Sunday Service 07/28/2024

​Music Sunday: ​The Music That Connects Us

Music Sunday: The Music That Connects Us​
with Sam Wren & Margaret Johnston

July 28, 2024 at 10:30 AM PT

Come worship with the UUs!

See Order of Service below or HERE

Music has the ability to express the arc of the human experience--it can be a companion in our sorrows, an energy in our joys, and so much more. We all have the ability to make and appreciate music, whether we are experienced musicians or beginners. You are invited to listen, to sing, to play. Let's make music together!

​You are welcome to join us in-person at our physical location:

          3616 East Lake Mead Boulevard
          Las Vegas, NV 89115

If you are unable to join us live because of concerns for your health or other reasons, please join us online at Zoom.

You can join us at Zoom here: ​https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84823621393 
The password is chalice.
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The Zoom room opens at 10:25 AM.
​Worship begins at 10:30 AM

​Click here to submit your announcements.

50/50 Donation Sharing
UUCLV Camp Scholarships
Our camp scholarship fund will be used for Camp de Benneville Pines who offers different camps and UU retreats all four seasons.  It will also be used for a voucher Camp Pride Tree for LGBTQ+ youth.​

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Order of Service
The Music That Connects Us​
July 28, 2024

Prelude with Maggie Mooha and Kay Sanderson
    "La Danza" by Eugenie Rocherolleitle

Announcements and Welcome Words with Sam Wren

Greeting & Ringing the Bell with Sam Wren

Land Acknowledgment with Margaret Johnston

Chalice Lighting with Margaret Johnston
Congregational Response: "We light the chalice as a reminder that together we are a beacon in the desert. May its light lead the way to love, acceptance and justice as we strive for personal and societal transformation."

Opening Words with Sam Wren

Opening Song with Sam Wren and Margaret Johnston 
    Be Whatcha Gonna Be by Sorah Nutting of MaMuse

Performance with Kay Sanderson and Maggie Mooha
    "Romanian Dances", nos. I,  II, and IV by Bela Bartok

Story for All Ages with Margaret Johnston

Of Our Hearts & Anointing with Sam Wren
    Sound Ceremony

Pastoral Hymn with Sam Wren and Margaret Johnston
Loosen by Aly Halpert 

Performance and Reflection 1 with Richard Kravchak
    Pan from ‘Six Metamorphoses after Ovid’ by Benjamin Britten 

Reflection 2 with Margaret Johnston

Gift Box with Margaret Johnston and Sam Wren
    Work to be Done with ASL signs

Offering with Sam Wren
Congregational Response: “With gratitude for the abundance in our own lives, we give for the life of this congregation and the benefit of the larger community.”
Phil Kramer, Kay Sanderson, and Maggie Mooha
Aaran Boat Song 

Performance + Reflection 3 with Phil Kramer 
(with Margaret Johnston and Sam Wren)
    “Won’t you come and Sing for Me?” By Hazel Dickens 

Guided Meditation with Sam Wren & Phil Kramer: 
    Meditation on Musica Universalis by Joel Tishken (Adapted) 

Closing Song with Sam Wren and Margaret Johnston
 There is a Love 

Call to Action with Margaret Johnston
Church year survey

Benediction with Sam Wren
    A New Song, a New Harmony by Richard S Gilbert

Chalice Extinguishing with Sam Wren
Congregational Response: “We release that which was called with love and gratitude, and we extinguish the flame, but not our commitment to being a beacon in the desert. This burns brightly until we gather again.”

Announcements with Margaret Johnston

Postlude: Let Us Go Out by Pam Blevins Hinkle
Performed by Margaret Johnston, Maggie Mooha, Sam Wren, Aram Kabodian, and Kay Sanderson