Trees provide many important benefits, including cooling our streets in the summer, reducing rainwater runoff and air pollution, improving mental and physical health, and beautifying our city. But Winnipeg’s urban forest faces significant challenges from insects and disease, climate change, urban development, and resource strains.
Dr. Richard Westwood will discuss values, issues, and solutions in maintaining Winnipeg’s magnificent urban forest.
Coordinators: Marian Siemens, Steve Lennon
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Maintaining Winnipeg’s Urban Forest
Sunday, February 13, 2022
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Centering Thought
The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
~ Nelson Henderson
Centering Music
Original Environmental Song: You Can Count on Trees featuring Mia Black
Welcome
Marian Siemens
Gathering Hymn
107 Now Sing We the Brave of Old
Chalice Lighting
written by Anne Peek
Opening Words
written by John Robbins
Affirmation
Love Is The Spirit
Candles of Caring
Shar Lynn
Unison Words
The journeys of our lives have brought us this morning to this place, to be here together. May we listen to one another with open hearts and reach out to one another with caring, and with love. So may it be.
Hymn
Hymn 27 I Am That Great and Fiery Force
Offering
Our Share the Plate Partner for the Month of February is Sage House in the Mt. Carmel Clinic. They are a Street Women’s Health, Outreach and Resource Centre.
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Offertory
Mother Earth by Karliene
Reading
Excerpt from Canada Forest Accord
Hymn
1014 Answering the Call of Love
Meditation
Lessons from the Sierra Nevada
Rev. Thomas Starr King, from a 1863 UU sermon
The sound of the bell and two minutes of silence will follow the read meditation.
Introduction to speaker
Peter Miller
Sermon
Maintaining Winnipeg’s Urban Forest Richard Westwood
Hymn
1028 Fire of Commitment
Announcements
Marian Siemens
Closing Words
Chalice Extinguishing
Carry the Flame
Transition Music
Tree Song: Learn about Trees! Roots, and Trunks and Leaves from Mr. R’s Songs for Teaching
Gratitude
Gratitude for our staff and our lay leaders who made this service happen:
- Leaders: Members of the Green Action Team and the Social Justice Team
- Coordinators: Marian Siemens, Steve Lennon
- Tech Team: Marjorie Doyle, Janet Toews, Lorie Battershill, Mel Leslie
- Candles of Caring Host: Shar Lynn
- Songleader Videos: Paul Rodermond, PJ Buchman, the FUUW Choir; Josh Robern, editor
- To contact the Sunday Services Team please email worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca