Worship

Worship Ministry

Enter the Sanctuary on Sunday morning: the vibrancy and energy are contagious. Worship is where UUCF’s messages of love, inclusion, and welcoming start. And those messages and energy flow into all aspects of congregational life at UUCF. 

Sermon Videos & Podcasts

This Sunday's Worship Service

Worship on Sunday, November 17, 10am: “Know Thyself” – in person in the Sanctuary and via livestream.

Worship participants: Intern Minister and worship leader Cara Fortner, Senior Minister Rev. David A. Miller, Director of Music & Arts Laura Weiss, and Worship Associate Matt Neuman
Music: Parker’s Arc Worship Band: Chip McCaslin and Munit Mesfin, vocals; Jon Modell, drumset; Pete Rafle, bass; Consuelo Sevilla, violin; Blake Simpkins, guitar; Laura Weiss, keyboard
Religious Exploration: Children ages 2 through Grade 12 start in the worship service and process to classes. Nursery care available in the Sanctuary Nursery.
Audiovisual Support: led by A/V Specialist 1 Ben Mellott, the team is made up of the following staff/volunteers: Dave Anderson, Bill Braband, Haydar Bolunmez, Leigh Eggleston, Tom Hettenhouser, Michelle James, Mary Lareau, Alan Steele.
Rebroadcasts: The service is rebroadcast on the livestreaming page on Sunday at 1 and 7pm and Monday and Tuesday at 7pm.

Order of Worship 

  • Announcements Video
  • Opening Music: Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield. Performed by Parker’s Arc Worship Band – Chip McCaslin and Munit Mesfin, vocals; Jon Modell, drumset; Pete Rafle, bass; Consuelo Sevilla, violin; Blake Simpkins, guitar; Laura Weiss, keyboard
  • Introduction to the Welcome Song: Worship Associate Matt Neuman
  • Welcome Song: You are Welcome/Here Together by Laura Weiss/David Glasgow
  • Greeting: Intern Minister Cara Fortner
  • Land Acknowledgement Prayer: Senior Minister Rev. David Miller
  • Chalice Lighting: Matt Neuman
  • Hymn #1074: Turn the World Around by Harry Belafonte
  • Moment for Gratitude: Rev. David Miller
  • Time for All Ages: Cara Fortner
  • Singing the Children to RE: We Send You on Your Way. Tune: Halle, Halle, Halle | Caribbean folk song
  • Ritual of Candle Lighting: Rev. David Miller
  • Prayer: Rev. David Miller
  • Hymn of Prayer #1031: Filled With Loving Kindness. Buddhist meditation | Adapted by Mark W. Hayes | Music: Ian w. Riddell
  • Offering Introduction: David Saunders, Board of Directors
  • Offertory: Heavy by Birdtalker. Performed by Parker’s Arc Worship Band
  • Offering Dedication: Matt Neuman
  • Sermon: Cara Fortner
  • Music: Joy Comes Back by Ruthie Foster. Performed by Parker’s Arc Worship Band
  • Extinguishing the Chalice: Matt Neuman
  • Announcements: Cara Fortner
  • Closing Hymn #118: This Little Light of Mine. African American spiritual

Dedication for Sunday, November 17

Gladys Henrikson dedicates this service to Dick and Sharon Van Duizend, 50-year active members in UUCF, for their extensive leadership of our UUCF Partner Church Circle, an international outreach program. The partnership between UUCF and the Szentgerice Unitarian Church, comprised of ethnic Hungarians, started as part of a Unitarian Universalist Association program in 1991. Dick and Sharon were members of our UUCF choir in 1992 when they and the choir first visited the Transylvanian village of Szentgerice in Romania. Their dedication to the Szentgerice church and UUCF’s other partner church in Puriang, India, has been steadfast ever since.
 

Share the Plate

UUCF shares half of its weekly offering with a nonprofit doing work consistent with UUCF’s mission. The Share the Plate recipient for November is Insight Memory Care Center, a nonprofit adult day health and resource center providing specialized care, support, and education for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory impairments. They also provide support and education for families, caregivers, and the community. DONATE HERE.

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