Aah – the sights and sounds and feel of midsummer! Shorts and sandals, the splash of lake water, the squeals of children playing in the park, and retired people out for a stroll.
There’s a great sense of ease that comes with the warm season. Come celebrate with Steve the many gifts of midsummer.
Service Leader: Steve Lennon
Service Coordinator: Steve Lennon and Norm Cobb
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Order of Service
Centering Thought
“Summer izz as Summer duzz (murmur from within the hive).”
– Kit Williams
Centering Music
Air from Water Music, by G. F. Handel
Daniel Clark
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
Norm Cobb
Gathering Hymn
#75 The Harp at Nature’s Advent
Chalice Lighting
#452 by Marjorie Montgomery
Norm Cobb
Opening Words
Gimli Girls, by David Ransom
Steve Lennon
Affirmation
Love Is the Spirit
Joys and Sorrows
Steve Lennon
Pastoral Hymn
#18 What Wondrous Love (sung seated)
Offering
Our Share the Plate Partner for July and August is Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities (MLPD).
The offering will be gratefully received, during or after the service. Donation options are at this link.
Offertory
Midsummer Nocturne, by Aaron Copland
Daniel Clark
Reading
Summer, by Nikki McClure
Steve Lennon
Meditation
Fragile and Rooted, by Carolyn & Owen Towle
Norm Cobb
Hymn
#75 We Celebrate the Web of Life
Sermon
A Midsummer’s Daydream, by Steve Lennon
Closing Hymn
#1052 The Oneness of Everything
Announcements
Norm Cobb
Closing Words
From To Learn from Animal Being, by John O’Donohue
Steve Lennon
Chalice Extinguishing
Carry the Flame
Gratitude
Gratitude to all who made this service happen, including
- Leader: Steve Lennon
- Coordinator: Norm Cobb
- Music: Daniel Clark (piano), Debby Lake (lyrics coordination, hymn consultation), Esther Kathryn and Kelvin Seifert (hymn consultation), Ashlyn Noble (lyrics slides)
- Music for Affirmation: Composed by P.J. Buchan
- Coordinator Lifespan Religious Exploration (CLRE): Ana Castañeda Aguilera
- Childcare: Paulina Hernandez
- Tech Team: Arthur Burstow, Vladymyr Martynov, Jessica Hamm, Nathalie Waite, Ihor Pushkar
- Ushers: Janet Toews, and others
- Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen, Jessica Hamm
- Greeter: Paula Keirstead and others
- Hospitality: Janet Toews, and others
- Chalice Sculptor & Banner Designer: Jo’Anne Kelly
- Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
- Share the Plate committee: Sara Allen, Lynn Clark, Paula Keirstead, Diane Pearce
- Pastoral Care: Rev Stefan Jonasson
- Website and office support: 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 or Norm Cobb or Jim Gardiner for other ways to help.
Please limit fragrances and scented products as much as you are able, so we may include all in our beloved community.
Please keep aisles clear, particularly for people with mobility challenges, and turn off electronic devices during the service.
Please refrain from taking photographs and making recordings during and after the service unless you have the express permission of all people involved. Thank you.