Stop the World, I Want to Get On

“When I was young, it never occurred to me that different people experienced living in our world differently. I observed that some people had more access to education, jobs, resources and life opportunities. I just couldn’t figure out why this was happening, until I ran into my own barriers and figured out how to overcome them. Let me take you on a journey that created a self-help, cross-disability advocate.”  Paula Keirstead

Service Leader: Steve Lennon

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Order of Service

Centering Thought

“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.”
— Henry David Thoreau

Centering Music

Theme in E flat major, by Robert Schumann

performed by Daniel Clark

Welcome

Steve Lennon

Gathering Hymn

#298 Wake, Now, My Senses

Chalice Lighting

by Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum

Steve Lennon

Opening Words

On Shame and Ableism

Doreen Stroud

Affirmation

Love Is the Spirit

Story Wisdom

Pixie and the Bees, by Erica Richmond

Sara Allen

Sing and Rejoice

as children go downstairs and people return to their seats

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

#1021 Lean On Me (sung seated)

Share the Plate Offering

Steve Lennon

Our Share the Plate Partner for December is Food Matters Manitoba.

Offertory

Defying Gravity, by Stephen Schwartz, arr. by Phillip Keveren

performed by Daniel Clark

Meditation

from Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver

Steve Lennon

Hymn

#86 Blessed Spirit of My Life

Note: We will begin recording the homily after the hymn

Homily

Stop the World — I Want to Get On, by Paula Keirstead

Closing Hymn

#1053 How Could Anyone

Announcements

Steve Lennon

Please submit congregational announcements to worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca before 9:00 am each Sunday morning.

Closing Words

Independent Living

Doreen Stroud

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 or Simer Kaur (Zoom only)

Gratitude

Gratitude to all who helped make this service happen:

  • Leaders: Paula Keirstead, Doreen Stroud, Sara Allen and the AIM Team
  • Coordinator: Steve Lennon
  • 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, Janet Toews, Maxine Hebert Malo, et al
  • Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen
  • Greeter: Paula Keirstead, et al
  • Hospitality: Janet Toews, Marian Siemens, 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.

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.

Please keep aisles clear, particularly for people with mobility challenges and turn off electronic devices during the service. Thank you!

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