Journey to Insight

The A Team is coordinating this service in acknowledgement of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, 2021. The service will focus on the twists and turns of the challenge in dealing with acquired disabilities. In relation to this the resilience and perseverance required on this journey will be depicted through a personal story. Join us!

Service coordinator: Steve Lennon

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Journey to Insight

December 5, 2021

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Centering

As Canadian Unitarian Universalists, we aspire to be Radically Inclusive. We strive to create hospitable, diverse, multi-generational communities.

~ One of the five Canadian Unitarian Universalist Aspirations

Centering Music

All of You Is Welcome Here, by Annika Winberg

Welcome

Steve Lennon

Gathering Hymn

9 No Longer Forward Nor Behind (set to Forest Green)

Chalice Lighting

Janine Reid, words by Father Daniel Homan

Opening Words

Paula Keirstead

Affirmation

Love Is The Spirit

Candles of Caring

Colleen Millikin

Unison Words

To troubled hearts, to spirits over-brimming, we offer our ministry of listening. For stories that need to be told, we open our hearts and offer the care of our attention, and the support of this, our faith community. So may it be.

Hymn

1053 How Could Anyone

Share the Plate Testimonial

Sunshine House

Offering

Steve Lennon

Our Share the Plate partner for December is Sunshine House, a small community drop-in and resource centre, focusing on inclusion and harm reduction in Winnipeg’s core area. They provide meals, laundry and bathing facilities, harm reduction supplies like syringes and condoms, and a meeting place where people exploring gender and/or sexual identity can gather.

Thank you for supporting the church with your funds, time, talent and energy.  Direct deposit or post-dated cheques simplify giving.  

Offertory

Life’s Too Short To Be Silent, performed by First UU Winnipeg Choir

Reading

“Ableism,” Paula Keirstead

Meditation

Steve Lennon, words from “A Healing Definition,” by the AIM Team

The sound of the bell and two minutes of silence will follow the spoken meditation.

Reading

Paula Keirstead, words by Julie Rennie

Hymn

299 Make Channels for the Streams of Love

Sermon

“Journey to Insight,” Doreen Stroud

Hymn

1014 Answering the Call of Love

Announcements

Steve Lennon

Benediction

Rev. Meghann Robern, words by Jean M. Rickard

Chalice Extinguishing

Janine Reid, words by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Carry the Flame

Transition

Keep It Alight by Rev. Lynn Harrison, with Susanne Maziarz, Choir Director; Gordon Thorne, video; and many UU singers and flame passers

Gratitude for our staff and our lay leaders who made this service happen:

  • Leaders: Doreen Stroud & our AIM (Accessibility and Inclusion Ministry) Team
  • Coordinator: Steve Lennon, Sunday Services Team
  • Tech Team: Colleen Millikin, Rev. Meghann Robern
  • Candles of Caring Host: Colleen Millikin
  • Songleader Videos: Paul Rodermond, Acting Music Director/accompanist; PJ Buchan, past Music Director; and the FUUW Choir; Josh Robern, editor
  • To contact the Sunday Services Team please email worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca