Worship on Sunday, October 25, 10am: “The Courage to Remember.” In person in the Sanctuary and via livestream on this page.
Worship Leader: Guest Minister Rev. Frederic Muir. Rev. Muir is minister emeritus of the UU Church of Annapolis. For decades he has served the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) in several capacities, most recently as the interim director of U/U Global Connections. Since 1994, he has been the UUA Ambassador to the UU Church of the Philippines. He recently completed researching and writing about the roles that Unitarians and Universalists had in the American conquest, occupation, and colonization of Hawai’i and the Philippines from 1896-1946 described in his book, Benevolent Intentions.
Worship participants: Director of Music and Arts Laura Steele, Lay Minister for Caring and Wellness Craig Bennett, and Worship Associate Catherine Ives
Music: UUCF Community Choir
Music: UUCF Community Choir
Religious Exploration (RE): Ages 2-4 Hello Friends class, OWL grade 1 and OWL 7th-9th grade classes start in the Program Building at 10am. All other classes start in worship before transitioning to the Program Building. Childcare available in the Sanctuary nursery for infants and children through age 3.
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, Will Wacker.
Rebroadcasts: The service is rebroadcast on the livestreaming page on Sunday at 1 and 7pm and Monday and Tuesday at 7pm.
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
- Prelude: Seize the Day. From Newsies by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman; arr. Roger Emerson. Performed by the UUCF Community Choir
- Introduction to the Welcome Song: Worship Associate Catherine Ives
- Welcome Song: You Are Welcome/Here Together by Laura Steele/David Glasgow
- Greeting: Catherine Ives introduces Rev. Fred Muir
- Bridge Campaign Update: Anthony Salvi-Exner and Peter Salvi-Exner
- Land Acknowledgement: Catherine Ives
- Chalice Lighting: Catherine Ives
- Hymn #1010: We Give Thanks by Wendy Luella Perkins
- Time for All Ages: Rev. Fred Muir
- Singing the Children to RE: We Send You on Your Way. Tune: Halle, Halle, Halle | Caribbean folk song
- Pastoral Care Commissioning: Lay Minister for Caring and Wellness Craig Bennett
- Prayer: Rev. Fred Muir
- Ritual of Candle Lighting: Catherine Ives
- Song of Prayer #1013: Filled with Loving Kindness. Traditional Buddhist meditation | Music: Ian W. Riddell
- Gratitude Month Introduction: Director of Music & Arts Laura Steele and Board President Gina Wells
- Offering Introduction: Craig Bennett
- Offertory: Stand Up. From Harriet, about the life of Harriet Tubman. By Cynthia Erivo and Joshuah Brian Campbell; arr. Mac Huff. Performed by the UUCF Community Choir with soloist Kathy Splitt
- Offering Dedication: Catherine Ives
- Sermon: Rev. Fred Muir
- Music Meditation: Laura Steele, piano
- Extinguishing the Chalice: Catherine Ives
- Announcements: Gina Wells, president, Board of Directors
- Closing Hymn #1014: Answering the Call of Love by Jason Shelton
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 October is the Open Medicine Foundation (OMF), which aims to revolutionize the way we understand and treat chronic complex multi-system diseases – including myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and long COVID – by illuminating their mechanisms, accelerating effective treatments, and empowering personalized care. OMF funds global collaborative research that unlocks disease biology, delivers precise diagnostics, and advances treatments – giving every patient a pathway to care and hope. DONATE HERE.