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Sunday Service 08/06/2023

7/28/2023

Was Dracula a Unitarian?

Video of Service on YouTube Link Here

Was Dracula a Unitarian?
with Hilary Howarth & Kem Tetlow

August 6, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT

Come worship with the UUs!

Using examples from our Transylvanian Unitarian cousins, the service will trace the remarkable recovery from impoverished post-communist days to the present. Might there be lessons from Transylvania to inspire UUCLV as we adapt to our new reality? Come and find out.

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.

The Zoom room opens at 10:25 AM. Worship begins at 10:30 AM

Click here to submit your announcements.

50/50 Donation Sharing
Ukrainian Families Fundraiser sponsored by Prairie UU in Parker, Colorado
Families have recently taken refuge in the USA and Prairie UU are holding a fundraiser so they may continue to offer them financial support. Our 50/50 Collection will go to help the families with their needs as they get started.

#UUCLV #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #UnitarianUniversalism #UUCLVEvent #SundayService #Community #Zoom #Dracula

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Order of Service for 08/06/2023

Prelude Béla Bartók, Este a Székelyeknél (An Evening with the Székelys)
Announcements and Welcome Words
Ringing the Bell & Land Acknowledgment
Chalice Lighting
Opening Words Hilary Howarth

What does Dracula have to do with Unitarianism?

Opening Hymn #318 We Would Be One
Reading

Fall 2010, UU World Magazine

Of Our Hearts & Anointing
Reading

Rev. Eric Cherry, The T-Word

Hymn #1043 Szekely Aldas (Teal Hymnal)
Offering and Invitations
Sermon Hilary Howarth

Lessons from Transylvania

Hymn #121 We’ll Build a Land
Reading

Our Place in the Cosmos, Erika Hewitt

Call to Action
Benediction

Margaret Weis, The Church Has Left the Building

Chalice Extinguishing
Announcements
Postlude Bartók, Three Hungarian Folksongs from the Csìk

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Ukrainian Families Fundraiser

7/28/2023

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Ukrainian Families Fundraiser

Ukrainian Families Fundraiser sponsored by Prairie UU in Parker, Colorado - Families have recently taken refuge in the USA and Prairie UU are holding a fundraiser so they may continue to offer them financial support. Our 50/50 Collection will go to help the families with their needs as they get started.

https://prairieuu.org/

Read about other charities we support here.

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Sunday Service 07/30/2023

7/24/2023

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A Year Since Dobbs

Video of Service on YouTube Link Here 07/30/2023

Photo by Joe Ravi (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jovianeye) CC-BY-SA 3.0

A Year Since Dobbs
with Mairin O'Steen &
Elaine Edmiston

July 30, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT

Come worship with the UUs!

Last year the Supreme Court made a decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Not only an end to the right to abortion but an end to the right to privacy. Come for sadness for that which is lost and come for hope for the future!

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.

The Zoom room opens at 10:25 AM. Worship begins at 10:30 AM

Click here to submit your announcements.

#UUCLV #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #UnitarianUniversalism #UUCLVEvent #SundayService #Community #Zoom #SupremeCourt #RoevWade #Dobbs

File:Panorama of United States Supreme Court Building at Dusk.jpg
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Photo by Joe Ravi (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jovianeye) CC-BY-SA 3.0

Order of Service for 07/30/2023

Prelude – Kids Only Matter When They’re Not Born Yet
Welcoming Words – Elaine
Ringing of the Worship Bell & Land Acknowledgement – Elaine
Chalice Lighting – Elaine
Opening Words/Invocation – Elaine

You are Welcome Here by Rev. Dr. Debra W. Haffner

Opening Hymn/Song – There’s a River Flowing in My Soul #1007
Reflection - Mairin
Reading - Mairin

These Bodies by the Rev. Karen G. Johnston

Of Our Hearts & Anointing – Elaine
Meditation – Mairin

A Survival Meditation by Nathan C. Walker

Offering and Invitations – Elaine
Reading – Mairin

Abortion as a Blessing by Rev. Julia Hamilton

Hymn - How Could Anyone #1053
Sermon – A Year Since Dobbs by Mairin
Call to Action – Mairin
Benediction – Elaine
Extinguish the Chalice – Elaine
Closing – Elaine
Postlude - Lean On Me

MEDIA FOR 07/30/2023
Prelude – Kids Only Matter When They’re Not Born Yet https://vimeo.com/665276925
Postlude - Lean On Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH92fjsoWA4

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Sunday Service 07/23/2023

7/21/2023

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Video of Service on YouTube Link Here 07/23/2023

Pleasure as Power

Pleasure as Power
with Nina Kuzniak &
Donna Mead
July 23, 2023
Come worship with the UUs!

It is only through understanding our own internal power that we can generate the stamina it takes to live a life of liberation. Join us as we explore how to wrangle the "chaos of our strongest feelings" and consider ways to use them to change the world.

Order of Service for 07/23/2023

Prelude – Feelin’ Good by Nina Simone
Welcoming Words – Donna
Ringing of the Worship Bell & Land Acknowledgement – Donna
Chalice Lighting – Donna
Opening Words/Invocation – Nina

The Word by Tony Hoagland

Opening Hymn/Song – Come, Come, Whoever You Are by Brother Sun
Pleasure Testimony – Brian Lhee
Of Our Hearts & Anointing – Donna
Meditation – Nina

Buddhist body scan by Lama Rod Owens

Offering and Invitations – Donna
Reading – Donna

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Sermon – Pleasure as Power by Nina
Closing Poem

Good Bones by Maggie Smith

Call to Action – Donna
Benediction – Nina
Extinguish the Chalice – Donna
Closing – Donna
Postlude - Willow’s Song by Paul Giovanni

MEDIA FOR 07/23/2023
Prelude – Feelin’ Good by Nina Simone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHRNrgDIJfo
Opening Hymn/Song – Come, Come, Whoever You Are by Brother Sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk3BvNLeNgw
Closing Poem - Good Bones by Maggie Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3dlJRJp9Jw
Postlude - Willow’s Song by Paul Giovanni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRcwiA6hH7U

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Sunday Service 07/16/2023

7/13/2023

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Video of Service on YouTube Link Here 7/16/2023

Spiritual Beings, Human Experiences

Spiritual Beings, Human Experiences
with Nina Kuzniak &
Keri Pool

July 16, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT

Come worship with the UUs!

How do we reconcile the beautiful, brutal experience of having bodies with our lofty and curious minds? Come for a multi-religious walk through our sources to learn how our relationship with our bodies and spirit is informed by the religions of the world.

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.

The Zoom room opens at 10:25 AM. Worship begins at 10:30 AM

Click here to submit your announcements.

#UUCLV #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #UnitarianUniversalism #UUCLVEvent #SundayService #Community #Zoom #UUA #activism #spirituality

Order of Service for 07/16/2023

Prelude – What's the Most Spiritual Experience You've Ever Had? by SoulPancake
Welcoming Words – Keri Pool
Ringing of the Worship Bell & Land Acknowledgement – Keri Pool
Chalice Lighting – Keri Pool
Opening Words/Invocation – Nina Kuzniak
Opening Hymn/Song – Spirit of Life
Pleasure Testimony – Laura-Marie
Of Our Hearts & Anointing – Keri Pool
Meditation – Nina Kuzniak
Offering and Invitations – Keri Pool
Reading – Keri Pool

Wanting to Break Free, by DeReau K. Farrar

Sermon – Nina Kuzniak
Closing Poem

The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

Call to Action – Keri Pool
Benediction – Nina Kuzniak
Extinguish the Chalice – Keri Pool
Closing – Keri Pool
Postlude – My Favorite Things, Rogers & Hammerstein

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Sunday Service 07/09/2023

7/6/2023

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Video of Service on YouTube Link Here 07/09/2023

Pleasure Activism

Pleasure Activism
with Nina Kuzniak & Ariel Sublett

July 9, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT

Come worship with the UUs!

According to adrienne maree brown, pleasure is freedom. To feel happiness, joy, and satisfaction - in short, to feel pleasure - is to know you are alive and liberated. Pleasure is not a commodity nor a reward, it is a foundational human need and a birthright. Pleasure activism is us learning to make justice and liberation the most pleasurable experiences we can have on this planet. This is part one of a three-part series. Together, we can make the revolution irresistible.

Order of Service for 07/09/2023

Prelude: Jason Mraz - Have It All
Welcoming Words – Ariel Sublett
Ringing of the Worship Bell – Ariel Sublett
Land Acknowledgment – Ariel Sublett
Chalice Lighting – Ariel Sublett

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/Invocation – Nina Kuzniak
*Opening Hymn/Song: #100 – Peace Like a River
Pleasure Testimony – Ariel Sublett
Of Our Hearts & Anointing – Ariel Sublett
Sensory Meditation – Nina Kuzniak
Offering and Invitations – Ariel Sublett

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."

Reading – Ariel Sublett

Not busy, focused; not busy, full by adrienne maree brown

Sermon – Nina Kuzniak
*Closing Poem

Acceptance Speech After Setting the World Record in Goosebumps

Call to Action – Ariel Sublett
Benediction – Nina Kuzniak
Extinguish the Chalice – Nina

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.

Closing – Ariel Sublett
Postlude: Bear Garden – Hey Ye Ye Yeah

Media for 07/09/2023

Jason Mraz - Have It All https://youtu.be/BFkTu8Y1KLs
#100 – Peace Like a River https://youtu.be/C5B0MUGzxfs
Not busy, focused; not busy, full by adrienne maree brown https://adriennemareebrown.net/2021/10/26/not-busy-focused-not-busy-full/
Acceptance Speech After Setting the World Record in Goosebumps https://youtu.be/fuxnTIZCMPo
Hey Ye Ye Yeah https://youtu.be/Ogt31wGl6OY

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Unitarian Universalist Congregation
of Las Vegas

3616 E. Lake Mead Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89115
702-437-2404

Our office hours are by appointment only. Please schedule an appointment by emailing: [email protected]

Please send mail here:
UUCLV
P.O. Box 365190
No. Las Vegas, NV 89036-5190

Bus Route is Line 210,
follow this link for more bus information:
http://california-bus.com/bus-nevada/81-1491/210-lake-mead-blvd-eastbound-lake-mead-pecos-e

Sunday Services begin at 10:30 a.m. and are immediately followed by coffee/social hour

Competent nursery care is provided for youngsters

The building is wheelchair accessible and equipped. We also offer assisted listening devices upon request.

UUCLV is officially recognized as a
"Welcoming Congregation"
through the Unitarian Universalist Association.
We welcome and celebrate the presence & participation of people who are bisexual, gay, lesbian, straight, transgender, questioning, queer, and all affections.

All will be welcomed!

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​Was Dracula a Unitarian?

Was Dracula a Unitarian? ​with Hilary Howarth & Kem Tetlow ​​August 6, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT ​Come worship with the UUs!

Order of Service for 08/06/2023

​Ukrainian Families Fundraiser

​A Year Since Dobbs

A Year Since Dobbswith Mairin O'Steen &Elaine Edmiston​July 30, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT​Come worship with the UUs!

Order of Service for 07/30/2023

​Pleasure as Power

Pleasure as Powerwith Nina Kuzniak &​Donna MeadJuly 23, 2023​Come worship with the UUs!

Order of Service for 07/23/2023

Spiritual Beings, Human Experiences

Spiritual Beings, Human Experienceswith Nina Kuzniak &​Keri PoolJuly 16, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT​Come worship with the UUs!

Order of Service for 07/16/2023

​Pleasure Activism

Pleasure Activismwith Nina Kuzniak & Ariel SublettJuly 9, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT​Come worship with the UUs!

Order of Service for 07/09/2023

Media for 07/09/2023

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Unitarian Universalist Congregation​of Las Vegas3616 E. Lake Mead BlvdLas Vegas, NV 89115702-437-2404Our office hours are by appointment only. Please schedule an appointment by emailing: [email protected]Please send mail here:UUCLVP.O. Box 365190No. Las Vegas, NV 89036-5190

Bus Route is Line 210,follow this link for more bus information:http://california-bus.com/bus-nevada/81-1491/210-lake-mead-blvd-eastbound-lake-mead-pecos-e

Contact Us

Was Dracula a Unitarian?

Was Dracula a Unitarian?
with Hilary Howarth & Kem Tetlow

August 6, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT

Come worship with the UUs!

Ukrainian Families Fundraiser

A Year Since Dobbs

A Year Since Dobbs
with Mairin O'Steen &
Elaine Edmiston

July 30, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT

Come worship with the UUs!

Pleasure as Power

Pleasure as Power
with Nina Kuzniak &
Donna Mead
July 23, 2023
Come worship with the UUs!

Spiritual Beings, Human Experiences
with Nina Kuzniak &
Keri Pool

July 16, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT

Come worship with the UUs!

Pleasure Activism

Pleasure Activism
with Nina Kuzniak & Ariel Sublett

July 9, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT

Come worship with the UUs!

Unitarian Universalist Congregation
of Las Vegas

3616 E. Lake Mead Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89115
702-437-2404

Our office hours are by appointment only. Please schedule an appointment by emailing: [email protected]

Please send mail here:
UUCLV
P.O. Box 365190
No. Las Vegas, NV 89036-5190

Bus Route is Line 210,
follow this link for more bus information:
http://california-bus.com/bus-nevada/81-1491/210-lake-mead-blvd-eastbound-lake-mead-pecos-e