Sunday Service 03/20/2022

Women, Religion, and Our Society
with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
​
on Sunday, March 20 at 10:30 AM PT

Come Worship with the UUs!

The Order of Service for Sunday, March 20, 2022

Some of the first women to serve as ordained clergy in the United States were Universalist and Unitarian ministers; women such as Olympia Brown and Antoinette Blackwell, ordained in the 1860s and '70s. There was a brief surge in the 1890s when the Universalists extended credentials to 46 women and the Western Conference of Unitarians was heavily influenced by the work of women in the ministry. During the late 1800s there were many women leaders involved in social justice issues, working the lecture circuits and drawing crowds of thousands. Unitarian and Universalist women were at the forefront of the first wave of feminism and worked tirelessly for a woman's right to participate in the public sphere, from the pulpit to the ballot box.

Today we have more women in our ministry than men.  Today more women are elected to public offices than ever before. In fact, I believe that our very future depends on the rights, opportunities and brilliance of women to set the course for the human family.  Let's look at the past and let's support the present as women take the lead. Let’s celebrate Women in our congregation, our community and our world!

Here are a list of links recommended by The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey

Celebrating UU Women in History
https://www.uua.org/pressroom/stories/celebrating-uu-women-history

SisterSouurce – Black Unitarian Universalist Women & Girls (female • transgender • femme • womxn • non-binary)
https://sistersouurce.org/

32 UU Women ideas
https://www.pinterest.com/gmuuc/uu-women/

Welcome to UU Women and Religion
https://www.uuwr.org/

UU Women's Federation
https://www.uuwf.org/who-we-are-now

Collecting Stories from Black Unitarian Universalist Women | Meadville Lombard Theological School
https://www.meadville.edu/ml-commons/details/collecting-stories-from-black-unitarian-universalist-women/

UU Women's Gatherings
https://www.uuwr.org/resources/districtgroups/uu-women-s-gatherings

UU Women's Federation - Sermon Award
https://www.uuwf.org/sermon-award

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Service Details

Prelude: De Colores by Joan Baez
Introduction/Zoom Orientation/Welcome with Keri Pool 
Ringing the Bell
Welcome with Keri Pool
Chalice Lighting
Opening Words with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
Opening Hymn/ Song - Backlash Blues by Nina Simone 
Land acknowledgment with Keri Pool
Community Spotlight with Joyce Rogers-Patterson
Of Our Hearts with Keri Pool
Pastoral Reflection with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
Pastoral Hymn/song: I Am Light by India Arie
Offering and Invitations with Keri Pool & a Member of the Board of Trustees
The Offering this month is shared with Southern Nevada Adaptive Sports Foundation/Las Vegas Wheelchair Basketball Foundation (LINK)
Story for All Ages
Reading
Sermon: Women, Religion, & Our Society 
with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey

Closing Song: Love Will Guide Us by The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore 
Benediction with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey 
Extinguish the Chalice
Postlude - UUCLV Bridges instrumental 
Announcements with Keri Pool
Let’s Talk About It: Choose your own breakout room with Keri Pool

Media for Service 03/20/2022
Prelude: De Colores by Joan Baez https://youtu.be/48vNfKUHWRw
Opening Hymn/ Song - Backlash Blues, Nina Simone https://youtu.be/lfrMBKmsP1g
Pastoral Hymn/song: I Am Light by India Arie https://youtu.be/ism8dBjxKvc
Closing Song: Love Will Guide Us by The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore  https://youtu.be/qTOwEeN75jk