Waking up to the Wisdom of the Subconscious

A triangular warning sign outlined in red shows a jagged black rock formation with black stars seemingly falling from it, on a white background. The soft-focus background behind the sign is the blue of the sky, hills, and water of Lake Garda.
Scenic View of Warning Sign by Lake Garda, by Daniele Riva
In this service, we will explore what it truly means to wake up. Where might we be moving through our lives half-aware, and how is the subconscious gently signaling that there is more to see and understand? We will consider the creative tension between the known and the unknown, and how discomfort can become a doorway rather than a threat. When we loosen our grip on needing certainty and step into curiosity, something new begins to emerge.
Tamara Kroeker is on a journey of waking up. Self-development work started as her hobby and has become the all-encompassing focus of her life. After more than a decade as an elementary music teacher, Tamara shifted her focus to leadership development and professional coaching. Using the Enneagram framework, she works with both individuals and organizations to develop self-aware leaders and teams.

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Order of Service

Centering Thought

Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate. ~ Carl Jung, paraphrased

Fanfare

The Prince of Denmark’s March (Trumpet Voluntary), by Jeremiah Clarke

Daniel Clark, with nature video by Ashlyn Noble

Centering Music

Prelude, Op. 2, No. 2 by Alexander Scriabin

Daniel Clark

Opening Words

from Nine, by Sleeping at Last (Ryan O’Neal)

Tamara Kroeker

Chalice Lighting

A Reminder of What We Share, by Pat Uribe-Lichty

Christina Swindells-Nader

Gathering Hymn

#1000 Morning Has Come

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement

Christina Swindells-Nader

Widening Our Welcome

Affirmation

Love Is the Spirit

Love is the spirit of this church, the quest for truth its sacrament, and service is its law.

This is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek truth in love, and to help one another to the end that all souls shall grow into harmony with life.

Inspiration

evolved from This Is Water, by David Foster Wallace

Linda Drosdowech

Joys and Sorrows

Christina Swindells-Nader

Pastoral Hymn

#1007 There’s a River Flowin’ In My Soul (sung seated)

Share the Plate Partner

Dave Feniuk, General Manager of Agape Table

Offering

Our Share the Plate Partner for March is Agape Table.

The offering will be gratefully received, during or after the service. Donation options are at this link.

Offertory

Intermezzo Op. 118, No. 2 (excerpt) by Johannes Brahms

Daniel Clark

Responsive Reading

Litany for Becoming, by enfleshed

Tamara Kroeker, Christine Watson, Christina Swindells-Nader

Meditation

Led by Norm Cobb

Hymn

#298 Wake, Now, My Senses

Note: We will begin recording the reflections after the hymn.

Reflections

Waking Up to the Wisdom of the Subconscious, by Tamara Kroeker

Closing Hymn

#1064 Blue Boat Home

Announcements

Christina Swindells-Nader and others

Closing Words

Changes Abound, by Michelle Collins

Christina Swindells-Nader

Chalice Extinguishing

Carry the Flame

Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again (x2)
Then we shall see a world of light and a world of joy
Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again

Gratitude

Gratitude to all who made this service happen, including

  • Leader: Tamara Kroeker, with Christine Watson and Linda Drosdowech
  • Coordinator: Christina Swindells-Nader
  • Music Director: Shannon Unger
  • Music: Daniel Clark (piano)
  • Coordinator Lifespan Religious Exploration (CLRE): Ana G.Castañeda A.
  • Childcare Provider: Paulina Hernandez
  • RE Volunteers: Amari Poponne
  • Tech Team: Khalil Nader, Alejandra Nikkel
  • Centering/fanfare videos: Ashlyn Noble
  • This service’s ushers, greeters, and hospitality volunteers, including Maxine Hébert Malo, Janet Toews, Alejandra Nikkel, Paula Keirstead, Michael Thiessen
  • Maintenance and set up: Jessica Hamm and Alejandra Nikkel
  • Music for Affirmation: P.J. Buchan
  • Chalice Sculptor & Banner Designer: Jo’Anne Kelly
  • Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
  • Pastoral Care: Rev Stefan Jonasson
  • Website and office support: 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.

Please limit fragrances and scented products as much as you are able, so we may include all in our beloved community.

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.

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