Sunday Service 06/04/2023

​The Joys of Being Us & New Member Sunday

The Joys of Being Us & New Member Sunday with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey & the Membership Committee

​​Sunday, June 4, 2023 from 10:30

Come worship with the UUs!

​Join us at UUCLV as we celebrate New Member Sunday and affiliation and membership with our beloved congregation.  On this day we will honor the new folks amongst us along with looking more closely at the rewards and joys shared by being active and engaged with UUCLV and the UUA. Come enjoy a happy Sunday with this lovely community. 

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Order of Service for June 4, 2023

Prelude performed by Maggie Mooha: River Flows in You by Yaruma
Welcoming/Instructional Words with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
Ringing of the Worship Bell with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
Reading with Susanna Kim Monette

• Welcome Home by Rachel Rott

Chalice Lighting with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey

• 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."

Land Acknowledgment with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
Opening Song/Hymn:  Enter, Rejoice, and Come in #361 with Maggie Mooha on the piano
UUCLV Reflection with Bobbie Lloyd

• A Place of Belonging and Caring by Kimberlee Anne Tomczak Carlson

Reading with Susanna Kim Monette

• #474 Unto the Church Universal - Keshab Chandra Sen arranged by John Haynes Holmes

Of Our Hearts with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
Pastoral Reflection with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey & the Congregation 

• #662 STRANGE AND FOOLISH WALLS - A. POWELL DAVIES

Pastoral Hymn/song: Spirit of Life #123 with Maggie Mooha on the piano
Offering

• The Offering this month is shared with Las Vegas TransPride. 
• 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." 

Sermon:  Introduction with Susanna Kim Monette

• Donna Mead - Keri Pool - Bobbie Lloyd - The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey

UUCLV WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
Reading - Donna Mead

• I Want to Be with People By Dana E Worsnop

Closing Song/Hymn: #1008 STJ My Heart is in a Holy Place with Maggie Mooha on the piano
Benediction with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey

• #692 By  LAURALYN BELLAMY

Extinguishing the Chalice

• 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 Words with The Reverend Gordon Clay Bailey
Postlude performed by Maggie Mooha: Song Without Words by Felix Mendelssohn