This Sunday
May 5, 2024
“UU Democracy”
By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
10:00 AM, In-person and via Zoom
The title of the get-out-the-vote initiative of the UUA called, "UU the Vote" makes me wonder what it would take to actually make voting in our country, and other aspects of our democratic process, reflect UU principles? Which is to say, what if our democracy was actually democratic?
Order of Worship
May 5, 2024
BELL
OPENING MUSIC
WELCOME, Renee Segall, Worship Associate
ANNOUNCEMENTS, Greg Golden, Board Secretary
CALL TO WORSHIP, #593, “Liberation is Costly” Desmond Tutu
*OPENING HYMN, #146, “Soon the Day Will Arrive”
*CHALICE LIGHTING
*COVENANT, Led by Renee Segall
Love is the spirit of this church,
the quest for truth is its sacrament,
and service is its prayer.
To dwell together in peace,
to seek knowledge in freedom,
to serve humanity in fellowship,
thus do we covenant.
*SONG OF HOPE AND FAITH
From all that dwell below the skies,
let songs of hope and faith arise.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let peace, good will on earth be sung,
from every land, by every tongue.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE, Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
CHILDREN’S BENEDICTION, “May Love Surround You” by Carole Etzler
May love surround you with warm gentle arms.
May love surround you and keep you from harm.
And may you always continue to grow.
May you find happiness wherever you go.
OFFERING, Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
*RESPONSE, “From You I Receive”
From you I receive
To you, I give
Together we share
And from this, we live.
JOYS & SORROWS, Readers: Sanctuary–Bonnie Burroughs Pierone; Zoom–Jan Whitney
MEDITATION / PRAYER…………………………………………………………Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
ANTHEM
SERMON “UU Democracy” by Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
*CLOSING HYMN, #170, “We Are a Gentle, Angry People”
*BENEDICTION #698 Wayne B. Arnason
*EXTINGUISHING THE CHALICE
CLOSING MUSIC
BELL