Sunday Service 04/02/2023

International 
Transgender
Day of
​Visibility
with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey, Nina Kuzniak, & Margaret Johnston

Sunday, April 2, 2023
​at 10:30 AM PT
​
Come Worship with the UUs!​​

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Order of Service 04/02/2023
Transgender Day of Visibility
with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey, Nina Kuzniak, & Margaret Johnston

​Sunday, April 2, 2023
Welcoming Words : Nina Kuzniak
Ringing of the Worship Bell
Prelude: UU Hymn # 21: For the Beauty of the Earth, Instrumental 
Welcoming Words:  Nina Kuzniak
Chalice Lighting: Nina Kuzniak

• 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 – Vernon Bell
Opening Words/Invocation: The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey

• Playing: Alok’s Challenging the Gender Binary 

Land Acknowledgment: Nina Kuzniak
*Opening Hymn/Song : Come, Come, Whoever You Are, Margaret Johnston, songleader
Pronoun Pop-Up: Congregation Support
Of Our Hearts: Nina Kuzniak
Pastoral Reflection: The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey

• May I… a Buddhist meditation

Offering and Invitations: Nina Kuzniak

• The Offering this month is shared with Street Teens. Street Teens is dedicated to assisting homeless, abandoned, and at-risk youth in the Las Vegas Valley. 
• "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: Nina Kuzniak

• Prayer for One Who Transitions by Eitan Meshullam Chai

Sermon: The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
*Closing Hymn/Song: Guy Named Joe by Coyote Grace 
Call to Action: Nina Kuzniak
Benediction: Margaret Johnston
Extinguish the Chalice: Nina Kuzniak 

• 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: Nina Kuzniak
Postlude: Pronoun song 

MEDIA FOR 04/02/2023
Prelude: UU Hymn # 21: For the Beauty of the Earth, Instrumental https://youtu.be/rLXYLPi_wuE 
Opening Words/Invocation: Play: Alok’s Challenging the Gender Binary https://youtu.be/Umd6ASztg8w  
*Closing Hymn/Song: Guy Named Joe by Coyote Grace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzvCs7_xn6c 
Postlude: Pronoun song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbuVSQNmdQE