Join us this Sunday for an unconventional service. Prepare your vocal chords to sing all day and celebrate the holiday spirit. Come to sing and come to listen! There will be a child dedication, with Rev. Stefan.
Service Leaders: Octavia MacIsaac (writer), Rev. Stefan Jonasson, Cate Ziegler, Steve Lennon
Service Coordinator: Steve Lennon
Centering Thought
“Let Music be the key that unlocks the joy of your soul.”
— Octavia MacIsaac
Centering Music
Daniel Clark
Welcome
Steve Lennon
Chalice Lighting
Dancing Flame, by Octavia MacIsaac
Rev. Stefan Jonasson
Opening Words
by Anne Peart
Steve Lennon
Affirmation
Love Is the Spirit
Dedication
Rev. Stefan Jonasson
Opening Carol
#239 Go Tell It on the Mountain
Offering
Our Share the Plate Partner for December 29 is the Minister’s Discretionary Fund.
The offering will be gratefully received, right now or continuing when our stream ends. Donation options are at this link.
Offertory
Daniel Clark
Carol
#235 Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly
Carol
#244 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Meditation
Meditation on Gratitude and the New Year, by Octavia MacIsaac
Cate Ziegler
Carol
#246 O Little Town of Bethlehem
Carol
#231 Angels We Have Heard on High
Reading
Charge from the Earth, by Irene Glasse & Rebekah Savage
Rev Stefan Jonasson
Carol
#251 Silent Night
Carol
#253 O Come, All Ye Faithful
Closing Words
The Flow of Music, by Octavia MacIsaac
Rev. Stefan Jonasson
Closing Carol
#259 We Three Kings of Orient Are
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 (Zoom only)
Arthur Burstow
Gratitude
Gratitude to all who helped make this service happen:
- Leaders: Octavia MacIsaac (writer), Rev. Stefan Jonasson, Cate Ziegler, Steve Lennon
- Coordinator: Steve Lennon
- Music: Daniel Clark (piano), the UU Winnipeg choir
- Music for Affirmation: Composed by P.J. Buchan
- Coordinator Lifespan Religious Exploration (CLRE): Ana Castañeda Aguilera
- Childcare: Paulina Hernandez
- Tech Team: Arthur Burstow, Ashlyn Noble, Christina Swindells-Nader
- Ushers: Kristin Jimmy, Bromley Basford, Joan Carolyn, Ken Nicholson, Norman Mayer, Cheryl Simmonds, Janet Toews, Maxine Hebert Malo, et al
- Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen
- Greeter: Paula Keirstead, et al
- Hospitality: Liz Redston, et al
- Chalice Sculptor: Jo’Anne Kelly
- Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
- All-Church Email Bulletin: Lorie Battershill
- Church Communicator and Pastoral Care: Rev Stefan Jonasson
- Website and office support: Larry Phillips
To contact SunServ (Sunday Services Team), please email worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca
Want to help on Sunday mornings? Sign up for a hospitality setup or cleanup shift, or sign up as an usher. Please contact the Volunteer Resources Committee or Norm Cobb or Jim Gardiner for other ways to help.
Please keep aisles clear, particularly for people with mobility challenges and turn off electronic devices during the service.
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 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: Music