What’s UUp 2/22/26

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What’s UUp February 22?

The Nursery is open for babies and pre-k from 9:30am-12:15pm on Sundays.

Please complete one registration form for each child you would like to participate in Religious Exploration in the coming year. This includes the nursery.

LSURJ Training Session at First U: 12:30 This Sunday

We at First Unitarian Church – in partnership with Louisville Showing Up for Racial Justice (LSURJ) – are offering a training session for folks interested in joining Louisville’s growing Community Defense Network (or CDN). This training session has limited enrollment. It is open to members and friends of First Unitarian Church and All Peoples Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

  1. Sunday, February 22 from 12:30 to 3:00 pm in the Social Hall at First U.
  2. Light food and snacks will be provided. You will be able to eat during the training. If you want a full meal, you are encouraged to bring your own with you.
  3. Many thanks to Rev. Liz and the other groups making this possible! If you have questions, please contact Deb Silverman,
Registration:
Click here. Registration will close Thursday at 6pm. If you want to attend, but miss the deadline, contact the office. Walk-ins welcome, though registration is preferred.

Celebration of Life – 11:00am 
 

Feb. 22

Immigrant Rights

Guest Speaker: Ron Russell

Mr. Russell will speak regarding current government attacks on immigrant rights, the fightback to protect basic immigrant rights and freedoms, including the need for immigrantion reform, which last occured in 1996.
 
About the Speaker: Ron Russell
Ron Russell has been practicing immigration law since 1988.  Currently, he is semi-retired, mainly providing pro bono legal consultations to individuals without status. Ron started his firm in 2000 and it grew to four attorneys and seven paralegals.
His practice covered many areas of immigration law, especially asylum relief.  Ron served on the national Board of the American Immigration Lawyers Assistance (AILA) and the MidSouth Chapter of AILA for a number of years.  He has spoken about numerous issues at national and regional conferences.  In the past eight years he has provided free consultations to undocumented individuals who are seeking legal status.
 

For the zoom link, Click here. The Meeting ID is 4508929882 if you can’t attend in person.  You will not need a password. Contact the volunteer desk if you have trouble getting online.

The Order of Service (Bulletin)
Gathering Music          Ethan McCollum

Welcome          Devi Pierce

Prelude        Ethan               

Lighting the Chalice and the Black Lives Matter Candle   
Valerie Schwartz

Opening Words        Ron Russell

Hymn #148       Let Freedom Span Both East and West    Ethan
Words: Jacob Trapp, music: Harry T. Burleigh

Moment for All Ages    Dreamers     Loren Crawford
Written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales

Song for Our Children       Ethan
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.

Our Mission and Covenant (unison)     Pat Allison
We are a church of reason and spirit,
that witnesses for progressive faith,
nurtures our community and transforms our world.

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.

Joys and Sorrows        Pat Allison

Musical Response #1002       Comfort Me           Ethan
Words and music: Mimi Bornstein-Doble

Common Prayer and Mediation       Ron Russell

Musical Response#1058        Be Ours A Religion         Ethan
words: Theodore Parker, music: Thomas Benjamin

Invitation to Generosity           Devi

Offertory      Ethan

Sermon       Immigrant Rights       Ron Russell

Hymn #133       One World       Ethan
words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: Dede Duson

Extinguishing the Chalice      Valerie
We extinguish these flames, 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.

Closing Words           Ron Russell

Postlude       Ethan

Invitations       Pat