Gathering Music (Mary Bopp)
Welcome (Emmy Galbraith)
Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek)
Centering
Prelude
“Bulgarian Rhythm from Mikrokosmos”
By Béla Bartók
Mary Bopp, Dorothy Bognar, pianos
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 some change…
Enter, rejoice, and come in…
BACK to SCHOOL Slide Show
Blessing of the Backpacks
Joys and Concerns
Musical Meditation (Mary Bopp)
Offering
For the month of September, our Community Outreach offering will be shared by two organizations:
She Leads Justice
She Leads Justice advocates for under-resourced, marginalized women in Connecticut. They work to close the civil legal justice gap and to create state policy for economic security. Formerly known as the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund, their work supports women who identify as cisgender and transgender, and non-binary individuals, as well as people of all marginalized gender identities.
Manchester Latino Affairs Council
The Manchester Latino Affairs Council (M.L.A.C.) was established in January of 2007. Its current mission is to address social issues with a focus on diversity, inclusivity and equality within Manchester’s Latino community. MLAC sponsors Manchester’s annual Hispanic Heritage Day and is looking forward to its first public “Three Kings Celebration” in January and a “Latina Heart Health Walk” next April.
Ann Stowe would like to say a few words about this piece.
Offertory Music
“Allegro Molto ed Appassionato” from Violin Sonata #3
Edvard Grieg
Anhared Stowe, violin; Mary Bopp, piano
Our UUSE Covenant
We will strive to…
§ Treat each other with respect
§ Foster an encouraging and supportive congregational culture
§ Engage each other with love, compassion, kindness and forgiveness
§ Listen with an open heart and mind
§ Speak our truths thoughtfully, openly and directly
§ Acknowledge and recognize conflict as an opportunity for growth and understanding
§ Welcome, accept and care for one another
§ Nurture generous spirits
§ Be sensitive to dynamics of power and privilege as they relate to race, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability and age
§ Be accountable to one another and honor our commitments
§ Maintain and encourage a sense of humor
§ Learn and participate in Unitarian Universalist Society East’s established system of due process and governance
If any of the above fails, we strive for forgiveness.
Our Children's Covenant
Be respectful of people and space.
Treat others how you want to be treated.
Be kind (and use kind words!)
Use materials appropriately.
Listen when others are talking.
Follow the principles.
Participate.
Do your best!
If we forget, we begin
again in love!
Our Congregational Commitment
We come together as companions in the search for truth and meaning. We share in our congregational mission of caring for one another, encouraging each other in spiritual growth, working for justice and peace in the wider world, and living in harmony with the earth. We join our gifts together, trusting that a gathering of diverse souls, united in common endeavor, has the power to bring freedom, healing, and love. We renew our pledge to share our time, energy and talents with this congregation; to diligently seek our spiritual truths; and to strengthen the bonds of community.
Chant
“Love is the Spirit of This Church”
words by James Vila Blake, music by Mary Bopp
Love is the spirit of this church and service its law.
This is our great covenant: To dwell together in peace.
Love is the spirit of this church and service its law.
To seek the truth in love, and to help one another.
Love is the spirit of this church and service its law.
Reflection: “On Having a Spiritual Home” (Rev. Josh Pawelek, Emmy Galbraith, and congregation)
Closing Hymn
#1010 “We Give Thanks”
Words and music by Wendy Luella Perkins
Oh, we give thanks for this precious day,
For all gather’d here, and those far away;
For this time (food) we share with love and care,
Oh, we give thanks for this precious day.
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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