Come join us for our traditional Remembrance Day Service.
Note the service day and time: Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.
Service Coordinator: Norm Cobb
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- Participate via phone by dialing the Manitoba phone number 204 272 7920 or one of the numbers listed on our Connections page. When prompted, enter Meeting ID # 968 8339 7324; if you are asked for a password it’s 676600 .
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Order of Service
Centering Thought
“Although the world is full of suffering,
it is also full of overcoming it.”― Helen Keller
Centering Music
performed by Daniel Clark
Welcome
Norm Cobb
Gathering Hymn
#1054 Let This Be a House of Peace
Chalice Lighting
by Dr. Cynthia Landrum, read by Norm Cobb
Opening Words
by Rev. Gary Kowalski, read by Steve Lennon
Meditation
by Thich Nhat Hanh, read by Steve Lennon
Hymn
#134 Our World Is One World
Homily
We Mark This Day, by Steve Lennon
Musical Interlude
performed by Daniel Clark
10:58 a.m.
Audio recording: The Last Post, then 2 minutes’ silence, then Reveille, performed by Richard Irwin.
This recording has been produced for Remembrance Day services. The music used in this recording belongs in the Public Domain, but the Performance rights belong to Richard Irwin Music®.
Sharing Our Stories
Norm Cobb
Closing Hymn
#1057 Go Lifted Up
Announcements
Steve Lennon
Closing Words
read by Steve Lennon
Chalice Extinguishing
Carry the Flame
Transition
Simerjit Kaur
Gratitude
Gratitude to all who helped make this service happen:
- Leader: Steve Lennon
- Coordinator: Norm Cobb
- Coordinator Lifespan Religious Education (CLRE): Ana Gabriela Castaneda Aguilera
- Pastoral Care Coordinator: Andre Vanderstoep
- Music Director: Joseph Nguyen
- Accompanist: Daniel Clark
- Tech Team: Simerjit Kaur, Ashlyn Noble, Christina Swindells-Nader
- Music for Affirmation: Composed by P.J. Buchan
- Ushers: Krishna Nimmagadda, and others
- Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen
- Chalice Sculptor: Jo’Anne Kelly
- Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
- Website Support: Karin Carlson
- Communicator Editor: Marjorie Doyle
- All-Church Email Bulletin: Lorie Battershilll
To contact SunServ (Sunday Services Team), please email worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca
We ask that you refrain from taking photos and making recordings during and after the service unless you have received express permission from all people involved. Please turn off all electronic devices during the service.