"Pride, Pause and Community Care" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, May 31, 2026

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 breathe.

Be still and be.

Listen to beauty, listen to grace.

Be still and breathe.

Be still and be.

Listen to you, listen to me.

Be still and breathe.

Be still and be.

Time For All Ages

Joys and Concerns

Musical Meditation

Offering

The recipient of our May Community Outreach offering is Hartford Deportation Defense. HDD is an immigrant-led organization in Hartford, CT, working alongside their neighbors and partners to build a just and dignified future for our families and communities in the Hartford region. They engage in a variety of activities in support of immigrants, including fundraising (especially for people facing health emergencies), providing resources for families with a loved-one in detention, working with immigration attorneys, rapid response, accompaniment to hearings and legislative advocacy.

Offering Music

"Colors"

by the Black Pumas

Kate Howard Bender, guitar and vocals

Sermon

"Pride, Pause and Community Care"

Kamora Le'Ella Herrington

Closing Hymn

"There's a River Flowin' in My Soul"

by Rose Sanders aka Faya Ora Rose Touré

There's a river flowin' in my soul.

There's a river flowin' in my soul.

And it's tellin' me that I'm somebody.

There's a river flowin' in my soul.

There's a river flowin' in my heart...

There's a river flowin' in my mind...

Extinguishing the Chalice

Closing Circle (Set to music by Dorothy Bognar)

May faith in the spirit of life

And hope for the community of earth

And love of the light in each other

Be ours now, and in all the days to come.