In his book Walden, Henry David Thoreau mentions the word “house” 266 times and the word “home” 57 times – and most of the time he seems to consider a house to be a burden, warning that one might sometimes wonder whether a person owns a house or the house owns them. Yet even this famous housing skeptic recognized the importance of having a home to go to as “a place of warmth, or comfort, first of physical warmth, then the warmth of the affections.” We will explore our need for a place to call home and the plight of homelessness for both individuals and society.
Service Coordinator: Norm Cobb
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Order of Service
Centering Thought
“Home is a notion that only nations of the homeless fully appreciate and only the uprooted comprehend.”
~ Wallace Stegner
Centering Music
Trio from Sonata # 9, by W.A. Mozart, played by Daniel Clark
Welcome
Norm Cobb
Gathering Hymn
#1 May Nothing Evil Cross This Door
Chalice Lighting
Opening Words
#444 This House, by Kenneth L Patton
Affirmation
Love Is The Spirit
Story Wisdom
The House in the Woods read by Stefan Jonasson
Singing Children Downstairs
Sing and Rejoice
Stewardship Moment
Rob Malo and Maxine Hebert
Sharing and Caring
Barbara Fuller
Unison Words
We are each of us grateful for the celebrations and concerns to be shared with us today. May the strength we gain through this sharing help us create a feeling of hope and courage in the lives of those around us, and in our own lives. So may it be.
Hymn
#134 Our World is One World
Reading
Home, by Sidney Royse Lysaght, read by Rev. Stefan Jonasson
Offering
Norm Cobb
Our Share The Plate partner is the Minister’s Discretionary Fund.
Thank you for supporting the church with your funds, time, talent and energy. Direct deposit or post-dated cheques simplify giving. You may use a donation envelope, which is located at the back of the gray hymnal, to receive a tax receipt for accumulated cash gifts over $10. Please ask an usher for details if you do not find an envelope.
Offertory
Cauldron of Healing, by Kevin Kern, played by Daniel Clark
Anthem
The Call of the Loon, by Marilyn Hamm, sung by UU Church Choir
Meditation
#492 Fragile And Rooted, by Carolyn S. Owen-Towle, read by Norm Cobb
The sound of the bell and two minutes of silence will follow the spoken meditation.
Sermon
A Place to Call Home, by Rev. Stefan Jonasson
Hymn
#292 If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
Announcements
Norm Cobb
Janet Toews
Jim Gardiner
Canvass Update
Closing Words
#698 Take Courage Friends, by Wayne B Arnason, read by Norm Cobb
Chalice Extinguishing
Carry the Flame
Transition Music
Circle of Life, by Elton John, played by Daniel Clark
Gratitude
Gratitude for our staff and our lay leaders who made this service happen:
- Leader: Rev. Stefan Jonasson
- Coordinator: Norm Cobb
- Tech Team: Arthur Burstow, Ashlyn Noble, Christina Swindells-Nader
- Sharing and Caring Host: Barbara Fuller
- Accompanist: Daniel Clark
- Music for Affirmation: written by P.J. Buchan
- Ushers: Krishna Nimmagadda, Norm Cobb, Jim Gardiner, and others
- Greeter: Paula Keirstead
- Set Up and Maintenance: Michael Thiessen, Jim Gardiner, Norm Cobb & others
- Hospitality: Shar Lynn, Adina Lyon, Cheryl Simmonds and others
- Chalice Sculptor: Jo’Anne Kelly
- First UU Church of Winnipeg Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
- Webmaster: Karin Carlson
- Communicator Editor: Marjorie Doyle
- All-Church Email Bulletin: Lorie Battershill
To contact the Sunday Services Team please email worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca