What’s UUp Sunday, January 29, 2023
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Show Your LOVE for Your Community!!
Vaccination is no longer required for entrance to the building but highly encouraged: The evidence is clear – vaccines save lives. The booster shots now available protect more people, better and longer. Get your booster shot for yourself and for everyone.
Masks are Optional: We suggest that you please wear masks over your nose and mouth while in the building, whether you are vaccinated or not, in order to respect others’ concerns regarding safety. Even though the vaccine radically reduces the possibility of death and hospitalization, the virus can still be carried in the nose and throat of vaccinated people and transmitted to people who are susceptible. We will continue to provide masks and sanitizer by the entrances.
We offer a hybrid worship service, both in person and by zoom. livestream from Home Page
For an introduction to the topic and the speaker or information about next week’s service go to Upcoming Services
Cultivating Our Center
Speaker: Heather Thiessen
| Gathering Music | . . | Ethan McCollum |
| Chime and Welcome | . . | Devi Pierce |
| Lighting the Chalice and Black Lives Matter Candle | . . | Kathy Thackeray |
| Prelude | . . | Ethan |
| Call to Worship | . . | Kathy |
| Hymn #34 | . Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire Words: Hal Hopson Music: Trad English melody . | congregation |
| Moment for All Ages | . What We can Learn About Life from a Potato, Eggs and Coffee ft. Jay Sheatty . | video by Meir Kay |
| Song for Our Children | . Go in love, our hearts go with you. Go in joy, our hopes go too. Learn in love and grow in wisdom. Shine your light in all you do. . | as they exit to RE |
| Our Mission | . We are a church of reason and spirit that witnesses for progressive faith nurtures our community and transforms our world . | congregation |
| Our Covenant | Love is the spirit of this church and service is its law This is our great covenant to dwell together in peace to seek the truth in love and to help one another | congregation |
| Joys and Sorrows | . . | Kathy |
| Musical Response #1031 | Filled with Loving Kindness Words: Trad Buddhist Meditation Music: Ian W. Riddell . | Ethan |
| Meditation | . . | Kathy |
| Musical Response #352 | Find A Stillness Words: Carl G Seaburg Music: Transylvanian hymn tune | Ethan |
| Invitation to Generosity | . . | Devi |
| Offertory | Solstice Song by Jan Garret and Larry Nickel | First U Choir |
| Sermon | . Cultivating Our Center . | Heather Thiessen |
| Extinguishing the Chalice | . We extinguish this flame, but not the light of truth, the warmth of community, or the fire of commitment. These we carry in our hearts until we are together again . | congregation |
| Closing Words | Kathy | |
| Announcements | . . | Kathy |
| Postlude | . . | Ethan |
| Benediction | . . | Kathy |
Opportunities for Sharing: Donations and Pledges
Donations may be made on our website (firstulou.org/give), automatic banking
set up with your bank, or by phone using the Vanco Mobile app. Or you may mail payments to church at 809 S. 4th Street, Louisville, KY 40203. However, you choose to give, thanks.
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We welcome all persons to participate fully, openly, and equally, in all aspects of our congregational life, in ever-widening circles of inclusion. We respect and affirm diversity and its gifts in race, ethnicity, national origin, affectional or sexual orientation, family or relationship structure, gender identity, gender expression, sex, abilities, neurodiversity, age, socio-economic class, political views, religious belief, creed, or interpretation of religion.
- 9:30-12:30 Nursery
- 11:00 am Celebration of Life – Children attend until about 11:15, leaving after the Moment for All Ages
- 11:15ish Children’s RE Grades preK – grade 4. Room 203 Every Sunday. Caregjvers pick up after the service
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| Our Staff Rev. Lori Kyle, Minister Loren Crawford, RE Coordinator Ethan McCollum, Choir Director Barbara Creasy, Office Admin. Kristen Drehmel, Building Supervisor Michael Purintun, Bookkeeper Volunteer desk for general questions |
Contact the Church Office First Unitarian Church 809 S. 4th Street, Louisville, KY 40203 (502) 585-5110 |