Sunday Service 02/19/2023

​Finding the Right Container to Hold Us: A Dive into Article II

with Nina Kuzniak and 
Geoff Pool

​Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT

Come Worship
​with the UUs!

Prelude
Welcoming Words / Introduction with Geoff Pool
Ringing of the Worship Bell
Chalice Lighting with Geoff
               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."

Why I Love UUCLV with Robyn Isaacson
Opening Words/Invocation Nina

• Toward a Place of Wholeness by Rev. Viola Abbitt, the minister of Coastal Virginia Unitarian Universalists

Land Acknowledgment with Geoff Pool
Opening Hymn/Song: Resilient by Rising Appalachia
UUCLV Reflection Sharing of our Principles
Wisdom to Grow With

• A Tale of Two Kingdoms: An allegory of the merger of Unitarian Universalism

Of Our Hearts with Geoff
Pastoral Reflection Nina

• Reading from Undrowned by Alexis Pauline Gumbs

*Pastoral Hymn Spirit of Life #123
Offering and Invitations with Geoff
               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 with Geoff Pool
Sermon with Nina: Finding the Right Container to Hold Us: A Dive into Article II
*Closing Hymn/Song: ‘Tis a Gift #16

• Accompaniment: Gabrielle (violin) & Margaret (voice)

Call to Action with Geoff
Benediction with Nina
Extinguish the Chalice with Geoff
               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 - Postlude

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