Sunday Service 02/26/2023

Hope Filled Meditations of the Heart
with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey and Kem Tetlow

​Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT

Come Worship
​with the UUs!​

Click here for the Order of Service for Sunday, February 26, 2023

Hope Filled Meditations of the Heart will be a service about sharing Black joys, Black concerns, Black hope through the prism of both our Unitarian Universalist Association and our world.

Over the course of my 60 plus years of life I've experienced some things, been exposed to many things, and have come to realize a good number of things about life and my location within it. So please come sing a song with us, read a few words with us, even possibly do a dance with us at UUCLV as I unpack my current reflections during this Black History Month 2023.

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

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Order of Service
Hope Filled Meditations of the Heart
with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey and Kem Tetlow
​Sunday, February 26, 2023

Prelude: Wake Up Everybody performed by John Legend & the Roots (Lyrics on screen)
Welcoming Words with Kem Tetlow
Ringing of the Worship Bell
Why I Love UUCLV
Chalice Lighting with Kem Tetlow

• 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 with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
Land Acknowledgment with Kem Tetlow
*Opening Hymn/Song:  #123 SLT Spirit of Life  
UUCLV Reflection Sharing of our Covenant
Wisdom to Grow With: ABC’s of Black History Month from 88 Brains 
Of Our Hearts with Kem Tetlow 
Pastoral Reflection with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
*Pastoral Hymn: One Love by Bob Marley (Lyrics on screen) 
Offering and Invitations with Kem Tetlow

• The Offering this month is shared with Sylena Childhood Diabetes Fund.  
• 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 Kem Tetlow

• Hope by Emily Dickinson

Sermon with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey

• Hope Filled Meditations of the Heart

*Closing Hymn/Song: #168 SLT One More Step
Call to Action with Kem Tetlow 
Benediction with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
Extinguish the Chalice with Kem Tetlow

• 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 with Kem Tetlow:

• Next week's service is ARTICLE II with Keri/Mairin/Margaret/Mark. 

Postlude: Lovely Day by Bill Withers (Lyrics on screen)

Media for 02/26/2023

Prelude: Wake Up Everybody performed by John Legend & the Roots (Lyrics on screen) https://youtu.be/nxzUQtGtkgc 

Opening Hymn/Song: #123 SLT Spirit of Life  

Wisdom to Grow With: ABC’s of Black History Month from 88 Brains https://youtu.be/XoIEH4qzBdE   

*Pastoral Hymn: One Love by Bob Marley (Lyrics on screen) - https://youtu.be/O0NentNBRlQ   

*Closing Hymn/Song:#168 SLT One More Step

Postlude: Lovely Day by Bill Withers  (Lyrics on screen) https://youtu.be/PnZ0xdMU4yY