In music we look for the interval between notes; in sculpture the light provides context and dimension. In mindfulness the space between thoughts is an opportunity. Clarity, patience, compassion, and a connection with the spirit can reside in this space.
Join us on March 6th as we explore the meditative element of “minding the gap.”
Service coordinators: Marian Siemens, Steve Lennon
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Mind the Gap
March 6, 2022
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Centering Thought
Between the stimulus and the response there is a space, and in this space is your power and your freedom.
~ Viktor Frankl
Centering Music
My Sweet Lord, performed by Billy Preston
Welcome
Marian Siemens
Gathering Hymn
402 From You I Receive
Chalice Lighting
Words by Kathleen McTigue
Opening Words
Words by Wendy Bartel and Lynn Gardner
Affirmation
Love Is The Spirit
Sharing and Caring
Barbara Fuller
Unison Words
We are each of us grateful for the celebrations and concerns to be shared with us today. May the strength we gain through this sharing help us create a feeling of hope and courage in the lives of those around us, and in our own lives. So may it be.
Hymn
1052 The Oneness of Everything
Offering
Our Share the Plate Partner for March will be announced next Sunday.
- To donate via e-transfer/Interac, use office@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca. In the note, you MUST include your name and whether your donation is for the Sunday offering, your pledge, or our capital campaign.
- Click here to donate through Canada Helps.
- Send a cheque by mail to the church at First UU Church of Winnipeg, 603 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg, MB R3M 0A7
- To see these options later, visit our Donate page.
Offertory
When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place performed by the First UU Winnipeg Church Choir
Reading
Kaddish, Adapted by Julie Ann Silberman-Bun
Meditation
The Thought Mirror, by Jon Kabat-Zinn, adapted by Cate Ziegler
The sound of the bell and two minutes of silence will follow the video meditation.
Hymn
175 We Celebrate the Web of Life
Sermon
Mind the Gap, Cate Ziegler
Announcements
Marian Siemens
Closing Words
The School Prayer by Diane Ackerman
Chalice Extinguishing
Carry the Flame
Transition
Marian Siemens
Leave No Song Unsung, performed by First UU Winnipeg Church Choir
Gratitude
Gratitude for our staff and our lay leaders who made this service happen:
- Leader: Cate Ziegler
- Coordinators: Marian Siemens, Steve Lennon
- Tech Team: Colleen Millikin, Melanie Leslie, Lori Lewis, Christina
- Sharing and Caring Host: Barbara Fuller
- Songleading Videos: Paul Rodermond, (former) Acting Music Director and Accompanist, P.J. Buchan, (former) Music Director, Winnipeg UU Choir
- Editor: Josh Robern
- To contact the Sunday Services Team please email worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca