Since the dawn of human time, people have experienced a close, yet uneasy, relationship with fire. After countless millennia, we find that our efforts at controlling fire are limited at best. Yet fire in many forms continues to be employed, such as in heating our living/working/playing spaces, in cooking, and in ritual and ceremony. So come, let’s play with fire!
Service Coordinator: Norm Cobb
Sermon Video
Order of Service
Centering Thought
“From the light of days remembered burns a beacon bright and clear.”
— Mary Katherine Morn and Jason Shelton
Centering Music
The Stars by Frank Schubert, arr. by Guy Maier
Daniel Clark
Welcome
Norm Cobb
Land Acknowledgement
Steve Lennon
Gathering Hymn
#298 Wake Now, My Senses
Chalice Lighting
by Leslie Pohl-Kosbau
Norm Cobb
Opening Words
Fire! Fire!, by Steve Lennon
Affirmation
Love Is the Spirit
Joys and Sorrows
Cate Ziegler
Pastoral Hymn
#1031 Filled with Loving Kindness (sung seated, note added 4th verse replacing each “I” with “they.”)
Offering
Our Share the Plate Partner for February is Merchants Corner.
The offering will be gratefully received, during or after the service. Donation options are at this link.
Offertory
Bachanale from Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint- Saëns
Daniel Clark
Meditation
adapted from Hildegard of Bingen
Norm Cobb
Hymn
#345 With Joy We Claim the Growing Light
Note: the sermon will be recorded following the hymn and, barring technical issues, will eventually be available on our YouTube channel.
Sermon
Playing with Fire: The Flame & the Fervour, by Steve Lennon
Closing Hymn
#1028 The Fire of Commitment
Announcements
Norm Cobb, with special message from Jim Gardiner
Please submit congregational announcements to worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca before 9:00 am Sunday.
Closing Words
by Sara Moores Campbell
Norm Cobb
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 Room (Zoom only)
Tech team
Gratitude
Gratitude to all who helped make this service happen, including
- Leader: Steve Lennon
- Coordinator: Norm Cobb
- Music: Daniel Clark (piano), Debby Lake (lyrics coordination, hymn consultation), Kelvin Seifert and Esther Kathryn (hymn consultation),
- Music for Affirmation: Composed by P.J. Buchan
- Coordinator Lifespan Religious Exploration (CLRE): Ana Castañeda Aguilera
- Childcare: Paulina Hernandez
- Tech Team: Ashlyn Noble, Arthur Burstow, Alexey Sokadeev, Bryan Enaje, Christina Swindells-Nader, Ihor Pushkar
- Ushers: Cheryl Simmonds and others
- Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen
- Greeter: Paula Keirstead and others
- Hospitality: Adina Lyon, Wendy Buckle, Janet Toews, and others
- Chalice Sculptor & Banner Designer: Jo’Anne Kelly
- Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
- Share the Plate committee: Sara Allen, Lynn Clark, Paula Keirstead, Diane Pearce
- Pastoral Care: Rev Stefan Jonasson
- Website and office support, All Church email: Nathalie Waite
To contact SunServ (Sunday Services Team) with feedback or ideas for future services, please email worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca
Want to help on Sunday mornings? You can sign up for a hospitality setup or cleanup shift. Please contact the Volunteer Resources Committee or Norm Cobb or Jim Gardiner for other ways to help.
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.
Please refrain from taking photographs and making recordings during and after the service unless you have the express permission of all people involved. Thank you!
Topics: Growth