Sunday Service 04/16/2023

The Green Samaritan

Sunday, April 16, 2023
​at 10:30 AM PT
​
Come Worship with the UUs!​​

The Green Samaritan Group, Born From The Roots Of Vegas Roots Community Garden, Is a Grassroots Organization, Whose Mission Is To Continue To Provide The Greater Las Vegas Community With The Opportunity To Learn How To Compost And The Importance Of Composting And Waste Reduction, How to Grow Food In The Desert, Learn About Agricultural, Gardening And It's Connection to Human Wellness.

We Want To Be:

• A Catalyst For Positive Change In Our Communities
• A Hub For Community Engagement and Learning
• A Voice In The Climate Change Arena,
• And A Voice For The Health Of Those In Low-Income Communities. 

Order of Service 04/16/2023
The Green Samaritan Group with
David Seven McClenton
& Mark Bergtholdt & The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey

Welcoming Words: Mark Bergtholdt
Ringing of the Worship Bell
Prelude 
Opening Words: Mark Bergtholdt
Chalice Lighting: 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 Poem: Mark Bergtholdt

• As surely as we belong to the universe by Margaret A Keip

Land Acknowledgment: Mark Bergtholdt
*Opening Song: #1064 Teal Hymnal, Blue Boat Home
Of Our Hearts: Mark Bergtholdt
*Pastoral Hymn: #21 SLT, For the Beauty of the Earth
Offering and Invitations: Mark Bergtholdt

• 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.
• 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."

Speaker:  David Seven McClenton of The Green Samaritan Group
*Closing Hymn/Song: Michael Jackson's Heal the World
What you can do for UUCLV: Keri Pool
Call to Action: Mark Bergtholdt
Benediction: Mark Bergtholdt

• Loving and Responsible Action by Robert F Kaufmann

Extinguish the Chalice: Mark Bergtholdt

• 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: Mark Bergtholdt

• Next week's service is Earth Day with Mark, Margaret, and some of our friends leading a very special service full of surprise.​​

MEDIA FOR 04/16/2023
*Opening Hymn/Song: #1064 Teal Hymnal, Blue Boat Home https://youtu.be/jo2jtJTTzVs   
*Pastoral Hymn: #21 SLT, For the Beauty of the Earth https://youtu.be/A2Nx9aGRWJM  
*Closing Hymn/Song: Michael Jackson's Heal the World https://youtu.be/02CcUCPkw-s  ​​

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Michael Jackson's Heal the World
(Think about um, the generations 
And ah, say we want to make it a better place for our children
And our children's children so that they, they 
They, they know it's a better world for them
And think if they can make it a better place)
There's a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place it was brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place you'll feel there's no hurt or sorrow
There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me, and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
If you want to know why
There's love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares of joyful giving
If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear of dread, we stop existing and start living
Then it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
Make a better world
So make a better world
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me, and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
And the dream we were conceived in will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its soul?
Though it's plain to see, this world is heavenly
Be god's glow
We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together we cry happy tears
See the nations turn their swords into plowshares
We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place
Heal the world

Make it a better place
For you and for me, and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me, and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
​Heal the world (heal the world)
Make it a better place 
For you and for me, and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
You and for me (for a better place)
You and for me (make a better place)
You and for me (make a better place)
You and for me (heal the world we live in)
You and for me (save it for our children)
You and for me (heal the world we live in)
You and for me (save it for our children)
You and for me (heal the world we live in)
You and for me (save it for our children)
You and for me (heal the world we live in)
You and for me (save it for our children)

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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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