Sunday Service 03/06/2022

Holding On
with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
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from Sunday, March 6 at 10:30 AM PT

Come Worship with the UUs!

Unitarian Universalism is today a faith of joiners. If it were not for the more than half of us who have come in by choice made later in life, rather than entering by birth or upbringing, we could not be what we are today. But it is not only the bravery to join that sustains this or any other religion: it is also the courage to stay. In our congregations, and amongst ourselves, it is somewhat common to exchange tales of the faith that we left behind in order to become UU. For some of us, this is an opportunity to unpack , and perhaps to heal wounds from our previous religious lives. What I wish for, and would one day hope to see, are spaces made for those Unitarian Universalists, both "joiners" and "lifers" who have had their hearts turned upside down by this faith and who, despite those wounds, are still here, still trying to grow, still changing the world.  Join us as we hold on! ​

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Service Details

Prelude: Come Come Whoever You Are #188 by thisisLea (See video below) 
Introduction/Zoom Orientation/Welcome with Margaret Johnston
Ringing the Bell with Margaret Johnston
Chalice Lighting
Opening Words with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey Hymn/Song -
Land Acknowledgment with Margaret Johnston
Community Spotlight Sharing with Nina Kuzniak
Of Our Hearts with Margaret Johnston
Pastoral Reflection with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
Pastoral Hymn - When You Believe - Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey (See video below) 
Offering and Invitations with Margaret Johnston
The Offering this month is shared with the Southern Nevada Adaptive Sports Foundation/Las Vegas Wheelchair Basketball Foundation
Song: I Know This Rose Will Open by The Phoenix UU Video Choir, with the Bee Eaters by Mary Grigolia (See video below) 
Story for All Ages - The Seed (See video below)  
Reading with Margaret Johnston
Sermon: Holding On
with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey

Closing Song/Hymn - Now That We Found Love by the O’Jays (See video below) 
Benediction with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
Extinguish the Chalice
Postlude - Bridges Instrumental
Announcements
Let’s Talk About It: Choose your own breakout room