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"America the Beautiful" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, November 3, 2024

Updated: Oct 31


 

Welcome (Rev. Josh Pawelek)

 

Announcements

 

Centering

 

Prelude

Americana I: "Fantasia on America the Beautiful"

Music by Samuel A. Ward

Mary Bopp, piano

 

Chalice Lighting and Opening Words

“The Peace of Wild Things”

by Wendell Berry

spoken by Genna Bender (11:00) 

 

 Opening Hymn

#155 “Circle Round for Freedom”

by Linda Hirschhorn


Circle 'round for freedom,

circle round for peace,

for all of us imprisoned,

circle for release

circle for the planet,

circle for each soul,

for the children of our children

keep the circle whole.

 

Time for All Ages

“Our Youth Weigh In”

 

Song

#1009 “Meditation on Breathing”

By Sara Dan Jones

 

When I breathe in, I’ll breathe in peace

When I breathe out, I’ll breathe out love.

 

Joys and Concerns

 

Musical Meditation

 

Offering

The recipient of our November community outreach offering is Manchester Senior, Adult, and Family Services.

  

Offering Music

Americana II: "Fantasia on Themes from Aaron Copland”

Mary Bopp, piano

 

Sermon

“America the Beautiful”

Rev. Josh Pawelek

 

Closing Song

“America the Beautiful”

adapted from Katherine Lee Bates

 

O beautiful for spacious skies,

For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majesties

Above the fruited plain!

America! America!

God shed thy grace on thee,

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea!

 

O beautiful for heroes proved

In liberating strife,

Who more than self their country loved

And mercy more than life!

America! America!

May God thy soul refine,

Till justice, love and mercy reign,

And all hearts are divine!

 

O beautiful for patriot dream

That sees beyond the years,

Thine alabaster cities gleam

Undimmed by human tears!

America! America!

God mend thine every flaw,

Confirm thy soul in self-control,

Thy liberty in law!

 

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

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. 

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