[Fuusm-l] FUUSM Order of Service for August 14, 2022

[First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta]

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta

Our Mission: to nurture a diverse community, devoted to spiritual growth and freedom of thought for the benefit of all.



Note: Both Washington County, Ohio, and Wood County, West Virginia, are currently high transmission areas of COVID, according to the CDC. During such times, “We wear masks,” according to the FUUSM Board of Trustees. 


Please join us LIVE for our service at 11 a.m. Sunday, August 14, 2022, at 232 Third St., Marietta, Ohio,  on Facebook, or via Zoom at 
https://zoom.us/j/94822183499?pwd=ZVhkMHZWSnR1bTI5czZWRk1zdFFmQT09
Meeting ID: 948 2218 3499               Passcode: fuusm2323

Order of Service

Sunday, August 14, 2022



This above all: to thine own self be true.

-William Shakespeare (Hamlet, Act I, scene 3)



Gathering Meditation   Song of Meditation                with Tina Turner & children, via YouTube



Welcome Song         Whoever you are, we welcome you  words & music by Hal Walker

                                             

Whoever you are, we welcome you.

                                    Wherever you come from, we welcome you.

                                    Whomever you love, we welcome you. 



Welcome                                                                                              Rev. K. Hawbaker

Acknowledging Native Lands



Prelude          A New Beginning                                                           music by Paul Cardell                              

                                                                                                        Randall Kidder, pianist



Chalice Lighting                                                          Andrew Clovis, worship associate

Remember this, whoever you are, however you are, you are equally valid, 
equally justified, and equally beautiful.  —Juno Dawson, transgender activist and author



F.U.U.S.M. Affirmation 

(Found in the front of a hymnal and on the screens.)



Time for All Ages                 Be Kind                                              -Conscious Stories

Kids are encouraged to count the times or examples of when they show kindness this week, and report back next week, Aug. 21.



Sending Song          How Could Anyone?                       words and music by Libby Roderick    

Rev. Kat sings intro, then congregation repeats.                                Singing the Journey #1053    

Kids move downstairs for their activities.



Reading



Collection of Offering

Offertory                    Everything Possible                                      words & music by Fred Small

                                                                                                                               Singing the Journey #1019

                                                                                                                                Randall Kidder, pianist



Reflection                  Intersectionality                                                 Rev. K. Hawbaker

                        The interdependent web of all existence



Closing Song           Sanctuary                                     recorded, Summer Institute Singers

         harmonies encouraged



Postlude                    River Flows In You                                                              Yiruma



Announcements



Facebook Live ends

Wheel of Life, Joys & Sorrows

For those in the sanctuary, please come forward to share, or signal and unmute when recognized on Zoom. 



Sending Music           We Are Family!                                   words & music by Bernard Edwards



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ANNOUNCEMENTS



Sunday, Aug. 14: Social Justice Forum, 1–3 p.m., social hall: Danielle Thrasher will speak on “Barriers to Success for Trans People”



Wednesday, Aug. 17: Noon meditation via Zoom

            Men’s Group, 6 p.m., at the home of Al Tuttle and Chris Hoke in Middlebourne, WV. Feel free to arrive early to enjoy the property and its flowers and hummingbirds. 



Thursday, Aug. 18: Noon–3 p.m.: Drop off items for Saturday’s yard sale in FUUSM social hall. 



Friday, Aug. 19: Noon–3 p.m.: Drop off items for Saturday’s yard sale in FUUSM social hall. 



Saturday, Aug. 20 

·       Content for September issue of Confluence is due to Ted Goertzel, editor.

·       FUUSM Yard Sale!!!  9 a.m. to 4 p.m., FUUSM courtyard and social hall. Bring all your friends and family members and please promote on social media!



Sunday, Aug. 21

·       9:30 a.m., choir practice, sanctuary

·       9:30 a.m., Today’s Issues discussion, RE building parlor

·       11 a.m. Service: Our Caring Circle, presented by FUUSM’s Caring Committee, with Krissy Kearns, guest speaker; followed by coffee hour in the social hall

·       12:30 p.m., Green Sanctuary Committee, RE building parlor and Zoom



Note: Rev. Kat will be on vacation from August 19 through September 1. During this time, please contact the FUUSM office, a member of the Board of Trustees, or the Committee on Ministries for assistance, as appropriate. 
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