In an effort to keep the community updated with the correct information, our 11AM Sunday service schedule is:

Programs for the Month of May, 2008

 5/4 - Flower Ceremony, bring your flowers

           Spring Planning Committee will meet following the service 

5/11 - Open Forum, Jim Crowley, sharing stories of Mothers and other ideas

5/17- Potluck and movie at 6:00 pm Saturday

5/18 - Introducing our UUA Presidential Candidates, Peter Morales and Laural Hallman

             Get to know them and hear about their vision on DVD.  Also, Unitarian Universalist “Uni-what.”  Facilitated by Leesa Kern.

5/25 - One of the 7 Principles of UU - Marco Valdez

 In June, Betty Aiken will begin our environmental series.  Your ideas and particpation are welcome.

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“Slavery in the legal fiction that a person is property. Corporate personhood is the legal fiction that property is a person.” - Jan Edward

Prelude “Greed” by Sweet Honey in the Rock

Welcome / Opening Statement

Bell Tone / Chalice Lighting
(Justice, equity and compassion in human relations)

Responsive Reading, Opening Words #442

Announcements

Joys, Concerns, Birthdays

Children’s Story

Offertory “Inner City Blues” (Marvin Gaye)

Speaker: Wes Thompson
Topic: Economic Justice

Comments

Reading of the Covenant

Postlude “Money” (Pink Floyd)

You are invited to refreshments and socializing, following the service.

Opening Words

We bid you welcome, who come with weary spirit seeking rest.

Who come with troubles that are too much with you; who come hurt and afraid.

We bid you welcome, who come with hope in your heart.

Who come with anticipation in your step; who come proud and joyous.

We bid you welcome, who are seekers of a new faith.

Who come to probe and explore; who come to learn.

We bid you welcome, who enter this hall as a homecoming.

Who have found here room for your spirit; who find in this people a family.

Whoever you are, whatever you are, where ever you are on your journey.

We bid you welcome.

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Prelude

Chime

Opening Words and Welcome Statement

Chalice Lighting: A movement from Johann Sebastian Bach. Unaccompanied Cello Suite Nicole S., Viola.

Announcements

Joys, Concerns and Birthdays

Children’s Story: Northern Lullaby, Read by Betty A.

Offertory

“A Talk With God”

Discussion

Reading of the Covenant

Extinguishing the Chalice

Postlude

Social Hour Immediately Following the Service.

Everyone is invited.

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Prelude Chiller Twist - “Bangtician”

Opening Statement

Bell Tone

Chalice Lighting

Seven Principles:

There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote:

1. The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
2. Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
3. Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
4. A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
5. The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
6. The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all;
7. Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

Announcements

Joys, Concerns, Birthdays

Offertory Bon Jovi - Thank You For Loving Me

Speaker: James J. Crowley

Title: New Year’s Resolutions

Comments and Discussion

Reading of the Covenant

Shahid Rogers - Auld Lang Syne

Thank you for attending, Come again.

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Prelude: It’s the most Wonderful Time of the Year.

Chime / Chalice Lighting with Words

Welcome Statement

Announcements

Joys, Concerns, Birthdays

Offering Ave Maria - Barbara Streisand

#3 Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations.

Our gift to each other hosted by Betty A. or Barbara H. This community shares music of the season that touches us. It is a joy that -

Bob Umholz is here to share our joy (Thanks Becca)

Please introduce yourself and your music loudly so all can hear you.

Reading of our Covenant.

Postlude: Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

All are welcome to stay for Social Hour following the service.

Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory. - Shelley 1821

Closing words: May the joy of this morning remain in your heart.

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Speaking today: Sue Crowley

Prelude: “Los Peces en el Rio“, Christmas Live, Mannheim Steamroller.

Bell Tone / Chalice Lighting

Opening Words p. 615 / Welcome

Song, “Christmas Canon” Christmas Attic, By Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Announcements

Joys, Concerns, Birthdays

Offeratory, “Adoramus, Te Christ,” From Celebrate the Seasons.

Singing, I Heard the Bells, p. 240

Responsive Reading: #616

Topic: An Important Message From Thich Nhat Hanh

Speaker: Sue Crowley

Comments / Discussion

Reading of the Covenant

Postlude: “Carol of the Bells” Celebrate the Seasons

*** Marco Valdez assisted Today

Social Time, following the service.

Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the best known and most respected Zen master in the world today. He is a poet, peace and human rights activist.

In 1966 Thay (meaning teacher as he prefers to be called) made the case for peace to federal and Pentagon officials. He persuaded Martin Luther King, Jr. to oppose the Vietnam War publicly and so helped to galvanize the peace movement.

In 1982 he founded Plum Village, a Buddhist community in exile in France where he continues to alleviate suffering of refugees, boat people, political prisoners and the hungry. He has written Cultivating the Mind of Love, Peace in Every Step, Being Peace, Living Buddha Living Christ, The Miracle of Mindfulness and many others.

Thich Nhat Hanh’s key teaching is that through mindfulness, we can learn to live in the present moment instead of the past and in the future.

Dwelling in the present moment is, according to Nhat Hanh, the only way to truly develop peace, both in one’ss self and in the world.

We affirm and promote: the goal of the world community with peace, liberty and justice for all.

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Chime: Call to Stillness

Prelude: The Valley, by Jane Siberry, sung by K.D. Lang.

Lighting the Chalice in Silence
Our Covenant, from one voice
Welcoming Message, from one voice
Our Mission Statement, from one voice

Reading: Winter’s Harvest by Jane Elsdon

Today’s Service, Still - All that is Worthy of Celebration presented by Jennifer Bosveld, poet and founder of the UU Poets Cooperative, president of Pudding House Publications.

including:

Look at All You Can Trust, by Phyllis Stowel
To Choose, by Jennifer Bosveld
Your Participation, on Stillness
Testimony, by Rebecca Baggett

Closing Music Holy Now, by Peter Mayer, UU minister

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Speaker: Roger Markum.

There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations afform and promote:

The inherent worth and dignity of every person;

Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;

Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations and in society at large;

The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all;

Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

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Speaker today is Dr. Gordon Bixel. “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg”

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THE FIVE REPORTS
from the growth conference.

Betty Aiken
Stan Bradley
Becka Calhoun
Sue Crowley
James Crowley

Board Meeting

“The commitment we make to one another, the promises we make to one another as a congregation, as an association, are what creates church community.” The Reverend Rebecca Parker

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