[Fuusm-l] FUUSM Order of Service, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022

Fri Nov 25 12:47:16 CST 2022

First Sunday of Advent

Please join us live in the sanctuary at 11 a.m., on Facebook, or on Zoom, at https://zoom.us/j/94822183499?pwd=ZVhkMHZWSnR1bTI5czZWRk1zdFFmQT09

Meeting ID: 948 2218 3499 Passcode: fuusm2323

COVID guidelines: Both Washington County, OH, & Wood County, WV, are areas of low COVID transmission, so masks are optional. We ask that you continue to sign in on Sunday mornings, and notify the FUUSM Office if you test positive in the next few days, so we can alert other attendees.

Order of Service

“Hope”   Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Hope has holes in its pockets.  

It leaves little crumb trails so that we, when anxious, can follow it.

Hope’s secret: it doesn’t know the destination—

it only knows that all roads begin with one foot in front of the other.

Welcome  Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker

Acknowledging Native Lands  “’Twas in the Moon of Wintertime,” Jean de Brébeuf, words; Canadian carol, “Jesous Ahatonhia”

Prelude “All Beautiful the March of Days,”  Frances Whitmarsh Wile, words; English melody;  Randall Kidder, pianist

        Hymn 57 Singing the Living Tradition                                                 

Chalice Lighting 

Opening Hymn 226  "People Look East," Eleanor Farjeon, words; traditional French carol

Offertory “Noël No.1,” Pierre Dandrieu

Reflection   Counting the Days, Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker

Postlude   “Crystal Sky,” Ola Gjielo

Facebook Live ends

Wheel of Life — Joys and Sorrows

Announcements & Directions

Traveling music to move downstairs for Holiday Greeting Cards (workshop)

Childcare is available during the service, with Owen Cejka.

We are grateful to our tech crew; childcare staff; coffee hour volunteers; and to today’s host, Elaine Barr, and greeter, Jonathan Brier, for their support of our Sunday Services. 

If you would like to learn more about membership or participation in FUUSM congregational life, please speak to today’s host, Elaine, or to Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Today

  a.. 9:30 a.m., Today’s Issues in the RE building parlor and on Zoom, at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8583258484?pwd=RFdJUGZOZkU4THArWFpnVkllZzh1dz0  
  b..  9:30 a.m., choir practice in the Sanctuary.
  c.. 11 a.m. Sunday service (see order of service above)
  d..  11:30–noon, the Sunday service will continue in the social hall in Service of Season's Greetings. Our all-ages holiday greeting card project will return to the original plan as designed by John Maddox: a "workshop" in the social hall after an abbreviated Sunday service, where young and old(er) can work together and share the fun of writing messages of love and holiday cheer on cards that will be distributed to residents in area nursing care facilities.
  e.. Noon, lunch, compliments of the Worship and Music Committee, with coffee provided by Elaine Barr and Jonathan Brier. 
  f.. Holiday decorating teams, inside and out.
Wednesday, Nov. 30, noon: meditation via Zoom.

Thursday, Dec. 1, 10:30 a.m.: Tai chi class, social hall.

Sunday, Dec. 4

  a.. 9:30 a.m., Today’s Issues in the RE building parlor and on Zoom.
  b.. 9:30 a.m., choir practice in the Sanctuary.
  c.. 11 a.m., Sunday Service: Ribbon Tree
  d.. Coffee hour!  Lori Fahn, Krissy Kearns, and Stephany Rector at your service!
  e.. 12:15 p.m., Committee on Ministries and Board of Trustees, RE parlor

A note from FUUSM Board of Trustees: 

Those who are interested in making a holiday gift donation to the FUUSM staff, your donation must be turned in by December 18, the third Sunday in December, in order to allow time for the gifts to be distributed for Christmas. There are several ways to contribute: Write a check to FUUSM, including an obvious notation on the bottom of your check that states, “Staff Gifts,” or, use cash. Either way, place it in an envelope that is also marked “Staff Gifts,” and do one of the following: 1) Place in the offering plate on Sunday; 2) Place in a box/can marked “Staff Gifts” in the back of the sanctuary or downstairs in the social hall; or 3) Drop it off at the FUUSM office, or, if the office isn’t staffed, put it in the mail cubby in the hallway for "Treasurer Ted Goertzel" or for "Steve Meyer, financial assistant." You may also mail a check to FUUSM, 232 Third St., Marietta, OH 45750, but please do not mail cash! For bookkeeping accountability and safety’s sake, checks are preferred. Thank you for your generosity! Attention to these gifting details is much appreciated!  

FUUSM representatives are needed to serve on the Empty Bowls planning committee. If this is your calling, please contact Virginia Mayle at (740) 376-9921. 

FUUSM office hours: Mon.,Tu., Th., Fri. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (740) 373-1238, fuusm at suddenlinkmail.com or fuusm.office at gmail.com

Rev. Hawbaker is available by appointment by calling (937) 470-4151 and is generally in the office 11 a.m.– 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Tuesday is her day off and Thursday is devoted to study/sermon preparation.

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta

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

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