SUNDAY SERVICE 

Onsite & Online ~  10 am 

Grenda David

The Many Ways of Being Human:

A Mother’s Day Reflection on Neurodiversity, Love, and Sacred Uniqueness

A Mother’s Day Reflection on Neurodiversity, Love, and Sacred Uniqueness

This Mother’s Day, we come together to honor the beautiful complexity of the human mind and the many ways we move through the world. Through story, song, and shared reflection, we’ll celebrate neurodiversity as a vital part of our collective wholeness. Grenda David will share her experience as the mother of a neurodivergent child, and how that journey has opened a deeper path toward love, connection, and inclusion. This gathering invites us to reflect on what it truly means to belong—and how embracing difference can expand our hearts and transform our communities.

Welcome – Grenda David

Introduction – Ayanna Gaines

Chalice Lighting – Ayanna Gaines

Opening Song – “A Place in the Choir”

Time for All Ages – “I Am Odd, I Am New” read by the author, Benjamin Giroux

[Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCRp4bId9p4

Manna Collection & Announcements – Ayanna Gaines

Singing the Children Out – Anthony Concepcion & Grenda David

Community Collection – Grenda David introduces our special collection for Autism Society of Ventura County as a sponsor for their upcoming Celebrating the Autistic Mind Art Show. 

Offering Music – “Ave Maria” by Frank Biebl sung by the Chalice Choir

Joys and Sorrows – If you are in person please fill out an index card. You can also email your joys or concerns during the week to jns@chaliceuu.org

Time of Meditation – Grenda David

Meditation Song – “I am Light”

Talk –  “The Many Ways of Being Human: A Mother’s Day Reflection on Neurodiversity, Love, and Sacred Uniqueness” – Grenda David

Closing Song – “Draw the Circle Wide” by Mark Miller and Gordon Light

Extinguishing the Chalice – Ayanna Gaines

Closing Words – Grenda David

Postlude – Anthony Concepcion