It’s been a rough year for freedom. It began in Minneapolis, where ordinary people braved sub-zero temperatures to support and protect their immigrant neighbors. They were met with bear spray and bullets, but they persisted. Many people have been out demonstrating for freedom this year, so our Labor Day theme this year of “Good Trouble” seems natural.

Special Music: #155 Circle Round for Freedom | Starr King Labor Chorus (Slide)

Announcements | Amy Pete

Welcome and Opening Words | Diane Meyerson and Bob Britton

Chalice Lighting | Rene G and René L Castle (Slide)

Land Acknowledgment | Amy Pete (Slide)

Call to Worship | Amy Pete (Slide)

Hymn: #118 This Little Light of Mine | Linli Wang (Slide)

Reading | Proof by Cornelius Eady | René L Castle

Poetry for All Ages | Dream of Freedom by Langston Hughes | Soren Salway

Singing Our Children Onward | Amy Pete (Slide)

Joys, Sorrows, & Gratitudes | Amy Pete

Moment of Silence

Music for Returning by Rev. Rebecca Parker | Linli Wang (Slide)

Reading | For Alex Jeffrey Pretti by Amanda Gorman | Bob Britton

Reading | Lorca by Joseph Fasano | Rev. Eric Meter

Hymn: #1028 The Fire of Commitment | Linli Wang (Slide)

Reading | The Poem with No End by Linda Hogan | Stephanie Smith

Reading | On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs by Renée Nicole Good | Terri Owen

Musical Interlude | Make Them Hear You by Lynn Ahrens and Steve Flaherty | Starr King Labor Chorus

Reading | For Renée Nicole Good by Amanda Gorman | Ann De Leon

Offertory | Faith in Action East Bay | Pastor Todd Benson

Benediction | Amy Pete (Slide)

Extinguishing the Chalice | Amy Pete (Slide)

Postlude: #170 We Are a Gentle, Angry People | Linli Wang (Slide)

Final Wave | Bob Britton