born from a continuous I don t know SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2017 We're not afraid to admit what we don't know. There's no shame in that. The only shame is to pretend that we have all the answers Neil degrasse Tyson from Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
ORDER OF SERVICE October 22, 2017 +Opening Music Across the Universe by John Lennon and Paul McCartney Opening Words Jay Leach, Minister +*Opening Song Come and Go With Me African American Spiritual arr. Kenny Smith Come and go with me to that land, Come and go with me to that land, Come and go with me to that land where I m bound. (where I m bound) (repeat) There ll be freedom in that land... There ll be justice in that land... There ll be singing in that land....
*Chalice Lighting Words +*Chorus Gathered Here Todd Willems, Lay Service Leader UUCC Board of Trustees Co-Chair by Philip A. Porter Gathered here in the mystery of the hour. Gathered here in one strong body. Gathered here in the struggle and the power. Spirit, draw near. Reading by Wendell Berry The Real Work in Standing by Words +*Song Where Do We Come From? by Paul Gaugin and Brian Tate Part #1: Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? Part #2: Where do we come from? Reading by Wisława Szymborska in her 1996 Nobel Lecture The Poet and the World
+*Song Where Do We Come From? by Paul Gaugin and Brian Tate Part #1: Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? Part #2: Where do we come from? Part #3: Mystery. Mystery. Life is a riddle and a mystery. Sermon born from a continuous I don t know A Time for Silent Reflection Musical Interlude Where Do We Come From? (reprise) by Paul Gaugin and Brian Tate Personal Reflection and Welcome Concerns of the Congregation
Meditation and Aspiration by Betye Saar, Artist s Statement, 1998 Curiosity about the unknown has no boundaries. Symbols, images, place and cultures merge. time slips away. The stars, the cards, the mystic vigil may hold the answers. By shifting the point of view an inner spirit is released. Free to create. Musical Offering Rotation by Michael Georgiades Down goes the daily sun Taking daylight with it when it's gone Longer shadows bend into the night Wait for morning to regain the light Sunrise, we do depend On the morning light as it ascends Brilliance from the dusk is born Into daylight that it now adorns Rotation, spinning, spinning 'round Rotation, power so profound Turning without sound I'm standing on the ground Spellbound
'Round and 'round we go Where we come from no one knows Time spins the karmic wheel Endless secrets waiting to reveal Inside where no one hears Silent hours take away the years Ticking seconds slowly fade away Come tomorrow to be yesterday Rotation, spinning, spinning 'round Love is how we came to be And only love will set us free Like a sailor sailin' on the sea Spinning wheels bring you back to me Rotation, spinning, spinning 'round Offering Words Music Learning to Fly by Michele McLaughlin
*An Affirmation of our Faith by Shelley Jackson Denham We believe in life, and in the strength of love... And in our search for peace, maybe we ll finally see: even to question truly is an answer. *Closing Song Come and Go With Me African American Spiritual arr. Kenny Smith Come and go with me to that land, Come and go with me to that land, Come and go with me to that land where I m bound. (where I m bound) (repeat) There ll be freedom in that land... There ll be justice in that land... There ll be singing in that land.... *Closing Words and Extinguishing the Chalice Closing Music New Hope Blues by George Winston
Notes John Herrick, Jay Leach, and Todd Willems contributed to the planning of this service. Our musicians include Rich Green on bass, Rob Katz on piano and vocals, Dave Lauderbaugh on electric guitar, Pete Moore on vocals, Ben Schomp on guitar and vocals and Patrick Sullivan on drums. Eddie Wielunski will be joining us on violin and Donna Fisher will be song leading. John Herrick plays the piano and organ. Ben Gatti, Fred Hutchinson and Phil Singer assist with A/V for today s services. Large print copies of the Order of Service and personal hearing assistance devices are available on the table at the entrance to the Sanctuary. The images displayed in today s service are all original art by UUCC member Sherry Sample. The flowers in the niche are in celebration of Autumn, from Marcia Vigil