[Fuusm-l] FUUSM order of service, Feb. 23: Art as a Voice for Social Justice

[Dawn Hewitt, FUUSM office assistant]

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

As usual, the leftovers in the FUUSM fridge would make for a disappointing
Coffee Hour spread. Please bring a snack to share. Fresh fruit, veggies,
and homemade contributions are encouraged and appreciated.


*Art as a Voice For Social Justice*

Dawn Hewitt, guest speaker

“Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization’s radical
voice.” —Paul Robeson

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 Dawn Hewitt, worship leader

Acknowledging Native Lands

Prelude   “Ombre” (“Shadows”) Ludovico Einaudi; Randall Kidder, pianist

Chalice Lighting

*Please rise in body or spirit.

*Opening Hymn “Our World Is One World,” Cecily Taylor, words and music; #134
in Singing the Living Tradition

Special Music Prelude from “Suite Bergamasque”  by Claude Debussy; Josie
Jeffery, pianist

Time for All Ages  Undefeated*,* by Kwame Alexander;  illustrated by Kadir
Nelson

Sending Song  “Go Now in Peace,” Natalie Sleeth, words and music

Go now in peace. Go now in peace.

May the spirit of love surround you

Everywhere, everywhere, you may go.

Collection of Offerings

Offertory   Episodes Opus 12, No. 6, “Legend,” Sergei Prokofiev

Reflection     Art as a Voice for Social Justice: Maxo Vanka Dawn Hewitt

*Closing Hymn  “Far Too Long, by Fear Divided,” verses 1 & 3*, *John Andrew
Storey, words; J.F. Naue’s Allegmeines Evangelisches Choralbuch, music; #160
in Singing the Living Tradition

Closing Words

Postlude   Prelude to English Suite in A Minor BWV 807    Johann Sebastian
Bach

Announcements

Facebook Live ends

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

Extinguishing the Chalice

***  Welcome! We’re glad you’re here! ***

Thanks to our childcare staff, Owen Cejka, Lela Erb, and Levi Weppler; our
tech crew, Mike Bailey, Ralph Olander, and Meabh (Maeve) Daly; our Design &
Decoration team, led by Jane Tumas Serna; our Coffee Hour volunteers, Martha
McGovern, Betsy Kalter, and Virginia Henthorn; today’s host, Adeline
Bailey, and greeter, Scott Lacey; our pianist, Randall Kidder; today’s
special musician, Josie Jeffery; and our worship leader, Dawn Hewitt.

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

Announcements

Today, Friday, February 21

   -

   5–10 p.m. , Chili dinner and home-grown entertainment, a FUUSM
   fundraiser sponsored by our Finance Committee. $12 per adult, children
   free; wine $2 per glass; bring your banjo, bagpipes, tuba, or tap shoes,
   and entertain us for 10 minutes!

Saturday, February 22

   -

   9:30-10:30 a.m., Tai Chi for beginners, social hall (Darryl Ting).

Sunday, February 23

   -

   9:30 a.m., Choir practice, sanctuary.
   -

   9:30 a.m., Buildings & Grounds Committee meeting, social hall.
   -

   9:30 a.m., Today’s Issues, RE parlor. Discussion topic: Ukraine;
   Trump/Putin negotiations.
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   11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary (see Order of Service above).
   -

   11 a.m., Quaker meeting (MOV Friends), RE parlor
   -

   Coffee hour!  Social hall. Ends at 1 p.m.

Monday, February 24

   -

   7 p.m., Finance Committee meeting via Zoom.

Tuesday, February 25

   -

   3:30–6:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop meets in the social hall.
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   6:30 p.m., Shari Ballantyne’s game night, social hall. You’re invited!

Wednesday, February 26: FUUSM OFFICE OPEN!

Thursday, February 27: FUUSM OFFICE CLOSED (because Dawn has jury duty)

Saturday, March 1

   -

   9:30-10:30 a.m., Tai Chi for beginners, social hall (Darryl Ting)

Sunday, March 2

   -

   9:30 a.m., Choir practice, sanctuary.
   -

   11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary: Ted Goertzel will speak on "The
   Future of Religion."
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   Coffee hour!  Social hall. Ends at 1 p.m.

FUUSM Office hours this week only:  Mon.,Tu., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
(740) 373-1238, fuusm.office at gmail.com.


-- 
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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