Sunday Service 03/05/2023

Article II:
​Join the Conversation
with Mairin O’Steen, Mark Bergtholdt, Margaret Johnston,
​and Keri Pool

​Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 10:30 AM PT

Come Worship
​with the UUs!​

Click here for the Order of Service for Sunday, March 5, 2023

After two years of drafting and feedback, the Article II Commission has released their proposal for the new wording of Article II of the UUA bylaws. Come learn about Article II, hear some opinions from the UUCLV community, and reflect on the proposed changes.

Scan or click here for the supplemental handout for this Sunday's service

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2023-03-05 Order of Service
Article II: Join the Conversation

​Prelude: Maggie Mooha
Welcoming Words with Mairin O’Steen
Ringing of the Worship Bell
Chalice Lighting with Mark Bergtholdt

• 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 hymn: Peace Like a River #100 verses 1, 3 and 6
Introduction with Margaret Johnston
Why I Love UUCLV with Jim Brustman
Land Acknowledgment with Keri Pool
UUCLV Reflection – Proposed Article II
Talk 1 with Maririn O’Steen
Talk 2 with Mark Bergtholdt
Of Our Hearts with  Margaret Johnston
Pastoral Reflection with Keri Pool
Pastoral Hymn: Come, Come, Whoever You Are #188
Talk 3 with Margaret Johnston
Offering and Invitations with Keri Pool

• The Offering this month is shared with the Minister’s Discretionary 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."

Talk 4 with Keri Pool
Closing hymn: We’ll Build a Land #121, verses 1 and 4
Call to Action with Mark Bergtholdt   
Benediction with Margaret Johnston
Extinguish the Chalice with Keri Pool

• 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 Mairin O’Steen
Postlude with Maggie Mooha