A look at the ties that bind, define, unwind; – exploring connection and disconnection in our lives, and some of the ways we are shaped by it all.
Service Leader: Charlene Zelanko
Service Coordinator: Norm Cobb
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Order of Service
Centering Thought
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.“
– Herman Melville
Centering Music
Lord, I Would Follow Thee, by K. Newell Daylay, arr. by Tiffany Hobson
Deena Grier
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
Norm Cobb
Gathering Hymn
#38 Morning Has Broken
Chalice Lighting
#451 Flame of Fire, by Leslie Pohl-Kosbau
Norm Cobb
Opening Words
#444 This House, by Kenneth L Patton
Norm Cobb
Affirmation
Love Is the Spirit
Joys and Sorrows
Norm Cobb
Pastoral Hymn
#83 Winds Be Still (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
Late Sun, by Leslie Wagle
Deena Grier
Reading
Norm Cobb
Meditation
#515 We Lift Up Our Hearts in Thanks, by Richard M Fewkes
Led by Norm Cobb
Hymn
#1029 Love Knocks and Waits for Us to Hear
Reflections
Family, Friends, and (would be) Foes, by Charlene Zelanko
Closing Hymn
#1008 When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place
Announcements
Norm Cobb
Closing Words
#680 Because of those who came before, by Barbara Pescan
Norm Cobb
Chalice Extinguishing
Carry the Flame
Gratitude
Gratitude to all who made this service happen, including
- Leader: Charlene Zelanko
- Coordinator: Norm Cobb
- Music: Deena Grier (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: TBD
- Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen, Jessica Hamm
- Greeter: Paula Keirstead and others
- Hospitality: Alison Baird, 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
Topics: Decisions, Family, The World, Thinking and The Mind, Trust, Truth, Values and Principles