“We live stitch to stitch,” writes Anne Lamott. “And maybe the stitching is crude, or it is unraveling, but if it were precise, we’d pretend that life was just fine and running like a Swiss watch.” When things unravel or are torn asunder, we can give up, wait for a miracle, or strive to repair what remains.
Service Coordinator: Jill Moats
Sermon Video
Order of Service
Centering Thought
“It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs.”
— Jillian Michaels
Centering Music
Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête from Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel; arr. by Lee Evans
performed by Daniel Clark
Opening Words
Inner Resources by Horace Westwood
Rev Stefan Jonasson
Chalice Lighting
adapted from a reading by Rev. Ray Drennan
Jill Moats
Gathering Hymn
#361 Enter, Rejoice, and Come In
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
Jill Moats
Affirmation
Love Is the Spirit
Story Wisdom
The Tailor’s Reckoning
Rev. Stefan Jonasson
Sing and Rejoice
as 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
#1012 When I Am Frightened (sung seated)
Share the Plate Offering
reading from Sharing the Faith Program of the Canadian Unitarian Council
Jill Moats
Our Share the Plate Partner for September is Bookmates.
- The offering will be gratefully received, both right now, and continuing when our stream ends. Donation options are at this link.
Offertory
Variation XVIII from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
performed by Daniel Clark
Reading
from Stitches, by Anne Lamott
Rev. Stefan Jonasson
Meditation
by Shira Myrow
led by Jill Moats
Hymn
#1028 The Fire of Commitment
Note: We will begin recording the sermon after the hymn
Sermon
Well I’ll Be Darned, by Rev. Stefan Jonasson
Closing Hymn
#301 Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky!
Announcements
Jill Moats
Please submit congregational announcements to worship@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca before 9:00 am each Sunday morning.
Closing Words
by Chris Rothbauer
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 (Zoom only)
Arthur Burstow or Simer Kaur (Zoom only)
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, Janet Toews, Maxine Hebert Malo, et al
- Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen
- Greeter: Paula Keirstead, et al
- Hospitality: Marian Siemens, et al
- Chalice Sculptor: Jo’Anne Kelly
- Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
- Website Support: Karin Carlson
- 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 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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