SUNDAY SERVICE
Onsite and Online ~ 10 am
Grenda David
Beyond Cookbooks & Flowers:
Why Mother’s Day Matters More Than Ever in this Election Year
Every day women in America created Mother’s Day not simply to honor women, but to unify and empower women to make social justice change. Let’s step back in time together to revisit the origins of Mother’s Day to reflect on how unstoppable we can be when united behind our determination to create a just and loving world. Along the journey, we will hear from celebrated spoken word poets who offer inspiration and celebration of women. Grenda will share from her own life experiences as a woman and mother and offer a call to action and share ways to make our collective voices matter in this election year.
Month Theme – Pluralism
Welcome – Grenda David
Opening Spoken Word Poem: Maya Angelou recites her poem, ”Still I Rise” [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qviM_GnJbOM
Introduction – Claudia Barton
Call to Worship – Grenda David
Chalice Lighting – Claudia Barton
Opening Hymn – #Hymn 170 “We Are A Gentle, Angry People”
Time for All Ages – Introduced by Grenda David, “The Voice That Won the Vote: How One Woman’s Words Made History”, written by Elisa Boxer and Illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger,
[Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18wglVTMsu4
Manna Collection – Grenda David
Announcements – Claudia Barton
Singing Our Children Out – Grenda David & Anthony Concepcion
Offering Music – Women of the World presents “Bread and Roses”, based on the poem by James Oppenhain published in 1911. This version is based on the melody written by Margarita Mimi Baez Fariña in 1974.
[Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94mSln34ZwA
Receiving the Offering – Grenda David
Joys and Sorrows – You may write your Joys and Sorrows in the chatbox during the service if you are online. If you are in person please fill out an index card. You can also email your joys or concerns during the week to
worship@chaliceuu.org
Time of Meditation – Grenda David
Meditation Poem – Amena Brown shares the spoken word poem, “For the Women” [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKk12eiUnmI
Meditation Hymn – Hymn # 396 – “I Know This Rose Will Open”
Spoken Word Poem – Sara Kay titled, “If I Had a Daughter.”
[Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0snNB1yS3IE
Sermon – “Beyond Cookbooks & Flowers: Why Mother’s Day Matters More than Ever in this Election Year” – Grenda David
Closing Hymn – Hymn #131 “Love Will Guide Us”
Benediction – Grenda David
Extinguishing the Chalice – Grenda David
Closing Words – Grenda David
Postlude – Anthony Concepcion