Draw the Circle Wide

Wouldn’t it be nice if life came with an instruction manual? Well, come to church this Sunday and get at least one chapter for your manual.

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: Keep Us Together by Yiruma; Sanctuary by John W. Thompson and Randy Scruggs
  • Ring Tibetan Bowl
  • Centering Music:
  • Opening Hymn: #1008, When Our Heart is in a Holy Place
  • Welcome
  • Chalice Lighting: Edwin Markham
  • Wisdom Tale: I Can Do Hard Things, Written by Gabi Garcis, Illustrated by Charity, Russell, Published by Skinned Knee Publishing and read by Tanya Webster
  • Sing the Children to their Classroom
  • Call to Worship: Heide Cottam
  • Hymn: #113, Where is Our Holy Church?
  • Land Acknowledgment
  • Wisdom Reading: Elementary Teacher Goes Viral for Kindness Rule
  • Prayer, Candles of Joys, Sorrows & Gratitude
  • Sung Prayer: Rev. Rebecca Parker
  • Sermon: “Draw the Circle Wide” Rev. Elizabeth Sollie
  • Hymn: #1060, As We Sing of Hope and Joy
  • Offertory
  • Shared Singing: Hymn #402, From You I Receive
  • Invitations
  • Hymn: #1028, The Fire of Commitment
  • Benediction: Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Clint Daniels, and Bobby Pinson
  • Extinguishing the Chalice 
  • Invitation and Final Wave
  • Postlude: Postlude IV by Hans Matthison-Hansen