Worship on Sunday, August 9, 10am: “Is This Real?” In person in the Sanctuary and via livestream on this page.
Worship leader: Guest Minister Rev. Rebecca Benner.
Description: Exploring the challenge of knowing what is real these days, and how important it is for us to ground ourselves in things we know are real.
Description: Exploring the challenge of knowing what is real these days, and how important it is for us to ground ourselves in things we know are real.
Other participants: Worship Associate Tania Harbourt
Music: Justin Furnia, piano, and hymn leader Heather Cruz
Religious Exploration (RE): Pre-K through Grade 8 start in the service and then go to summer RE sessions. Child care available for infants and toddlers 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, Joanna Edie, Donny Emerick, Raina G.; Tom Hettenhouser, Mary Lareau, and Will Wacker
Service Rebroadcasts: Sunday at 1 and 7pm, and Monday and Tuesday at 7pm.
Order of Worship
- Announcements Video
- Prelude: Appalachian Spring Suite (excerpts) by Aaron Copland. Performed by Justin Furnia, piano
- Introduction to the Welcome Song: Worship Associate Tania Harbourt
- Welcome Song: You Are Welcome/Here Together by Laura Steele/David Glasgow
- Greeting: Guest Minister Rev. Rebecca Benner
- Land Acknowledgement: Tania Harbourt
- Chalice Lighting: Tania Harbourt
- Hymn #38: Morning Has Broken. Words: Eleanor Farjeon | Gaelic melody
- Story For All Ages: While We’re Here. Written by Anne Wynter. Illustrations by Micha Archer. Read by Rev. Rebecca Benner
- Singing the Children to Summer RE: We Send You on Your Way. Tune: Halle, Halle, Halle | Caribbean folk song
- Prayer: Rev. Rebecca Benner
- Ritual of Candle Lighting: Rev. Rebecca Benner
- Hymn #123: Spirit of Life by Carolyn McDade
- Offering Introduction: Dillon Ginley, Board of Directors
- Offertory: Appalachian Spring Suite (excerpts) by Aaron Copland. Performed by Justin Furnia, piano
- Offering Dedication: Tania Harbourt
- Sermon: Rev. Rebecca Benner
- Music Meditation: Justin Furnia
- Extinguishing the Chalice: Tania Harbourt
- Announcements
- Benediction: Rev. Rebecca Benner
- Closing Hymn: #301 Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky! By Grace Lewis-McLaren
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 August is Skype a Scientist, an education non-profit that makes science accessible and fun by connecting people with science in fun and meaningful ways and by making science education available and engaging for everyone. Skype a Scientist’s core values are education, succinct and clear communication, inclusion, diversity, and honesty. They work to address intentional scientific misinformation, a lack of diversity in scientific disciplines, a lack of trust in experts and science in general, and a lack of communication skills in many science professionals. DONATE HERE.