Sometimes we are so anaesthetized to the sounds around us that even the voices of those we love and respect the most become little more than background noise. At other times, we are so focused on formulating our response that we fail to hear clearly what it is that is being said to us in the first place. What would happen if we listened with open hearts?
Service Coordinator: Jill Moats
Sermon Video
Order of Service
Centering Thought
“Listening is the beginning of understanding.”
— Proverbs 1:5
Centering Music
Morning Has Come, by Jason Shelton
UU church choir, directed by Vic Hooper
Welcome
Jill Moats
Gathering Hymn
#34 Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire
Chalice Lighting
Justice, Meaning and Purpose, by David Breeden
Jill Moats
Opening Words
Words, by Elizabeth Tarbox
Rev Stefan Jonasson
Affirmation
Love Is the Spirit
Story Wisdom
Rev Stefan Jonasson
Sing and Rejoice
As children go downstairs to Religious Exploration
Joys and Sorrows
Rev Stefan Jonasson
If you have a Joy or Sorrow to share in our upcoming service, please follow this link.
Pastoral Hymn
#299 Make Channels for the Streams of Love (sung seated)
Reading
The Space Between Good News and Need, by Fred Rogers
Rev Stefan Jonasson
Share the Plate Offering
A Greater Good, by Kayla Parker
Jill Moats
Our Share the Plate Partner for October is North Point Douglas Women’s Centre.
- The offering will be gratefully received, both right now, and continuing when our stream ends. Donation options are at this link.
Offertory
Recuerdos de la Alhambra, by Francisco Tárrega; arranged by Lee Evans
performed by Daniel Clark
Meditation
by Anthony Manousos, LA Quaker
Jill Moats
Anthem
May I Learn to be Silent, by Craig Cassils
UU Church Choir, led by Vic Hooper, accompanied by Daniel Clark
Note: We will begin recording the sermon after the anthem
Sermon
Open Heart Listening
Rev Stefan Jonasson
Closing Hymn
#300 With Heart and Mind
Announcements
Jill Moats
Please submit congregational announcements to worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca before 9:00 am each Sunday morning.
Closing Words
Until We Meet Again, by Amy Zucker Morgenstern
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: Rev Stefan Jonasson
- 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: Janet Toews, Adina Lyon, et al
- Chalice Sculptor: Jo’Anne Kelly
- Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
- 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: Communication, Listening, Relationships