the foundation of who we are. Crossing and changing are just other ways of transforming. Join us as we examine the possibilities and challenges of transformation.


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ORDER OF SERVICE Mar 3, 2024 Service Leader: Chorealis
“Transformation: Thresholds and Layers”
Chimes
Greeting, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements
Prelude “Come With Me” by Gordon Ritchie (first verse only) Chorealis
Opening Words “Thresholds” by Arlen Goff
Chalice Lighting “May This Flame” by Bets Wienecke
Hymn 1018 “Come and Go With Me”
Sharing Our Abundance- International Convocation of UU Women (ICW) https://www.intlwomensconvo.org/
Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X)
Reading “A Prayer for Desert Times” by Margaret A Keip
Hymn 1019 “Everything Possible”
Candles of Care & Connection “May It Be”  by Eithne Ni Bhraonain - Chorealis
Reading “For When I Really Don’t Want to Learn This” by Elizabeth Nguyen
Service Leader Reflection “Thresholds and Layers” by Karen Mills
Meditation
In word “Formation Prayer” by George Grimm-Howell
In silence
in song “Dawn” by Jacob Narverrud  - Chorealis
Responsive Reading “Litany for Becoming” by enfleshed
Hymn of the Month “Come With Me” by Gordon Ritchie
Extinguishing the Chalice “To Serve, to Grow, and to Love” by Kent McKusick
Closing Words “May You Be Changed” by Emily Richards
Postlude “Learn to Fly” by Mary Grigolia - Chorealis
“Carry the Flame”

Transformation Thresholds And Layers March 3 2024

March 10, 2024
Women Hold Up Half the Sky:
Celebrating International Women’s Day

Rev. Rosemary Morrison
Service Leader:  Brandie Moller-Reid

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, let’s think about some of the wonderful people in our that loved us into being, who suffered for our rights, and who we love today. We’ll do this through story, song, reflection, and our own experiences. Come prepared to be inspired, to participate, and to be renewed.  

Chimes			 				

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements			
		
Prelude	A Women’s Place	by Sara Thomsen  				

Chalice Lighting	435 by Kathleen McTigue
We come together this morning to remind one another
To rest for a moment on the forming edge of our lives,
To resist the headlong tumble into the next moment, 
Until we claim for ourselves
Awareness and gratitude,
Taking the time to look into one another’s faces
And see there communion: 
The reflection of our own eyes.
This house of laughter and silence,
Memory and hope, 
Is hallowed by our presence together	
		
Hymn	1010	We Give Thanks				 
		
Sharing Our Abundance				
Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X)

Service Leader Reflection 	
	
Hymn of the Month	Come With Me 	by Gordon Ritchie

Meditation
Meditation Hymn	123	Spirit of Life

Candles of Joy and Concern	

Hymn	170	We Are a Gentle, Angry People
Message	Women Hold Up Half the Sky

Hymn	1030	Siyahamba

Extinguishing the Flame	
Into the World Singing by Dawn Skjei Cooley

Let us go out into the world singing.
Let us go out into the world singing songs that proclaim liberty.
Songs that turn ashes into garlands
Songs that bind up the afflicted and those who mourn.
Songs that, like oaks, have roots that go deep and stand strong.

Let us go into the world singing.
We know these songs. They vibrate through time, in our very souls.
They are the songs that give us life.
They are the songs that give us meaning.
They are the songs that give us purpose.
Now it is our turn, to take these life-giving songs out into the world.
Let us go now – singing these songs with voices deep and strong.
And may the world join us in praise and in celebration and in love.
Amen. 
			 
Benediction 	

Carry the Flame		

Postlude	I am Woman – Helen Ready 	-Video and audeo not recorded

Women Hold UP Half the Sky: Celebrating International Women's Day.  March 10,, 2024

Note: sound file edited at 3 points in the service, as noted, due to gaps in audio.  Apologies!
Order of Service- “Justice and Equity” Feb 4, 2024” - Chorealis
Chimes
Greeting, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements
Prelude “Need for Care”- Chorealis
Opening Words “Today We Celebrate a Dream Awakening” by Elizabeth M Strong
Chalice Lighting “The Chalice Is a Symbol” by Deborah Faulk
Chalice Response “I’ll Carry the Light” - Chorealis
Responsive Reading “It Matters What We Believe” (#657 in the hymnal) –[no audio]
Hymn 1026 “If Every Woman”
Responsive Reading “UU Principles and Disability”by Michael Daeschlein (adapted by Gordon Ritchie and Karen Mills) –[no audio]
Hymn 1017 “Building a New Way”
Reading “The Mis-education of Justice-Making” by Nathan C. Walker
Service Leader Reflection “So How’s That Working for You?” Karen Mills
Hymn 168 “One More Step” –[no audio]
Meditation
In Word
In Silence
Candles of Care and Concern
Hymn “A Better Place” [video; not recorded]
Sharing Our Abundance -  iHuman
Hymn 402 “From You I Receive”
Extinguishing the Flame “The Struggle Continues” by Israel Buffardi
Closing Words “Closing Words for Hard Times” by Maureen Killoran
Postlude “We Are One” by Briain Tate
“Carry the Flame”

“Justice and Equity” Feb 4, 2024” - Chorealis

Order of Service – Feb 18, 2024 - Rev. Morrison, Service Leader: Marilyn Gaa
Chimes 
Greeting, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements 
Prelude 
Chalice Lighting “Into the Circle” by Rev. Dr. David Breeden
Everything is Connected: Looking In/Looking Out 
Hymn 21 “For the Beauty of the Earth”
Time for All Ages “Outside In” by Deborah Underwood 
Sharing Our Abundance - iHuman
Hymn 402 “From You I Receive”
Service Leader Reflection - Marilyn Gaa
Hymn 1068 “Rising Green”
Candles of Joy and Concern 
Meditation 
Hymn of the Month “Be the Light” by Lea Morris 
Extinguishing the Flame ‘’The Struggle Continues” by Israel Buffardi
Closing Words “Closing Words for Hard Times” by Maureen Killoran
Postlude 
Carry the Flame

“Everything is Connected: Looking In/Looking Out” Feb 18, 2024

Seven Ways to Tell If You’re Experiencing a Transformation
March 24, 2024
Reverend Rosemary Morrison
Service Leader:  Lynne Turvey

Chimes
			 				
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements	
				
Prelude					

Chalice Lighting
May this Flame by Bets Wienecke

May this flame,
symbol of transformation since time began,
fire our curiosity,
strengthen our wills,
and sustain our courage
as we seek what is good within and around us.
			
Hymn	361	Enter Rejoice and Come In	

Time for All Ages	
After the Fall by Dan Santat-not recorded
		
Sharing Our Abundance
Canvass Conversation				
Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X)

Service Leader Reflection 	
	
Hymn of the Month	Come With Me 	by Gordon Ritchie

Message, Part 1	Seven Ways to Tell if You’re Experiencing a Spiritual Transformation

Moving Meditation
Spoken Candles of Joy and Concern
Message, Part 2	Seven Ways to Tell if You’re Experiencing a Spiritual Transformation	 		
Hymn	1018	Come and Go With Me
		
Extinguishing the Flame

May You Be Changed by Emily Richards

May you leave this time together changed.
May the promises you have made to yourself about who you want to be
feel closer to the reality of who you are right now.
May you share that feeling of transformation wherever you go.
May it spread into every word, deed, thought, and interaction
Until we are all changed, transformed and transforming together,
becoming our better selves.	 
			 
Benediction 	

Carry the Flame

Postlude

Seven Way's to Tell If You're Experiencing a Transformation March 24, 2024.

Plant seeds of intention for the year ahead and honour the fertility of Earth with ritual, song and a drama of renewal.  
ORDER OF SERVICE
Prelude - Rising Green with Ilara on violin
Land Acknowledgement - Ilara
Welcome and Chalice Lighting - Rev. Morrison
Song - Thank You for this Day - Ilara on lead vocals with Doug Eastwell on drums 
Canvass – Andrew Mills 
Offertory - Canadian Unitarian Council: Sharing Our Faith 
Hymn 402 - From You I Receive (Sing 2X)
Homily  - Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet 
Candles and Ancestor Altar  - Erica DeNeve
Song - Mother I Feel You  - Ilara on lead vocals with Doug Eastwell on drums 
Ostara and Bunny Play  - Erica DeNeve
Planting Ritual and Meditation – Erica DeNeve
Song - Holy, Holy, Holy - Ilara on lead vocals with Doug Eastwell on drums
Chalice Extinguishing and Closing Words - Rev. Morrison
Carry the Flame

“A Spring Celebration”, March 31, 2024

Order of Service 
Service Leaders: Chorealis
Welcome, Announcements
Prelude " Where Do We Come From"
Land Acknowledgement
Hymn 1066 "O Brother Sun"
Opening Words "For Five Thousand Years, Or More" By Matthew Johnson
Chalice Lighting "Committed to Respond" (Pagan and Earth-Centered Voices in Unitarian Universalism) By Jerrie Kishpaugh Hildebrand, Shirley Ann Ranck
Reading "From Our Very First Breath, We Are in Relationship" By Richard Wagamese
Hymn 1001 "Breaths"
Offering "Everything Begins with Humility" By Richard Wagamese
Sharing Our Abundance -  Child Haven International
Hymn 402 "From You I Receive" (Sing 2X)
Message "The Planet Is the Epitome of a Humble Being" By Richard Wagamese
Musical Response "All Things are Connected" By Mary Lynn Lightfoot
Reading "We Wake to a Day of Worry" By Richard Wagamese
Reading "Medicine Burns When Touched by Fire" By Richard Wagamese
Candles of Care and Connection
Reading "The Universe Is Light" By Richard Wagamese
Musical Response " Cherish the Earth"
Meditation
In Word "Sacred Breath Ceremony" By Richard Wagamese
In Silence
In Music By R. Carlos Nakai
Closing Words "The Only Extraordinary Thing I’ve done" By Richard Wagamese
Hymn "Call Us Again"
Extinguish the Chalice "There Will Come a Time" By Richard Wagamese
Postlude "Music of Life" By B E Boykin
Carry the Flame

Chorealis Presents: "There Is Spirit Here" -  April 7, 2024

We are interconnected and interdependent to each other, the space around us, and the natural world.  We explore different aspects of the natural world through the lense of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s ground breaking book: Braiding Sweetgrass.  
ORDER OF SERVICE
Chimes 
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement and Announcements 
Prelude 
Chalice Lighting - Bring Us Close to the Earth by Lyn Cox
Hymn 38 - Morning Has Broken 
Service Leader Reflection - Jeff Bisanz 
Sharing Our Abundance - Child Haven International 
Hymn 402 - From You I Receive (Sing 2X)
Hymn 163 - For the Earth Forever Turning 
Reading -  Excerpt from Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants 
Song - This Pretty Planet by Tom Chapin
Message – What You Love You Will Nurture: Interdependence in Our Everyday Lives
Meditation 
Candles of Joy and Concern 
Hymn 1064 - Blue Boat Home 
Extinguishing the Flame - by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Benediction 
Carry the Flame 
Postlude

“What You Love You Will Nurture: Interdependence In Our Everyday Lives”, April 14, 2024

The Folly of Separateness: 
We Are Connected Whether We Like it or Not
April 21, 2024

Rev. Rosemary Morrison.    Service LeaderL. Brandie Moller-Reid


Chimes
			 				
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements	
				
Prelude	The Little Prince presented by Danylo Budenko 					

Chalice Lighting	On Ubuntu	By Bishop Desmond Tutu
One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu – the essence of being human. Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can’t exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness. You can’t be human all by yourself, and when you have this quality – Ubuntu – you are known for your generosity. We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole World. When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.
			
Hymn	134	Our World is One World

Time For All Ages
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown- not recorded		

Service Leader Reflection
		
Sharing Our Abundance				
Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X)

Meditation
Words
Silence
Music		Clouds		Presented by Danylo Budenko
 
Spoken Candles of Joy and Concern	
Hymn	1052	The Oneness of Everything	
Message Part One	The Folly of Separateness

Musical Interlude	River Flows in You	Presented by Danylo Budenko	

Message Part Two 	The Folly of Separateness	

Hymn	1021	Lean on Me	
		
Extinguishing the Flame
			 
Benediction
	
Postlude
Amelie		Presented by Danylo Budenko

Carry the Flame

The Folly of Separateness:  We Are Connected Whether We Like it or Not.  April 21, 2024

Belonging to a congregation can have its delights and its challenges.  We know we are connected and dependent on one another.  This service will give you an opportunity to ask questions about UCE of one another and of our minister, Rev. Rosemary Morrison.  
ORDER OF SERVICE
Chimes
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, Announcements
Prelude – Game Show Theme (not recorded)
Chalice Lighting – Come Whoever You Are by Marilyn Falkowski
Hymn 354 – We Laugh, We Cry
Service Leader Reflection – Gordon Ritchie
Sharing Our Abundance – Child Haven International
Hymn 402 – From You I Receive (2x)
Meditation
Hymn 1009 – Meditation on Breathing
Candles of Joy and Concern
Reading – No Questions; Asked Love by Kate Landis
Video Presentation – Lone Wolf by Steph Drouin and Aimee Ringle, sung by Lea Morris, Eleuthera and Sahffi
Message – The Yin and Yang of Interdependence: Looking from Both Sides Now – Rev. Morrison
Hymn 1014 – Answering the Call of Love
Extinguishing the Flame – I Want to Be With People by Dana Worsnop
Benediction
Carry the Flame
Postlude

“The Yin and Yang of Interdependence: Looking From Both Sides Now”, April 28, 2024

From the 19th century onward, Buddhism played a significant role in the development of some parts of Unitarianism. Indeed, we played a small role in bringing that faith to North America.

Readings
Opening words, William F. Schulz, “Come into this place of peace...”
Thilini Ariyachandra, “An Invocation of Metta/Compassion”, https://www.xavier.edu/jesuitresource/online-resources/prayer-index/buddhist-prayers

The Unitarian Church of Edmonton is a liberal, multi-generational, religious community. We celebrate a rich mosaic of free-thinking, spiritually-questing individuals joined in common support and action. We welcome diversity including diversity of beliefs from divine believers to humanists, from pagans to atheists and agnostics. We believe in the compassion of the human heart, the warmth of community, the pursuit of justice and the search of meaning in our lives.

We gather with gratitude on traditional Cree lands that are now a part of Treaty Six and shared by many nations. A treaty is an inheritance, a responsibility and a relationship. May we be good neighbours to one another, good stewards to our planet and good ancestors to our children.

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Unitarian Church of Edmonton

“Buddhist Influences on Unitarianism,” Rev. Brian J. Kiely, 27 Jan 2019

SUSTAINING OUR LIGHT | NOV 15, 2020
Music: Prelude in C Major; Variations on Spirit of Life ~ Elliott Dainow & Minjee Yoon, Vancouver
Invocation: Call to Worship ~ Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana
Land Acknowledgement: Beverly Horton, Hamilton, Rev. Meg Roberts, Beacon/Comox
Opening Words: Rev. Wayne Walder, Neighbourhood, Toronto 
Chalice Lighting featuring videos from congregations & Spirit of Life sung by Leah Hokanson, Nanaimo - Video by Amber Dawn Bellemare
Reading: 5 Aspirations ~ Families of UU Church of Winnipeg
Music: When Our Heart Is In A Holy Place ~ Grand River Unitarian, Kitchener
Offering ~ Margaret Wanlin, CUC Board President
Music: Becoming ~ Eleuthera Diconca-Lippert, Montreal
Story for All Ages ~ Katharine Childs, Montreal
Reflections on Sustaining Our Light
Fire of Commitment, 1st verse ~ Eleuthera Diconca-Lippert
Reflection I ~ Rev. Debra Thorne, Nanaimo
Fire of Commitment, 2nd verse ~ Dallas Bergen, First Toronto
Reflection II ~ Rev. Debra Faulk, Calgary
Healing Ritual ~ Rev. Wayne Walder & Suzanne Maziarz, Neighbourhood, Toronto
Fire of Commitment, 3rd verse ~ PJ Buchan, Calgary
Reflection III: Video by Rev. Diane Rollert, Montreal
Music: Fire of Commitment Ensemble - Video by Amber Dawn Bellemare
Blessing: Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana
Postlude: When Our Heart Is In A Holy Place ~ Elliott Dainow, Vancouver

Sustaining Our Light

Gathering Music  Come Into This Place of Peace 
Gordon Ritchie and Chorealis
Welcome
Land Acknowledgment
Opening Words & Call to Worship
Blessings on Those Staying Home, By Linda Barnes
Chimes
Chalice Lighting
For Every Time We Make a Mistake, By Maureen Killoren
Lighting First Advent Candle: Hope               
Hymn #33        Sovereign and transforming Grace
Candles of Connection
Musical Meditation

Message         Loving Kindness Meditation Heals             
Song                  Filled With Loving Kindness
Sharing our Abundance
 From You I Receive to You I Give
Closing Words #694
May the Love which Overcomes All Differences,
By Frederick E. Gillis
Chalice Extinguishing
Toward Repair of Relationship, 
By Joanna Lubkin & Adapted by Rev. Lee Anne
Carry the Flame

Loving Kindness Meditation Heals Nov. 29, 2020

Pls note the audio is silent in several spots.  These are in the recording itself.  There is no order of Service for Dec 27
What comes after the fear of not having enough; after the frenzy of buying, wrapping, and sending holiday cards and gifts; and after the disappointment of a small self-contained Christmas? Rev. Lee Anne suggests “stillness.” She will explore the power of being still and introduce several different methods of achieving this ancient and restorative state of being.

Desperately Seeking Stillness (Stillness Meditation)Dec 27, 2020

This service will be a shared reflection on the year past. 2020 has been the most dramatic of years. This service will feature your picks - the top news stories of the year, the top creative arts stories of the year (your favourite novels, movies, theatre, other art forms), and top personal stories of the year.  Service Leader: John Pater
Order of Service
Prelude: Year End Anthem: Ian Tyson: Four Strong Winds
 Chalice lighting & opening words
 The Seasons: Traditional English (19th century) / Music: Loreena McKennitt
Year End Reading: Kendyl LR Gibbons, Lady of the Seasons’ Laughter (#51)
The Meanings of 2020: sharing and reflecting on our top stories of the year
Top pandemic story of the year - individual and collective impacts
	Poetry Reading: Thomas H Troeger, Source of Faith and Learning (#158)
Top news story of the year - current affairs, politics, sports
Poetry Reading: William Blake, Every Night and Every Morn (#17)
Top creative arts story of the year - movie, novel, theatre, music, dance
Poetry Reading: Alexander Pope/Michael Young, Mother of All (#91)
Top personal story of the year
Poetry Reading: GK Chesterton, It is something to have wept (#5)
Meditation: Reflections on the stories of 2020
Silence
Music: Barenaked Ladies, Auld Lang Syne
Offering
Extinguishing chalice
Closing song: Carry the flame

Reflections on 2020 - Jan 3, 2021

World Religion Day
Celebrated around the world, World Religion Day is an observance initiated in 1950 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. It is celebrated on the third Sunday in January every year. It arises from the Baha'i principle of the oneness of religion (literally "bond") and of progressive revelation, which describes religion as continuously evolving. Rev. Lee Anne will lead us in imagining a world in which all people adhere to the basic principles of the Baha'i faith.

Order of Service:
Gathering Music Imagine by John Lennon 
Welcome
Land Acknowledgment
Call to Worship Being Sanctuary Jennifer “Jo” VonRue, Linette Lowe
Chimes
Chalice Lighting A Fire in the Universe by Shawn Trapp
Opening Song The Oneness of Everything By Jim Scott  
Candles of Connection
Meditation in Music Clair de Lune By Claude Debussy                                                                                                                                        
A Brief  Introduction to the Baha’i Faith 
Reading Our Seven Principles
Message World Religion Day
Hymn #134 Our World is One World
Sharing Our Abundance
Hymn #402 From You I Receive
Gratitude & Closing Words Be Ours A Religion By Theodore Parker
Chalice Extinguishing Do All the Good You Can By John Wesley
Closing Song Carry the Flame

The Unitarian Church of Edmonton is a liberal, multi-generational, religious community. We celebrate a rich mosaic of free-thinking, spiritually questing individuals joined in common support and action. We welcome diversity including diversity of beliefs from divine believers to humanists, from pagans to atheists and agnostics. We believe in the compassion of the human heart, the warmth of community, the pursuit of justice and the search of meaning in our lives.

We gather with gratitude on traditional Cree lands that are now a part of Treaty Six and shared by many nations. A treaty is an inheritance, a responsibility and a relationship. May we be good neighbours to one another, good stewards to our planet and good ancestors to our children.

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World Religion Day - UU And Baha'i

January 24, 2021   
 Laughter is the Best Medicine -- Belly Laugh Day

Some believe that humor depends upon the perception of an appropriate incongruity. And, that a good sense of humor depends on the ability to imagine alternative outcomes. Positive laughter fuels positive energy, connection, and creativity. Have you ever had such a good laugh that you cried? Remember how you felt immediately afterward? Laughing out loud releases a neurotransmitter in the brain called serotonin, which relieves stress, reduces tension, and eases the symptoms of  depression. Bring your imagination and join us for a multi-generational humor filled service. 
Rev Lee Anne Washington 

Order of Service 
Gathering Music Imagine by John Lennon
Welcome
Land Acknowledgment
Call to Worship Determined Seed by Laura Wallace
Chimes
Chalice Lighting The Love that Redeems Us All by Max A. Coots
Opening Song #354 We Laugh We Cry
Candles of Connection
Meditation in Music Four Seasons Concerto, Spring by Vivaldi
Jokes/Amusing Story
Song Quarantine (is Not Quite Over) Parody
Jokes/Amusing Story
Song I Want to Know What Day It Is Parody
Sharing Our Abundance
Song #402 From You I Receive - https://www.uce.ca/support-our-work-donations-planned-giving/ 
Jokes/Amusing Story
Gratitude & Closing Words An Old Irish Blessing
Chalice Extinguishing A Virtual Connection by Rev. Lee Anne Washington
Closing Song Carry the Flame


Unitarian Church of Edmonton website: https://www.uce.ca/
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Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UnitarianChurch/
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Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-189401827

The Unitarian Church of Edmonton is a liberal, multi-generational, religious community.
We celebrate a rich mosaic of free-thinking, spiritually-questing individuals joined in common support and action.  We welcome diversity including diversity of beliefs from divine believers to humanists, from pagans to atheists and agnostics.  We believe in the compassion of the human heart, the warmth of community, the pursuit of justice and the search of meaning in our lives.

We gather with gratitude on traditional Cree lands that are now a part of Treaty Six and shared by many nations.   A treaty is an inheritance, a responsibility and a relationship.  May we be good neighbours to one another, good stewards to our planet and good ancestors to our children.

#UU  #UnitarianUniversalist 
#Unitarian Church of Edmonton #YEG
#WelcomingCongregation
#LaughterIsTheBestMedicine

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

January 31, 2021	
Poetry incites the imagination with imagery, similes, and other literary devices. Poetry, like music, moves us in ways that prose does not.  On this fifth Sunday of the month, we will share poetry that has moved us, comforted us, inspired us, and shaped us. 
Some will share a cherished and repeatedly read poem; while others will share an original work. We hope that you will read your choice during the service.  
During the service, we will also recognize and thank Rev. Audrey Brooks for her many years serving as UCE's pastoral care chaplain. 

Gathering Music Imagine by John Lennon
Welcome
Land Acknowledgment
Call to Worship Where We Are From
Written by UCE members, Read by Corinne Jackson
Chimes
Chalice Lighting For the Freedom of Faith Heather K. Janules
Opening Song #404 What Gift Can We Bring
Sung by Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir, Buffalo, New York
Candles of Connection
Meditation in Music Miracles & Wonders, Written for Rev. Audrey Brooks, Written by Gordon Ritchie, Performed by Gordon Ritchie
Poem Castle or Prison
Written by Doug Eastwell, Read by Doug Eastwell
Poem In the centre of the night
Written by Coralie Cairns, Read by Coralie Cairns
Poem Sundays
Written by John Sproule, Read by John Sproule
Song #354 We Laugh We Cry
Sung by Virtual Choir of Community Church of Chapel Hill, Unitarian Universalist
Poem Mindful
Written by Mary Oliver, Read by Susan Ruttan
Poem When I’m among the Trees
Written by Mary Oliver, Read by Lynne Turvey
Poem Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
Written by Robert Frost, Read by Susan Lang
Song #209 O Come, You Longing Thirsty Souls
Sung by The Chancel Choir of the First Unitarian Church of Oakland
Honoring Rev. Audrey Brooks’ Many Years of Compassionate Care to UCE
Poem We Are Enough
Written by Rev. Audrey Brooks, Read by Rev. Audrey Brooks
Sharing Our Abundance
Song #402 From You I Receive
Poem Spider
Traditional English Nursery Rhyme, Read by Elaine Reynard
Poem Kitchen Treasures
Written by Kathy Stanley, Read by Kathy Stanley
Poem The Lanyard
Written by Billy Collins, Read by Rev. Lee Anne Washington
Song #315 (see below) This Old World
Sung by Lisa Christen-Gee & Matt Gee of First Unitarian of Chicago
Gratitude & Closing Words
Happy Birthday Dragon
Written by Jack Prelutsky, Read by Corrinne Jackson
Chalice Extinguishing We are One Written by Amy Zucker Morgenstern
Closing Song Carry the Flame



Unitarian Church of Edmonton website: https://www.uce.ca/
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/41659071349/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UnitarianChurch/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnitarianUCE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitarianuce/
Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-189401827

The Unitarian Church of Edmonton is a liberal, multi-generational, religious community.
We celebrate a rich mosaic of free-thinking, spiritually-questing individuals joined in common support and action.  We welcome diversity including diversity of beliefs from divine believers to humanists, from pagans to atheists and agnostics.  We believe in the compassion of the human heart, the warmth of community, the pursuit of justice and the search of meaning in our lives.

We gather with gratitude on traditional Cree lands that are now a part of Treaty Six and shared by many nations.   A treaty is an inheritance, a responsibility and a relationship.  May we be good neighbours to one another, good stewards to our planet and good ancestors to our children.

#UU  #UnitarianUniversalist 
#Unitarian Church of Edmonton #YEG
#Welcoming Congregation

Poetry Sunday

The Unitarian Church of Edmonton is a liberal, multi-generational, religious community. We celebrate a rich mosaic of free-thinking, spiritually-questing individuals joined in common support and action. We welcome diversity including diversity of beliefs from divine believers to humanists, from pagans to atheists and agnostics. We believe in the compassion of the human heart, the warmth of community, the pursuit of justice and the search of meaning in our lives.

We gather with gratitude on traditional Cree lands that are now a part of Treaty Six and shared by many nations. A treaty is an inheritance, a responsibility and a relationship. May we be good neighbours to one another, good stewards to our planet and good ancestors to our children.

Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)

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