A bend in the road is a recurring motif in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s stories about Anne of Green Gables. “Oh, there’s another bend in the road at their end,” she writes in Anne of the Island. “I’ve no idea what may be around it – I don’t want to have. It’s nicer not to know.” One of Canada’s most acclaimed authors, Montgomery was born 150 years ago, and we will celebrate her life and letters, which had a few twists and turns of their own. The Choir will sing.
Service Coordinator: Norm Cobb
Sermon Video
Order of Service
Centering Thought
“I don’t know what lies around the bend, but I’m going to believe that the best does.”
— Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Centering Music
Alleluia! Sang Stars, by Patrick L. Rickey
UU Winnipeg Choir, led by Vic Hooper, accompanied by Daniel Clark
Opening Words
The Free Spirit, by Louis H. Sullivan
Norm Cobb
Chalice Lighting
A Light of Generations, by Kenneth L. Patton
Norm Cobb
Gathering Hymn
#180 Light of Ages and of Nations
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
Norm Cobb
Affirmation
Love Is the Spirit
Story Wisdom
Rev Stefan Jonasson
Sing and Rejoice
as children go downstairs and people return to their seats
Joys and Sorrows
Rev Stefan Jonasson
If you have a Joy or Sorrow to share in our upcoming service, please follow this link.
Pastoral Hymn
#128 For All That Is Our Life (sung seated)
Reading
from Anne of Green Gables
Octavia MacIsaac
Meditation
Commitment, by Dorothy Day
Norm Cobb
Share the Plate Speaker
Myles King, from Food Matters Manitoba
Share the Plate Offering
Norm Cobb
Our Share the Plate Partner for December is Food Matters Manitoba.
- The offering will be gratefully received, both right now, and continuing when our stream ends. Donation options are at this link.
Offertory
Theme from “Piano Concerto No. 23”, 2nd Mvmt., by W.A. Mozart; arr. by Lee Evans
performed by Daniel Clark
Anthem
I Walk the Unfrequented Road, arr. Lee Kjelson
UU Winnipeg Choir, led by Vic Hooper, accompanied by Daniel Clark
Note: We will begin recording the sermon after the anthem
Sermon
Another Bend in the Road, by Rev Stefan Jonasson
Closing Hymn
#108 My Life Flows on in Endless Song
Announcements
Norm Cobb
Please submit congregational announcements to worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca before 9:00 am each Sunday morning.
Closing Words
from The Alpine Path, by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Norm Cobb
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 (Zoom only)
Arthur Burstow or Simer Kaur (Zoom only)
Gratitude
Gratitude to all who helped make this service happen:
- Leader: Stefan Jonasson
- Coordinator: Norm Cobb
- Music Director: Vic Hooper
- Pianist: Daniel Clark
- Coordinator Lifespan Religious Exploration (CLRE): Ana Castañeda Aguilera
- Childcare: Paulina Hernandez
- Tech Team: Arthur Burstow, Simer Kaur, Ashlyn Noble, Christina Swindells-Nader
- Music for Affirmation: Composed by P.J. Buchan
- Ushers: Kristin Jimmy, Bromley Basford, Joan Carolyn, Ken Nicholson, Norman Mayer, Cheryl Simmonds, Janet Toews, Maxine Hebert Malo, et al
- Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen
- Greeter: Paula Keirstead, et al
- Hospitality: Janet Toews, Fred Nelson, et al
- Chalice Sculptor: Jo’Anne Kelly
- Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
- All-Church Email Bulletin: Lorie Battershill
- Church Communicator and Pastoral Care: Rev Stefan Jonasson
- Website and office support: Larry Phillips
To contact SunServ (Sunday Services Team), please email worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca
Want to help on Sunday mornings? Sign up for a hospitality setup or cleanup shift, or sign up as an usher. Please contact the Volunteer Resources Committee or Norm Cobb or Jim Gardiner for other ways to help.
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