We are committed to being an antiracist, anti-oppressive congregation. We celebrate people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations. We honor our spiritual connection to the earth and all living things. 

Before the service: You may place a stone in water for the joys and sorrows in your heart. Please respect those seeking silence.

Opening Welcome/Announcements
Leslie Fabian, Worship Associate

Opening Greeting
Leslie Fabian

Call to Worship
Steve DeLaney, Guest Worship Leader

Lighting the Chalice
by Ilene Glasse
Leslie Fabian

We kindle light, and with it, possibility:
That we are more than the sum of our parts.
That the world is more than a problem to solve,
That illumination is more than simple flame.
We light the chalice and open to possibility.

Welcoming Words
by Samantha Wilson

Here at WUU, we practice being called.
We are called, in the words of Wendell Berry, 
to do something today “That does not compute.”
We are called to bring our attention
To the altar of unpredictable human
Relatedness.…imperfectly and together.

Opening Hymn
STJ #1003 “Where Do We Come From?”

Wisdom Story
“Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front,” by Wendell Berry
Leslie Fabian

Meditation & Prayer
Steve DeLaney

Words, Song, Silence
“Forget Your Perfect Offering”

Music for Candle Lighting
“Nostalgia,” by Yanni
Heidi Souza, piano

Blessing the Children
SLT #413 “Go Now in Peace,” by Natalie Sleeth (adapted)

Go now in peace, go now in peace.
May the Spirit of Love surround you
everywhere, everywhere you may go.

Sharing Our Gifts
Online Giving
Text-to-Give: 757-500-0688

In-Person Giving: Place offerings in the collection plates as they’re passed during the service. Please note that any checks placed in the collection plates or mailed to WUU should have the designated fund specified on the memo line. 

The collection this week goes to our General Operating Fund to help cover essential operating expenses, support staff and our many activities, and fund the music that brings us so much joy on Sunday mornings. A recorded contribution to the General Operating Fund also fulfills the annual financial contribution requirement for WUU membership (WUU Bylaws). Thank you for your support!

Offertory Music
Intermezzo in C, Opus 119, No. 3: Grazioso e giocoso, by Johannes Brahms
Heidi Souza, piano

Reflection/Sermon
“Let Me Ask You Something: A Spiritual Practice of Questions”
Steve DeLaney

Closing Hymn
STJ #1057 “Go Lifted Up”

Extinguishing the Chalice
by Irene Glasse
Leslie Fabian

As we extinguish our chalice, 
May we remember
The flame of life in all things,
The bright center of our planet,
The star that lights our world,
And the way those points of brightness
Connect within us, and within all things.
May we carry the light;
May we share it freely;
May we find it everywhere.

Closing Words/Benediction
Steve DeLaney

Postlude
“Sailing Through Clouds,” by Florence B. Price (composed in 1927)
Heidi Souza, piano

Recess

SLT=Gray Hymnal | STJ=Teal Hymnal

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