Like all elements, love is essential for human survival. We need it to survive and thrive, so why aren’t we taught to hold unconditional love for ourselves? Join Octavia as she speaks to the true power of self-compassion.
Service Coordinator: Cate Ziegler
Sermon Video
Order of Service
Centering Thought
“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret of happiness.”
— Robert Morley
Centering Music
Infinite Love by Octavia MacIsaac
Octavia MacIsaac
Opening Words
It Is Not Always Easy to Find Love at the Center, by Esther Hurlburt (adapted)
Cate Ziegler
Chalice Lighting
Love Remains the Center, by Eric Hepburn
Cate Ziegler
Gathering Hymn
#108 My Life Flows on in Endless Song
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
Cate Ziegler
Affirmation
Love Is the Spirit
Story Wisdom
Octavia MacIsaac
Sing and Rejoice
Joys and Sorrows
Cate Ziegler
Pastoral Hymn
#6 Just as Long as I Have Breath (sung seated)
Share the Plate Speaker
Jonah Pearce, Lead Manager, Merchants Corner
Offering
Our Share the Plate Partner for February is Merchants Corner.
The offering will be gratefully received, during or after the service. Donation options are at this link.
Offertory
Prince Igor-Polovtsian Dance, by Alexander Borodin, arr. by Hywel Davies
Daniel Clark
Reading
excerpt from Self Compassion, by Kristen Neff
Octavia MacIsaac
Meditation
played by Octavia MacIsaac
Anthem
#155 Circle ‘Round for Freedom
the UU Winnipeg Choir
Sermon
An Element of Love
Octavia MacIsaac
Closing Hymn
#1021 Lean on Me
Announcements
Cate Ziegler
Please submit congregational announcements to worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca before 9:00 am Sunday.
Closing Words
Love Holds You, by Carrie Holley-Hurt
Cate Ziegler
Chalice Extinguishing
Carry the Flame
Following the service, please join us for community and refreshments in the sanctuary. For Zoom participants, please consider staying for conversation in our breakout room.
Transition to Breakout Room (Zoom only)
Tech team
Gratitude
Gratitude to all who helped make this service happen:
- Leader: Octavia MacIsaac
- Coordinator: Cate Ziegler
- Music: Daniel Clark and Octavia MacIsaac (piano), UU Winnipeg Choir, Debby Lake (hymn selection and lyric coordination), Kelvin Seifert and Esther Kathryn (hymn selection),
- Music for Affirmation: Composed by P.J. Buchan
- Coordinator Lifespan Religious Exploration (CLRE): Ana Castañeda Aguilera
- Childcare: Paulina Hernandez
- Tech Team: Ashlyn Noble, Arthur Burstow, Alexey Sokadeev, Bryan Enaje, Christina Swindells-Nader, Ihor PushKar
- Ushers: Claire & Krishna Nimmagadda
- Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen
- Greeter: Paula Keirstead, et al
- Hospitality: Leah Thompson, Michael Thiessen, Janet Toews and others
- Chalice Sculptor: Jo’Anne Kelly
- Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
- Pastoral Care: Rev Stefan Jonasson
- Website and office support, All Church email: 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.
Some in our beloved community are affected by exposure to the ingredients or chemicals in scented products. We ask that you join our efforts to accommodate their health concerns by being mindful and where possible avoiding scented products such as hair spray, perfume and deodorant when attending services.
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!
Topics: Love