What’s UUp 5/18/25?

What’s UUp Sunday, May 18?

 

  • After Worship: Farewell Party and monthly luncheon
  • Sign Postcards to Support Clean Energy
    The 7th Principle Team will have postcards available Sunday and for the next few weeks for your signature to urge your metro councilperson to include $500,000 in next year’s budget for meeting the city’s goals for clean, renewable energy sources.
  • 10am: Adult Religious Exploration
    May 18 Central Louisville Community Ministry and First U (Linette Lowe)
    First Unitarian is one of the member congregations that support Central Louisville Community Ministries (CLCM), and our membership is one of the many ways this congregation lives out its values in the world.  Linette Lowe, Executive Director of CLCM, will invite us to examine how First U helps meet the needs of our central Louisville neighborhood, what community ministry is, and how CLCM and the many First U members involved there are resisting the cycle of need in our community.
Save the Date: Annual Meeting June 1 

Celebration of Life 11am in the Sanctuary

 

Join Us May 18

To Boldly Go:
A Farewell Sermon

Reverend Mary Ann Macklin

As many of you know, Rev Mary Ann’s last time in the pulpit as our Interim Minister will be on June 15. However!  Since many of you have informed us that you will be gone by that date, This will be Rev. Mary Ann’s main farewell sermon.

 

In this service, she will share her reflections of her two years serving First Unitarian Church of Louisville as its Interim Minister.  She will also engage the importance of good Goodbyes.

Please join us for our monthly luncheon and Farewell Party 
As part of the farewell party, we will have our monthly luncheon after the worship service.  After lunch, there will be a brief theatrical presentation then games outside in the courtyard for all ages, as well as board games and puzzles for most ages in social hall.  Please note that there will be a slight Star Trek Theme boldly flying about, flouting split infinitives.  At 2 pm, we will have a special raffle drawing and begin to wrap up.
Menu: Spaghetti with veggie bolognese sauce, garlic bread,  Salad and London Fog cake

 

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

Chime and Welcome      Jane Buckley

Prelude         Ethan

Lighting the Chalice And Black Lives Matter Candles
Peggy Muller and Rev. Mary Ann Macklin

Opening Words             Rev. Mary Ann

Hymn  #1       May Nothing Evil Cross This Door     Ethan
Words: Louis Untermeyer; music: Robert N. Quaile

Moment for All Ages               Rev. Mary Ann

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.

Minister’s Remarks        Rev. Mary Ann
                                                            
Our Mission and Covenant             Peggy
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                Rev. Mary Ann

Musical response              Ethan

Meditation and Common Prayer     Rev. Mary Ann

Musical Response          Ethan

Invitation to Generosity      Rev. MAM

Offertory           Imagine             Ethan
Words and music: John Lennon

Sermon      To Boldly Go: A Farewell Sermon  Rev. Mary Ann

Hymn   #368       Now Let Us Sing    Ethan
Words and music: anonymous

Extinguishing the Chalice          Peggy
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.

Postlude           Ethan

Benediction     Rev. Macklin
Robert Doss adapted