March 24, 2024

March 24, 2024

Conquering Fear

What do you fear? In this service our guest minister, Rev. John, discusses real and perceived fears and why fear prevents us from creating a more just and equitable society for all. Rev. John T. Crestwell, Jr. is a called minister and Executive at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis. He began his ministry in Annapolis in 2009, and before that was minister of Davies Memorial UU in Camp Springs, MD 2003-2008.

Previously, Rev. John was an affiliated faculty professor at the UU seminary, Meadville Lombard Theological in Chicago; and also an adjunct professor at Potomac College in Washington, DC, teaching Comparative Religion, African American History, and Public Speaking.

He is author of the books, Conversations: The Hidden Truth That Keeps The World From Being At Peace, published in 2001; The Charge of the Chalice published in 2007, which tells the story of his first UU congregation’s growth in racial diversity, and You Were Made for so Much More: Interfaith Lessons to Transform our World, in 2016. Rev. John is also a contributing author in several Skinner House books. Rev. John is a mentor, singer, spiritual teacher, social justice advocate, and coach. He is married and has 5 grown children.

Order of Service:

Prelude: John O’Neill

Welcome: Daniel Cymbala, Worship Associate and Rev. Dr. Robin Tanner, Lead Ministry Team

Chalice Lighting: Daniel Cymbala, Worship Associate

Hymn #112 Do You Hear?: Jackie Jones

Candlelighting: Shawn Jordan (9:30) and Cathy Menendez (11), Chaplains

Music: “A Child is Born” by Thad Jones

Prayer: Rev. John

Testimonial: Stephanie Day Powell

Offertory: “Circle” by Cynthia Weil and Jud J. Friedman

Reading: Invictus, William Ernest Henley

Piano Interlude

Sermon: Conquering Fear, Rev. John Crestwell

Hymn #151 I Wish I Knew How

Benediction: Rev. John Crestwell

Postlude piano solo

Special thanks to everyone who made our service possible including:

Live Stream Technician: Will Cisco

Audio Tech: Henry McCann

Worship associate: Daniel Cymbala

Board Greeter: Kimi Nakata

Welcome Team: 9:30 Suzanne Wagner and Kathleen Leistikow; 11:00 Marty Rothfelder and Dick Muldoon

Virtual Usher: Pablo Vazquez