[Fuusm-l] FUUSM Order of service for Sunday, Jan. 19

Fri Jan 17 12:32:31 CST 2025

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. Fresh fruit, veggies, and
homemade contributions are encouraged and appreciated. Once again, we are
rich in odds and ends, especially crackers and store-bought cookies. Please
help make FUUSM more welcoming. Coffee Hour depends upon yummy
contributions!

*What Would MLK Say?*

“Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve. … You only need a
heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., from “The Drum Major Instinct,” 1968

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

Whoever you are, we welcome you.

Wherever you come from, we welcome you.

Whomever you love, we welcome you.

Welcome Martha McGovern, worship leader

Honoring Indigenous Peoples

Prelude   “At a Certain Church,” by John W. Work III; Randall Kidder,
pianist

Chalice Lighting

*Please rise in body or spirit.

*Opening Hymn   “Break Not the Circle,” Fred Kaan, words; Thomas Benjamin,
musi; #323 in Singing the Living Tradition

* FUUSM 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.

Special Music   “Peace Song,”    by Greg Gilpin, performed by the FUUSM
Choir; Martha Webster, conductor; Randall Kidder, accompanist

Time for All Ages  Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem,  by Amanda
Gorman; illustrated
by Loren Long

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   “Hymn to Freedom,” Oscar Peterson

Reflection     What Would MLK Say?        *Martha McGovern, Robin
Bozian, **Dawn
Hewitt*

*Closing Hymn #131   “Love Will Guide Us,” verses 1 and 2     Sally Rogers,
words; traditional melody

Closing Words  Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Postlude   “Near to the Heart of God,”  by  Cleland B. McAfee

Announcements

Facebook Live ends

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

Extinguishing the Chalice  Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

***  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, Betsy
Kalter and Nancy Luthy; today’s host, Elaine Barr, and greeter, Jonathan
Brier; our pianist, Randall Kidder; the *FUUSM Choir,* directed by *Martha
Webster;* our worship leader, Martha McGovern, and presenters, Robin Bozian and
Dawn Hewitt.

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

Announcements

*Sunday, January 19*

   - 9:30 a.m., Choir practice, sanctuary.
   - 11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary. (See order of service above)
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   Coffee hour and Community Service activity!  Social hall.
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   12:30-ish, p.m., Green Sanctuary Committee meeting. Rescheduled to Jan.
   26

Monday, January 20: MLK Day, FUUSM office closed.

(It’s a day on, not a day off!)

Tuesday, January 21

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   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!

Friday, January 24

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   3–5 p.m., MLK Involvement Fair on Marietta Campus. See poster in social
   hall.

Saturday, January 25

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   10 a.m.–2 p.m., Buildings & Grounds Committee Work Day! Canceled.

Sunday, January 26

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   9:30 a.m., Choir practice, sanctuary.
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   9:30 a.m., Buildings & Grounds Committee meeting, social hall.  Canceled.
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   11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary. Cory Sampson, guest speaker.
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   11 a.m., Quaker meeting (MOV Friends), RE parlor.
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   12:30ish p.m., Green Sanctuary Committee, RE parlor.
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   Coffee hour!  Social hall. Ends at 1 p.m.

FUUSM Office hours:  Mon.,Tu., Th., 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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