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UCM 11-15-2020 Order of Service (Public)
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November 15, 2020, 10AM Eastern

Unitarian Church of Montpelier

A Unitarian Universalist Congregation

“This Scattered Light”

Surviving loss is part of the human endeavor. How do we find our way through the pain? How can the light get in?

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Welcome           Shalini Suryanarayana

Prelude    Healing Power

Composed and performed by Esme Beaudry

Opening Words     Bring your broken hallelujah here        Theresa I. Soto  

Song     Gather the Spirit, No. 347

Words and music by Jim Scott

  1. Gather the spirit, harvest the power.

Our separate fires will kindle one flame.

Witness the mystery of this hour.

Our trials in this light appear all the same.

Gather in peace, gather in thanks,

Gather in sympathy now and then.

Gather in hope compassion and strength

Gather to celebrate once again.

  1. Gather the spirit of heart and mind.

Seeds for the sowing are laid in store.

Nurtured in love and conscience refined,

With body and spirit united once more.

Gather in peace, gather in thanks,

Gather in sympathy now and then.

Gather in hope compassion and strength

Gather to celebrate once again.

  1. Gather the spirit, growing in all,

Drawn by the moon and fed by the sun.

Winter to Spring, and Summer to Fall,

The chorus of life resounding as one.

Gather in peace, gather in thanks,

Gather in sympathy now and then.

Gather in hope compassion and strength

Gather to celebrate once again.

Chalice Lighting    Shalini Suryanarayana with Joe, Ben, and Otis Loga 

Musical Interlude     Filled with Loving Kindness,  No. 1031  

Words: Traditional Buddhist Meditation; Adapted by Mark Hayes

Music: Ian W. Riddell  

Performed by the Chalice Choir, First Unitarian Church of Victoria

  1. May I be filled with loving kindness.  May I be well.

May I be filled with loving kindness.  May I be well.

May I be peaceful and at ease. May I be whole.

  1. May you be filled with loving kindness.  May you be well.

May you be filled with loving kindness.  May you be well.

May you be peaceful and at ease. May you be whole.

  1. May we be filled with loving kindness.  May we be well.

May we be filled with loving kindness.  May we be well.

May we be peaceful and at ease. May we be whole.i

Time of Meditation and Prayer          

Spoken Joys and Concerns     Rev. Joan Javier-Duval

Prayer     Verdis L. Robinson

Quiet Meditation    

Sung Response     Spirit of Life #123   Words and music by Carolyn McDade, born 1935, Performed by The Sassaman Family

Spirit of Life, come unto me.

Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion.

Blow in the wind, rise in the sea;

Move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice.

Roots hold me close; wings set me free;

Spirit of Life, come to me, come to me.

Reading   Where the Light Enters You, by Omid Safi

Omid Safi is a teacher committed to the intersection of liberation and spirituality. He teaches online at: https://www.illuminatedcourses.com.

Sermon     This Scattered Light     Rev. Joan Javier-Duval

Song     This Little Light of Mine #118

Words & music: African American spiritual        Kellie Walker Hart (live on piano and voice)

  1. This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. (3X)

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

  1. Ev’rywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine (3X)

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

  1. Building up a world, I’m gonna let it shine (3X)

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Invitation to Generosity    Shalini Suryanarayana

UCM Online Giving: https://ucmvt.breezechms.com/give/online

Unison Mission Statement and Chalice Extinguishing      

Shalini Suryanarayana

We welcome all

as we build a loving community,

to nurture each person’s spiritual journey,

serve human need,

and protect the Earth, our home.

Announcements    Verdis L. Robinson

Benediction        Rev. Joan Javier-Duval

Postlude     Prelude in F minor by J.S. Bach

Eliza Thomas, piano

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