Order of Service

Becoming Self-Aware: How the Journey Back to Ourselves Broadens Our Perspective

September 6, 2026, 10:30 am

Service Leader: Tamara Kroeker

Service Coordinator: Cate Ziegler

Religious Exploration and childcare begin again today. Young people are invited to proceed to the garden level for religious exploration. Childcare is available for children under 4 from 10:30 am to 12 pm.

Youth group (ages 15-19) will resume this month. But remember, you are always welcome to come downstairs and hang out in the youth room! It’s a safe space where you can enjoy books, play games, chat with other youth and get creative with art supplies. This is your space!

Hearing assistance devices are available at the sound booth at the back of the sanctuary.

Welcome and Zoom Link

You can use this link to Connect to the service via Zoom. Participate via phone by dialing the Manitoba phone number 204 272 7920  and when prompted, enter Meeting ID # 968 8339 7324. If you are asked for a password it’s 676600. More information and additional phone numbers are on the Zoom Connections page.

Thank you for joining us this morning! If you’re visiting today, please fill out this Visitor Form so we can help you feel connected to our community.

Centering Thought

You are enough. You are MORE than enough. In fact, you are the one we’ve been waiting for.~ Sage Levine

Fanfare

The Prince of Denmark’s March (Trumpet Voluntary), by Jeremiah Clarke

Centering Prelude

Study in G flat, Op.91 No.20, by Moritz Moszkowski
Daniel Clark

Opening Words

Welcome to This Place of Possibility, by Marianne Hachten Cotter

Cate Ziegler

Chalice Lighting

House of Welcoming, by Orlanda R Brugnola

Cate Ziegler

Gathering Hymn

#128 For All That Is Our Life

Land Acknowledgment and Welcome

Cate Ziegler

Affirmation

Love Is the Spirit

Love is the spirit of this church, the quest for truth its sacrament, and service is its law.

This is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek truth in love, and to help one another to the end that all souls shall grow into harmony with life.

Joys and Concerns

Cate Ziegler

Pastoral Hymn

#1031 Filled with Loving Kindness (sung seated)

Offering

Our Share the Plate Partner for September is Trails Manitoba.

The offering will be gratefully received, during or after the service. Donation options are at this link.

Offertory

Riverdance: The Countess Cathleen, by Bill Whelan, arr. by Paul Hughes

Daniel Clark

Reading

I Am, by Carolyn Chilton Casas

Tamara Kroeker

Meditation

Cate Ziegler

Hymn

#1017 Building a New Way

Reflection

Becoming Self-Aware: How the Journey Back to Ourselves Broadens Our Perspective, by Tamara Kroeker

Closing Hymn

#301 Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky!

Announcements

Cate Ziegler and others

Closing Words

by Gretchen Haley
Cate Ziegler

Chalice Extinguishing: Carry the Flame

Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again (x2)
Then we shall see a world of light and a world of joy
Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again.

Gratitude

Gratitude to all who made this service happen, including

  • Leader: Tamara Kroeker
  • Coordinator: Cate Ziegler
  • Music Director: Shannon Unger
  • Music: Daniel Clark (piano)
  • Coordinator Lifespan Religious Exploration (CLRE): Ana G.Castañeda Aguilera
  • Tech Team: Arthur Burstow, Lily Nimmagadda, Ashlyn Noble
  • Centering/fanfare videos: Ashlyn Noble
  • This service’s ushers, greeters, and hospitality volunteers, including Marian Siemens, Paula Keirstead
  • Maintenance and set up: Jessica Hamm and Olivia Velazquez
  • Music for Affirmation: P.J. Buchan
  • Chalice Sculptor & Banner Designer: Jo’Anne Kelly
  • Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
  • Minister and Pastoral Care: Rev Stefan Jonasson
  • Lay Chaplain: Christina Swindells-Nader
  • Website, Office Support, and Rentals: Nathalie Waite

To contact SunServ (Sunday Services Team) with feedback or ideas for future services, please email worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca

Want to help on Sunday mornings? You can sign up for a hospitality setup or cleanup shift. Please contact the Volunteer Resources Committee for other ways to help.

To welcome and include all in our beloved community, please

  • limit fragrances and scented products as much as you are able,
  • turn off or mute electronic devices during the service,
  • refrain from taking photographs or recording unless you have the express permission of everyone involved, and
  • keep aisles clear for people with mobility challenges.

Thank you!

This webpage is updated weekly by Christina Swindells-Nader. Please send change requests to my uuwinnipeg.mb.ca email — anything sent to my gmail.com address will sadly almost certainly be missed.