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"On the Road to Positivity" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, January 5, 2024
Gathering Music Rob Laurens, vocals and guitar Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude "You Are Welcome...
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Dec 31, 20242 min read
"Lessons from 2024" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, December 29, 2024
Gathering Music (9:55 - Dorothy Bognar) Welcome (Martha Larson) Announcements (Ellen Williams) Centering Prelude “Brazilian Sleigh...
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Dec 27, 20243 min read
Being Present to the Light, Rev. Josh Pawelek, December 22, 2024
This past Tuesday our Policy Board held its regular monthly meeting. As we began, Peggy Webbe, our president, invited us into a guided...
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Dec 22, 20248 min read
"Silent Night, Holy Night" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, December 24, 2024
Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) (begins at 6:55) Welcome Centering Prelude "Christmas Time is Here" by Vince Guaraldi Chalice...
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Dec 17, 20244 min read
"On Being Present as the Sun Returns" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, December 22, 2024
Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Calling the Elements A Pantheistic Winter Solstice Ritual to...
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Dec 16, 20242 min read
May We Live in Peace, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Sunday, December 15, 2024
For decades we’ve been singing “Dona Nobis Pacem” at the end of this annual midwinter holiday music service. I suspect we will continue...
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Dec 15, 20245 min read
"Dona Nobis Pacem" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, December 15, 2024
Gathering Music Holiday Favorites Margeaux, Simone and Ryan Ford, musicians Welcome (Emmy Galbraith) Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek)...
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Dec 10, 20242 min read
Being Present in the Dark Season, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Dec. 8, 2024
First Reflection Finding a Balance: Dark and Light At our Thanksgiving Sunday service two weeks ago, Emmy...
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Dec 8, 20248 min read
"On Being Present in the Dark Season" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, December 8, 2024
Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" Mary Bopp, piano...
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Dec 3, 20243 min read
"The Present of Presence" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, December 1, 2024
Gathering Music (Chris Crossgrove) Welcome and Announcements (Anne Vogel) ...
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Nov 26, 20243 min read
"Evening Vespers Service" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, December 2, 2024
Gathering Music Welcome and Introduction Centering Chalice Lighting and Opening Words Music Kristen Dockendorff, flute Reading #720 "We...
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Nov 25, 20242 min read
"Joyful Thanksgiving" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, November 24, 2024
Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome (Emmy Galbraith) Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering (Emmy Galbraith) Prelude “When...
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Nov 19, 20242 min read
"Building a Consensus Community" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, November 17, 2024
Gathering Music “Get Together” Words and music by Chet Powers Welcome and Announcements Centering Prelude “What’s Going On” Words...
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Nov 13, 20245 min read
I was a Stranger, and You Welcomed Me, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Nov. 10, 2024
After last Sunday’s sermon, a far-greater-than-usual number of you called or wrote or texted to thank me for my words and to say you felt...
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Nov 10, 20249 min read
"America the Compassionate" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, November 10, 2024
Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude "Spirit of Life" by Carolyn McDade Mary Bopp, piano Chalice...
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Nov 5, 20242 min read
America the Beautiful, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Nov. 3rd, 2024
I am going to speak about Tuesday’s election, but perhaps less about the election and more about what the United States of America means...
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Nov 3, 20249 min read
"America the Beautiful" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, November 3, 2024
Welcome (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Announcements Centering Prelude Americana I: "Fantasia on America the Beautiful" Music by Samuel A....
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Oct 29, 20242 min read
"Ancestor Day" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, October 27, 2024
Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome (Emmy Galbraith) Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude and Calling the Quarters "To...
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Oct 23, 20242 min read
"Ageism" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, October 20, 2024
Gathering Music Welcome and Announcements Centering Prelude "Autumnal" Written and performed by Mary Bopp Chalice Lighting and Opening...
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Oct 16, 20242 min read
All That We Let In, Rev. Josh Pawelek, October 13, 2024
“Well I don’t know where it all begins / And I don’t know where it all will end / We’re better off for all that we let in.” [1] Lyrics...
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Oct 14, 20249 min read
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