Today we honor the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  It was a courageous, bold, unique, and daring experiment in governance; an act for which they could have been tried for treason and died.  Join us as we explore this experiment: its origins, complexities, compromises, promise, and uniqueness. When Benjamin Franklin was asked, “Tell me sir, do we have a monarchy or a Republic. ”To which Franklin replied, “A Republic, if you can keep it.”  How do we, 250 years later, 2026, as Unitarian Universalists and as citizens of this Republic, repair and rebuild the Republic?

 

Centering Music, Welcoming Chime | Marilyn and Lea

Announcements  | Marilyn

Introit: # 115 SLT, God of Grace and God of Glory | Lea 

Opening Words | Ben

Call to Worship  |  Mileva

Land Acknowledgment  |  Marilyn 

Chalice Lighting | Mileva

Hymn: My Country ‘Tis of Thee | Lea

Wisdom Tale –  Something, Someday  | Mileva and Lea 

Singing Our Children Onward  

Joys, Sorrows, & Gratitudes | Mileva and Marilyn

Moment of Silence

Music for Returning  | Lea  

Readings  |  Glen Jacob and René Castle

Musical Interlude  |  Lea

Sermon  |  Mileva

Hymn: America The Beautiful | Lea  

Offertory | Marilyn 

Hymn: # 121 SLT We’ll Build a Land | Lea 

Benediction | Mileva

Extinguishing the Chalice | Mileva  

Postlude: Battle Hymn of the Republic

Final Wave | Mileva