December 8, 2024

The Gifts of Presence

The world is swirling with unrest. How can being fully present help us when we'd rather look away? Join us this Sunday as Dr. Tuli leads the service, "The Gifts of Presence." Exploring the UU value of transformation, we take a closer look at how presence helps us build the strength to resist.

Program for children and youth: Programming for PreK - 5th grades is at 9:30 and 11 AM. Children begin in Fellowship Hall (lower level). Grades 6 and up meet at 6 PM.

Prelude: John O’Neill

Welcome: Wim Sweldens, Worship Associate 

Hymn #16 ‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple: Tami Petty and John O’Neill

Chalice Lighting: Wim Sweldens

Candlelighting: 9:30 ~ Shawn Jordan; 11:00 ~ Cathy Menendez Chaplains

Song: Keep on the Sunny Side by Ada Blenkhorn (1858–1927) and J. Howard Entwisle (1866–1903), Tami Petty

Meditation: Tuli Patel, Lead Ministry Team 

Hymn #1009 Meditation on Breathing: Tami Petty and John O’Neill

Testimony: Amanda Parrish Block, GRACE 

Offertory: (Tug) Open My Heart by Tami Petty

Sermon: The Gifts of Presence, Tuli Patel

Song: The Tide is Rising by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman & Yotam Schachter: Tami Petty and John O’Neill

Benediction: Tuli Patel

Postlude: John O’Neill