[Fuusm-l] FUUSM Order of Service, Sunday, Oct. 13, Peter Mather, guest speaker

Fri Oct 11 12:12:17 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 snack to share for coffee hour. The FUUSM fridge is full of
an assortment of odds and ends, and lots of chips. Fresh fruit, veggies,
and homemade contributions are encouraged. Finger foods require fewer
dishes, which helps the volunteers who will clean up afterward.

Becoming a Flourishing Community, Peter Mather, guest speaker.

Welcome Song  Hal Walker

Whoever you are, we welcome you.

Wherever you come from, we welcome you.

Whomever you love,  we welcome you.

Welcome  Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker

Prelude   “Watermark,” Enya; Randall Kidder, pianist

Chalice Lighting “Hope Rises,” adapted from A House for Hope: The Promise
of Progressive Religion for the Twenty-First Century.

Choral Selection   “Words Apart”      words by Dina Soraya Gregory; music
by Alisa Bair; performed by the FUUSM Choir, Martha Webster, choir director

Time for All Ages “Not He or She, I’m Me”    by A.M. Wild; illustrated by
Kah Yangni

ending Song “Open the Window”  (chorus)  words & music:  Elise Witt

Open the window children, open the window now.

Open the window children, open the window let the dove fly in.

Responsive Reading  “Celebrating Abundance”          Julian Soto

Leader: All that we are, together and individually, is part of the
abundance of the universe.

People: We are made of stars. We are made of earth.

Leader: All that we have comes from Earth, from the labor of those in our
communities

People: ...from the cities, farms, and oceans that enliven us.

       The world, and those who live in it.

Leader: We are surrounded by blessing, by grace, and by possibilities.

             People: We are reflected in every other human being.

Leader: We respect and honor one another’s differences.

People:  We celebrate our interbeing with abundance and the
practice of generosity.

Everyone: Come, let us worship together.

Collection of Offerings

Offertory “Be Ours a Religion,” Thomas Benjamin

*Please rise in body or spirit

*Hymn #95 in Singing the Living Tradition: “There is More Love
Somewhere,” African
American hymn

*R*eflection  Becoming a Flourishing Community, Peter Mather

*Benediction  #123, in Singing the Living Tradition: “Spirit of Life,”  Carolyn
McDade

Postlude   “I Can Just Imagine,” Floyd Cramer

Letter from the FUUSM Board of Directors to the members and friends

Announcements

Facebook Live ends

Joys and Sorrows/Wheel of Life

(Zoom participants are invited to share, too.)

Extinguishing the Chalice “The Peace of Wild Things,” Wendell Berry

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Please join us outside on the sidewalk immediately after the service for a
short ceremony to honor Indigenous People.

Welcome! We’re glad you’re here!

Thanks to our childcare staff, Owen Cejka, Lela Erb, Deborah Lauer, and Levi
Weppler; our tech crew, Mike Bailey, Ralph Olander, and Meabh (Maeve) Daly);
our Decor & Decoration team, led by Jane Tumas Serna; our Coffee Hour
volunteers, Megan Krivchenia, Linda Lewis, and Betsy Liller; today’s host, Dawn
Hewitt and greeters, Stephanie “Squish” Rector and Joey Thomas; our
pianist, Randall Kidder; our wonderful choir and its amazing director, Martha
Webster; our minister, Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker, and our guest speaker, Peter
Mather.

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

Announcements

Halloween outfits reflecting a hero are welcome on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 11
a.m.

Norwood United Methodist Church’s free Thanksgiving Meal needs our help. On
or before November 10, please write a check to FUUSM with “Norwood
Thanksgiving” in the subject line, and put in the collection plate, give to
Dawn, or mail to the FUUSM office. Volunteer to help with the meal by
calling the church at (740) 374-5606. We will be serving these meals to
patrons of the Community Resource Center in the FUUSM social hall.

Today, Sunday, Oct. 13

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   9:30 a.m.,* Choir* practice, sanctuary.
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   11 a.m.,* Sunday service *(see order of service, above)
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   11 a.m., MOV Quaker meeting, RE parlor.
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   Honoring Indigenous People, sidewalk in front of FUUSM.
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   Coffee hour! Social hall. Ends at 1 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 14: Indigenous Peoples’ Day; FUUSM Office closed

Tuesday, Oct. 15

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

Wednesday, Oct. 16

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   6 p.m., Men’s Group potluck, social hall, hosted by Chris Jacobs and
   Jonathan Brier.

Friday, Oct. 18

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   5 p.m., Puzzle Party (service auction item), social hall.

Saturday, Oct. 19

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   10:30 a.m., Tai Chi reunion, social hall.
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   11 a.m. –3 p.m., Hike and picnic at Mountwood Park (a service auction
   item).

Sunday, Oct. 20

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   9:30 a.m., Choir practice, sanctuary. New voices always welcome!
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   11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary:* How Do We Honor Indigenous People?*
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   Coffee hour! Social hall. A vegetarian coffee hour to honor Rebecca
   Phillips. Ends at 1:15 p.m.
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   12:30 p.m., Green Sanctuary Committee meeting, RE parlor.

-- 
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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