"Rooted in Solidarity" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, May 24, 2026

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 chorals of love!

Sing out the war vulture and sing in the dove!

With glad jubilation sing hope for the world;

the great storm is ending, the clouds are all furled.

Sound trumpets of triumph for marches of peace,

east, west, north, and south, let the quarrels cease!

Sing songs of great joy that the angels began,

give glory to children, to woman and man!

Hark! Joining the chorus the heavens resound!

The old day is ending, a new day is crowned!

Rise, hope for the ages, arise like the sun,

all speech flow to music, all hearts beat as one!

Introduction to the Service

Responsive Invocation

Story 1: The Sharps

read by Martha Larson and Bill Graver

Story 2: The Chalice

read by Sandy Karosi and Susan Barlow

Story 3: Abolition

read by Martha Larson and Rob Napier

Song: There Is a Love

Joys and Concerns

Musical Interlude

Story 4: The Secret Six

read by Sandy Karosi and Sue McMillen

Offering

Offering Music

"Fire of Commitment"

by Jason Shelton

arr. by Mary Bopp

Story 5: The Women of the Unitarian Society of New Haven

read by Martha Larson and Susan Barlow

Song: There Is a Love

Story 6: The Clergy Consultation Service

read by Sandy Karosi and Bill Graver

Song: There Is a Love

Story 7: AIDS

read by Martha Larson and Sue McMillen

Song: There Is a Love

Story 8: Responding to ICE/Minneapolis

read by Sandy Karosi and Rob Napier

Moment of Silence

A Prayer for Hope and Justice by Rev. Michelle Collins

Closing Hymn

#170 We Are a Gentle, Angry People

Words and Music: Holly Near

We are a gentle, angry people,

and we are singing, singing for our lives.

We are a gentle, angry people,

and we are singing, singing for our lives.

We are a justice-seeking people...

We are young and old together...

We are a land of many colors...

We are gay and straight together...

We are a gentle, loving people...

Extinguishing the Chalice and Closing Words

Closing Circle

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.