Unitarian Church of Los Alamos

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Thoughts on navigating the tension between our individuality and our interdependence.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education & vocals
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
UCLA Choir: Nelly Case, Joy Drake, Barbara Mann, Kelly Shea, Susan Gisler, KokHeong McNaughton, Tamson Smith, Janet Van Cleave, Thomas Graves, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Ryan Van Cleave
Multilingual speakers (in order of appearance): Vitaliy Gyrya, Ukrainian; Galen Gisler, Spanish; Tamson Smith, German; Thomas Graves, French; Susan Gisler, Norwegian; and KokHeong McNaughton, Malay
Eric Schaller, percussion
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for April is the Esperanza Shelter.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Colors of the Wind,” words by Stephen Schwartz, music by Alan Menken. (Rev. Tina DeYoe, vocals & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream the ASCAP/BMI song in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” verse 1 by Robert Robinson, adapted; verses 2 and 3 by Eugene B. Navias; music by John Wyeth from Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813. Verse 1 and music Public Domain. Verses 2 and 3 used by permission of the lyricist.
“We Celebrate the Web of Life,” Lyrics by Alicia S. Carpenter, © 1990; used with permission of the Estate of Alicia Carpenter. Music by Melchior Vulpius, Public Domain.
“This We Know,” words from Chief Seattle, music by Ron Jefferies. (UCLA Choir with speakers LIST). Permission to stream ASCAP song #500442908 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Hope for the World,” words by Robert Bode, music by Jacob Narverud. (UCLA Choir with Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #891423326 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Turn the World Around” by Harry Belafonte and Robert Freedman, arrangement by Jason Shelton. Permission to stream ASCAP song #500284286 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

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Even with the inevitability of change and the intentionality of transformation, we often won’t see instant results. This week, we look at how we live with the long haul of deep transformation.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Kathy Gursky, viola
Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

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Our Share the Plate partner for April is the Esperanza Shelter.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Après un Rêve” by Gabriel Fauré, viola part based on cello transcription by Pablo Casals. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Music Public Domain.
“O Come, You Longing Thirsty Souls,” words Isaiah 55, metrical version, English melody, harmony by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Hymn Public Domain. Permission to stream the harmony in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Find a Stillness,” words by Carl G. Seaburg, based on a Unitarian Transylvanian text, Transylvanian hymn tune, harmony by Larry Phillips. Music Public Domain. Words and harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
Berceuse, Op. 16 by Gabriel Fauré. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Music Public Domain.
“Shadow of the Moon” by Alice B. Kellogg. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of the composer.
“We’ll Build a Land,” words by Barbara Zanotti (Isaiah/Amos), adapted, music by Carolyn McDade, arrangement by Betsy Jo Angebranndt. Words and music used by permission of the creators. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

“Thresholds” by Arlen Goff. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/opening/thresholds Used by permission of the author, via the UUA.
“We Imagine a Path” by D.Scott Cooper. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/prayer/we-imagine-path. Used by permission of the author, via the UUA

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On Easter Sunday, most of our Christian neighbors celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, their Savior. But what about us? What might salvation mean for Unitarian Universalists?
Anne and Wade are retired UU ministers and former members of our congregation who now live in Albuquerque.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Anne Marsh & Rev. Wade Wheelock, Guest Ministers
Elisa Enriquez, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Tate Plohr, piano
Linus Plohr, violin
JeeYon Plohr, piano
Mike Begnaud, Renae Mitchell, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

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Our Share the Plate partner for March is Los Alamos Family Council.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Allegro (mov. 1) from Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven. (Tate Plohr, piano.) Music Public Domain.
“Lo, the Earth Awakes Again,” words by Samuel Longfellow, music: Lyra Davidica, 1708, version of John Arnold’s Compleat Psalmodist, 1749. Hymn Public Domain.
“Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
Video of “Everybody In” by Peter Mayer. Used by permission of the composer. www.petermayer.net
“O Young and Fearless Prophet,” words by S. Ralph Harlow, alt., music by William Lloyd. Hymn Public Domain.
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 13, mov. 3 by Friedrich Seitz. (Linus Plohr, violin & JeeYeon Plohr, piano.) Music Public Domain.
“A Promise through the Ages Rings,” lyrics by Alicia Carpenter © 1983, used with permission of the Estate of Alicia Carpenter. Music by Severus Gastorius, c. 1675, ed. by A. Waggoner, Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

Call to Worship adapted from “Blessing the Blend” by Jane Rzepka in A Small Heaven. (Skinner House Books, c.1989). Used with permission from Skinner House Books.
Reading adapted from “We Don’t Know What Happened” by Daniel Budd. Used with permission from Worship Web.
https://www.uua.org/worship/words/responsive-reading/we-dont-know-what-happened

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Our theme for March is “The Gift of Transformation.” This week, we explore the inevitability of change, and the intentionality with which we can approach it.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Kathy Gursky, viola
UCLA Choir: Nelly Case, Joy Drake, Barbara Mann, Kelly Shea, Rebecca Howard, KokHeong McNaughton, Tamson Smith, Janet Van Cleave, Richard “Skip” Dunn, Jenni Gaffney, Thomas Graves, Mike Begnaud, Shannon Scott, Ryan Van Cleave
Galen Gisler, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for March is Los Alamos Family Council.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Hineh ma tov,” Psalm 133:1, trad. Hebrew round. (UCLA Choir). Music Public Domain.
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” verse 1 by Robert Robinson, adapted; verses 2-3 by Eugene B. Navias; music by John Wyeth from Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813. Verse 1 and music Public Domain. Verses 2-3 used by permission of the lyricist.
“The Lone, Wild Bird,” words by H.R. MacFayden, music from William Walker’s Southern Harmony, 1835, arrangement by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Hymn Public Domain. Arrangement used by permission of the arranger.
“In Every Season,” words by Pamela Stewart, music by David Lantz III. (UCLA Choir with Yuiko Yamaguchi, violin and Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the anthem in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
Prelude, Op. 31, No. 2 by Anatoly Lyadov. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“As Tranquil Streams,” words by Marion Franklin Ham, music from Musicalisches Hand-buch, Hamburg, 1690, adapted. Hymn Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

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The biblical flood story by Noah has been inspirational for millennia. More recently science has uncovered facts about a flood unprecedented in human history, from a time and place that indicate it was the source of the Great Flood experiences and stories. Can this flood story by science be at least as inspirational as Noah’s story? More inspirational? Perhaps a closer look will provide an answer.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Stephen Ledoux, Guest Speaker
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Felicia Orth, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Nelly Case, piano
Mike Begnaud, Renae Mitchell, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for March is Los Alamos Family Council
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

The “Raindrop” Prelude, Op. 28, No. 15 by Frédéric Chopin. (Nelly Case, piano). Music Public Domain.
“Wake, Now, My Senses,” words by Thomas J. S. Mikelson, trad. Irish melody, harmony by Carlton R. Young. Words used by permission of the lyricist. Music Public Domain. Permission to stream harmony #38974 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Winds Be Still,” words by Richard S. Kimball, music by Samuel Sebastian Wesley. Words used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Music Public Domain.
No. 3 from “Four Piano Blues” by Aaron Copland. (Nelly Case, piano). Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Scarf Dance,” Op. 37, No. 3 by Cécile Chaminade. (Nelly Case, piano). Music Public Domain.
“This Little Light of Mine,” African American spiritual. Words and music Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.
“Raindrops” by Burt Bacharach and David Hal. (Nelly Case, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song # 480962850 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

SERVICE NOTES

Reading from Noah’s Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries About the Event that Changed History by W. Ryan and W. Pitman. (2000). New York: Touchstone (p. 16).

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SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Aaron Anderson, guitar and vocals
Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

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Our Share the Plate partner for February is our partner church in Fenyokut, Romania.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“I Hear Them All” by David Rawlins and Ketch Secor. (Aaron Anderson, vocals and guitar.) Permission to stream BMI song #392210212 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“For the Beauty of the Earth,” words by Folliott Sandford Pierpoint, adapted., music by Conrad Kocher, abridged, arrangement by Anne Krentz Organ. Hymn Public Domain. Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Find a Stillness,” words by Carl G. Seaburg, based on a Unitarian Transylvanian text, Transylvanian hymn tune, harmony by Larry Phillips. Words and harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Music Public Domain.
“Walk Beside Me” by Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott. (Aaron Anderson, vocals and guitar.) Permission to stream ASCAP song #530503670 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Woyaya” by the Ghanian-British Afro Rock band, Osibisa: Loughty Amoa, Solomon Amarfio, Robert M. Bailey, Roy Bedeau, Francis T. Osei, Whendell K. Richardson, and Mac Tontoh. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #908360378 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“O Life That Maketh All Things New,” words by Samuel Longfellow. Music from Thomas Williams’s Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789, arrangement by J. Bert Carlson. Hymn Public Domain. Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

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Some thoughts on how language – and the games we play with it – get in the way of our work for justice and equity.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
UCLA Choir: Joy Drake, Barbara Mann, Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, Susan Gisler, Rebecca Howard, KokHeong McNaughton, Janet Van Cleave, Jenni Gaffney, Thomas Graves, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, Richard “Skip” Dunn, Galen Gisler, Shannon Scott, Ryan Van Cleave
Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for February is our partner church in Fenyokut, Romania.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“On Justice, Truth, and Peace,” Hebrew text (“Hine Ma Tov”), and other words by Rabban Shim’on ben Gamli’el and Rav Muna, music by Amy F. Bernon. (UCLA Choir). Permission to stream ASCAP song #450745794 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Gather the Spirit” by Jim Scott. Used by permission of the composer.
“There Is a Love,” words by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker,music by Elizabeth Norton. Used by permission of the composer.
“Justice,” words by Paul Laurence Dunbar, music & additional words by Rollo Dilworth. (UCLA Choir with Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #889022282 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
I. Prelude from Suite in A minor, BWV 818a by J.S. Bach (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“Answering the Call of Love” by Jason Shelton. Used by permission of the composer.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

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February’s theme is “The Gift of Justice and Equity.” We begin with the needs right in front of us, and a visit to Bryan Stephenson’s instructions to “get proximate.”

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for February is our partner church in Fenyokut, Romania.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Mov. I (Allegro) from Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K.570 by Wolfgang A. Mozart. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“The Morning Hangs a Signal,” words by William Channing Gannett, music by William Lloyd. Hymn Public Domain.
“Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
Prelude, Op.32 by Eduardo Dutra. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
Mov. III (Allegretto) from Piano Sonata No.17 in B-Flat Major, K.570 by W.A. Mozart. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“We Would Be One,” words by Samuel Anthony Wright, music by Jean Sibelius, arr. from The Hymnal, 1933. Words and music Public Domain. Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

SERVICE NOTES

“Justice Is Our Prayer” by Rev. Rebekah Savage in the February 2024 worship resources packet from Soul Matters Sharing Circle. Permission granted through Soul Matters
“Let Us Make This Earth a Heaven” by Rev. Tess Baumberger in the February 2024 worship resources packet from Soul Matters Sharing Circle. Permission granted through Soul Matters
“The Wounded Seal” traditional Scottish folk tale, recorded by Thomas Keightley in The Fairy Mythology, George Bell & Sons, 1892. Public domain

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Around the world, democracy is under attack. Unitarian Universalists affirm the use of democracy in our congregations and society as a principle. How and why is the use of democracy a religious and spiritual value — and how might we affirm and promote it?

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Patrick McLaughlin, Guest Speaker
Elisa Enriquez, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Women’s Trio: Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, and Jenni Gaffney
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for February is our partner church in Fenyokut, Romania.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Gathered Here” by Philip A. Porter. (Women’s trio: Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, and Jenni Gaffney & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano.) Used by permission of the composer.
“For All That Is Our Life,” words by Bruce Findlow, music by Patrick L. Rickey. Words Public Domain. Music used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“Be Ours a Religion,” words by Theodore Parker, music by Thomas Benjamin. Words Public Domain. Music used by permission of the composer.
“Lift Up Your Voice: Kwa Maneno Nguvu” by James M. DesJardins. (Women’s trio: Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, and Jenni Gaffney & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano.) Permission to stream the song in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“One More Step” by Joyce Poley, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. (Women’s Trio: Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, and Jenni Gaffney & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“The Fire of Commitment,” words by Mary Katherine Morn and Jason Shelton, music by Jason Shelton. Used by permission of the creators.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

Spoken Materials

READING

excerpt from “The Demon-Haunted World” by Carl Sagan
Source: https://archive.org/details/opensource

TFAA

“Higgins: a Drop With a Dream” by Christopher Buice
Source: https://www.uua.org/worship/words/reading/higgins

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How our Universalist heritage calls us to place Liberating Love at the center of our shared values.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Yuiko Yamaguchi, violin
Eric Schaller, percussion
UCLA Choir: Joy Drake, Barbara Mann, Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, Rebecca Howard, KokHeong McNaughton, Janet Van Cleave, Jenni Gaffney, Thomas Graves, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, Richard “Skip” Dunn, Galen Gisler, Shannon Scott, Ryan Van Cleave
Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

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Our Share the Plate partner for January is Española Pathways Shelter.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041, mov. 3 (Allegro assai) by J.S. Bach. (Yuiko Yamaguchi, violin & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“Blue Boat Home,” words by Peter Mayer, music by Roland Hugh Prichard, adapted by Peter Mayer, keyboard arrangement by Jason Shelton. Permission to stream ASCAP song #888731246 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“There Is a Love,” words by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker & music by Elizabeth Norton. Used by permission of the composer. From WorshipWeb: https://www.uua.org/worship/words/music/there-love
“Canto’ E Libertad (Song of Freedom)” by Diana Saez & Suzzette Ortiz. (UCLA Choir with Elisa Enriquez, vocal soloist; Yelena Mealy, piano; & Eric Schaller, percussion). Permission to stream the anthem in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“There Is More Love Somewhere,” trad. spiritual, arr. Adam & Matt Podd. (UCLA Choir with Yelena Mealy, piano & Eric Schaller, percussion). Permission to stream ASCAP song #917500464 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Life Calls Us On” by Kendyl Gibbons & Jason Shelton. Permission to stream the song in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770, and with permission of the composer.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

“A Chalice Lighting for When Things Aren’t Okay” by Rev. Molly Brewer, https://www.uua.org/worship/words/chalice-lighting/chalice-lighting-when-things-arent-okay. Used by permission of author via UUA WorshipWeb

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Join us and Renae Mitchell as we look at a few of the most significant influences on MLK, Jr.’s life trajectory – and how Black motherhood, in numerous and unexpected ways, set the stage for his work and the entirety of the Civil Rights Movement.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Renae Mitchell, Guest Speaker
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Elisa Enriquez, Worship Associate
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Galen Gisler, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for January is Española Pathways Shelter
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Poor Wayfaring Stranger,” trad. spiritual, arr. Mark Hayes. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“We are a Gentle, Angry People” (aka “Singing for Our Lives),” words and music by Holly Near. Used with permission, © Hereford Music (ASCAP). Permission to stream ASCAP song #490558626 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“Love Will Guide Us,” words by Sally Rogers, trad. music, arrangement by Betty A. Wylder. Words used by permission of the lyricist. Music Public Domain. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“What a Wonderful World” by Bob Thiele & George David Weiss, arr. Irina Morgulis. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #530148877 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“This Little Light of Mine,” African American spiritual, arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” words by James Weldon Johnson, music by J. Rosamond Johnson. Song Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

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We begin 2024 with the theme of “Liberating Love,” and a new question for a new beginning. Not, “How do I resolve to be better?” but, “What do I need to let go of to let my love flow more?”

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Mike Begnaud, Renae Mitchell, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for January is Española Pathways Shelter
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Day Dream” by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #342360654 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Ring Out, Wild Bells,” words by Alfred Lord Tennyson, music by Percy Carter Buck. Words and music Public Domain.
“Return Again,” words and music by Shlomo Carlebach, Tucker & Latifi, LLP/ Neshama Carlebach. Permission to stream BMI song #6377608 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“A Change in Me” by Tim Rice and Alan Menken. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream SCAP/BMI song #5009240 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Letting Go” by Paul Cardall. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream BMI song #12450492 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Tune Up” by Miles Davis. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano.) Permission to stream BMI song #1555977 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“The Ceaseless Flow of Endless Time,” words by John Andrew Storey, African American spiritual, adapted and harmony by Harry T. Burleigh. Use of words granted to UU churches. Music Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

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Join us for our annual Christmas Eve tradition of story and song.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Kathy Gursky, viola
Nora Cullinan, soprano
Jess Cullinan, soprano
Mike Begnaud, Renae Mitchell, Patrick Webb, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Offering for this service is for the Minister’s Discretionary Fund.
100% of all offered tonight will go to this fund.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Hugh Martin, arr. Mark Hayes. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano.) Permission to stream the arrangement of ASCAP song #380021145 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“How Great Our Joy!,” trad. German carol, arr. Bill Wolaver. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #381024159 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella (Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabella),” French Provençal carol, arr. Mark Hayes. (Nora Cullinan, soprano & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream song #178824 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” with “He Is Born,” trad. Polish carol and trad. French carols, arr. Brant Adams. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Carols Public Domain. Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” words: 9th cent. Latin, trans. composite based on John Mason Neale, recast, music: 15th cent. French, adapt. by Thomas Helmore, based on arr. by Anne Krentz Organ. Words and music Public Domain. Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“The Angel Gabriel (Gabriel’s Message),” trad. Basque carol, arr. John Leavitt. (Nora Cullinan and Jess Cullinan, vocals & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #890724507 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“O Little Town of Bethlehem,” words: Phillips Brooks, music: English melody, harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams. Words and tune Public Domain. Permission to stream harmonization IP #5004854 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Gesù Bambino” by Pietro A. Yon. (Nora Cullinan, soprano & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Music Public Domain.
“The Wexford Carol,” trad. Irish carol, arr. Howard Helvey. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #883131437 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Once in Royal David’s City,” words: Cecil Frances Alexander, music: Henry J. Gauntlett. Carol Public Domain.
“In the Bleak Midwinter,” words: Christina G. Rossetti, music: Gustav Holst. Carol Public Domain.
“The First Nowell,” trad. English carol, harm. from Christmas Carols New and Old, 1871. Carol Public Domain.
“Angels We Have Heard on High,” trad. French carol, trans. Crown of Jesus, 1862, alt., music: French carol melody, arr. Edward Shippen Barnes, harm. by Austin C. Lovelace. Permission to stream the harmony in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Joy to the World,” words: Isaac Watts, music: arr. from G.F. Handel. Carol Public Domain.
“Silent Night,” words: Joseph Mohr, alt., sts. 1, 2, 3 trans. John F. Young, st. 4 trans. anon; music: Franz Gruber, arr. Al Van der Beek, Jon Schmidt, & Steven Sharp Nelson. Carol Public Domain. Permission to stream BMI song #893492547 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Go, Tell It on the Mountain,” African American spiritual, arr. Carol Tornquist. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #893865337 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

SERVICE NOTES

Excerpt from “Each Night a Child Is Born is a Holy Night” by Sophia Lyon Fahs – fair use passage
All Scripture passages from the New Revised Standard Version, ©2001 Oxford University Press – fair use passages

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Our theme for December is “The Gift of Mystery.” This week we explore some of the many ways in which we respond to the mysteries of life all around us.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for December is Self Help, Inc.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” 13th cent. plainsong, arr. Jan Sanborn. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream arrangement #244311 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“All Beautiful the March of Days,” words by Frances Whitmarsh Wile, English melody, arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“In the Bleak Midwinter,” music by Gustav Holst, arr. Mark Hayes. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream arrangement #244004 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks,” from Harmonia Sacra, based on G.F. Handel, arr. Jan Sanborn. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” vs. 1 by Robert Robinson, vs. 2-3 by Eugene B. Navias, music by John Wyeth, Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813. Verse 1 and music Public Domain. Verses 2-3 used by permission of the lyricist.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

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SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Elisa Enriquez, vocalist
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for December is Self Help, Inc.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Of the Father’s Love Begotten (Divinum Mysterium),” 11th cent. plainsong, arrangement by Mark Hayes (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“People Look East,” words by Eleanor Farjeon, trad. French carol, arrangement by J. Bert Carlson. Permission to stream the words in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. Music Public Domain. Permission to stream the arrangement #AF20201603 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Dark of Winter” by Shelley Jackson Denham. Used by permission of the composer and Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, huuc.net.
“The Mystery of Your Gift” by Brian Byrne and Josh Groban. (Elisa Enriquez, vocals & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP/BMI song #891679497 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Toda la tierra (All Earth Is Hopeful),” tune by Alberto Taule, arrangement by Anne Krentz Organ. Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“There Is More Love Somewhere,” African American hymn. Song Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

“First Comes the Waiting,” by Erika Hewitt, https://www.uua.org/worship/words/opening/first-comes-waiting. Used by permission of the author via the UUA

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As days grow short and darkness comes early – and as shadows lengthen across our war torn and troubled world – where do we find realistic hope? Reverend Gary Kowalski offers a meditation on the power of unorganized goodness.

Rev. Kowalski is an American author noted for his books on eco-spirituality, science, history, and animals. He is currently serving as minister for the UU Congregation in Taos, NM, and serves as a volunteer firefighter/emergency medical responder for Hondo Fire & Rescue.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Gary Kowalski, Guest Speaker
Patrick Webb, Worship Associate
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Yuiko Yamaguchi, violin
Mike Begnaud, Renae Mitchell, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for November is the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 5, No. 12 (“La Folia”) by Arcangelo Corelli. (Yuiko Yamaguchi, violin & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“Morning Has Broken,” words by Eleanor Farjeon, Gaelic melody, harmony by David Evans. Permission to stream the hymn in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“The Lone, Wild Bird,” words by H.R. MacFayden, music from William Walker’s Southern Harmony, 1835. Hymn Public Domain.
“O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” by Carl G. Glaser, arr. Cindy Berry. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” by John Wyeth, arr. Larry Shackley. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“For the Earth Forever Turning” by Kim Oliver, arrangement by Nick Page. Permission to stream song #207209 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

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We finish out our theme of Generosity by imagining what a community might look like when our generous natures are set free.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Joyce Guzik, clarinet
UCLA Choir: Joy Drake, Barbara Mann, Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, Rebecca Howard, KokHeong McNaughton, Janet Van Cleave, Jenni Gaffney, Mike Begnaud, Richard “Skip” Dunn, Shannon Scott
Eric Schaller, drums
Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud,Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for November is the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“For This Joy,” words by Charles Anthony Silvestri, music by Susan LaBarr. (UCLA Choir; Joyce Guzik, clarinet; Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, conductor). Permission to stream ASCAP song #916876702 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Give Thanks,” words by anonymous lyricist, ca. 1904, recast 1955, 1989, tune FOUNDATION, music from William Caldwell’s Union Harmony, 1837, alternative harmonization by Samuel Wellman. Hymn Public Domain. Permission to stream harmonization #AF20201213 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“The Lone, Wild Bird,” words by H.R. MacFayden, music from William Walker’s Southern Harmony, 1835, arranged by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Hymn Public Domain. Arrangement used by permission of arranger.
“Room at the Table” by Carrie Newcomer. (UCLA Choir; Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream Permission to stream BMI song #893143648 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“We Gather Together,” Netherlands folk tune from Adrianus Valerius’s Nederlandtsch Gedenckelanck, 1626, arr. Howard Helvey. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream arrangement # 98546 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“We Sing Now Together,” words by Edwin T. Buehrer, Netherlands folk tune from Adrianus Valerius’s Nederlandtsch Gedenckelanck, 1626, arr. Edward Kremser. Words used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Music Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

“For What Shall We Give Thanks” by Laura Horton-Ludwig. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/opening/what-shall-we-give-thanks. Used by permission of the author via the UUA.
“Cornbread and Cider Communion in Refugee Times” by Dawn Skjei Cooley. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/ritual/cornbread-and-cider-communion-refugee-times. Used by permission of the author via the UUA.

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Part two of “The Gift of Generosity” — Our generosity goes hand in hand with our ability to trust others… especially those who benefit from our gifts.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Mike Jaworski, piano
Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for November is the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat Major by J.S. Bach, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. (Mike Jaworski, piano). Music Public Domain.
“Thanks Be for These,” words by Richard Seward Gilbert and Joyce Timmerman Gilbert, 16th century Hungarian melody, arr. Robert L. Sanders. Words used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Music Public Domain.
“Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
Gavotte in B-flat Major by G. F. Handel, transcribed by Jules de Silva. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“Trust” by Georg Neumark, arr. by Roger Summers. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #913516902 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“Life Is the Greatest Gift of All,” words from William E. Oliver, adapt. By Waldemar Hille, music by James Leith McBeth Bain, arranged by David Dawson. Words used by permission of Hodgin Press, First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles. Music Public Domain. Harmony used by permission of the arranger.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Deleted: Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

SERVICE NOTES

Call to Worship – “A Place of Belonging and Caring” by Kimberlee Anne Tomczak Carlson, https://www.uua.org/worship/words/opening/place-belonging-and-caring. Used by permission of the author via the UUA. Deleted:

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November’s theme is “The Gift of Generosity,” and we begin by naming and picking apart the mentality that hems in our generous natures – Scarcity.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
LIssa Moore, flute and Patrick Webb, violin
Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for November is the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Allegro from Duetto by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. (Lissa Moore, flute and Patrick Webb, violin). Music Public Domain.
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” vs. 1 by Robert Robinson, adapted, vs. 2-3 by Eugene B. Navias, music from John Wyeth’s, Repository of Sacred Music, Part II. Verse 1 and music Public Domain. Vs. 2-3 used by permission of the lyricist.
“Comfort Me” by Mimi Bornstein Doble. Used by permission of the composer.
Andante from Duetto by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. (Lissa Moore, flute and Patrick Webb, violin). Music Public Domain.
Allegretto from Duetto by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. (Lissa Moore, flute and Patrick Webb, violin). Music Public Domain.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“Make Channels for the Streams of Love,” words from Richard Chenevix Trench, music American folk melody, arranged by Annabel Morris Buchanan, harmony by Charles H. Webb. Words Public Domain. Permission to stream the music and harmony in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

“Celebrating Blessings” by Suzelle Lynch in Soul Matters November packet. Used by permission of author via Soul Matters

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Part 3 of The Gift of Heritage: In our faith tradition, we’ve inherited the promises of the generations that came before. What’s our role in making good on those promises? And what are we promising the generations that follow?

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Aaron Anderson, vocals & piano
Mike Begnaud, Renae Mitchell, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

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Our Share the Plate partner for October is Tewa Women United.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Linus and Lucy” by Vince Guaraldi. (Aaron Anderson, piano). Permission to stream BMI song #903449204 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Rank by Rank Again We Stand,” original worlds by John Hurley Skrine and Carl G. Seaburg, revision and new stanza 3 by Kendyl L.R. Gibbons and Cynthia Landrum, music by Henry Walford Davies. Words used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Permission to stream the music of song #127506 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Voice Still and Small” by John Corrado. Used by permission of the composer.
“Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell. (Aaron Anderson, vocals & piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #913038306 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“All Blues” by Miles Davis. (Aaron Anderson, piano). Permission to stream BMI song #898894886 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“We’ll Build a Land,” words by Barbara Zanotti (Isaiah/Amos), adapted., music by Carolyn McDade, arrangement by Betsy Jo Angebranndt. Song used by permission of the creators. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

Opening – “We Summon Ourselves,” by Gordon McKeeman, https://www.uua.org/worship/words/opening/5449.shtml, Used by permission of the author, via the UUAPrayer – “Prayer for This Day,” by Adam Slate. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/prayer/prayer-day. Used by permission of the author, via the UUA.

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What can help release people from the jaws, the tyranny, the coercion of superstitions of all kinds, giving humanity a better chance of surviving and thriving along with the rest of Earth’s biosphere? We will consider an answer.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Stephen Ledoux, Guest Speaker
Felicia Orth, Worship Associate
Rev. Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Eric Schaller, drums
UCLA Choir: Barbara Mann, Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, KokHeong McNaughton, Jenni Gaffney, Richard “Skip” Dunn, Jeff Click, Shannon Scott
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for October is Tewa Women United.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Simple Gifts,” trad. Shaker hymn, arrangement by Liz Story. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream BMI song #899596224 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Love Will Guide Us,” words by Sally Rodgers, trad. Music, arrangement by Betty A. Wylder. Words used by permission of the lyricist. Music Public Domain. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“Winds Be Still,” words by Richard S. Kimball, music by Samuel Sebastian Wesley. Words used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Music Public Domain.
“Draw the Circle Wide,” words by Gordon Light, music by Mark A. Miller. (UCLA Choir, with Nylea Butler-Moore, piano and Eric Schaller, drums). Permission to stream the song #100692 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“One More Step” by Joyce Poley, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“This Little Light of Mine,” African American Spiritual. Song Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

“To Face the World” by Rev. Lindsay Bates. Used by permission of WorshipWeb https://www.uua.org/worship/words/chalice-lighting/face-worlds-shadows
“How We Belong” by Rev. Alex Jensen. Used by permission of WorshipWeb https://www.uua.org/worship/words/reading/how-we-belong
“May the Quality of Our Lives” by P.R. Giles. Used by permission of WorshipWeb https://www.uua.org/worship/words/closing/6023.shtml

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We humans are nostalgic creatures. We love to remember the “good old days.” But sometimes, we walk a dangerous path when we put the past on a pedestal. Part 2 of our sermon series on HERITAGE.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
UCLA Choir: Joy Drake, Barbara Mann, Kelly Shea, Rebecca Howard, KokHeong McNaughton, Jenni Gaffney, Kathy Gursky, Jeff Click, Richard “Skip” Dunn, Ryan Van Cleave
Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for October is Tewa Women United.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Sunshine on My Shoulders” by John Denver, Mike Taylor, & Dick Kniss. (UCLA Choir: LIST). Permission to stream ASCAP song #490289275 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“For the Beauty of the Earth,” words by Folliott Sandford Pierpont, adapt., music by Conrad Kocher. Hymn Public Domain.
“May Nothing Evil Cross This Door,” words by Louis Untermeyer, music by Robert N. Quaile. Hymn Public Domain.
“Because of Those Who Came Before,” words by Barbara Pescan, music by Paul Siskind. (UCLA Choir with Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission of the composer.
“Send the Light,” music by Charles H. Gabriel, arranged by Mary McDonald. Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“For All That Is Our Life,” words by Bruce Findlow, music by Patrick L. Rickey. Words Public Domain. Music used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

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This morning, ask Rev. John your burning questions.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Mike Begnaud, Renae Mitchell, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for October is for Tewa Women United.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Valse brillante, Op. 34, No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“O Come, You Longing Thirsty Souls,” words: Isaiah 55, metrical version, music: English melody, harmony by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Words Public Domain. Permission to stream the harmony in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“Erinnerung (Remembrance),” Op.68, No. 28 by Robert Schumann. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
Intermezzo No. 1 by Manuel Ponce. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“My Life Flows On in Endless Song,” by Robert Lowry, verse 3 by Doris Plenn. Hymn Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.
Humoresque No. 7 in G flat major, Op. 101 (B. 187) by Antonín Dvo?ák. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.

SERVICE NOTES

Call to Worship by Monica Jacobson-Tennessen, https://www.uua.org/worship/words/opening/heart-our-faith, Used by permission of the author, via the UUA
Story, “Which Door Would You Open,” by Erika Hewitt, https://www.uua.org/worship/words/time-all-ages/which-door-would-you-open, Used by permission of the author, via the UUA

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Our Soul Matters theme for October is HERITAGE. We begin with a look at a few of the major strands of our UU inheritance.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Kathy Gursky, viola
Galen Gisler, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for October is Tewa Women United.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Menuetto I from Unaccompanied Suite for Cello in G Major (S. 1007) by J.S. Bach. (Kathy Gursky, viola). Music Public Domain.
“We Are…” by Ysaye M. Barnwell. Permission to stream BMI song #530837944 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“The Lone, Wild Bird,” words by H.R. MacFayden, music from William Walker’s Southern Harmony, 1835, arrangement by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Song Public Domain. Arrangement used by permission of the arranger.
Courante from Unaccompanied Suite for Cello in G Major (S. 1007) by J.S. Bach. (Kathy Gursky, viola). Music Public Domain.
Menuetto II from Unaccompanied Suite for Cello in G Major (S. 1007) by J.S. Bach. (Kathy Gursky, viola). Music Public Domain.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“It Sounds Along the Ages,” words by William Channing Gannett, music: Melody of the Bohemian Brethren, Hemlandssånger, Rock Island, Illinois, 1892, arr. Hymn Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

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The great UU experiment doesn’t only welcome your diverse beliefs. All your doubts and questions and don’t-knows have a place here, too. This week, we look at how welcoming the questions might be more radical than the lack of any creed.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Jee Yeon Plohr, piano
Linus Plohr, violin
Tate Plohr, piano
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for September is for Afghan Refugees
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

I. Allegro from Concerto in A minor, RV356, Op. 3, No. 6 by Antonio Vivaldi. (Linus Plohr, violin and JeeYeon Plohr, piano). Music Public Domain.
“The Morning Hangs a Signal,” words by William Channing Gannett, rev., music by William Lloyd. Hymn Public Domain.
“Winds Be Still,” words by Richard S. Kimball, music by Samuel Sebastian Wesley. Words used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Music Public Domain.
I. Allemande from French Suite, No.3 in B minor, BWV 814 by J.S. Bach. (Tate Plohr, piano). Music Public Domain.
Invention No. 4 in D minor, BWV 775 by J.S. Bach. (JeeYeon Plohr, piano). Music Public Domain.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“Sing Out Praises for the Journey,” words by Mark M. DeWolfe, rev. by Joyce Painter Rice, music by Henry Purcell. Words and revision used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Music Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.
Sonata Op. 100 by Nikolai Kapustin. (Tate Plohr, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #491765285 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

SERVICE NOTES

Call to Worship by Paul Stephan Dodenhoff, https://www.uua.org/worship/words/chalice-lighting/one-hour. Used by permission of the author through the UUA.
Prayer by Katie Kandarian-Morris, https://www.uua.org/worship/words/prayer/prayer-coming-out. Used by permission of the author through the UUA.

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Whoever you are … Whatever You Believe …
This week, we look at the heart of the big UU experiment – a welcome into religious community that transcends individual belief.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Yelena Mealy, Staff Accompanist
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for September is for Afghan Refugees.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Seasons of Life” by Mark Hayes. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Wake, Now, My Senses,” words by Thomas J.S. Mikelson, music trad. Irish melody, harmony by Carlton R. Young. Words used by permission of the lyricist. Music Public Domain. Permission to stream the harmony #38974 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
Toccata (II. Allegro) from Sonata No. 6 in A Major by Pietro Domenico Paradies. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
Song without Words (Confidence) op.19 #4 by Felix Mendelssohn. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“Faith of the Larger Liberty,” words by Vincent B. Silliman, music by Bohemian Brethren, Kirchengesang, 1566. Hymn Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.
Valse by Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, tr. by K. Titarenko. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.

SERVICE NOTES

Opening – “Right Here, Right Now,” by Ella Boyer. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/opening/right-here-right-now. Used by permission of the author via UUA WorshipWeb
Prayer – “The Deepest Prayers of Our Hearts,” by Krista Taves. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/meditation/deepest-prayers. Used by permission of the author via UUA WorshipWeb

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Join us as we gather for the beginning of a new church year, as we pause to remember just what it is that makes this “church.”

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Eric Schaller, percussion
UCLA Choir: Joy Drake, Barbara Mann, Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, KokHeong McNaughton, Thomas Graves, Kathy Gursky, Jeff Click, Shannon Scott
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for September is for our Afghan Refugees.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Do Not Leave Your Cares at the Door,” words by Norman V. Naylor, adapt., music by Elizabeth Alexander. (UCLA Choir; Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, conductor). Permission to stream song #SEA-071-00 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Gather the Spirit” by Jim Scott. Used by permission of the composer.
“Find a Stillness,” words: Carl G. Seaburg, based on a Unitarian Transylvanian text, music: Transylvanian hymn tune, harmony: Larry Phillips. Music Public Domain. Words and harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“Let the Music Fill Your Soul,” words by Robert Bode, music by Jacob Narverud. (UCLA Choir; Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, conductor). Permission to stream ASCAP song #902271088 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“When the Spirit Says Do,” African American spiritual, civil rights period, arr. Mark Freundt. (Eric Schaller, percussion & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Song Public Domain. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“The Fire of Commitment,” words by Mary Katherine Morn and Jason Shelton, music by Jason Shelton. Used by permission of the creators.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

Call to Worship by Deb Hafner*
Prayer
Time for All Ages byJaneen K. Grohsmeyer*

*permission granted through the UUA

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Advocates of the slow travel movement seek out opportunities to add thematically inspired stops to their journeys. House of Rain by Craig Childs tracks the dispersion of the Chaco civilization across the southwest. Ancient Ruins and Rock Art of the Southwest by David Grant Noble provides a guide to archaeological sites. These books inspired and directed my side trips to some very interesting Native American sites in 2023.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Evan Rose, Guest Speaker
Felicia Orth, Worship Associate
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Nelly Case, piano
Tyler Taylor, acoustic guitar
Mike Begnaud, Renae Mitchell, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for September is for Afghan Refugee Support.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Andante by Richard Riccardi. (Nelly Case, piano). Used by permission of the composer.
“Come, Sing a Song with Me” by Carolyn McDade. Used by permission of the composer.
“Meditation on Breathing” by Sarah Dan Jones. Used by permission of the composer.
Nostalgic Waltz I by Ross Lee Finney. (Nelly Case, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
Nocturne VII by Francis Poulenc. (Nelly Case, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“Blue Boat Home,” words by Peter Mayer, music by Roland Hugh Prichard, adapt. by Peter Mayer, keyboard arrangement by Jason Shelton. Permission to stream ASCAP song #888731246 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

“To Face the World” by Rev. Lindsay Bates. Used by permission of WorshipWeb https://www.uua.org/worship/words/chalice-lighting/face-worlds-shadows
“The Noble Deer” from Ancient Stories for Modern Times: 50 Short Wisdom Tales for All Ages by Faye Mogensen. Skinner House Books; Spi edition (March 1, 2017), ISBN: ?978-1558967793. Used with permission.
“May the Quality of Our Lives” by P.R. Giles. Used by permission of WorshipWeb https://www.uua.org/worship/words/closing/6023.shtml

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SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Patrick Webb, Guest Speaker
Elisa Enriquez, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Elisa Enriquez, vocalist
Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

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Our Share the Plate partner for August is Los Alamos Family Council.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“May It Be” (from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) by Eithne Ni Bhraonain, Roma Ryan, & Nicky Ryan, arr. Mark Brymer. (Elisa Enriquez, vocalist & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP/BMI song #432218496 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“With Heart and Mind,” words by Alicia S. Carpenter, music by Johann Hermann-Schein, harmony by J.S. Bach. Lyrics by Alicia S. Carpenter, © 1990; used with permission of the Estate of Alicia Carpenter. Music Public Domain.
“There’s a River Flowin’ in My Soul” by Faya Rose Touré, arr. Kenny Smith. Used by permission of the composer.
“No One Is Alone” (from Into the Woods) by Stephen Sondheim. (Elisa Enriquez, vocalist & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #390454749 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“What Gift Can We Bring” by Jane Marshall. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream song #06421 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“Turn the World Around” by Harry Belafonte and Robert Freedman, arr. Jason Shelton. Permission to stream ASCAP song #500284286 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

Call to Worship/Chalice Lighting
“May This Flame” by Bets Wieneke. Used with permission of WorshipWebUUA. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/chalice-lighting/may-flame
Prayer
- “A Time Together” by Kenneth P. Langer. Used with permission of WorshipWeb UUA. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/prayer/time-together
“The Rooster Who Learned to Crow” by Janeen Grohsmeyer. A story from A Lamp in Every Corner: Our Unitarian Universalist Storybook (Boston: Unitarian Universalist Association, 2004). Used by permission of WorshipWeb UUA. https://www.uua.org/re/tapestry/children/welcome/session13/rooster

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In the face of so much uncertainty and chaos in our world, we’re all looking for a way to forge meaningful connections and make a difference. None of us are alone in this desire. This week, some reflections on what Unitarian Universalism has to offer those in search of meaning in community.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Kay Newnam, violin
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for August is Los Alamos Family Council.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Méditation on the First Prelude for Piano by J.S. Bach, by Charles Gounod. (Kay Newnam, violin & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“Morning Has Broken,” words: Eleanor Farjeon, music: Gaelic melody, harmony by David Evans. Permission to stream the hymn in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“Legend of the Canyon,” Op. 68 by Charles Wakefield Cadman. (Kay Newnam, violin & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“The Cradle” by Larry Young, arr. George Winston. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream BMI song #254937 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“Love Will Guide Us,” words by Sally Rogers, music: traditional, arranged by Betty A. Wylder. Words used by permission of the lyricist. Music Public Domain. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

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Some thoughts on what it means to practice radical hospitality – toward one another, and toward our larger community.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Maura Taylor, vocals & Tyler Taylor, acoustic guitar and vocals
Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for August is Los Alamos Family Council.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Lean in Toward the Light” by Carrie Newcomer. (Maura Taylor, vocals & Tyler Taylor, acoustic guitar and vocals). Permission to stream BMI song #22437566 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” vs. 1 by Robert Robinson, adapt., vs. 2-3 by Eugene B. Navias, music by John Wyeth, Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813. Vs. 1 and music Public Domain. Vs. 2-3 used by permission of the lyricist.
“Voice Still and Small” by John Corrado. Used by permission of the composer.
“Welcome to Kindness” by Tyler Taylor. (Maura Taylor, vocals & Tyler Taylor, acoustic guitar and vocals). Used by permission of the composer.
“May I Be Filled with Loving Kindness” by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (Tina DeYoe and Maura Taylor, vocals; Tyler Taylor, acoustic guitar; Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of the composer.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the composers.
“Let This Be a House of Peace” by Jim Scott, words inspired by Kenneth Patton. Used by permission of the composer.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

Call to Worship by Shari Woodbury*
Prayer by Lyn Cox*

*permission granted through the UUA

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How can messiness lead to beauty? How can messiness lead to much needed change? How can messiness lead to creating something beautiful together? Communal work to build the Beloved Community isn’t always easy and we will make mistakes. Being willing to embrace the messiness of this work and the imperfection, is a courageous act. This Sunday, let’s be courageous and experi-fail together as we begin the process of weaving our visions for a true Beloved Community together.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Tina DeYoe, Guest Speaker & Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Felicia Orth, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Kathy Gursky, viola
Susan Gisler, acoustic guitar
Eric Schaller, drums
Galen Gisler, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for July is Strong in Nature.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Cradle Song” by Frank Bridge. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Music Public Domain.
“Enter, Rejoice, and Come In” by Louise Ruspini, arr. By Betty A. Wylder. Song Public Domain. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“Metta Prayer (May I Be Filled),” trad. Buddhist meditation, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Words Public Domain, adapt. Music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.
“Irish Air” by Alfred Hill. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Music Public Domain.
“The Star of Truth,” words by John Andrew Storey, music by Dede Duson. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Words used by permission of the lyricist. Music Public Domain.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the creators.
“The Fire of Commitment,” words by Mary Katherine Morn and Jason Shelton, music by Jason Shelton. Used by permission of the creators.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

CALL TO WORSHIP/CHALICE LIGHTING
- Words by Rumi adapted by Rev. Leslie Takahashi
“Metta Prayer (May I Be Filled),” trad. Buddhist meditation.
- Words Public Domain.
“Ish” by Peter Reynolds
- Permission granted for non-commercial use.
BENEDICTION
- Words by Tina DeYoe

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There are possibilities to explore.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Exploration
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Susan Gisler, vocals & acoustic guitar
Galen Gisler, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for July is Strong in Nature.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” by Ludwig Van Beethoven, arr. Bill Wolaver. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to ASCAP song #400236517 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Thanks Be for These,” words by Richard Seward Gilbert and Joyce Timmerman Gilbert, music: 16th century Hungarian melody, arr. by Robert L. Sanders. Words used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Music Public Domain.
“Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“If I Had a Hammer” by Lee Hays & Pete Seeger. (Susan Gisler, vocals and acoustic guitar). Permission to stream BMI song #902073033 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“From You I Receive” by Joseph and Nathan Segal. Used by permission of the creators.
BEACH SPRING, tune from The Sacred Harp, 1844, arrangement by Rachel Trelstad Porter. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream arrangement #AF2020452 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“This Little Light of MIne,” African American spiritual. Song Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

SERVICE NOTES

Opening by Heide Cottam*
Prayer by Elizabeth Bukey Saunter*
Story by Gail Sphar*

*permission granted through the UUA

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SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Vocal Trio: Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, & Jenni Gaffney
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY (print and web)

Our Share the Plate partner for July is Strong in Nature.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper & Robert Hyman, arr. Kirby Shaw. (Vocal Trio: Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, and Jenni Gaffney). Permission to stream ASCAP/BMI song #918780167/1514977 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Morning Has Broken,” words: Eleanor Farjeon, music: Gaelic melody, harmony by David Evans. Permission to stream the hymn in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Find a Stillness,” words: Carl G. Seaburg, based on a Unitarian Transylvanian text, music: Transylvanian hymn tune, harmony: Larry Phillips. Music Public Domain. Words and harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“All the Way Home” by Sarah Quartel. (Vocal Trio: Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith, and Jenni Gaffney, Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #895340023 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Shalom,” trad. Israeli, arr. by Anne Krentz Organ. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream arrangement #AF20201041 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“What Wondrous Love,” words: American folk hymn, new words by Connie Campbell Hart, music: melody from The Southern Harmony, 1835, harmony by Paul J. Christiansen. Original words and melody Public Domain. New words used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Permission to stream harmony #78764 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

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SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor
Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist
Mike Begnaud, Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY (print and web)

Our Share the Plate partner for July is Strong in Nature.
100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“O Love That Will Not Let Me Go” by Albert L. Peace, arr. by Mark Hayes. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Wake Now My Senses,” words by Thomas J.S. Mikelson, music trad. Irish melody, harmony by Carlton R. Young. Words used by permission of the author. Tune Public Domain. Permission to stream harmony #38974 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
Sonata in E-flat Major, mov. 1, Hob XVI:52, by Franz Joseph Haydn. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” by John Zundel, arr. Victor Labenske. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song # 120083490 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“O Life That Maketh All Things New,” words by Samuel Longfellow, music from Thomas Williams’s Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789. Hymn Public Domain.
“The Way,” words by unknown author, music by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.
“Send the Light” by Charles H. Gabriel, arr. by Mary MacDonald. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

SERVICE NOTES

Opening by Sarah Stewart*
Prayer by Lyn Cox*

*permission granted through the UUA

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SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Stephen Ledoux, Guest Speaker Thomas Graves, Worship Associate Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist Nelly Case, piano Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected. If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in the book by the prayer candles, or in our Virtual Prayer Book.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for June is the Trans Resistance Network. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner. We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Allegro from Sonata in D by W. A. Mozart. (Yelena Mealy and Nelly Case, piano). Music Public Domain. “Morning Has Broken,” words: Eleanor Farjeon, music: trad. Gaelic melody, harmony by David Evans. Permission to stream the hymn in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. “Come My Way, My Truth, My Life,” words: George Herbert, music: Ralph Vaughan Williams. Hymn Public Domain. Romanza by Carl Maria von Weber.(Yelena Mealy and Nelly Case, piano). Music Public Domain. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant by Maurice Ravel. (Yelena Mealy and Nelly Case, piano). Music Public Domain. “This Little Light of Mine,” African American spiritual. Public Domain. “The Way,” words: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer. “This Little Light of Mine,” African American spiritual, arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney. Permission to stream song #270250 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved. Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

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A service to kick off PRIDE week in Los Alamos. Guest Speakers: Luke Eigelbach and Melissa Goldman.

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Our Soul Matters theme for June is the Path of Delight - What is it? Why do we need it? And how do we generate more of it in our lives?

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SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Andrea Determan, Guest Speaker Rebecca Howard, Worship Associate Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music Patrick Webb and Renae Mitchell, fiddles Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for May is the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB). 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner. We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

Longa Nawahand (‘longa-style tune in the nahawand mode’), Arabic folk tune. (Patrick Webb and Renae Mitchell, violins). Song Public Domain. "Come Sing a Song with Me" by Carolyn McDade. Used by permission of the composer. "Spirit of Life" by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). “Summer Leaves” by Cecily Morris. (Patrick Webb and Renae Mitchell, violins). Used by permission of the composer. “Lilting Banshee,” trad. Irish jig and “Gravel Walk,” trad. Irish reel. (Patrick Webb, fiddle). Songs Public Domain. "We'll Build a Land," words: Barbara Zanotti (Isaiah/Amos), adapt., music: Carolyn McDade, arr. Betsy Jo Angebranndt. Song used by the creators. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). “The Way,” words: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved. Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. SERVICE NOTES

“A Flame to Light Our Path” by Debra Burrell. Used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Worship Web. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/chalice-lighting/flame-light-our-path “My Heart Is Moved by All I Cannot Save,” Adrienne Rich. Used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Worship Web. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/reading-quote/my-heart-moved Time for All Ages adapted from Laura Walleser’s “Celebrating UU Women in History.” Used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). https://www.uua.org/pressroom/stories/celebrating-uu-women-history “Because of Those Who Came Before,” Barbara Pescan. Used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Worship Web. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/closing/183062.shtml

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Join us for our beloved annual tradition as we celebrate the lush garden of our volunteers and leaders, and the beauty of our intermingled spirits. Please bring flowers to share with the congregation.

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Some thoughts on the blueprints for what it is we are building together.

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The whole human story is filled with various creation myths, including the ones we tell about our own selves. This week, a look at how we tell the story of who we are perpetually becoming.

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SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Mike Adams, Guest Speaker Patrick Webb, Worship Associate Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music Aaron Anderson, piano Mike Begnaud, Renae Mitchell, Galen Gisler, Patrick Webb, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for April is Española Pathways Shelter. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner. We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering, Please make your donation here:: https://giv.li/5jtcps

MUSIC CREDITS

“On the Sunny Side of the Street” by Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh. (Aaron Anderson, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #450031788 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. “With Heart and Mind,” words by Alicia S. Carpenter, music by Johann Hermann Schein, harmony by J.S. Bach. Music and harmony Public Domain. Lyrics by Alicia S. Carpenter, © 1990; used with permission of the Estate of Alicia Carpenter. “Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. Song used by permission of the composer. Harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Untitled composition by Aaron Anderson. (Aaron Anderson, piano). Used by permission of the composer. “I Wish I Knew How” by Billy Taylor & Dick Dallas, arr. Mary Ellen Walden. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Song Public Domain. Arrangement used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). “Let This Be a House of Peace” by Jim Scott, inspired by Kenneth Patton. Used by permission of the composer. ‘The Way,” words: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved. Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. SERVICE NOTES

“We Can Change the World” by Dorothy Day. From the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Worshipweb, used by permission. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/quote/we-can-change-world “Each of Us Ministers to a Weary World” by Darcy Roake. From the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Worshipweb, used by permission. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/benediction/each-us-ministers-weary-world

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American (Christian) religious divisions over environmentalism seem to hinge on one Hebrew word in Genesis. This week, we push back at the idea of "dominion" over the Earth...

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Resistance to oppression takes many forms. Sometimes that form is art.

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SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan, Pastor Yelena Mealy, staff accompanist Mary Frances Dorn, violinist Mike Begnaud, Renae Mitchell, Patrick Webb, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

WELCOME!

OFFERTORY

MUSIC CREDITS

“To the Fountain of Bakhchisaray Palace” by Alexander Vlasov. (Mary Frances Dorn, violin & Yelena Mealy, piano). From the Russian collection, Romances to Words by A.S. Pushkin, Moscow "Music" (Muzyka), 1994. “Lo, the Earth Awakes Again,” words: Samuel Longfellow, music: Lyra Davidica, 1708, version of John Arnold’s Compleat Psalmodist, 1749. Hymn Public Domain. “Find a Stillness,” words: Carl G. Seaburg, based on a Unitarian Transylvanian text, music: Transylvanian hymn tune, harm. Larry Phillips. Tune Public Domain. Words and harmony used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” (from Lyra Davidica) with Mozart’s “Alleluia” by W.A. Mozart, arr. by Marilynn Ham. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved. “Mein gläubiges Herze,” BWV 68 by J. S. Bach, arr. Friedrich Hermann. (Mary Frances Dorn, violin & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain. “O Day of Light and Gladness,” words: Frederick Lucian Hosmer, music: Henry Smart. Hymn Public Domain. “The Way,” words: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. Used by permission of the composer. “Sheep May Safely Graze,” BWV 208 by J. S. Bach. (Mary Frances Dorn, violin & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved. Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

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Popular culture often equates courage with spectacular feats of heroism. But quiet acts, performed by all of us, may be the kind of courage most needed now. Such acts may even determine if democracy – or life on this planet – survives.

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Slowly but surely, our community regathers again after the pandemic. What does it take to draw a people back together? And how do we sustain the things that feed us?

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This Sunday will be a "Question Box" sermon. Write your questions down at the top of the service, and I'll answer as many as I can during sermon time.

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Our theme for March is "The Path of Vulnerability." We begin by looking at the barriers to our own vulnerability.

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Some of our members discuss why they are Unitarian Universalists.

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So far, we've talked about loving the neighborhood as ourselves - heart, soul, and strength - and about the act of charity as an inroad to a bigger love. But what about those times we feel we cannot love? How can we love everyone with our own fragile, fallible spirits?

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Later that night, still turning the parable over in his head, the rich man returned to the place where the disciples slept. He found Jesus at the fire and sat down with him. "Master," he said, "I think understand who my neighbor is. But . . . how shall I love myself?"

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What is the center of our faith? How do we define who we are as Unitarian Universalists? And how is Unitarian Universalism redefining itself? This week, a look at how we express our values and how our Principles are being revisited and renewed.

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For MLK Sunday, a look at how Dr. King used his pulpit as a tool for change.

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It's the beginning of a new year. Appropriately, our theme for this month is "Finding Our Center." This week, we begin with an exploration of the ways the spark at our own center makes itself known.

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Theresa will reflect on her run for County Council and our 5th principle, "The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large."

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A story for the Christmas season.

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Our theme for December is "The Path of Wonder." It's a state of being often relegated to childhood, especially at the holiday season. But wonder is not something fleeting or frivolous. Instead it is the one spiritual tool that helps us regain focus on the things that truly matter.

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What hope isn't, what it is, and where to find it. A sermon drawn from MaryAnn McKibben Dana's new book of the same title.

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Change happens. Sometimes we made it happen, and sometimes it happens to us without warning. How do we prepare ourselves for the unexpected? How do we respond to the changes that come without our bidding?

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A sermon for the Sunday before Election Day. Today, we lift up our 5th Principle, "The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large."

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Continuing October's theme of "Courage," a guide to accomplishing one of humanity's most difficult tasks - asking for help.

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2021 marked the 500th anniversary of the Conquest of Mexico and the fall of the Aztec Empire. Its capital, Tenochtitlan, was a spectacular city, a jewel in the center of Mexico that Hernán Cortés claimed to have conquered easily. Since those who win wars usually write history, it has taken centuries to unearth the truth about that conquest, and to reveal the complex array of human ambitions, greed, and sacrifice on both sides. Join us on Sunday, October 16, for a glimpse into the past and a greater understanding of the human desire for wealth and power, and the bravery of those who resist it. Sherry Hardage was a long time member of the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. Over two decades she gave numerous sermons and Forum presentations. Her interests are varied and still evolving. As the current President of the Friends of Coronado Historic Site in Bernalillo, she is most interested in New Mexico history with its deep roots in Mexico and Spain. She lives in Rio Rancho where she cares for her 91-year-old mother; is a rock-hound who hunts, cuts and polishes rocks for jewelry; and spends time with her partner Ken O'Connor exploring the wilds of New Mexico.

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Thoughts on the quiet courage of giving to the world from our deepest selves.

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A men’s group, aimed at learning about feminism, was composed of five men who all tend to be a bit geeky and who wanted to identify how misogyny had surreptitiously infiltrated our attitudes, communications, and actions.

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Lessons on living from The Good Place, with help from producer Michael Schurr's new book, How to Be Perfect.

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A service commemorating Los Alamos Pride Week.

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Sometimes the moments where we feel real connection to the "something bigger" are few and far between and we want to guard them jealously. But trouble lies ahead when we become hoarders of the spirit.

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The story of the first Thanksgiving, as we’ve come to tell it, glosses over the reality of Native American encounters with their colonizers. This week, how reclaiming and retelling the truth of the lives of our forebears is an act of gratitude for what has come before.

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected. For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA…

Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

“Morning Has Come,” traditional round. (Unitarian Church Choir of Los Alamos; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV engineer.) Song Public Domain, video used by permission.
“For the Beauty of the Earth,” words: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint, music: Conrad Kocher, with adapted excerpts from arr. by Anne Krentz Organ. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano).

Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved. * “Winds Be Still,” words: Richard S. Kimball, music: Samuel Sebastian Wesley. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission. * “Simple Gifts”, trad. Shaker melody, arr. Joy Charles & Aaron Anderson. (Joy Charles, cello & Aaron Anderson, piano). Used by permission. * “The Night Before a Couple Days Off” by Aaron Anderson. (Aaron Anderson, keyboards.) Used by permission. * “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA Choir with Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Song Public Domain, video used by permission.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

OTHER NOTES

Opening Words by Rev. Sean Neil-Barron* Prayer by Rev. Naomi King

Time for All Ages by Hartman Deetz (Mashpee Wampanoag) from the service, “Thanksgiving Reframed,” 11/20/20 permission granted through the UUA OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for November is the UUSC (Unitarian Universalist Service Committee). 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Joy Charles, cello
Aaron Anderson, piano and keyboards
Unitarian Church of Los Alamos Choir: sopranos Cathy Hayes, Mia McLeod, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith; altos Mary Billen, Susan Gisler, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, KokHeong McNaughton, tenors & basses: Mike Begnaud, Peter Bloser, Skip Dunn, Kathy Gursky, Shannon Scott, with Yelena Mealy, piano
Renae Mitchell, Rick Bolton, and Mike Begnaud, AV techs

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“Self-care” is rapidly turning into a commodity, with businesses large and small seeking to sell your soul-feeding back to you. This week, some thoughts on tapping into an abundance of the spirit without tapping your wallet dry.

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

Have questions? Contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org or Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

Autumn Leaves by Joseph Kosma, John Mercer, and Jacques Prevert; arr. Aaron Anderson & Joy Charles. (Joy Charles, cello & Aaron Anderson, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #310078467 & BMI song #7514290 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
Wake, Now, My Senses, words: Thomas J.S. Mikelson, music: trad. Irish, harm. Carlton R. Young. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream the harmony (#38974) in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
The Lone, Wild Bird, words: H.R. MacFayden, tune: from William Walkers Southern Harmony, based on harm. by Thomas Somerville, adapt, arr. & new material by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UCLA Virtual choir; Wade Wheelock, violin; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director & piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
Flute Sonata No. 5 in E-minor, mov. 2, Andante, BWV 1034 by J.S. Bach. (Heidi Morning, flute & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
Aprs un rve by Gabriel Faur. (Heidi Morning, flute & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for November is the UUSC (Unitarian Universalist Service Committee). 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Joy Charles, cello & Aaron Anderson, piano
Heidi Morning, flute & Yelena Mealy, piano
UU Virtual Singers: Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn with Wade Wheelock, violin & Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar
Renae Mitchell, Rick Bolton, and Mike Begnaud, AV techs

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Welcome back, Rev. John! As we celebrate a belated Ingathering, our minister celebrates his return from sabbatical with a story about big ambitions, humility, and rediscovering what is necessary.

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WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

Have questions? Contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org Rev. John at revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

“Here We Have Gathered, words: Alicia S. Carpenter, music: Genevan Psalter. (UCLA Choir with Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission of the estate of Alicia S. Carpenter and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“Morning Has Come, words & music by Jason Shelton. Video created by Paul Thompson, Music Director at the UU Church of the Palouse, Moscow ID. (Scott Milner, guitar; Paul Thompson, bass, vocals, programming, mixing, editing; Susan Thompson, vocals; & Sam Welsh, keyboards.) Used by permission of the composer via the UUA; video used by permission.
“Bright Morning Stars, trad. Appalachian. (Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals). Slides from pixabay.com, used by permission; slide presentation by Rev. John Cullinan. Song Public Domain, recording used by permission.
“Gather the Spirit, words & music by Jim Scott. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Song used by permission of the composer; video used by permission.
“Building a New Way, words & music by Martha Sandefer. (Maura Taylor, vocals & Tyler Taylor, vocals and acoustic guitar.) Song used by permission of the composer; video used by permission..
Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779 by J.S. Bach. (Tate Plohr, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“As We Leave This Friendly Place, words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA Choir with Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Song Public Domain, video used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

Opening Words – “To Love Life by Rev. Daniel Kanter*
Prayer – “Add the Alleluias by Rev. Paul Beedle*
Time for All Ages – “Sustaining the Tree of Life by Rev. Lyn Gardner*
Reading – from a sermon by Rev.Heather Janules (with author’s permission)

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for November is the UUSC (Unitarian Universalist Service Committee). 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Tyler Taylor, President, Church Board of Trustees
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Unitarian Church of Los Alamos Choir: sopranos Cathy Hayes, Mia McLeod, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith; altos Mary Billen, Susan Gisler, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, KokHeong McNaughton, tenors & basses: Mike Begnaud, Peter Bloser, Skip Dunn, Kathy Gursky, Shannon Scott, with Yelena Mealy, piano
Maura Taylor, vocals & Tyler Taylor, vocals and acoustic guitar
Tate Plohr, piano

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Spirituality and conspiracy theories often cohabitate. Can we differentiate the two? Does the second coming place Christianity in one or the other category?

Rev. Dr. Leona Stucky-Abbott is a UU community minister and has been a psychotherapist for over 40 years. She is semi-retired and loves to share insights with others, as she did when training pastors to become pastoral psychotherapists. She has watched meaning-making activities in people for many years and draws some surprising conclusions.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Simple Gifts, trad. Shaker melody, arr. Liz Story. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream BMI Song #899596224 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT

SOLUTIONS with license #10770. * “Blue Boat Home, words: Peter Mayer; music: Roland Hugh Prichard, adapted by Peter Meyer. Created by Paul Thompson, Music Director at the UU Church of the Palouse, Moscow ID. Used

by permission of the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association). * “Spirit of Life by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of the UUA. * “O Liberating Rose, words: Mark L. Belletini, music: Larry Phillips. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). * “Demons by Daniel Reynolds, Benjamin McKee, Daniel Sermon, Alexander Grant, and John Mosser. (Elisa Enriquez, vocals & Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream

BMI song #883923628 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. * “American Idiot by David Brian Ries. (Elisa Enriquez, vocals & Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #311261195 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN

COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. * “The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director;

Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

OTHER NOTES

“Autumnal Welcoming by Sarah Gettie McNeill*

“To Face the World’s Shadows by Lindsay Bates*

“Community Means Strength by Starhawk, #36 in “Lifting Our Voices*

“Closing Words for Hard Times by Maureen Killoran*

“Badger, the Liar and the sermon were written by Leona Stucky-Abbott, author of “The Fog of Faith: Surviving My Impotent God, published by Prairie World Press, 2017.

“The Believing Brain, by Michael Shermer, published by St. Martin’s Griffin (2012); permission to read Prologue excerpts granted by the author.

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for October is the Roadrunner Food Bank.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Leona Stucky-Abbott, Guest Speaker
Felicia Orth, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Kathy Gursky, viola
Yelena Mealy, piano
Elisa Enriquez, vocals
UU Virtual Singers: Alissa Grissom, Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn, with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar

Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

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What is essential to living a good life? What non-essentials continue to receive our energy and time? In this historical moment filled with ambiguity, unknowns, and endless distractions, it’s time to ground ourselves in the essentials. Join Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink for a reflection on what really matters.

The Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink serves as Assistant Minister at Foothills Unitarian Church in Fort Collins, Colorado. Prior to this, she served both in congregations and as a chaplain in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Charleston, South Carolina. Elaine enjoys hiking and biking in Northern Colorado with her two young children and her husband, Jason, who grew up in the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Butterfly from Lyric Pieces, Op. 43, no. 1 by Edvard Grieg. (Tate Plohr, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.“Om Mani Padme Hum (ancient Sanskrit mantra) with “Amazing Grace (words: John Newton, music: Columbian Harmony, 1829) and “‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple (words: Joseph Bracket, music: American Shaker tune). Arrangement, audio production, and video production by Christopher Watkins Lamb. Songs Public Domain, arrangement and video used by permission of Foothills Unitarian Church, Fort Collins, CO.
“Meditation on Breathing by Sarah Dan Jones. Music recorded by Rev. Christopher Watkins Lamb with piano from Dyane Rogelstad. Filmed and edited by Rev. Christopher Watkins Lamb. Song used by permission of the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association). Video used by permission of Foothills Unitarian Church, Fort Collins, CO.
“Notturno from Lyric Pieces, Op. 54, no. 4 by Edvard Grieg. (Tate Plohr, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. (JeeYeon Plohr, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

*“The Frog Prince, by Chris Buice (used with permission)

Benediction by Jan Richardson from The Painted Prayerbook (janrichardson.com) (used with permission)

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for October is the Roadrunner Food Bank.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink, Guest Speaker
Rev. Gretchen Haley, Guest Speaker
Patrick Webb and Anne Marsh, Worship Associates
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Tate Plohr, piano
JeeYeon Plohr, piano
UU Virtual Singers: Alissa Grissom, Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn, with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

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We all know that endings and beginnings are a part of life, and yet change often leaves us with feelings of grief and loss. Join me in exploring the complexity of emotions that comes with times of transition and change.

Our prior guest speaker, Jenny McCready was married in August and returns to our pulpit today with a new last name, Jenny Amstutz. Jenny is currently serving as the minister of a small church in Littleton, Colorado, Columbine Unitarian Universalist Church, where she serves part time. Her part time schedule allows her to return to our pulpit. Jenny is the mother of five, ages 21 to 8 years and lives in Lakewood, Colorado, with her new husband Jason and a menagerie of pets. She is grateful to continue to be a visiting presence in our church and looks forward to a continued relationship with UCLA.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“It Is Well with My Soul by Philip P. Bliss, arranged by Mark Hayes. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“For All That Is Our Life, words: Bruce Findlow, music: Patrick L. Rickey. Piano and singing by Jess Huetteman. Video used by permission of Jess Huetteman, song used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“Find a Stillness, words: Carol G. Seaburg, music: Transylvania hymn tune, harm. Larry Phillips. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
“Open the Window by Elise Witt, inspired by the Georgia Sea Islands spiritual “Heist the Window, Noah. (Tina DeYoe & Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals; Eric Schaller, cajon.) Permission to stream ASCAP song #150066363 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Landslide by Stevie Nicks. (Tina De Yoe, vocals & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream BMI song #420196809 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“My Favorite Things (from The Sound of Music) by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein. (Tina DeYoe, vocals & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #430114253 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

“The Mystery of Life by Robert G. Ingersoll. Use under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License.

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for October is the Roadrunner Food Bank.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Jenny Amstutz, Guest Speaker
Sue Watts, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education & Vocalist
Yelena Mealy, piano
Eric Schaller, cajon
UU Virtual Singers: Alissa Grissom, Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn, with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

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Presented by Rev. James Galasinski;* Anne Marsh, Worship Associate; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music***

The interdependent web of existence is central to who we are. We are all connected. We are entangled. These are scientific facts and theologically rich concepts worthy to be chewed on. So, quantum mechanics has a central place in our faith.

The Rev. James Galasinski is in his sixth year of settled ministry at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton, NY. Before that he served the First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque and fell in love with the mesas, the mountains, and the red chile of New Mexico. James enjoys listening to jazz, growing tomatoes, writing poetry, and hiking with his wife, Ulrike, and their two sons, Miles and Oskar. He is excited to be back in Los Alamos as a pulpit guest.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Poeme Erotique from Lyric Pieces (Lyriske stykker), Op. 43, No. 5 by Edvard Grieg. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“For the Earth Forever Turning (also known as “Blue Green Hills of Earth) by Kim Oler, arr. Nick Page. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream song #27231 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“O Brother Sun, (also known as “Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon), trad. Scottish tune. (Wade Wheelock, violin). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“Turn the World Around by Harry Belafonte, arr. Jason Shelton. (Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals & piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #2913155 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“All Creatures of Our God and King (also known as “All Creatures of the Earth and Sky), from Geistliche Kirchengesange, text attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, arranged by Cindy Berry. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Arietta from Lyric Pieces (Lyriske stykker), Op. 12, No. 1 by Edvard Grieg. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OTHER NOTES*Chalice Lighting by Paul Sprecher (Worship Web)

Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address (traditional – public domain)

Reading from Gut Symmetries, by Jeanette Winterson, Vintage Books, 1998 (fair use)

Benediction by James Galasinski

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for October is Roadrunner Food Bank..

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. James Galasinski, Guest Speaker
Anne Marsh, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, piano
Wade Wheelock, violin
UU Virtual Singers: Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar
Mike Begnaud, Rick Bolton, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

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Presented by Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon, Guest Speaker; Rebecca Howard, Worship Associate; and Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music

Where is the meaning of life to be found? Join us in a recounting of a journey of discovery, including wild strawberries, hitchhiking, a smidgen of philosophy, and one too many electric fences.

The Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon had the great privilege of studying with the Rev. John Cullinan at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago. He has served a UU congregation in New Jersey before serving for six years in Northwest England, as minister for three Unitarian congregations in Wigan, Warrington, and Chester. He currently serves in New York as minister of Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, and as an accredited spiritual director.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“For the Beauty of the Earth, words: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint, music: Conrad Kocher, arr. Kenon D. Renfrow. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“Just as Long as I Have Breath, words: Alicia S. Carpenter, music: Johann G. Ebeling, harmony rev. John Edwin Giles (Unitarian Church of Los Alamos Choir with Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission of the estate of Alicia S. Carpenter and the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association).
“Voice Still and Small by John Corrado. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission of the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association).
“The Lone, Wild Bird, words: H.R. MacFayden, tune: from William Walker’s Southern Harmony, based on harm. by Thomas Somerville, adapt, arr. & new material by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UCLA Virtual choir; Wade Wheelock, violin; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director & piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
“On the Road Again by Willie Nelson. (Susan Gisler, vocals and tambourine; John Eklund, acoustic guitar and vocals; & John Tauxe, mandolin). Permission to stream BMI song #889280147 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Autumn Light by Alice B. Kellogg. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

“A Communion of Heart and Soul” by Bruce Southworth from UUA Worship Web*

Excerpt from Part of a Larger Life by John Saxon from UUA Worship Web*

Excerpt from “The Ten-Principal Upanishads” put into English by Shree Purohit Swami and W. B. Yeats

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for October is the Roadrunner Food Bank. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon, Guest Speaker
Rebecca Howard, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Susan Gisler, vocals and tambourine
John Eklund, acoustic guitar and vocals
John Tauxe, mandolin
Yelena Mealy, piano
Unitarian Church of Los Alamos Choir: sopranos Cathy Hayes, Mia McLeod, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith; altos Mary Billen, Susan Gisler, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, KokHeong McNaughton, tenors & basses: Mike Begnaud, Peter Bloser, Skip Dunn, Kathy Gursky, Shannon Scott, with Yelena Mealy, piano

UU Virtual Singers: Alissa Grissom, Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn, with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar * Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell, AV techs

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Rev. Janet Newton is the senior minister at the First Parish Church of Berlin in Berlin, Massachusetts. Janet was born and raised Unitarian Universalist in the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM. She comes to ministry after many years as a high school English and philosophy teacher. Janet received a Masters in Divinity in May 2018 from Meadville Lombard Theological school. For Janet, religion is a collaborative invitation to find, feed, and honor the spark of the sacred within every human heart, that we may know ourselves and our communities more deeply, and that we may make love more visible in the world. Her experiences have helped her develop a vision for church that uses worship, conversation, contemplation, and opportunities for lifelong learning and service to help us grow our souls, build community, and heal our world. She said she’s still a little amazed that her calling means she can live “an intentionally conscious spiritual life.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Morning Has Come, trad. round. (Unitarian Church of Los Alamos Choir; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Song Public Domain, video used by permission.
“Blue Boat Home, words: Peter Mayer; music: Roland Hugh Prichard, adapted by Peter Meyer. Created by Paul Thompson, Music Director at the UU Church of the Palouse, Moscow ID. Used by permission of the UUA.
“To See a World, words: William Blake, music: Norwegian tune, arr. Edvard Grieg. (UU Virtual Singers; Anne Marsh, reciter; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Song Public Domain, video used by permission.
“Rising Green by Carolyn McDade, arr. Jim Scott. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of the UUA.
“The Lost Words Blessing by Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart, Seckou Keita, Kris Drever, Rachel Newton, Beth Porter, Jim Molyneux and Kerry Andrew. (Janet Newton, vocalist.) Images by Maria Thibodeau Photography, used by permission; song used by permission of Adam Slough of JSL Productions.
“Petite Fleur by Sidney Bechet. (Aaron Anderson, piano). Permission to stream BMI song #1169027 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

Permission granted from Danusha Laméris for use of “Thinking via email, September 20, 2021

Permission granted from Katie Mack for use of “Disorientation via email, August 14, 2021

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for September is Lutheran Family Services.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Janet Newton, Guest Minister & vocalist
Rebecca Howard, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Unitarian Church of Los Alamos Choir: sopranos Cathy Hayes, Mia McLeod, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Tamson Smith; altos Mary Billen, Susan Gisler, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, KokHeong McNaughton, tenors & basses: Mike Begnaud, Peter Bloser, Skip Dunn, Kathy Gursky, Shannon Scott, with Yelena Mealy, piano
Aaron Anderson, piano
UU Virtual Singers: Alissa Grissom, Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn, with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar
Mike Begnaud, Rick Bolton, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

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Presented by Guest Speaker, Jenny McReady Amstutz

A 12th-century Benedictine abbess, writer, poet, and composer, Hildegard had prophetic and mystical visions and is said to have been a miracle worker. How do mystical experiences fit into our UU faith?

Our prior guest speaker, Jenny McCready was married last month and returns to our pulpit today with a new last name, Jenny Amstutz. Jenny is currently serving as the minister of a small church in Littleton, Colorado, Columbine Unitarian Universalist Church, where she serves part time. Her part time schedule allows her to return to our pulpit. Jenny is the mother of five, ages 21 to 8 years and lives in Lakewood, Colorado, with her new husband Jason and a menagerie of pets. She is grateful to continue to be a visiting presence in our church and looks forward to a continued relationship with UCLA.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Le Soir, No. 1 from Deux Pièces by Louis Vierne. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano.) Music Public Domain, video used by permission.

“Gaudeamus Hodie (Let Us Rejoice Today), words: traditional, music: Natalie Sleeth. (Nora Cullinan and Jess Cullinan, vocalists). Permission to stream song #61290 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“Be Thou My Vision, words: Ancient Irish, music: trad. Irish melody. (Wade Wheelock, violin). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.

“I Am that Great and Fiery Force, words: Hildegard of Bingen; music: Josquin Deprez; adapted by Anthony Petti. Guitar, vocals, and editing by Eli Sauls. Percussion by Benjamini. Video clips from Pixabay. Permission granted through the Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed).

“O Virtus Sapientiae by Hildegard von Bingen. (Choir, “Sophia’s Journey of Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO.) Song Public Domain. YouTube video used by permission of Rev. Keith Arnold, Jefferson Unitarian Church Minister of Music.

“Légende, No. 2 from Deux Pièces by Louis Vierne. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano.) Music Public Domain, video used by permission.

“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

OTHER NOTES

Hildegard of Bingen: Scientist, Composer, Healer and Saintby Demi (Wisdom Tales, April 7, 2019) used with permission

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for September is Lutheran Family Services.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Jenny McReady Amstutz, Guest Speaker

Sue Watts, Worship Associate

Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education

Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music

Kathy Gursky, viola

Jess Cullinan & Nora Cullinan, vocalists

Wade Wheelock, violin

UU Virtual Singers: Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar

Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

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Turning sap into syrup takes attention and diligence and wouldn’t most of us agree it’s worth it? likewise, unfolding the meaning of our lives, sorting out one way of understanding for one that fits us better is a life-long undertaking worthy of our time and attention.

Rev. Linda Whittenberg is no stranger to us. She was a member here during the first years of Dale Arnink’s ministry and has visited to read from her several books of poems and to speak on numerous occasions. She has called Santa Fe home for 42 years, even during the years she served as minister in California and Washington. After her husband, Bob Wilber’s death in 2020, she moved to Colorado to be near her three children who all live in the Denver Area.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.
Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.
Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Beau Soir by Claude Debussy. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“O Life That Maketh All Things New, words: Samuel Longfellow, music: Thomas Williams’s Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Hymn Public Domain, video used by permission.
“What Wondrous Love, words: American folk hymn, music: melody from The Southern Harmony, 1835. (Wade Wheelock, violin). Hymn Public Domain, video used by permission.
“Find a Stillness, words: Carl G. Seaburg, music: Transylvanian hymn tune, harm. Larry Phillips (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association).
“Sicilienne, Op. 78 by Gabriel Fauré. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“Romance by Claude Debussy. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for September is Lutheran Family Services.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Linda Whittenberg, Guest Speaker
Felicia Orth, Worship Associate
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, piano
Kathy Gursky, viola
Wade Wheelock, violin
UU Virtual Singers: Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn
Mike Begnaud, Rick Bolton, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

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“Now, anything that exists in history must have form. And the creation of a form requires power … not only the power of thought, but the power of organization and the organization of power.” Thus liberal religion rejects “the immaculate conception of virtue and affirms the necessity of social incarnation.” These words of James Luther Adams, the great 20th century Unitarian Universalist ethicist, describe one of his “five smooth stones” – basic principles of liberal religion that stand in place of elaborate theological doctrine. Labor Day weekend is the perfect time to celebrate in story and song the achievements of the U.S. Labor Movement – a powerful example of “social incarnation.”

The Rev. Dr. Suzanne Redfern-Campbell retired from active ministry in July 2018, having served Unitarian Universalist congregations since 1985. Her most recent full-time ministry was at the UU Church of Las Cruces, where she served five years as Developmental Minister. This past year, she did a two-month sabbatical ministry for the UU Fellowship of Fairbanks, Alaska. Sue came to ministry from the practice of law, and has served congregations in six states and one Canadian province. During her ministries, Sue discovered a passion for helping congregations in transition and is an Accredited Interim Minister. She landed in New Mexico after marrying her late husband, Chuck Campbell, on New Year’s Day 2012, and now lives in Albuquerque with a hyperactive rescue cat named Phoenix.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Let Us Break Bread Together, trad. spiritual, arr. John Carter. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“De Colores, trad. Mexican folk song. (Susan Gisler, vocals & acoustic guitar). Song Public Domain, video used by permission.
“One More Step” by Joyce Poley, harm. by Grace Lewis-McLaren. (Susan Gisler, vocals & acoustic guitar). Used by permission of the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association).
“Step by Step, the Longest March,” Irish folk song, words from the preface to American Miners’ Association Constitution (1861). Recorded for the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City for its October 11, 2020 service. (Dave Rowe, vocals, acoustic guitar, & penny whistle and Stacey Guth, vocals). Used by permission of the UUA.
“Nine to Five” by Dolly Parton. (Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals & piano). Permission to stream BMI song # 1068031 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“We Will Not Stop Singing” by The Chapin Sisters (Lily & Abigail). Song copyright The Chapin Sisters, published by sad pony music and foggy mountain music (ASCAP). Arranged by Adam Podd, featuring the First Unitarian Brooklyn Choir (with Dennis Wees, Kiena Williams, Brandon Hornsby-Selvin, and Candice Helfand-Rogers). Audio and video editing and production by Adam Podd. Used by permission of the UUA.
“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

“Opening Words for Labor Day, by the Rev. Megan Visser (used with permission)
Meditation: “We Need One Another, by George E. Odell (used with permission)

Photograph of Frances Perkins used with permission of the Frances Perkins Center.

“Be a Pain” music and lyrics by Alastair Moock. Produced by Anand Nayak Recorded & Mixed by Andrew Oedel. From the album, “Be a Pain: An Album for Young (and Old) Leaders.” Video produced and directed by Wishbone Zoe, based on album artwork by Tom Pappalardo. Song Credits: Alastair Moock: lead vocals, acoustic guitar; Anand Nayak: electric guitar, background vocals; Paul Kochanski: electric bass; Scott Kessel: drums; Eric Royer: banjo; Jamie Walker: electric guitar; Sean Staples: background vocals; Kris Delmhorst: background vocals; Rani Arbo: background vocals; Mark Erelli: background vocals; Boston City Singers: background vocals.

Reading: “Guiding Principles for a Free Faith: The Five Smooth Stones of Liberalism, from On Being Human Religiously, by James Luther Adams (Beacon Press, 1976) (fair use)

Benediction: “Commitment, by Dorothy Day (used with permission)

*permission granted through the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association)

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for September is Lutheran Family Services.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Sue Redfern-Campbell, Guest Speaker
Anne Marsh, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Susan Gisler, vocals & acoustic guitar
UU Virtual Singers: Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn
Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell, AV techs

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Presented by Guest Speaker, Rev. Sonya Sukalski

Many Unitarian Universalists exude a powerful love that moves us into the fullness of our spirits and integrity as Berkeley Process Theologian Bernie Loomer wrote about. In times of social stress and upheaval it is powerful and necessary to employ that love to marry the inevitable grief and loss that change brings with learning, growth, and the intangible gifts we usually uncover in challenging times. Rev. Sonya Sukalski who found Unitarian Universalism in the Los Alamos congregation has been working with a colleague to bring creative resilience to small groups in online retreats and trainings using this idea. The seeds for it may well have been planted by the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos during her time there around the turn of the millenium, and she will reflect on how those seeds took root and grew.

Rev. Sonya Sukalski grew up in Los Alamos, went away to Sweden and Rice University after high school, and returned with her mate, Mitch, to raise their twins, Sierra and Cheyenne until she left for seminary in 2003. Sonya served several congregations as sabbatical minister in Northern California and started the Spiritual Activists Leadership Training (SALT – now Spiritual Activists Leading Together) with the help of young adults across California from 2009-2013. She served the UU Fellowship of Tuolumne County most recently and greatly enjoyed being the closest congregation to Yosemite as she explored the Sierra Nevada over the past decade. During the pandemic she served as sabbatical minister for the UUs in Chico last Fall, and now is taking her own sabbatical.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

No. 1 from “Improvisations on Two Norwegian Folk Songs,” Op. 29 by Edvard Grieg. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.

“Woyaya by Loughty Amoa, Solomon Amarfino, Robert M. Bailey, Roy Bedeau, Francis T. Osei, Whendell K. Richardson, and Mac Tonoh. Video produced and recorded for Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse (UUCP) in Moscow, ID. (Paul Thomspon: bass, vocals, programming, editing; Susan Thompson: vocals; Sam Welsh: keyboards.) Song and video used by permission.

“The Gift of Love, (also known as “Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire), words: Hal H. Hopson, music: trad. English melody, adapt. by Hal Hopson. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“Spirit of Life by Carolyn McDade, harm. Grace Lewis-McLaren, choral arrangement by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

“Gabriel’s Oboe by Ennio Morricone. (David Watkins, cello & Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP Song #888271016 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“An Maigdean Ceannsa (The Gentle Maiden), trad. Irish tune. (Linus Plohr, violin). Tune Public Domain, video used by permission.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

“Spilling the Light from Spilling The Light: Meditations on Hope and Resilience by Theresa I. Soto. Permission granted by the UUA.

The Party from Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents. Permission granted by the author, Sarah Conover.

“A Blessing for Risk-Takers and Failures by Robin Tanner. Permission granted by UUA (UUA Worship Web).

Sermon Resources:

My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem

Headspace App for meditation, sleep and movement

Center For Engaged Compassion,

http://www.centerforengagedcompassion.com/

out of the Claremont School of Theology.

Frank Roger’s book, Practicing Compassion Dynamic Neural Retraining System, Instructional Online Course

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for August is the Los Alamos Family Council.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Sonya Sukalski, Guest Speaker

Rebecca Howard, Worship Associate

Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music

Yelena Mealy, piano

David Watkins, cello

Linus Plohr, violin

UU Virtual Singers: Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Mary Billen, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Jenni Gaffney, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn

Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell, AV techs

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Presented by Rev. Joel Miller, Guest Speaker

“There are some moments when I get lost in resentment toward others — I can tell because I feel like I’m covered in fish guts. I’m grateful that I have a way to get past those moments and reconnect with my life, with others, and with the world.”

The Rev. Joel Miller is currently the Interim Minister at All Souls Unitarian Church in Indianapolis. Since his graduation from Starr King School for the Ministry in 1991, Joel’s ministry has included opening and serving the Columbine UU church in Littleton, CO, for 7 years, serving as senior minister in Buffalo, NY, for 11 years, and serving as interim minister for 5 different UU congregations since 2011. He is an Accredited UUA Interim Minister and is also accredited as a Professional Transition Specialist by the Interim Ministry Network.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“North Cape by Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream BMI song #29148068 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“Come, Come, Whoever You Are, words: adapt. from Rumi, music: Lynn Adair Ungar. (Vocalists Jess Huetteman, Chelsea Sardoni, and Morayo Akande). Used by permission.

“The Lone, Wild Bird, words: H.R. MacFayden, tune: from William Walker’s Southern Harmony, based on harm. by Thomas Somerville, adapt, arr. & new material by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UCLA Virtual choir; Wade Wheelock, violin; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director & piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

“For All That Is Our Life, words: Bruce Findlow, music: Patrick L. Rickey. (Jess Huetteman, vocals and piano). Song and video used by permission.

“Epiphany by Do Hyung Kwon, Si-Hyuk Bang, and Soo Hyun Park, arr. by Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #895506768 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“Romanza in C Major by Ferdinand Praeger. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770*

OTHER NOTES

*Opening words by Lyn Cox

*Spoken and Silent Meditation by Wayne Arnason

Time for All Ages: The Story of Jonah (public domain)

Reading: “Against Dying (poem), from Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar, Alice James Books, 2017. (Used with permission)

Chalice Lighting and Benediction by Joel Miller

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for August is the Los Alamos Family Council.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Joel Miller, Guest Speaker

Anne Marsh, Worship Associate

Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music

Kathy Gursky, viola

UU Virtual Singers: Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn

Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell, AV techs

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In a dominant culture that fetishizes crime and punishment while remaining apathetic to the failures of the penal system, our Unitarian Universalist theologies remind us that we can rely on deeper truths of goodness and mercy that still hold each of us accountable in and to the interdependent web of life.

Rev. Allison Farnum is the Minister and Director at the Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois, a statewide ministry that focuses on equipping UU’s to in Illinois to transform institutions and support people harmed by the prison industrial complex. An affiliated community minister with 2U, Rev. Allison lives in Evanston, IL and is loving partner to Andy and mother of their two children Joey (4) and Charlotte (7). For more information about UUPMI, please visit www.uupmi.org

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at: office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

Courante from Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 by J.S. Bach. (Ursula Coe, cello). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“I Wish I Knew How by Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas, arr. by Mary Allen Walden. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of UUA.
“Comfort Me by Mimi Bornstein-Doble. (Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of UUA.
“Psalm 23, official hand drawn lyric video by Tamara Lebak from The Psalms Project, vol. 1. (Tamara Lebak, vocals and acoustic guitar & Bonnie Lebak, cajon). Used by permission of Tamara Lebak.
“Tango Para Ilaria from Two Tangos for Solo Cello by Carter Brey. (Ursula Coe, cello). Permission to stream BMI song #16315445 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

Chalice Lighting by Rev. Bill Neely and Patrick Webb. Used by permission.
Prayer and Meditation by Rev. Allison Farnum. Used by permission.
“Hey, Ain’t That Good News by John Corrado. Used by permission of UUA WorshipWeb. https://www.uua.org/worship/words/reading/183438.shtml
Excerpt from No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are by Jack Kornfield, Atria Books, ISBN13: 9781451693706. Fair Use.

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for August is the Los Alamos Family Council.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Allison Farnum, Guest Speaker
Patrick Webb, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Ursula Coe, cello
Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar
UU Virtual Singers: Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Mary Billen, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Jenni Gaffney, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn
Mike Begnaud, Rick Bolton, and Renae Mitchell, AV techs

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As humans, we crave togetherness with others. But the key to the happiest relationships (as well as peace within oneself) is learning how to hold healthy boundaries and differentiate between what is our responsibility and what is the responsibility of others. Come hear what Dr. Murray Bowen and Johnny Castle from Dirty Dancing can teach us about this liberating skill.

The Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist and a student and teacher of Bowen Family Systems Theory. She has served Live Oak UU Church in Austin, TX since 2014, following ministry at the First UU Church of Houston, and the Church of the Larger Fellowship. Her parents lived in Edgewood, NM, for many years, and she dearly misses visits there to load up on roasted green chiles and biscochitos, and to answer “Christmas!” when ordering dinner.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book: Virtual Prayer Book

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Danses by J. Guy Ropartz. (Anna Batista, oboe & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.

“This Little Light of Mine, African American spiritual. (Tina DeYoe, vocals & Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals and piano). Used by permission.

“To See a World, words: William Blake; music: Norwegian tune, arr. Edvard Grieg. (UU Virtual Singers with Yelena Mealy, piano; Anne Marsh, reciter; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) NASA photographs Public Domain. Video used by permission.

“Romanzen, Op. 94, #1. Nicht schnell by Robert Schumann. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.

“From All the Fret and Fever of the Day, words: Monroe Beardsley, music: Cyril V. Taylor. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream the music of song #101164 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“Pastorale by J. Guy Ropartz. (Anna Batista, oboe & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

OTHER NOTES

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for August is the Los Alamos Family Council.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Joan Fontaine Crawford, Guest Speaker

Anne Marsh, Worship Associate

Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music

Yelena Mealy, piano

Anna Batista, oboe

Tina DeYoe, vocals

Kathy Gursky, viola

UU Virtual Singers: Alissa Grissom, Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn

Mike Begnaud, Rick Bolton, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

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Balancing work and rest today often looks like squeezing in some down-time whenever work allows for that. Ancient ones had different ideas though, and their wisdom and discipline can help us find balance and joy today. Why is rest as important as work for our relationships, our happiness, and our spirits?

Our guest speaker, the Rev. Bill Neely, is in his 11th year of ministry with the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, having previously served congregations in Detroit and near Memphis. He attended seminary at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago. He currently lives in Hamilton, NJ, with his wife, three kids, and cat, where he enjoys running, reading, spending time at the beach, and watching most sports.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Chimes of Freedom by Bob Dylan. (Aaron Anderson, piano). Permission to stream SESAC song #515725 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“When the Summer Sun Is Shining, words: Sydney Henry Knight, music from The Southern Harmony, 1855. (Wade Wheelock, violin). Song Public Domain, video used by permission.
“Find a Stillness, words: Carl G. Seaburg, music: Transylvanian hymn tune, harmony: Larry Philips. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
“Come, O Sabbath Day, words: after Gustav Gottheil, music: A.W. Binder. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission.
“Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and Peoples), Op. 15, Nr. 1 by Robert Schumann. (Aaron Anderson piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“Loch Lomond, trad. Scottish tune, arr. Aaron Anderson. (Alanna Anderson, cello & Aaron Anderson, piano.) Used by permission.
“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

OTHER NOTES

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for August is the Los Alamos Family Council.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Bill Neely, Guest Speaker
Patrick Webb, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Aaron Anderson, piano
Alanna Anderson, cello
Kathy Gursky, viola
Yelena Mealy, piano
UU Virtual Singers: Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn
Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

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Throughout this pandemic, the lesson that keeps showing up in my life and maybe yours too, is to pause. There is wisdom in pausing during a traumatic pandemic year. There is wisdom in pausing and lessons in patience throughout the healing process. There is wisdom in pausing when it comes to determining what is best for your personal learning, growth, and moving forward. There is also wisdom in the pause when we look at collective healing. Let’s explore how a simple pause makes a difference in our personal lives and how these same pauses can be applied to our collective and communal lives.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Here I Am to Listen by Frances Matthews. (Jenni Gaffney, vocals & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
“Spirit of Life by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
“Comfort Me by Mimi Bornstein-Doble. (Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
“Song of the Valley, music by Christine Smellow, video of Olympic National Park’s Hurricane Ridge by John McKenzie. (Christine Smellow, piano). Used by permission.
“The Climb by Jessica Alexander and Jon Mabe. (Tina DeYoe, vocals & Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals and piano). Permission to stream BMI song #10438166 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Pause by Mike and Mix’alh Adams. (Synth trumpet, guitar, programming, and mixing by Mix’alh Adams; Mike Adams, electric bass). Used by permission.
“Sitting on the Dock of the Bay by Stephen Lee Cropper and Otis Redding. (Mix’alh Adams, electric guitar & Mike Adams, electric bass.) Permission to stream BMI song #898382273 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. Video slideshow created by Tina DeYoe. Used by permission.
“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

“Respect the Light by Charles A. Forest. Used by permission.

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for July is Tewa Women United.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Tina DeYoe, Guest Speaker and Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Jamie Cullhost, Worship Associate
Erin Green, Guest Speaker
Chuck Forest, Chalice Lighting Words
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Jenni Gaffney, vocals
Kathy Gursky, viola
Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar
Mix’alh Adams, electric guitar & Mike Adams, electric bass
UU Virtual Singers: Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn
Mike Begnaud, Rick Bolton, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

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When we are young we think we have to figure out what we want to become, but becoming is something we do from the moment we are born until our last day on earth. We can’t control the future, but we can control our intentionality around what we become.

Jenny McCready returns as our visiting worship leader from Lakewood, Colorado. She is in the last stages of pursuing fellowship with the UUA and hopes to be an ordained UU minister by the end of the year.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

MUSIC CREDITS

“You That Have Spent the Silent Night, words: George Gascoigne, music: Nikolaus Herman, harmony: J.S. Bach. (UU Virtual Singers with Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
“Just as Long as I Have Breath, music: Johann G. Ebeling, harmony rev. John Edwin Giles. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission.
“For the Earth Forever Turning (aka “Blue Green Hills of Earth) by Kim Oler, arr. by Nick Page. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream song #27231 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
“I Know This Rose Will Open by Mary E. Grigolia. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
Three traditional Irish reels: “Drowsy Maggie, “The Cabin Hunter, and “The Wind Shakes the Barley. (Patrick Webb, fiddle) Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“The Buzzard, trad. fiddle tune. (Patrick Webb, fiddle). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“The Way, text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

Prayer/Meditation: “Be The Blessing You Already Are by Rev’s John Gibb Millspaugh and Sarah Gibb Millspaugh*
Time for All Ages: There by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, read on Bookishlicious Chamber website; published by Roaring Book Press. Used with permission from Macmillan Press for read aloud purposes.
Reading: excerpt from Women Out of Order by Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner (Fair Use)
“Becoming Ourselves by Rev. Amanda Poppei from Braver/Wiser*

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for July is Tewa Women United.

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Jenny McCready, Guest Speaker
Sue Watts, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, piano
Patrick Webb, fiddle
UU Virtual Singers: Nina Lanza, Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn
Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

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Presented by Mix’alh Adams, and Mike Adams

What is July 4? For many, it is a chance to see family, fireworks, and celebrate our independence from the British crown, or more generally to revel in patriotic sentiment. However, if we look just under the surface, the US’ 4th of July might mean many things to many people, some good, some bad, and some contradictory. Join Mix’alh Adams, and Mike Adams for the church’s first in-person service since the great 2020 pandemic arrived.

Mix’alh and Mike are Indigenous North Americans, they are Lil’wat people from the area near Whistler, BC, Canada. Both grew up in the USA, but have fostered relationships with their Canadian family. Mike works in National Security, and Mix’alh considers himself a modern socialist. Come explore the 4th of July, this year, with Mix’alh and Mike.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if youd like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

MUSIC CREDITS

“We Gather Together, words: Dorothy Caiger Senghas and Robert E. Senghas, music: Adrian Valeriuss Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck, arr. Edward Kremser. (UU Virtual Singers with Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Used by permission.

“Soon the Day Will Arrive, words: Ehud Manor, music: Nurit Hirsch. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission.

“Break Not the Circle, words: Fred Kaan, music: Thomas Benjamin. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Music used by permission.

“O Liberating Rose, words: Mark L. Belletini, music: Larry Phillips. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission.

“The Democratic Hornpipe, trad. American. (Wade Wheelock, violin). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.

“This Is What Democracy Looks Like, a rally-ready protest chant, with additional lyrics by Elizabeth Alexander. (Twin Cities Justice Choir). Used by permission.

“The Way, words: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Used by permission.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

Chalice Lighting by Oberlin UU Fellowship, Oberlin, OH. Used by permission, from UUA Worship Web.

Excerpt from “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglas, July 1852, Rochester.

“Fire, Water, Truth and Falsehood An Ethiopian tale, retold by Heather Forest in Wisdom Tales from around the World (Little Rock, ARK: August House, Inc., 1996). Used by permission, from UUA Tapestry of Faith

Slide with quote by George Odell. Used by permission, from UUA Worship Web.

“Be True, Be Well, Be Loving by Cynthia Landrum. Used by permission, from UUA Worship Web.

“It Matters What We Believe by Sophia Lyons Fahs. Permission granted for worship use.

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for July is Tewa Women United:

https://tewawomenunited.org

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Mike Adams & Mixalh Adams, Guest Speakers

Rebecca Howard & Jamie Cullhost, Worship Associates

Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education

Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music

Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano

Wade Wheelock, violin

UU Virtual Singers: Jenni Gaffney, Alissa Grissom, Nina Lanza, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Mary Billen, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn with Yelena Mealy, piano

Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, and Rick Bolton AV techs

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There’s a good reason this topic just won’t go away and can’t get solved: it involves a clash of two fundamental human rights. That makes discussion, debate, and legislation really hard. Understanding this is crucial to any hope we might have of civic peace and social justice.

The Rev. Christine Robinson was the senior minister at First Unitarian in Albuquerque for 28 years until her retirement four years ago. Christine estimates that she has been a guest speaker in Los Alamos 30 times in those years, and we’re delighted to welcome her back for #31!

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

Concerto in G minor for Two Cellos, RV 531 by Antonio Vivaldi. (Ursula Coe and Dana Winograd, cellos & Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“Come, Thou Fount, words: Robert Robinson, Eugene B. Navias, music: John Wyeth, Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, arr. Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals & piano). Used by permission.
“Winds Be Still, music: Samuel Sebastian Wesley. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“Comfort Me by Mimi Bornstein-Doble. (Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar and Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
“Sally’s Pigeons by Cyndi Lauper and Mary Chapin Carpenter. (Maura Taylor, vocals & Tyler Taylor, acoustic guitar). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Song without Words, Op. 102, No. 4 by Felix Mendelssohn. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“As We Leave This Friendly Place, words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Words and music Public Domain, video used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

Time for All Ages: “Free and Responsible Thinking, by Christine Robinson
Reading from “Leeches, Lye and Spanish Fly, by Kate Manning (NY Times January 21, 2013), with statistics from The Guttmacher Institute “Facts on Induced Abortion (fair use)
Photographs of women from Unsplash; used with permission.

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for June is JJAB (Juvenile Justice Advisory Board)

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Christine Robinson, Guest Speaker
Anne Marsh, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Ursula Coe and Dana Winograd, cellos
Yelena Mealy, piano
Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar
Maura Taylor, vocals & Tyler Taylor, acoustic guitar
UU Virtual Singers: Jenni Gaffney, Alissa Grissom, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Mary Billen, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn
Mike Begnaud, Rick Bolton, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

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Rev. Jake Morrill, Guest Speaker | Felicia Orth, Worship Associate

American physicist Alvin Weinberg was Director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as well as a thoughtful amateur philosopher on the implications of his own work. One of the ways he made sense of his involvement in the development of nuclear weapons was to propose the concept of “The Sanctification of Hiroshima.” Guest preacher Jake Morrill has served the UU congregation in Oak Ridge for almost twenty years, and knew Dr. Weinberg personally. This morning, he’ll share Weinberg’s concept as an invitation to reflect religiously upon the legacy of nuclear weapons.

Since 2003, Jake Morrill has served as Lead Minister of the Oak Ridge UU Church in East Tennessee. A licensed therapist and former Chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserve, he is Associate Faculty at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. He and his wife, Molly, have two school-age children, three cats, and a dog.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Blowin’ in the Wind by Bob Dylan. (Tina DeYoe, vocals & ukulele). Permission to stream SESAC song # 514662 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“Be Thou My Vision, trad. Irish melody. (Wade Wheelock, violin). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“The Lone Wild Bird, words: H.R. MacFayden, tune: from William Walker’s Southern Harmony, based on harm. by Thomas Somerville, adapt, arr. & new material by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director and piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
“Spirit of Life by Carolyn McDade, harm. by Grace Lewis-McLaren, choral arr. by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director & piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
“Song of Hope for 2021 by Christine Smellow. (Christine Smellow, piano; images by Christine Smellow and Helen Nissani). Used by permission.
“Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D. 343 by Franz Schubert. (Valerie Collins, flute and Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“As We Leave This Friendly Place, words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Words and music Public Domain, video used by permission.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

OTHER NOTES

“A Symbol of Learning and Love by Elizabeth Harding*

“The Breath of Life Is Not Mine Alone by Kristen L. Harper*

*permission granted through the UUA

Transition Photos by Felicia Orth. They were taken by her during the “Infinity Mirrors” exhibition of the work of Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama (間彌生), born March 22, 1929.

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for June is JJAB (Juvenile Justice Advisory Board).

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. Jake Morrill, Guest Speaker
Felicia Orth, Worship Associate
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education & musician
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Valerie Collins, flute & Yelena Mealy, piano
UU Virtual Singers: Jenni Gaffney, Alissa Grissom, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Mary Billen, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn with Yelena Mealy, piano
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

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In Paulo Coelho’s novel, Brida, the main character says, “I’m afraid of committing myself. Coelho writes, “She wanted to follow all possible paths and so ended up following none. How can making commitments help us focus and keep us on the paths we choose to travel? Is it better to commit to the wrong thing than commit to nothing?

Jenny McCready is our visiting worship leader from Lakewood, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, her hometown. She just completed seminary at Meadville Lombard Theological School (Rev. John’s alma mater) and is in discernment about her next steps into chaplaincy or parish ministry. She is in the last stages of pursuing fellowship with the UUA and hopes to be an ordained UU minister by the end of the year. Jenny has four biological children (Devon 21, Grainne 17, Conall 13, and Cliodna 11), and has become a mother to her fiance’s 7 year old, Kyle as well. Jenny and Jason plan to be married this summer and continue to live in Lakewood with most of their combined collection of offspring, and a pet menagerie of three dogs, two rabbits and a pig named Maisy. Any moments that Jenny is not studying and working, you will find her learning to play her new banjo and hiking in the foothills. Jenny and Jason love New Mexico and visited UULA during the summer of 2019. She is excited to be back and nurture her connection with our UULA community.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

Two traditional Irish tunes: “Chattering Magpie and “Lark in the Morning. (Patrick Webb, fiddle). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“Woyaya by Loughty Amoa, Solomon Amarfino, Robert M. Bailey, Roy Bedeau, Francis T. Osei, Whendell K. Richardson, and Mac Tonoh. Video produced and recorded for Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse (UUCP) in Moscow, ID. (Paul Thomspon: bass, vocals, programming, editing; Susan Thompson: vocals; Sam Welsh: keyboards.) Song and video used by permission.
“Voice Still and Small by John Corrado. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
“Spirit of Life by Carolyn McDade, harm. by Grace Lewis-McLaren. (Kathy Gursky, viola and Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
“Move On” from Sunday in the Park with George by Stephen Sondheim. Video used by permission; produced by the music ministry of Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO. Laura Lizut, soprano; Rev. Keith Arnold, Minister of Music, JUC, tenor; Adam Revell, pianist. Permission to stream ASCAP song #430355681 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“How Can I Keep from Singing by Robert Lowry. Music arranged, orchestrated, produced, and mixed by Adam & Matt Podd. Video produced and edited by Joe Gabriel. Additional audio editing from Jonnie Dredge. (The Podd Brothers, piano; instrumentalists and singers from Grace Chorale of Brooklyn, First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn, and First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn). Used by permission.
“As We Leave This Friendly Place, words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Words and music Public Domain, video used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

Words accompanying chalice lighting by Rev. Leslie Takahashi: used with permission

Excerpt from Paul Rasor’s Faith Without Certainty Skinner House Books, UUA used with permission from UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for June is JJAB (Juvenile Justice Advisory Board)

100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Jenny McCready
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Tina DeYoe, Director of Religious Education
Sue Watts, Worship Associate
Patrick Webb, fiddle
Kathy Gursky, viola
UU Virtual Singers: Jenni Gaffney, Alissa Grissom, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Mary Billen, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn with Yelena Mealy, piano
Mike Begnaud, Rick Bolton, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

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News reports, social media and communications with family, friends and even strangers have been rife with malicious, harsh, judgmental, and unkind exchanges. Susan Gisler will be exploring some thoughts about skillful ways of speech that have come from the Buddhist tradition as well as recent works that deal with non violent communication. Can observing and changing our own speech habits be part of a practice that leads to a more compassionate world?

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.

Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Gravy Waltz by Steve Allen and Ray Brown. (Aaron Anderson, keyboard). Permission to stream BMI song #370070290 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“We Would Be One, words: Samuel Anthony Wright, music: Jean Sibelius, arr. Eli Sauls. (Eli Sauls, vocals, guitar, and video editing). Used by permission.
“Spirit of Life by Carolyn McDade, harm. by Grace Lewis-McLaren, choral arr. by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
“Blackberry Blossom, trad. fiddle tune. (Joy Charles, cello & Aaron Anderson, piano.) Used by permission.
“Sound Over All Waters, words: John Greenleaf Whittier, alt., music: Welsh melody from John Roberts’s Caniadau y Cyssegr, arr. Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano & vocals). Used by permission.
“As We Leave This Friendly Place. words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. From Chorale 38. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

Reading: from “Say what you Mean by Oren Jay Sofer.

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for June is Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB). We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Susan Gisler, Guest Speaker
Jamie Cull-Host, Worship Associate
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Aaron Anderson, piano
Joy Charles, cello
UU Virtual Singers: Jenni Gaffney, Alissa Grissom, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Mary Billen, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn with Yelena Mealy, piano
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, and Rick Bolton, AV techs

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I like The Lion King, The Monkey King, and Horton the elephant. These stories tell me about humans. When I compare the stories with the real animals, I learn even more about humans. As a child, I learned from my friend Nellie, the elephant who lived across the street from my childhood home in South Africa, and I wonder why there is not a story about The Elephant Queen.

Mike McNaughton was born in South Africa and has lived and worked in many places in Africa and Asia. He has been a member of our church for more than 40 years.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

If you would like to submit a joy or sorrow to be read during next week’s service, we invite you to write it in our Virtual Prayer Book.For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346.Connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? While our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is on sabbatical, contact our office administrator at office@uulosalamos.org.

MUSIC CREDITS

“Turn the World Around by Harry Belafonte. (Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals & piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #2913155 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place by Joyce Poley, arr. Lorne Kellett. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
“Come, Come, Whoever You Are, words: adapt. from Rumi, music: Lynn Adair Ungar. (Vocalists Jess Huetteman, Chelsea Sardoni, and Morayo Akande). Used by permission.
“L’Éléphant from “Le Carnaval des Animaux, R.125 by Camille Saint-Saëns. (JeeYeon Plohr & Tate Plohr, 4-hands piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
“Baby Elephant Walk by Hal David & Henry Mancini. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #320113695 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“As We Leave This Friendly Place. words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. From Chorale 38. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

OTHER NOTES

Reading: “The Guest House, by Jalal ad-Din Mohammad Rumi, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson. Public domain.

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for May is Espanola Pathways Shelter.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Mike McNaughton, Guest Speaker
Anne Marsh, Worship Associate
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Tate Plohr & JeeYeon Plohr, piano
UU Virtual Singers: Jenni Gaffney, Alissa Grissom, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Mary Billen, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn with Yelena Mealy, piano
Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

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