[Fuusm-l] FUUSM Order of Service, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, with Martha McGovern, guest speaker

Fri Feb 2 10:42:14 CST 2024

*World Interfaith Harmony Week: Bee Lore and World Religions*

Please join us at 11 a.m. Sunday in person in the sanctuary, or join us via
Facebook Live, or on Zoom at
https://zoom.us/j/96052465552?pwd=SW1vWituTFlwc01vN2VLMzBQTWplZz09
Meeting ID: 960 5246 5552
Passcode: fuusm2323
Because Covid is resurging locally, we encourage in-person attendees to
wear masks.
And if you enjoy Coffee Hour, please* bring a food item to share*! Also,*
let's end Coffee Hour by 1:30* in consideration of our volunteers who clean
up and lock up. We *all *appreciate their service!

“Like a honey bee gathering honey from all types of flowers,

the wise man searches everywhere for truth

and sees only good in all religions.”

Hindu Scripture (Srimad Mahabhagavatam)

Welcome Song “Come, Come Whoever You Are”   #188  In Singing the Living
Tradition; words by Rumi; music by Lynn Adair Ungar

Welcome  Martha McGovern, Worship Leader

Honoring Indigenous People

Prelude  “Laudamus…” No.4 from Music for the Piano, Vol. III,  Hymns,
Prayers, and Rituals; Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff and Thomas de
Hartmann; Randall
Kidder, pianist

Chalice Lighting

*Please rise in body or spirit.

*Opening Hymn “Our Faith Is but a Single Gem” #193 in Singing the Living
Tradition

words: John Andrew Storey; music: The Southern Harmony, 1835

*F.U.U.S.M.  Affirmation

We, the members and friends of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of
Marietta:

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   Support the free and disciplined search for truth as the center of
   religious community and encourage an acceptance of pluralistic views;
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   Recognize our Judeo-Christian heritage as well as other traditions and
   seek lasting values and new insights;
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   Affirm, defend, and promote the equality, worth, and dignity of every
   person;
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   Strive for a world community of love, justice, and peace;
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   Support the democratic process and mutual respect in all human
   relationships;
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   Cherish the universe and its resources and recognize the unity of all
   life.

Time for All Ages The Bee Tree �� by Patricia Polacco

Sending Song   “Go Now In Peace”  Natalie Sleeth

Go now in peace. Go now in peace.

May the spirit of love surround you

Everywhere, everywhere, you may go.

Collection of Offerings

Offertory “Hindu Melody”   No.34 from Music for the Piano,  Vol. I, Asian
Songs and Rhythms; G.I.Gurdjieff and T. de Hartmann

Reflection Bee Lore and World Faiths �� Martha McGovern

Sharing:  How has your knowledge of other world faiths changed your own
faith?

*Closing Hymn “Be Ours a Religion” �� #1058 in Singing the Journey; words:
Theodore Parker;  music: Thomas Benjamin

Benediction

Postlude   “Flight of the Bumble Boogie”��  Frank Paparelli

Announcements

Facebook Live ends

Joys and Sorrows/Wheel of Life

(Zoom participants are invited to share, too.)

Closing Words/ Extinguishing the Chalice

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Welcome! We’re glad you’re here!

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   Thanks to our childcare staff, Owen Cejka, Lela Erb, and Deborah Lauer.
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   We are grateful to our pianist, Randall Kidder; to our tech crew, Mike
   Bailey and Ralph Olander; to our Coffee Hour volunteers; to today’s hosts
   , Darryl and Cynthia Ting; to our worship leader, Martha McGovern; and
   our Decorating and Decor Team, led by Jane Tumas-Serna.

If you would like to learn more about membership or participation in FUUSM
congregational life, please speak to today’s hosts.

Announcements

Today, Sunday, February 4

   - 9:30 a.m., Choir practice, sanctuary;
   - 9:30 a.m., Today’s issues discussion, RE parlor. We will focus on
   issues in Unitarian Universalist Congregations, including but not
   limited to ours.  Everyone is welcome, but we do ask participants to do
   the reading
   in advance.
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   Click on this link to join the discussion on Zoom.
   https://zoom.us/j/92505235702?pwd=RmUyN1FOUjhBVHRYSDBWY2dUZWxFQT09
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   Why We Aren’t Growing: An Open Letter to my Congregation
   <https://praywithyourfeet.org/2019/01/23/why-we-arent-growing-an-open-letter-to-my-unitarian-congregation/>,
   by John Halstead.

        The Culture Wars Dividing America’s Most Liberal Church
   <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A4OqcdJffEYjmSQdlda2nWKhyu-cVzrpMN2H8_OoFb4/edit?usp=sharing>,
   from the *Financial Times.*
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   11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary (see above)

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   Coffee hour! Shari Ballantyne, Linda Lewis, and Steph Rector will be
   serving.(Ends by 1:30, please.)
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   12:15 p.m., Committee on Ministries meeting, RE parlor.

Monday, February 5

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   2 p.m., Caring Committee via Zoom.
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   5:30 p.m, Choir practice, sanctuary.

Tuesday, February 6

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   3:30–6:30 p.m., Girl Scout troop meets in social hall.

 Wednesday, February 7

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   Noon, Meditation via Zoom.
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   5 p.m., Worship & Music Committee meeting, RE parlor.

Friday, February 9

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   9:30 a.m., Membership Committee meeting, RE parlor.

Saturday, February 10

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   3–5 p.m., African drumming, social hall. $15 donation suggested.

Sunday, February 11

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   9:30 a.m., Choir practice, sanctuary; Today’s issues discussion,
   RE parlor.
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   11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary; Quaker meeting, RE parlor.

FUUSM Office hours:  Mon.,Tu., Th., Fri. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (740) 373-1238,
fuusm.office at gmail.com.  Rev. Hawbaker is on sabbatical through March 2024.

-- 
Dawn Hewitt
Office assistant
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta
232 Third St.
Marietta, OH 45750
(740)373-1238
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m.--2 p.m.
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