August 20, 2023: The Legacy of Slavery
Participants in the Legacy Museum pilgrimage to Montgomery, AL, will share their experiences and reflections.
We will hear from Dr. Stephanie Kimball, Anabel Watson, and UUCB congregants Georgia Emmert, Judy Berkshire, Sandy Churchill, Denise Ogren, Harold Ogren, and Mary Beth O'Brien.
View the video archive of this service here:
Order of Service
Our order of service is available both here on our website and in print.Ringing of the World Bell
Prelude
Ray Fellman, Piano
Welcome & Announcements
Regina DiLavore
Member of the Board of Directors
Lighting the Chalice Flame
Stephanie Kimball
Lucas McNeil
Land Acknowledgement
Sandy Churchill
Opening Words
Judy Berkshire
Opening Hymn
#1020 “Woyaya”
Story
“Preparing for a Journey”
Stephanie Kimball and Mary Beth O’Brien
Religious Education for Children:
Ages 3-6 meet for Spirit Play in Youth Library (106)
Ages 7-12 meet for Kids' Club in Room 208
Children may be picked up at these rooms at 11:30 a.m.
Childcare is available from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Room 108.
Musical Interlude
“Von Fremden Ländern und Menschen (From Foreign Lands and People)” from “Kinderszenen Op. 15” by Robert Schumann
Ray Fellman, piano
Introduction
Stephanie Kimball
Reflection 1
Sandy Churchill
Reading
“And the World Keeps Spinning” by Clint Smith
Anabel Watson
Reflection 2
Harold Ogren
Reading
“When Standing in a Cabin at the Whitney Plantation”
by Clint Smith
Mary Beth O’Brien
Musical Interlude
Pastoral Prayer and Meditation
Stephanie Kimball
Offertory
“Träumerei (Dreaming)” from Kinderszenen Op. 15 by Robert Schumann
Ray Fellman, piano
During the Offertory, you are invited to silently light a candle to represent a joy or sorrow in your life.
You are invited to participate in this morning’s offering by contributing as the basket passes or online at uucb.churchcenter.com/giving. You may make a non-pledge gift or a contribution towards your annual pledge, or both, at that site. This fiscal year, 25% of our non-pledge Sunday offerings will be given to All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center, which provides cloth and disposable diapers/wipes, pregnancy tests, feeding supplies, and other essentials to families in need.
Reflection 3
Denise Ogren
Poem
“I Have the Names” by Judy Berkshire
Gift of Music
“Justice” by Rollo Dilworth, text by Paul Laurence Dunbar
UUCB Choir
Susan Swaney, Music Director
Reflection 4
Mary Beth O’Brien
Musical Interlude
Reflection 5
Anabel Watson
Invitation
Closing Hymn
#121 “Come Build a Land”
Extinguishing the Chalice Flame
“Within These Walls and Beyond” by Debra Burrell
Benediction
Choral Benediction
"Let Us Go Out" by Pam Blevins-Hinkle