Welcome to the Historic
Unitarian Universalist
Meeting House
Nantucket Island
Open Doors
Open Minds
Open Hearts
Sunday, March 31, 2019
The Case for Survival
order of Service
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Order of Service
March 31, 2019
Prelude Valse Frontenac
George Winston
Welcome & Announcements Kat Robinson Grieder
Chalice Lighting
With this flame we renew our commitment to justice,
peace and compassion
Affirmation All
From all that dwell below the skies,
Let faith and hope with love arise.
Let beauty, truth, and good be sung
Through every land, by every tongue. Amen
Opening Words David Ramsdell
Hymn #38 Morning Has Broken
Greeting One Another
Story for All Ages Common Ground: The Water, Leyah Jensen
Molly Bang Earth, and Air We Share
Children’s Blessing All
Go now in peace, go now in peace.
May the light of love surround you,
Everywhere, everywhere, you may go.
Words and music by Natalie Sleeth
Children depart for the Religious Exploration Program
Anthem The Lone, Wild Bird UU Meeting House Choir
arr. David N. Johnson
Meditation/Reflection Blessed is Your Name Kat Robinson Grieder
Helen Weaver
Joys and Concerns
Hymn #8 Mother Spirit, Father Spirit
Sermon The Case for Survival David Ramsdell,
David Ramsdell Shafiya Finger, and
Kat Robinson Grieder
Our Gifts We Bring
Offertory Big Yellow Taxi
Joni Mitchell
Hymn #163 For the Earth Forever Turning
Closing Words David Ramsdell
Extinguishing the Chalice
Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again
Postlude The Cradle
Larry Young
Sunday Morning Participants
Sunday Service Leader – Kat Robinson Grieder & David Ramsdell
Music Director – Barbara Elder
UU Meeting House Choir – Cynthia Csabay, Al Fuller, Cheryl Fuller, Val Hall, Haziel Jackson, Polly Miller, Grace Noyes, Phaedra Plank, Jim Sulzer, Nancy Tobias, Jeffrey Thomson
Coffee Hour Host – Tomomi Sato & Haziel Jackson
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Congregational Growth Workshop: Hilary Allen, New England region Innovation and Growth consultant, will visit us TODAY Friday, March 29. Hilary will lead two "Activity Sessions" on the topic of Congregational Growth. One session will be 3:30PM - 5:15 and the other 5:30 - 7:15. All Members and Friends are welcome to either or both sessions. For more information: Paul@PLPDD.com
Genderqueer: The Practice of Beloved Community: beginning Tuesday April 9th and running every Tuesday for 6 weeks until May 13th (except week 2 which will be Thursday the 18th) from 5-6:30pm at the UU Meeting House, 11 Orange Street, facilitated by Rev. Linda Simmons. This series is based on the video presentations on transgender inclusion by Rev. Mykal Slack and Zr. Alex Kapitan. We will watch the presentations, engage assigned readings and consider the practice of beloved community. This class will offer information and the opportunity to grow as we move into a practice of welcome that has room for all of us. Please sign up with Rev. Linda at revlindasimmons@gmail.com or 508-680-6498
UU and Friends Crafting Group: The crafting group continues to meet on Saturday mornings from 10am-12pm in the Activities Room. Bring your own project or choose from several easy projects that will be provided. No experience necessary. Join the fun! Contact Kat Robinson Grieder at 508-332-0818 or tuckernuckat@gmail.com with questions.
Drumming Circle: Drumming Circle has been moved to Saturdays at 1 pm in the Activities Room
Choir Practice: Join us for choir practice Thursdays at 5:15 pm in Hendrix Hall. New members always welcome!
Staged Reading: TONIGHT Friday, March 29th at Bennett Hall, 7 pm. Featuring Meeting House members Paul Connors and Joanne Polster
Help Wanted: A congregant to volunteer to manage the Hearing Loop Project system in Hendrix Hall. Please direct any questions to Paul@PLPDD.com
Gathering as One People: UU Meeting House, Sunday April 14th, 6:30pm. We offer this Interfaith service just before Passover, Ramadan and Easter to affirm that all people deserve to be treated with respect and that hatred and racism in all its forms tear holes in the fabric of our common humanity. Please join us for prayer, silence, spoken word and song shared from the Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Christian and Interfaith traditions to affirm that love is stronger than hate, and we are its people.
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“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.”
~ Jane Goodall
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