[Fuusm-l] Order of Service 8-9-2020

Fri Aug 7 11:53:33 CDT 2020

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta

Order of Service               August 9, 2020

Our mission is to nurture a diverse community, 

devoted to spiritual growth and freedom of thought for the benefit of all.

Celebrating 80 Years of UUSC: Brave Legacy, Bold Future 

A virtual UUSC Sunday Service shared by the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.

Gathering & Greeting

Prelude              Sweet, Sweet Spirit. - Dorothy Akers                       Randall Kidder, Pianist

Welcome                                                                                      Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker

Opening Words        Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, CEO/President of the UUSC. 

Hymn                      Meditation on Breathing by Sarah Dan Jones

Singing the Journey #1009 

Performed by the Holston Valley UU Virtual Choir, produced by Wendy Hearl

            Breathe in, Breathe out.         Breathe in, Breathe out. 

When I breathe in, I breathe in Peace                       When I breathe out, I breathe out Love. 

                            Breathe in, Breathe out.    Breathe in, Breathe out. 

Time for All Ages

Reading      Thank You, Climate Strikers by Rebecca Solnit

Shared by Rev. Laura Randall

            Your action matters, and your power will be felt.

            Nothing is possible without action, and almost anything is when we rise up together, as you are today….

I want to say to all the climate strikers today: thank you so much for being unreasonable. That is, if reasonable means playing by the rules, and the rules are presumed to be guidelines for what is and is not possible, then you may be told that what you are asking for is impossible or unreasonable.   Don’t listen. Don’t stop. Don’t let your dreams shrink by one inch.   Don’t forget that this might be the day and the pivotal year 

when you rewrite what is possible.                            - excerpt from Solnit article

Hymn          Spirit of Life by Carolyn McDade

Singing the Living Tradition #123

Performed by All Souls Church Unitarian in Washington, DC. directed by Jen Hayman

Spirit of Life, come unto me.
Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion.
Blow in the wind, rise in the sea;
Move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice.
Roots hold me close; wings set me free;
Spirit of Life, come to me, come to me. 

UUSC Sunday Sermon - Revs. Mary Katherine Morn and Laura Randall

Time for Generosity - Rev. Laura Randall

Hymn          Come Healing by Leonard Cohen

Performed by First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn

O gather up the brokenness   And bring it to me now
The fragrance of those promises        You never dared to vow

The splinters that you carry   The cross you left behind
Come healing of the body       Come healing of the mind

And let the heavens hear it     The penitential hymn
Come healing of the spirit      Come healing of the limb

Behold the gates of mercy      In arbitrary space
And none of us deserving       The cruelty or the grace

O solitude of longing Where love has been confined
Come healing of the body       Come healing of the mind

O see the darkness yielding   That tore the light apart
Come healing of the reason   Come healing of the heart

O troubled dust concealing    An undivided love
The heart beneath is teaching            To the broken heart above

Let the heavens falter                Let the earth proclaim         Come healing… 

Benediction - Rev. Mary Katherine Morn

*Following a time of socializing, the Zoom room will remain open for a conversation on the film Come Hell or High Water sponsored by the Green Sanctuary (12:30).

What is UUSC Sunday?

UUSC Sunday (also known as Justice Sunday) complements and continues Guest at Your Table, which offers congregations a broader look 

at UUSC’s mission and programs. In these uncertain times, UUSC has invited congregations to participate any Sunday in spring or summer of 2020 

by joining them for this special virtual UUSC Sunday*.

If you choose to make a gift to UUSC

Donations help UUSC join with over 60 grassroots organizations to bolster community-led human rights initiatives around the globe. You can make a gift through their secure donation portal on their website: www.uusc.org

To donate by mail, please make checks out to “U.U.S.C.” with “UUSC Sunday” in the memo field, and send to:

UUSC •  PO Box 808  •  Newark, NJ 07101-0808

*If you are not able to participate in today's service through Zoom or Facebook, you can view

the service later: https://vimeo.com/410644318/3fa9923af7

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mon. 8/10    Black Lives Matter (12-3pm) 

The vigil gathers at the fountain next to the Lafayette Hotel.

Cakes for the Queen of Heaven Adult Religious Exploration - Mondays August 10, 17, 24 & 31 (6:30-8pm on Zoom). - Unit 2  On the Threshold -  New people are welcome to join.  

Join Zoom Meeting  https://zoom.us/j/9062049940?pwd=TEtGeE90WCtJeHB0UmJs-RElhTEJVdz09

Meeting ID: 906 204 9940 New Passcode : Cakes

Dial in by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US

(Germantown)  PHONE: Same Meeting ID: 906 204 9940 Different Password: 340057

Wed. 8/11 

Meditation - Hybrid – Zoom and/or Parlor (12-1pm)

https://zoom.us/j/9062049940?pwd=TEtGeE90WCtJeHB0UmJsRElhTEJVdz09
Meeting ID: 906 204 9940 Password: OMWed12   

Dial in by phone from your nearest location +1 929 205 6099 US (NY) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)         

Same Meeting ID: 906 204 9940 Password: 340057                  

Sun. 8/16  11am “The Social Psychology of a Pandemic: Conspiracy Theories, Social Anxiety, 

                               and Why Some People Won’t Wear a Mask "    Guest Speaker: Mark Sibicky, Ph.D.

Mark Sibicky is McCoy & Plankey Research Professor at Marietta College. A social psychologist,  Dr. Sibicky will explore uncertainty and our reactions to it 

as a component of the pandemic experience.

Happy Birthday Ron Tepley!!   FUUSM Folks are all invited to Shari & Dave Ballantyne’s home 841 Greene St. in Newport on Sun. Aug.16 

(5:30-7:30pm) for ice cream and cake under canopies, with social distancing in the front lawn area.  If you need directions call  740-568-8200.  Should there not be enough parking, we are allowed to use the parking lot of the church across the street from us. However; the green in me says share a ride 

if you can. Please join us in this celebration by wearing a mask.     In Peace,   Shari and Dave Ballantyne

Harvest of Hope- Due to the Covid-19 pandemic there are several needs for volunteers:
- Van Driver … Driving a full size van (no special training needed). Lifting boxes up to 40 lbs. 

Typically 2-3 hours per collection/distribution run.
  - Helper … Lifting boxes up to 40 lbs.  Filling out the run log sheet.  Same hours as the driver.
 Note that the driver-helper teams have additional Covid-19 risk as they (although masked) are working together.
  - Sorting/organizing frozen meat boxes for delivery.  One person: 2-3 days per week, for 1-2 hours/day, flexible hours.
  - Cleaning the van … Cleaning the inside of the van and running it through an automatic car wash.  

One person: 2 hours per week, flexible hours.

Looking Ahead

Sun. Sept. 20   Water Ceremony ~ In Courtyard (9:30am) & on Zoom (11am).

Sun. Sept. 27   (11am)  Fall Congregational Meeting to address the proposed budget.

The FUUSM Office  is not open to the public, but we are checking messages and making plans.  

Please check the FUUSM website, and use email or phone to contact Chris Keller in the Office, or 

Rev. Hawbaker.   Check the Weekly Update through FUUSM-L email list for news of hybrid meetings (Zoom & in-person) and other events on the calendar.   Rev. Hawbaker will be claiming Tuesdays as her day free of duties, and Thursday will be for community service and sermon preparations.

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