Order of Service 10.16.22- THIS WEEK ONLINE ONLY

ONLINE SERVICE ONLY 

UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray

Woven in a Single Garment of Destiny

“Woven in a Single Garment of Destiny” is a full-length video worship service exploring and celebrating hallmarks of our Unitarian Universalist theology. We’re all connected: an interdependent whole. Therefore, says Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, “covenant is our religious response to our fundamental interdependence.” We make promises about how to be together, and how to be in the world. We also fall short of honoring those promises, inviting us to repair and strengthen the strands of community. The choice to mend broken strands of the web is an act of faithfulness. The liturgist for this service, Rev. Erika Hewitt, UUA Minister of Worship Arts, coordinated a wide range of worship and music leaders for you to enjoy—including original songs composed just for this service.

Gathering – Francisco Ruiz, instrumentalist and arranger

Opening Words – radical gratitude spell written (and adapted for this

service) by adrienne maree brown

Greeting – Erika Hewitt 

Chalice Lighting – Angeline Jackson 

Singing – “We’re All Connected,” written by Wendy Luella Perkins,

sung by Wendy Luella Perkins and Lea Morris

We’re all connected, bird, cloud and tree

We’re all connected, earth, wind and sea

Woven in a single garment of destiny

We’re all connected, breath, you and me

Learning through Conversation – Rayla & Sage Mattson; Rayla &

Bradshaw Mattson 

Homily, Part 1 –  Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray 

Learning through Conversation – Rayla & Sage Mattson; Rayla &

Bradshaw Mattson 

Homily, Part 2 – Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray 

Singing – “We’re All Connected,” written by Wendy Luella Perkins,

sung by Wendy Luella Perkins and Lea Morris 

Reading – “When Covenant Breaks” by Frances Koziar 

Holding Silence Erika Hewitt

Prayer of Connection – Erika Hewitt 

Hymn – “Just As Long As I Have Breath.” Lyrics by Alicia S. Carpenter, ©

1981; third verse translated by Francisco Ruiz. Used with

permission of the Estate of Alicia Carpenter. 

Just as long as I have breath, I must answer, “Yes,” to life;

though with pain I made my way, still with hope I meet each day.

If they ask what I did well, tell them I said, “Yes,” to life.

Just as long as vision lasts, I must answer, “Yes,” to truth;

in my dream and in my dark, always that elusive spark.

If they ask what I did well, tell them I said, “Yes,” to truth.

Mientras lata el corazón, debo decir “Sí” al amor;

me dolió la decepción, y aún así te dí el perdón.

Si preguntan qué hice bien, diles: Dijo “Sí” al amor.

Just as long as my heart beats, I must answer, “Yes,” to love;

disappointment pierced me through, still I kept on loving you.

If they ask what I did best, tell them I said, “Yes,” to love.

Chalice Extinguishing – Elizabeth Mount

Going Forth – Sarah Lenzi 

Postlude -“Love Is the Thread” written and performed by

Kaleidoscope: Natalie Fleury, Kurt Gaetano, Joel Harris,

Linda Meurer, Deb Ruesch, Andy Vrakas, and Daniel

Wiebe: members of Unitarian Universalist Church West

(UUCW) in Brookfield, WI. 

 

VERSE 1

Seeking, searching, wanting to belong

So they opened up the door

Watched the spark bring the flame to light

Then they knew at last that they were home

CHORUS

Love is the thread / The warp and the weft

That weaves all the world / Together

Love is the thread / In the tapestry of life

Woven through time /Together / Together…

VERSE 2

Life force, spirit, shimmering with light

A connected web of all

One alone a barely visible thread

Interwoven we all shine so bright

CHORUS

 

BRIDGE

Bring your gifts (bring your gifts)

Bring your strife (bring your strife)

With nothing to fear or hide

Bring your joys (all your joys)

Bring your light (shine your light)

All the parts of our lives / Together

GUITAR SOLO

VERSE 3

Meaning, justice, truth, diversity

They found a true community

We sing together to lift us all

And weave a world of harmony

CHORUS

Closing Credits

 

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