To say hello is to be open to the new and to the unknown – a new friend, a new colleague, a new way of looking at something. Saying goodbye often means letting go, saying farewell to a loved one, a lifestyle, or an idea that has lived its time out, and looking to trust in the future. In this service we’ll be releasing our student minister, Nicole McKay, to the next stage of her formation, welcoming new members into our covenant, and exploring how a sustainable community moves through hellos, goodbyes, and hellos once again.
Service Coordinator: Steve Lennon
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Hello, Goodbye, Hello
April 25, 2021
“At any time, you can ask yourself: at which threshold am I now?… At this time in my life, what am I leaving? Where am I about to enter?”
– John O’Donohue
Centering Music
Prélude, Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Yo-Yo Ma
Welcome
Steve Lennon
Gathering Hymn
404 What Gift Can We Bring
Chalice Lighting
“The Work of the Congregation,” Chrystal Hogan
Opening Words
“A Place of Belonging and Caring,” The Reverend Kimberlee Anne Tomczak Carlson
Affirmation
Love is the Spirit
Release from Covenant
Rev. Meghann Robern, Nicole McKay, and Steve Lennon
Candles of Caring
Ashlyn Noble
Unison Words
We set aside this space to honour the human journey with all its peaks and valleys, and the paths in between.
Let us fill this room, this time, with warmth and love as we listen to the heart-felt sharing of fellow travellers in our caring community.
In Memoriam
For Harry Peters
Pastoral Hymn
402 From You I Receive
Offering
Steve Lennon
Offertory
What the World Needs Now Is Love, Petra Haden
Reading
excerpt from “Our Ultimate Canvas,” The Reverend Gary Kowalski
Anthem
For Good from Wicked: The Musical
Meditation
Excerpts from The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Sermon
Rev. Meghann Robern
New Member Ceremony
Rev. Meghann Robern, Andrea James, & Steve Lennon
Hymn
175 We Celebrate the Web of Life
Announcements
Steve Lennon
Benediction
“Shine!” by The Reverend Mary Edes
Chalice Extinguishing
Carry the Flame
Transition
Gratitude for our staff and our lay leaders who made this service happen:
- Leaders: Rev. Meghann Robern, Nicole McKay, Andrea James
- Coordinator: Steve Lennon, Sunday Services Team
- Tech Hosts: Ashlyn Noble and Lauren Bailey, Tech Team
- Chat Moderator: Lauren Bailey, Tech Team
- Candles of Caring Host: Ashlyn Noble, Pastoral Care Team
- Songleader Videos: PJ Buchan, Music Director, and the FUUW Choir; Paul Rodermond, accompanist; Josh Robern, editor
To contact the Sunday Services Team please email worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca.