Bread and Roses
Sunday, November 12, 2023 – 10 a.m.
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“Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.” ― Charles Dickens in Oliver Twist
WELCOME — Rev. Bromleigh McCleneghan
A MOMENT FOR ENLISTMENT — Diana Tonnessen and Pradeep Kumar
PRELUDE — “For the Beauty of the Earth” 19th century hymn ― offered by Carl Carter, Ewan Johnson, Brian Martin, and David Martin, trumpets
INVOCATION — “How Naive I Have Been” by Sierra DeMulder ― offered by Suzanne Stapleton
Our midwife told us to have
a song ready to sing just in case
our daughter needs resuscitation
after birth. A song to call her in
while they work the physical:
the new and hesitant muscle, lungs
delicate as orchids. She said
it should be a song our baby knows,
heard before from inside
the softened bower,
sifted through skin like sunlight
sinking to the bottom of a pond.
How naive I have been—the many
times I have said, art saves lives
and never meant like this.
OPENING SONG ― “For the Beauty of the Earth”
TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN and BIRTHDAYS — “Something, Someday” by Amanda Gorman ― offered by Meaghan Bonnaghan
INTERLUDE — Phillip Herr-Klepacki
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE — Rev. Talia Raymond
THE DISCIPLES’ PRAYER — by Rev. M. Jade Kaiser, from enfleshed
Please join in praying together:
Mother of us all,
who dwells within and beyond,
Sacred is your name.
May your holy vision for collective flourishing
come to fruition among us.
May your dreams of justice, love, compassion, and connection be enfleshed on earth.
Provide us today with what we need to be nourished in body, soul, and heart.
Forgive us for the harm we cause as we seek to forgive those who have harmed us.
Lead us away from everything that destroys, and liberate us from the hands of evil.
For you are the ultimate source of hope.
Your power-with exceeds all power-over.
Your presence incites eternal wonder.
All praise to you, our comfort and strength.
Amen.
PRAYER RESPONSE — “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime” words by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, music by Jay Gorney, offered by Art Crummer
READING — from “Working” by Studs Terkel, offered by Chad McGinnis
“[This book, an oral history of ‘the extraordinary dreams of ordinary people’] is about a search, too, for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor; in short, for a sort of life rather than a Monday through Friday sort of dying. Perhaps immortality, too, is part of the quest. To be remembered was the wish, spoken and unspoken, of the heroes and heroines of this book.”
SPECIAL MUSIC AND OFFERING — “Who Will Buy” by Lionel Bart from Oliver, offered by Jasmine Angelini-Knoll, Edó Carter, Chad McGinnis, Hannah Norton, and Talia Raymond
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SCRIPTURE READING — Exodus 20:8-11
Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. For six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord our God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
SERMON — “Daily Meaning, Daily Bread” — Rev. Bromleigh McCleneghan
CLOSING SONG — “Hammer Song”
If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning
I’d hammer in the evening, all over this land.
I’d hammer out danger, I’d hammer out warning,
I’d hammer out love between my brothers and
my sisters, all over this land.
If I had a bell, I’d ring it in the morning,
I’d ring it in the evening, all over this land.
I’d ring out danger, I’d ring out warning,
I’d ring out love between my brothers and
my sisters, all over this land.
If I had a song, I’d sing it in the morning,
I’d sing it in the evening, all over this land.
I’d sing out danger, I’d sing out warning,
I’d sing out love between my brothers and
my sisters, all over this land.
Well, I got a hammer and I got a bell,
And I got a song to sing all over this land.
It’s the hammer of justice, it’s the bell of freedom,
It’s the song about love between my brothers and
my sisters, all over this land.
BENEDICTION
ALLELUIA
Thank you to Dawn Beachy, Phoebe Papadi, Betsy Harris, and Connie Caldwell for contributing their quilts and fabric art for the Sanctuary.
Here are our UCG friends celebrating a birthday this week
|
Dawn |
Beachy |
11/12 |
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Autumn Leora |
Frenchman |
11/13 |
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Lance |
Gravlee |
11/13 |
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Avril |
Kiker |
11/13 |
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Jaylina |
Farberow |
11/13 |
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Joyce |
Orr |
11/14 |
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Vicki |
Davis |
11/14 |
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Star |
Bradbury |
11/16 |
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Patrick |
Burger |
11/17 |
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Scott |
Anderson |
11/18 |
|
Ramon |
Littell |
11/18 |
Today at UCG
10:00 a.m. Worship ― Rev. Bromleigh McCleneghan
Friendship Group ― Kitchen
10:15 a.m. United Tribes — Education Wing
11:00 a.m. Fellowship and Beverages — Courtyard
UCG Art Show — Reimer Hall
Common Threaders ― Kitchen
Board of Membership ― Seminar B
YU/MST ― Youth Room
11:30 a.m. Lessons & Carols Rehearsal ― Sanctuary
4:00 p.m. Dances of Universal Peace ― West Wing
6:00 p.m. Sacred Sound Symphony ― Sanctuary
UCG Art Show is Today. Join us in Reimer Hall where members and friends will display their creative endeavors like painting, sculpture, clay, fabric art, 3D, and more. The show will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Some art will be for sale with 20% of the sales going to the Food4Kids Program (cash or check preferred). It will be a fun gathering for all!
LifeSouth Blood Drive at UCG is today in the east parking lot. Please give the gift of life.
No Sunday Seminar — The seminar committee encourages folx to visit the art show in Reimer Hall at 11 a.m.
“Grace in Action” — Enlistment Campaign 2024! Thank you to all who have already made their pledges for 2024 to support our enlistment campaign, “Grace in Action.” If you are still considering how much to pledge, or have other questions, please take a look at our enlistment page on the UCG website for more information. A pledge of any size helps us to know that you are an active part of our community. Pledge information is confidential. In order to pledge,
- Click here to pledge on ShelbyNext or
- Send an email to the UCG accountant at catherinec@ucgainesville.org or
- Fill out a pledge card, available in the church office and foyer, and return in person or by mail.
The Compassion in Action Committee is soliciting requests for Christmas mini-grants in support of people or causes in need of financial assistance during the holiday season. These small grants of $50 to $150 typically go to local individuals, families, and non-profit organizations known by our congregation members. Forms are available in the church office. The deadline for requests is November 28.
Rawlings Christmas Angel Gift Market — Thank you so much for donating to the Rawlings Elementary School gift market! You can take a Christmas angel from the tree in the foyer or sign up for gifts online at: https://bit.ly/CIAangel23. Return the unwrapped gifts with the Christmas angel to the foyer on Sundays, December 3 or 10, or bring them to Seminar B between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. the weeks of November 27 or December 4. Blessings to all of our Christmas angels.
Advent Contemplative Prayer — During Advent, we are called to be present, to take time to breathe, to be still, and to wait as, over the weeks, the eternal rhythms of Advent’s hopes come to life within us. In the midst of our seasonal busyness, join us for a time for silence, scripture, and readings, and time in small groups to reflect, listen, and pray for one another. We will meet on Tuesdays, December 5, 12, and 19 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Participants are asked to commit to at least two of the three sessions. If you did not register earlier this fall, just email Sandy Reimer at reimer.sandy@gmail.com. Deadline is November 28.
Puzzle Amnesty Month — Got puzzles lying around at home that you’ve been meaning to bring to church? Now’s your chance! Bring them any time during office hours through the month of November. To avoid missing pieces, please tape the boxes shut or secure the pieces in a zip lock bag. The next puzzle Sunday is November 26. Thanks!
Church on the Prairie
The wearing of masks in the Sanctuary is optional. People with respiratory symptoms should remain at home. People over age 65, people at risk for serious illness from COVID-19, and people who live with someone at increased risk are encouraged to wear an N-95 or KN-95 mask. KN-95 masks are available in the foyer.
