[Fuusm-l] FUUSM Order of Service, May 19, 2024: Creativity & Spirituality

Fri May 17 11:44:10 CDT 2024

 Please join us at 11 a.m. Sunday in person in the sanctuary; via
Facebook Live;
or on Zoom at
https://zoom.us/j/96052465552?pwd=SW1vWituTFlwc01vN2VLMzBQTWplZz09
Meeting ID: 960 5246 5552
Passcode: fuusm2323
Please *bring a food item to share at Coffee Hour*! To help out the
volunteer servicers who will clean up afterward, finger foods require fewer
dishes. Please consider bringing your own travel mug and opting for a
napkin, but no plate or fork (when possible).

Creativity & Spirituality

“Ultimately, our greatest creative act is the living of our daily lives.
Creativity is about making space and listening deeply to our lives and the
world around us; seeing beneath the surface of things to the depth
dimension of the world; opening ourselves to the newness that stirs there;
developing a relationship to mystery; cultivating a sense of spontaneity
and playfulness; and giving form in a loving and intentional way to our
commitments. All of these processes contribute in significant ways to the
creation of meaning in our lives.” — Christine Valters Paintner, Ph.D.

Welcome Song  “Whoever You Are, We Welcome You” Hal Walker

Whoever you are, we welcome you.

Wherever you come from, we welcome you.

Whomever you love, we welcome you.

Welcome/Acknowledging Native Lands Virginia Henthorn, worship leader

Prelude “Dancing Barefoot in the Rain,”  by Nkeiru Okoye; Randall Kidder,
pianist

Chalice Lighting/Call to Worship “The Sacred Dance for Life” by Hafiz

*Please rise in body or spirit.

*Opening Hymn  “Morning Has Broken,” verses 1 and 3, words: Eleanor
Farjeon; music:
Gaelic melody

      #38 in Singing the Living Tradition

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

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

   -

   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

“Art is a heart-centered way we find meaning and ask big questions. Dance
is the embodiment of meaning-making and living deeply.”  — Rev. Peggy Clarke

Congregational Chant with Movement:  “Blessing to the World,” words: Karen
Drucker; music: David Bruner

Video of Chalice Dancers of Paint Branch UU Church in Hyattsville, Maryland

I am the heart, I am the hands, I am the voice of spirit on Earth.

In all that I am and all that I do, I’m a blessing to the world.

You are …

We are …

Sending Song and Offertory  “Blessing to the World”

Collection of Offerings

Reflection

Adeline Bailey: David Brooks on attention and the value of the arts

Martha McGovern and Marlene L’Abbe: From poem to painting

Chris Hoke:  The process of creation

Kelcey Jacobs: Christine Paintner on creative expression and spiritual
growth

*Closing Hymn “Let It Be a Dance,”  verses 1 and 3, Ric Masten

#311 in Singing the Living Tradition

Closing Words

Postlude   “Praise in Springtime” music:Thomas Benjamin;  words: William
Channing Garnet; #1005 in Singing the Journey

Announcements

(Facebook Live ends)

Joys and Sorrows/Wheel of Life  (Zoom participants are invited to share,
too.)

Extinguishing the Chalice

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Welcome! We’re glad you’re here! If you would like to learn more about
membership or participation in FUUSM congregational life, please speak to
today’s host.

Thanks to our childcare staff, Owen Cejka, Lela Erb, Deborah Lauer, and Levi
Weppner; our pianist, Randall Kidder; our tech crew, Mike Bailey, Ralph
Olander, and Maeve Johnston; our Coffee Hour volunteers; our Decor &
Decoration team, led by Jane Tumas-Serna; today’s host, Elaine Barr, and
greeter, Jonathan Brier; our worship leader, Virginia Henthorn, and Adeline
Bailey, Martha McGovern, Marlene L’Abbe, Chris Hoke, and Kelcey Jacobs for
their help with this service.

Announcements

Please don't forget to ID the purpose of your check! Any time you write a
check to FUUSM, please use the Memo line to let the financial assistants
know its purpose, such as "Pledge FY 23-24," "Donation," "Service Auction,"
etc. Thank you!

This week:

   - 11 a.m., *Sunday service *(see above).

   -

   Coffee Hour!!  Social hall. Must end by 1:15 p.m.
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   12:30 p.m., Green Sanctuary Committee meeting, RE parlor.
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   1:30 p.m., tentative outside group use of social hall (Karen Binkley).

Monday, May 20: June Confluence content due!

Tuesday, May 21

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   3:30–6:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop in social hall.
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   7 p.m., Finance Committee meeting via Zoom.

Wednesday, May 22

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   Noon, Meditation via Zoom.

Friday, May 24

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   7 p.m., Seven Up and Popcorn (service auction item), social hall. $15.

Sunday, May 26

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   9:30 a.m, Buildings & Grounds Committee meeting, social hall.
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   11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary.Memorial Day service.
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   11 a.m., MOV Friends (Quakers)  meeting RE parlor.
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   Coffee hour! Social hall. Ends at 1:15 p.m.

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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