Please join us at 10 AM this Sunday on the UUFEC Facebook Page and on the UUFEC website to watch a recorded message from the Reverend Beth Dana, Associate Minister at the First UU Church of Dallas. The title of the sermon is “UUs and the Afterlife,” prerecorded on 9.01.19. “Afterlife and its mysteries explored”

Order of Service October 4

Speaker : The Reverend Beth Dana, Associate Minister at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas:

Title of Sermon: “UUS and the Afterlife.” First recorded on 9.01.19.

ORDER OF SERVICE

Opening Hymn #145 “As Tranquil Streams,” sung by the Community Church Chapel Hill UU Choir. Music Director Glenn Merhbach. Recorded May 3, 2020.

Welcome Words by Sharleenne Farley

Chalice Lighting “Until All Means All,” by Erika Hewitt; read by Sharleenne Farley

The chalice, as a symbol of Unitarian Universalism arose as a beacon of hope in an atmosphere of tyranny.
The chalice arose as a sign of promise
That the marginalized would neither be forgotten nor ignored,
Because they are beloved and precious from the perspective of the Holy.
This morning, we remember all of the people who have been told explicitly or implicitly, through police violence or government policy,
Through derision or dehumanization;
that they’re less than whole; anything less than beloved.
As we each light a chalice in our homes,
May we make of our lives a beacon: a symbol of our promise to draw the circle wide:
A sign that we will not rest until “all” means all. “

A Time for All Ages “Monkey,” told by Amy Weisberg. A Buddhist tale about a monkey commenting on the behavior of humans: their greed and desire for power.

Poem of Meditation: “Daily Poetry Readings #132: The Afterlife” written by Billy Collins and read by Dr. Lain McGilchrist.

Sermon: “UUs and the Afterlife,” by Reverend Beth Dana, Associate Minister at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas

Extinguishing the Chalice As We Go Forward By Cheryl Block; read by Sharleenne Farley
As we go forward
into this frightening, exhilarating,
confusing, miraculous world,
may we offer
our comfort to the afflicted
our love to those who are lonely
and our wish for all to be safe.

Closing Hymn “Shalom,” sung by Deborah Klinger and the Virtual Chamber Choir at the Community Church of Chapel Hill UU. Music director Glenn Merhbach.