What’s UUp 2/8/26?

What’s UUp February 8?

 

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.

Join us for lunch Sunday: 

Chili and cornbread, salad, and dessert. Suggested donation is $5, and first-time visitors are our guests!
… and after lunch – Our faithful volunteers do their part to reduce First U’s carbon footprint by ditching the disposables in favor of energy saving reusables. We’re always looking for new crew members! If you can join the rest of the cleanup crew, please stop by the kitchen after lunch. Thank you,

FIRST U MEETING THE MOMENT with REV. LIZ

12:45 pm in the Sanctuary – After Lunch
Childcare is available / Children are welcome

Rev. Liz, along with Adult Religious Exploration and the Justice Ministry, will provide a personal assessment and overview for members and friends who want to tap into movement work, participate in direct action, and resist the state overreach and violence that impacts vulnerable people in our community.

Recognizing that there are many ways to connect with movements, we will spend time assessing what lanes we each are able to take and we will share our gifts to continue developing our knowledge of how we’re uniquely connected and what we offer. Then we’ll share and learn about the local groups we can connect with and discuss how First U can lead you into action that transforms you, if not our community and the wide world beyond.

“We are all powerful beings who need to show up for the world right now.”

– Mark Steiner, Association of Community Ministries

Souper Bowl for the Food Pantry

Super Bowl is THIS Sunday – that means it’s “Souper Bowl” Sunday too!  The time is here to bring in your food donations for Calvary’s food pantry.  There’s a special need for canned soups, but any and all donations are gratefully accepted. Place your donations in the big blue basket in the sanctuary.

Celebration of Life – 11:00am 

A Soft Resilience
Minister: Rev. Liz Weber

Resilience is often seen as bouncing back from challenges or weathering hardship while looking unscathed.

Let’s look deeper and explore how we can cultivate a resilience that is gentle. One that will stay with us for the long haul, avoiding burnout in these continually challenging times.
 

For the zoom linkClick 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      Board Representative

Prelude          Ethan

Lighting the Chalice    Bev Daly
and the Black Lives Matter Candles
Opening Words      Rev. Liz Weber

Hymn #1007     There’s a River Flowing in My Soul      Ethan
Words and music: Rose Sanders

Moment for All Ages      Rev. Liz

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)       Bev
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.

Care Team Commissioning                   Rev. Liz

Joys and Sorrows         Rev. Liz

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

Meditation and Common Prayer     Rev. Liz

Musical Response #1011      Return Aain       Ethan
Words and music: Shlomo Carlebach

Invitation to Generosity        Rev. Liz

Offertory      Calm the Tempests of My Heart            First U Choir
                             Music: Elizabeth Alexander
                  Words adapted from Soren Kierkegaard
Sermon    A Soft Resilience       Rev. Liz
                
Hymn #1015    I Know I Can       Ethan
Words: Dennis Hamilton; music: Jeannie Gagne

Extinguishing the Chalice        Bev

Closing Words          Rev. Liz

Postlude        Ethan

Invitations        Rev. Liz