Welcome!

We are always delighted to welcome guests! If this is your first time visiting a Unitarian Universalist church or our congregation, here’s some idea of what to expect.

Order of Service

• Prelude
• Ring Tibetan Bowl
• Centering Music
• Opening Hymn: # 225, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
• Welcome
• Chalice Lighting: Rev Lisa Doege
• Advent Candle: Hope
• Wisdom Tale: I Hope  Monique Gray Smith (Author), Gabrielle Grimard (Illustrator), Orca Book (Publisher), Tanya Webster (Reader)
• Sing the Children to their Classroom
• Call to Worship: Arlen Goff
• Hymn: #331, Life Is the Greatest Gift of All
• Land Acknowledgment
• Homily: Rev. Elizabeth Sollie
• Prayer, Candles of Joys, Sorrows & Gratitude
• Sung Prayer: Rev. Rebecca Parker
• Reflection: Mileva Saulo Lewis
• Musical Offering: Grateful by John Bucchino, Linli Wang vocals and piano
• Offertory
• Shared Singing: Hymn #402, From You I Receive
• Invitations
• Hymn: #163, For the Earth Forever Turning
• Benediction: Saint Augustine
• Extinguishing the Chalice
• Invitation and Final Wave
• Postlude