[Fuusm-l] Order of Service for May 4, 2025 Please join us in the Sanctuary, on Zoom, or on Facebook Live

[Martha McGovern]

“I read, I study, I examine, I listen, I think, and out of all that I try to form an idea into which I put as much common sense as I can.”
—Marquis de Lafayette

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 & Honoring Indigenous Peoples
Martha McGovern, worship leader
Prelude  “Prelude Through All Twelve Major Keys,” Op.39, No.2,
by Ludwig van Beethoven; Randall Kidder, pianist
Chalice Lighting    “We Come Together”        anonymous

*Please rise in body or spirit.
*Opening Hymn #322   “Thanks Be for These,”  verses 4 & 5    Hungarian melody;       Singing the Living Tradition     Richard Seward Gilbert & Joyce Timmerman Gilbert words
*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.

Time for All Ages: When You Are Brave            by Pat Zietlow-Miller;
  illustrated by Eliza Wheeler
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  “Let Freedom Span Both East and West”           African-American spiritual
C.1750–1875, adapted and harmonized. by Harry T. Burleigh
Reflection      Lafayette: The Measure of a Man   Jann Adams, local historian
*Closing Hymn  #1017   “Building a New Way”  words and music by Martha Sandefer
in Singing the Journey
Closing Words “Free the Mind” William Ellery Channing (modified)

Postlude     Gigue (from French Suite in E Major, BWV 816)        Johann Sebastian Bach

Announcements
Facebook Live ends
Joys and Sorrows (Zoom participants are invited to share, too.)
Extinguishing the Chalice

***  Welcome! We’re glad you’re here! ***
Thanks to our childcare staff, Owen Cejka, and Lela Erb; our tech crew, Mike Bailey and Ralph Olander; our Design & Decoration team, primarily Stephanie “Squish” Rector; our Coffee Hour volunteers, Joan Coffey, Nancy Luthy, and Cathy Rees; today’s hosts, Darry & Cynthia Ting, our collections counter, Scott Lacey; our pianist, Randall Kidder; our worship leader, Martha McGovern; and to today’s guest speaker, Jann Adams.

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

Announcements
Sunday, May 4

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Coffee hour!  Social hall. Ends at 1 p.m.
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12:30ish, Green Sanctuary Committee, RE parlor.

Monday, May 5

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2 p.m., Caring Committee, via Zoom
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6:30 p.m., FUUSM Board of Trustees meeting, RE parlor.

Tuesday, May 6

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3:30–6:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop meets in the social hall.
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4:30–6:30 p.m. private use of RE parlor (Kim McMichael)
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6-8 p.m., private use of social hall (Master Gardeners)

Wednesday, May 7

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5 p.m., Worship & Music Committee, RE parlor.

Thursday, May 8

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7 p.m., Hour of Environmental Action, social hall and Zoom.

Saturday, May 10

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

Sunday, May 11: Parents Day

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11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary, with guest speaker Deborah Pires via Zoom. The choir will perform “These Are the Things that Count.”
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11 a.m., Quaker meeting (MOV Friends), 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<mailto:fuusm.office at gmail.com>.
HELP NEEDED!
FUUSM’s annual Plant Sale and (new this year) Bake Sale will be 10–2 on Saturday, May 31. Donations accepted 2–4 Thursday, May 29, and during setup and pricing Friday from 9 a.m. until finished. Will you bake something to donate? Can you donate some extra plants you’ve started from seeds, or potted up from thinning? House plants you’ve divided? Attractive pots you no longer want? Gardening tools? Outdoor ornaments and art? Gently used gardening gloves? PLEASE PRE-PRICE ALL DONATIONS AND DROP THEM OFF IN THE COURTYARD NO LATER THAN NOON FRIDAY, MAY 30.

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