June 21, 2026, 11am: Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) virtual General Assembly Sunday worship. Watch party in person in the Sanctuary or at this link. NOTE: This service is at 11am, not the usual UUCF 10am worship service time.
Worship Leader: Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu serves the UU Church in Eugene, OR. Born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Ohio, she found Unitarian Universalism as a young adult in Baltimore and was drawn to “a faith that honors both the tough mind and the tender heart.” NOTE: This service is at 11am, not the usual UUCF 10am worship service time.
Order of Worship
Opening Song: “I Choose Love” by Mark Miller. Led by Gabe Barbieri, with Liz Ellsmore, piano
Call to Worship: Calling in the Waters. Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu with Rev. Katie Romano Griffin,
Rev. Rachel Lonberg, Mary Alm, and Perry Montrose
Chalice Lighting: David Oaks
Hymn #1051: “We Are” by Dr. Ysaÿe Barnwell. Led by Gabe Barbieri and musicians
Poetry: “Summons” by Aurora Levins Morales, read by Grayson
Sermon: “The Gap One Breath Deep” by Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu
Singing Meditation: “Be Still and Breathe” by Loretta Notareschi, led by Gabe Barbieri
Sermon: “Love Is” by Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu
Prayer: Rev. Tania Marquez. “We Will Carry Each Other” by Soren Austenfeld, Gabe Barbieri and
Carl Kennedy, piano
Time for All Ages: “What Does Love Look Like”. Perry Montrose, with the members of the All Souls UU Congregation in New London
Sermon: “Disciples of Love” by Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu
Hymn: “We Walk in Love” by Deanna Witkowski, led by Gabe Barbieri
Offering
Offertory: “Resilient” by Rising Appalachia, Second Unitarian Church of Chicago Choir, led by Gabe Barbieri
Benediction: Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu
Closing Gavel: UUA Co-Moderators, Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson and Bill Young
Closing Song “This Joy” by Shirley Caesar. Led by Gabe Barbieri
Share the Plate Offering
UUCF shares half of its weekly offering with a nonprofit doing work consistent with UUCF’s mission. The Share the Plate recipient for June is OAR NoVA. OAR is a local non-profit restorative justice organization that works with persons involved in the criminal justice system and their families in Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties. They provide reintegration, alternative sentencing, and violence intervention programs, among other services. DONATE HERE.