Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Announcements Centering Prelude "Bonfire Magick" by Mary Bopp Chalice Lighting and Opening Words #446 "To the Four Directions" by Joan Goodwin Spirit of the East, Spirit of Air, of Morning and Springtime Be with us as the sun rises in times of beginning, in times of planting. Inspire us with the fresh breath of courage as we go forth into new adventures. Spirit of the South, Spirit of Fire, of noontime and Summer. Be wit

Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome (Emmy Galbraith) Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering (Emmy Galbraith) Prelude Chalice Lighting and Opening Words "A Spacious Welcome" by the Rev. Shari Woodbury Opening Hymn #361 "Enter, Rejoice and Come In" Words and Music by Louise Ruspini Enter, rejoice, and come in. Enter, rejoice, and come in. Today will be a joyful day; enter, rejoice, and come in. Open your ears to the song... Open your hearts ev'ryone... Don't be afraid of s

Gathering Music "That's Why I Stand by the Union" Written and Performed by Dan Thompson, guitar Welcome Announcements Centering Prelude "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton Performed by Dan Thompson, guitar Chalice Lighting Open Words Rose Schneiderman's 1912 speech to the Women's Trade Union League "What the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist -- the right to live as the rich woman has the right to life, and the sun and music and art. You have nothing that the

Gathering Music “Samson and Delilah” by Rev Gary Davis “You Gotta Come On Up to the House” by Tom Waits Dan Thompson, guitar and vocals Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude “Precious Memories” (traditional) Nancy Madar, guitar and vocals Joe Madar, vocals Chalice Lighting and Opening Words “The Summit” by Mike Baxter Opening Hymn #66 “When the Summer Sun is Shining” Words by Sydney Henry Knight Music from The Southern Harmony, 1855,

Gathering Music Welcome and Announcements Centering Prelude "Carnival of the Animals: The Swan" Composed by Camille Saint-Saens Performed by Chris Crossgrove, piano Chalice Lighting and Opening Words Opening Hymn "All God's Critters Got a Place In the Choir" Words and Music: Bill Steines Performed by Nancy Madar, guitar and vocals (Congregation sings the chorus only) All God' critters got a place in the choir Some sing lower and some sing higher Some sing out loud on the tele

Gathering Music Welcome Centering Prelude "The Poet Speaks" by Robert Schumann Chalice Lighting & Opening Words Opening Hymn #360 "Here We Have Gathered" Words: Alicia S. Carpenter Music: Genevan psalter Here we have gathered, gathered side by side; circle of kinship, come and step inside! May all who seek here find a kindly word; may all who speak here feel they have been heard. Sing now together this, our hearts' own song. Here we have gathered, called to celebrate days of

Don't make assumptions Always do your best Gathering Music (Mary Bopp, piano) Welcome (Sam Taylor) Centering Prelude "Late for Lammas" by Mary Bopp Chalice Lighting and Opening Words (Liz Garmise) Excerpt from "Prayer for Love" Opening Hymn #128 "For All That Is Our Life" Words by Bruce Findlow Mary Bopp, piano For all that is our life we sing our thanks and praise; for all life is a gift which we are called to use to build the common good and make our own days glad. For need

Gathering Music - Improvisation by Mary Bopp Welcome & Announcements (David Klotz) Centering Prelude Chalice Lighting and Opening Words Opening Hymn #20 "Be Thou My Vision" Words: Ancient Irish Music: Traditional Irish Introduction to the Service Joys and Concerns Musical Interlude Offering Offering Music Reflection - Karin Dionne Musical Interlude Reflection - Marian Vitale Musical Interlude Reflection: Jane Penfield Closing Hymn #21 "For the Beauty of the Earth" Words: Foll

Gathering Music Beatles music medley Andy Ricci, guitar and vocals Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude "Wandering" by James Taylor Andy Ricci, guitar and vocals Chalice Lighting and Opening Words Excerpt from A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Opening Hymn #38 "Morning Has Broken" by Eleanor Farjeon Morning has broken like the first morning, blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! Praise f

Gathering Music (Jenn Richard, UUSE guest musician) Welcoming Centering Prelude Steve Winwood: Higher Love Jenn Richard, guitar Chalice Lighting and Opening Words - SLT #447 At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. Opening Hymn SLT #89 - "Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life" Words: George Herbert; Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams Jenn Richard, pian

Gathering Music (Dorothy Bognar, guest musician) Welcome Centering Prelude Ernesto Nazareth: Odeon Chalice Lighting and Opening Words Opening Hymn #360 "Here We Have Gathered" Words: Alicia S. Carpenter; Music: Genevan Psalter Dorothy Bognar, piano Here we have gathered side by side; circle of kinship, come and step inside! May all who seek here find a kindly word; may all who speak here feel they have been heard. Sing now together this, our hearts' own song. Here we have gat

Gathering Music Welcome Announcements Centering Prelude "Fanfare for the Common Man" By Aaron Copland; arr. by Mary Bopp Performed by Mary Bopp, piano Chalice Lighting and Opening Words Opening Hymn #205 "Amazing Grace" Words by John Newton Mary Bopp, piano Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see. "Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved; how precious did that grace

Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome (Martha Larson) Announcements Centering Chalice Lighting "Let Us All Sing" Let us all sing! It's good for almost anything. It's good for dusty musty throats to let out gusty lusty notes. It's good for people, frogs and goats to open up and sing. It's good for tongues and necks and knees of people, bees and chimpanzees. So, if by chance you're one of these, open up! Open up and sing! Sing! Sing! It's good for almost anything. Intro to the Se

Summer Solstice (4:24 am) Gathering Music Welcome and Announcements Centering Prelude "Solstice Meditation" Mary Bopp Chalice Lighting and Opening Words #446 "To the Four Directions" Spirit of the East, Spirit of Air, of Morning and Springtime Be with us as the sun rises in times of beginning, in times of planting. Inspire us with the fresh breath of courage as we go forth into new adventures. Spirit of the South, Spirit of Fire, of noontime and Summer. Be with us through the

Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome (Michelle Spadaccini) Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude An Original Composition Performed by Vera Elzerman, drum and Benjamin Elzerman, bagpipes Chalice Lighting and Opening Words (Michelle Spadaccini, Vera Elzerman and Maggie McGovney-Ingram) Opening Hymn #188 "Come, Come, Whoever You Are" Words adapted from Rumi Music by Lynn Adair Ungar Mary Bopp, piano (song in the round) Come, come, whoever you are, wanderer, wor

Gathering Music Welcome and Announcements Centering Prelude "When You Come Back Down" by Danny O'Keefe and Tim O'Brien Gonzalez Family Singers Chalice Lighting and Opening Words "In Stillness" by Nancy Shaffer Genna Bender, reader Opening Hymn #298 "Wake Now My Senses" Words by Thomas S. J. Mikelson Traditional Irish melody Wake, now, my senses, and hear the earth call; feel the deep power of being in all; keep, with the web of creation your vow, giving, receiving as love sho

Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome and Announcements Prelude "Aria" by Eugene Magalif Peggy Webbe, bass flute Mary Bopp, piano Chalice Lighting and Opening Words Opening Hymn "Be Still and Breathe" by Loretta K. Notareschi and Gabe Perbieri Be still and breathe. Be still and be. Listen to heartache, listen to grief. Be still and breathe. Be still and be. Listen to gladness, listen to joy. Be still and breathe. Be still and be. Listen to anger, listen to hurt. Be still and br

Gathering Music Welcome and Announcements Centering Prelude "There is a Love" by Elizabeth H. Norton, Rebecca Ann Parker arr. by Mary Bopp Chalice Lighting and Opening Words Opening Hymn #122 Sound Over All Waters Words: John Greenleaf Whittier Music: Welsh Melody Sound over all waters, reach out from all lands the chorus of voices, the clasping of hands! Rise, hope of the ages, arise like the sun, all speech flow to music all hearts beat as one! Sing bridal of nations, with

Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Processional Hymn #361 "Enter, Rejoice and Come In" by Louise Ruspini arr. by Betty Wylder Enter, rejoice, and come in. Enter, rejoice, and come in. Today will be a joyful day; enter, rejoice and come in. Open your ears to the song ... Open your hearts ev'ryone ... Don't be afraid of some change ... Enter, rejoice, and come in ... Centering Prelude "Greet the Sunny Day" by Andy Ricci Chalice Lighting an

Gathering Music Jean Gabriel-Marie: La Cinquantaine Robert Schumann: Traumerei W. A. Mozart: Rondo from Sonata in A major, K. 331 Dorothy Bognar, piano Welcome Centering Prelude Benjamin Godard: Berceuse from Jocelyn Dorothy Bognar, piano Chalice Lighting & Opening Words We Kindle This Flame by Selena Fox We kindle this flame with love for mothers and foremothers past, present, and future; We kindle this flame in celebration of community and its generations. We kindle this fl