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This Sunday's Service
September 20, 2026: Hope is Here
Maria Renner, Ministerial Intern
What does hope look like when life and the world around us remain uncertain? Together, we’ll explore how hope can coexist with grief, uncertainty, and difficulty, and consider where we might encounter it in unexpected places.
Order of Service
Our order of service is available both here on our website and in print.Ringing of the World Bell
Greeting
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
Congregational Prelude
#1000 Morning Has Come
Land Acknowledgement
Welcome & Announcements
Erica Whichello, Worship Associate (9:30 a.m.)
Sarah Barnett, Worship Associate (11:30 a.m.)
Lighting the Chalice Flame
Barbara Schwegman and Susan Swaney (9:30 a.m.)
Robin Boulding (11:30 a.m.)
Time for All Ages
Guy Loftman
Dr. Stephanie Kimball, Director of Lifespan Religious Exploration
Religious Exploration for Children:
Kids’ Club (grades 2-3) meet in Room 103 at 9:45 & 11:45 a.m.
Spirit Play (ages 4-6) meets in Room 105 at 9:45 & 11:45 a.m.
Explorers (grades 4-6) meet in Room 208 at 9:45 & 11:45 a.m.
Middle School (grades 7-8) meets in Room 210 at 11:45 a.m.
Children may be picked up at 10:45 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.
Musical Interlude
Ray Fellman, piano
Chalice Circle Facilitator's Promise
Jan Armstrong, Hilary Cannon Anderson, Sandy Churchill, Ian MacDonald, Celeste McGregor, Judy Ownes, Pat Slabach, Jenny Vessels, Janeth Welch, Amy Wolf
Pastoral Prayer and Meditation
Hymn
#1031 Filled With Loving Kindness
Dedication of Offering
This fiscal year, 25% of our non-pledge Sunday offerings will be donated to Farm to Family to support their SNAP matching program at the Bloomington Farm Stop Collective, which will expand access to local food by doubling SNAP benefits for eligible food items.
You can contribute to the basket online at this link, or pay your pledge online.
Offertory
Ray Fellman, piano
Introduction to the Gift of Music
Worship Associate
Gift of Music
“I Am Willing” by Holly Near
Soloists: MJ Wallaker, Hans Kelson, Sarah Montgomery
UUCB Choir
Susan Swaney, Director of Music
Sermon
Hope is Here
Maria Renner, Ministerial Intern
Closing Hymn
#1015 I Know I Can
