In Part II, Steve continues to explore our relationships with trees in all their forms: as beautiful forests, as healthy environments, as lumber and paper, and as the main source of the oxygen we breathe daily.
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Order of Service
Centering Thought
“There is a necessary wisdom in the give and take of nature – its quiet agreements and search for balance.”
— Dr. Suzanne Simard
Centering Music
Invitation Rag, by Les C. Copeland, performed by Daniel Clark
Welcome
Jill Moats
Gathering Hymn
#194 Faith is a Forest
Chalice Lighting
by Richard M. Fewkes
Jill Moats
Opening Words
by Michael Stark
Steve Lennon
Affirmation
Love Is the Spirit
Joys and Sorrows
Jill Moats, with guidance from Andre Vanderstoep
If you have a Joy or Sorrow to share in our upcoming service, please follow this link.
Pastoral Hymn
#1064 Blue Boat Home (sung seated)
Reading
From Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology, by David Abram
Steve Lennon
Share the Plate Offering
Jill Moats, with words by Michael Hall
Our Share the Plate Partner for September 29 is the Minister’s Discretionary Fund.
- The offering will be gratefully received, both right now, and continuing when our stream ends. Donation options are at this link.
Offertory
3rd movement: Andante Cantabile from Piano Quartet in E flat Major, Op. 47 by Robert Schumann; arr. by Quentin Thomas
performed by Daniel Clark
Meditation
from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Jill Moats
Hymn
#21 For the Beauty of the Earth
Note: We will begin recording the sermon after the anthem
Sermon
If You Go Down to the Woods Today, Part II
Steve Lennon
Closing Hymn
#1052 The Oneness of Everything
Announcements
Jill Moats
Please submit congregational announcements to worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca before 9:00 am each Sunday morning.
Closing Words
Taking the Light with Us, by Heather Christensen
Jill Moats
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 Rooms (Zoom only)
Arthur Burstow or Simer Kaur
Gratitude
Gratitude to all who helped make this service happen:
- Leader: Steve Lennon
- Coordinator: Jill Moats
- 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, et al
- Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen
- Greeter: Paula Keirstead, et al
- Hospitality: Brian Klowak, Adina Lyon, et al
- 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
Want to help setting up on Sunday mornings? Please contact Norm Cobb or Jim Gardiner.
Please refrain from taking photographs and making recordings during and after the service unless you have the express permission of all people involved.
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. Thank you!
Topics: Mindfulness, Nature, Spirit, Stillness and Silence