Gathering Music (Dorothy Bognar) (Begins at 9:50 am)
Welcome and Announcements
Centering
Prelude
“Rise”
By Eddie Vedder
Performed by Janet Desmarais, vocals and Dan Thompson, ukelele
Chalice Lighting and Opening Words
“Slower and Slower”
By Rev. Mark Belletini
Opening Hymn
“Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life”
Words, George Herbert; Music, Ralph Vaughan Williams
#89 in Singing the Living Tradition
Come, my way, my truth, my life:
such a way as gives us breath,
such a truth as ends all strife,
such a life as killeth death.
Come, my light, my feast, my strength:
such a light as shows a feast,
such a feast as mends in length,
such a strength as makes a guest.
Come, my joy, my love, my heart:
such a joy as none can move,
such a love as none can part,
such a heart as joys in love.
Meditation
Musical Meditation
“Benediction”
Music by Dorothy Bognar; words, anon.
Joys and Concerns
Musical Meditation
“Benediction”
Music by Dorothy Bognar; words, anon.
Rev. Josh Pawelek, vocals
Offering
The recipient of our January Community Outreach Offering is the Connecticut Domestic Worker Justice Campaign. Domestic workers (house cleaners, personal care attendants, nannies, etc.) remain one of the most exploited and exploitable classes of workers in the country. Connecticut’s Domestic Worker Justice Campaign advocates for labor rights, workplace protections, and training for domestic workers. The campaign’s long-term goal is to pass an enforceable Domestic Worker Bill of Rights in our state. Organizations who participate in the campaign include the CT Workers Center, Unidad Latina en Accion, the Naugatuck Valley Project, United Action of Southeastern CT, Comunidades Sin Fronteras, the Hartford Catholic Archdiocese Office for Social Justice, and a number of congregations, including UUS:E.
Video Testimony
Offering Music
“Line”
By Mary Bopp and Dan Thompson
Sermon
“The Art of the Single Task”
Rev. Josh Pawelek
Closing Hymn
“Come Sing a Song With Me”
Words and Music by Carolyn McDade
#346 in Singing the Living Tradition
Come, sing a song with me,
come, sing a song with me,
come, sing a song with me,
that I might know your mind.
(Chorus)
And I’ll bring you hope
when hope is hard to find,
and I’ll bring a song of love
and a rose in the wintertime.
Come, dream a dream with me,
come, dream a dream with me,
come, dream a dream with me,
that I might know your mind.
(Chorus)
Come, walk in rain with me,
come, walk in rain with me,
come, walk in rain with me,
that I might know your mind.
(Chorus)
Come, share a rose with me,
come, share a rose with me,
come, share a rose with me,
that I might know your mind.
(Chorus)
Extinguishing the Chalice
Closing Circle
“Benediction”
Music by Dorothy Bognar; words, anon.
Led by Rev. Josh Pawelek
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.
Postlude (Dorothy Bognar)
Virtual Coffee Hour / Breakout Rooms
