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Sunday, April 30, 2017
NewsTalk Topics for May 7 -- volunteers needed
Topics for May 7
- an early recap of the work product of the Florida legislature
- what is in the latest Continuing Resolution from the Congress?
- is Obamacare still on life-support?
- staffing the Trump Administration --
- are the congressional committees getting anywhere on "the Russian connection"?
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Order of Service for April 30
At
the sound of the chime, please join in singing Hymn #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude: Singing Bowls Meditation
Opening Words
Lighting the Chalice Flame (in unison):
We
light this chalice to affirm that new light is ever waiting to break through to
enlighten our ways: That new truth is ever waiting to break through to warm our
hearts. May we be open to this light, and to the rich possibilities that it
brings us.
*Hymn: # 123 Spirit of Life
Candles of Joy and Sorrow and Meditation
Reading
Offertory: Guitar Solo by
Ryan Monaghan
Affirmation
(in unison) Love is
the spirit of this congregation and service is its law. This is our great
covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love and to help one
another.
For
Good performed by Lynn Pernezny
Goodbye Claudia Jimenez
Looking Up by Michael
Petruciani performed by Steve LaPointe
Farewell Rev
CJ McGregor
What I Did For Love performed
by Rebecca Peets
Extinguishing
the Chalice Flame (in
unison) We
extinguish this flame, but not the light of truth, the warmth of community, or
the fire of commitment. These we carry in our hearts until we are together
again.
Closing
Words
Presentation to Claudia Jimenez
Postlude: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head by Burt Bacharach
Gratitude & Applause
* Please stand in body or spirit
Hearing devices, and envelopes for cash pledges are available on the hymnal cart or ask
an usher.
This
Week
Today:
Nursery is
open at 10:15am. Harriette Glasner
Scholarship lunch 11:30am in Ministers Hall.
Saturday:
Spring Justice Meeting at UCC Ft. Lauderdale 8
am -5 pm.
Sunday: News
Talk 9:15am in Ministers Hall
Gratitude
Thank you to all who
contribute to our service and fellowship hour each week. This week:
·
Chalice
Lighter: Claudia Jimenez
·
Ushers:
Vangie Gruen & Nickie Albert
·
Cover
Art: Larry Stauber
Fellowship
Hour Hospitality: Volunteers
2017
Harriette Glasner Scholarship Recipients: Vandi Allen,
Jaanel Berrick, Derquan James, Ako Johnson,
Emma Lehmannn, Ameein
Martin-Preston, Eddie Newton, Grayson Phillips, Shirley Pierre, Brianna
Washington.
Announcements
·
Next Sunday: “Who will make
Democracy work?” by Kindra Muntz.
·
Rev.
CJ McGregor Office Hours: by appointment (Please call 561-627-6106 ahead)
Tuesday- Thursday 9:30am-2pm.
·
Food Items collected during the
offertory are donated to the Lake Park Food Pantry,
·
Shoes and Toiletry Articles collected
are donated to the Haitian Community.
Monday, April 24, 2017
Sunday, April 23, 2017
NewsTalk Topics for April 30
- should it be malpractice for a doctor or hospital to overrule advance directives?
- why is the Trump administration operating with fewer than 5% of its policy-making positions filled?
- why you should sign up to moderate a NewsTalk session, or two or three, during the summer.
- did the government shut down this week? if not, why not?
- how would you grade President Trump's first 100 days in office?
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Judy Bonner Retires as JAM Chair, Servant Leadership Role Model
After many years of servant leadership, Judy Bonner has
retired as chair of our Justice Action Ministry.
She has done so in order to focus her social justice work
on her long-time passion for racial justice and to spend more time with her
immediate family.
As is the case with all great leaders, Judy made sure
that her committee was not left without a dynamic new leader. She put out a
call for the Justice Action Ministry’s next generation of leadership and Ramsey
Laing answered the call. With that, Judy’s clinic in how to lead a committee was
completed.
Physical evidence of Judy’s past contributions to 1stUUPB
abound. The Peace Pole just outside the Sanctuary, the yellow congregational t-shirts, the Black
Lives Matter banner, the JAM newsletter, and the Jam Facebook page are examples.
Programmatic evidence also abounds, including the monthly community-grant collection and the
scholarship program. Her persistent
efforts to get good turnouts for the Gay Pride Parade and the Martin Luther
King parade are two more examples. And,
of course, we can’t forget her annual arm-twisting to boost our Congregation’s
contributions to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. We, and she, won a
national award for that.
I am sure that Judy would object to us giving her sole
credit for those marvelous accomplishments. And she would be right. In most of
the preceding examples, other 1stUUPB members were equally responsible for success. But Judy empowered them. That is what made her such an exemplar of
servant leadership.
As Larry Stauber,
one of her major partners, put it, Judy stands out, not only for her personal
dedication to social justice, but also for her, “sense of the best way to
accomplish social action and her instincts for effective organizing.” Or as
Paul Coleman, another partner, observed, “ Working with Judy opens eyes. She is
careful that emerging leaders channel their most constructive energies into
effective, consistent action. This means hearing our objections and facing
doubts so that no one feels herded or misused”. A final perspective is provided by Rev C.J.
McGregor’s recent letter of appreciation. In his words, “To fully honor our
Unitarian Universalist faith we must understand that faith must be partnered
with action. Judy Bonner models this in all areas of her life…. Judy has led
our Congregation in creating a beloved community through creating opportunities
for us to answer the call to justice.”
Passion, pro-action, patience, persistence and standing
on the side of love. Those were some of the hallmarks of Judy’s servant leadership of 1stUUPB’s Justice Action
Ministry.
We can expect more
of the same as she now sets out to lead us into a more intensive involvement in
the campaign for racial justice and does so as part of Ramsey Laing’s Justice
Action Ministry team.
Friday, April 21, 2017
Order of Service, April 23, 2017
At
the sound of the chime, please join in singing
Hymn #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude: Guitar Solo
Opening Words
Lighting the Chalice Flame (in unison):
We
light our flaming chalice to illuminate the world we seek. In the search for
truth, may we be just; In the search for justice, may we be loving; And, in
loving, may we find peace.
*Hymn: # 298 Wake, Now, My Senses
Candles of Joy and Sorrow and Meditation
Reading
Offertory: Tupelo
Honey by Van Morrison
Affirmation
(in unison) Love is
the spirit of this congregation and service is its law. This is our great
covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love and to help one
another.
*Hymn: # 123 Spirit of Life
Sermon: Extinguishing
the Chalice Flame
Richard Keelan
*Hymn: # 100 I’ve Got Peace Like a River
Extinguishing
the Chalice Flame (in
unison) We
extinguish this flame, but not the light of truth, the warmth of community, or
the fire of commitment. These we carry in our hearts until we are together
again.
Closing
Words
Postlude: See Me, Feel Me by The Who
Gratitude & Applause
* Please stand in body or spirit
Hearing devices, and envelopes for cash pledges are available on the hymnal cart or ask
an usher.
Announcements
· Next Sunday: “Goodbye” led by Rev. CJ McGregor.
· Rev. CJ McGregor Office Hours: by appointment (Please call 561-627-6106 ahead) Tuesday- Thursday 9:30am-2pm.
· Food Items collected during the offertory are donated to the Lake Park Food Pantry,
· Shoes and Toiletry Articles collected are donated to the Haitian Community.
Gratitude
Thank you to all who
contribute to our service and fellowship hour each week. This week:
· Chalice
Lighter: Wayne Johnson
· Ushers:
Pat Knight & Terry Last
· Cover
Art: Larry Stauber
Fellowship
Hour Hospitality: Ramsay Laing & Gail Burwell
Monday, April 17, 2017
SE Cluster To Present Justice Saturday at UUCFL
The UU FL SE Cluster‘s JUSTICE SATURDAY 2017 will take place on May 6, from 9:45am to 3:45pm at UUCFL.
• How can we reclaim our democracy in a period of Republican and
corporate control of virtually all levels of government?
• How can the Indivisible movement strengthen congregations supporting
the UUA/UUSC Declaration of Conscience?
• How do we end racism? How do we democratize and transform oppressive
systems?
Speakers:
Timothy
Canova, Chair, Progress for All
*Kindra Muntz,
President, UU Justice Florida
Betty
Brantley, Black Lives Matter Alliance, Broward
UU Church of Ft. Lauderdale, 3970 NW 21 Avenue, Oakland Park, FL
33309 www.uucfl.org
$20 per person in advance; $25 at the door
Registration
includes lunch and continental breakfast.
PayPal
registration go to http://uuflorida.org/justice/
* Kindra Muntz is scheduled to speak from the 1stUUPB pulpit the next day, Sunday, May 7.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
UUA/UUSC DECLARATION OF CONSCIENCE
The 1stUUPB Justice Action Ministry urges you to vote "Yes" at our annual meeting, thus joining other UU congregations in affirming the UUA/UUSC Declaration of Conscience, the text of which follows:
At this extraordinary time in our nation’s history, we are called to affirm our profound commitment to the fundamental principles of justice, equity and compassion, to truth and core values of American society.
In the face of looming threats to immigrants, Muslims, people of color, and the LGBTQ community and the rise of hate speech, harassment and hate crimes, we affirm our belief in the inherent worth and dignity of every person.
In opposition to any steps to undermine the right of every citizen to vote or to turn back advances in access to health care and reproductive rights, we affirm our commitment to justice and compassion in human relations.
And against actions to weaken or eliminate initiatives to address the threat of climate change – actions that would threaten not only our country but the entire planet – we affirm our unyielding commitment to protect the interdependent web of all existence.
We will oppose any and all unjust government actions to deport, register, discriminate, or despoil.
As people of conscience, we declare our commitment to translate our values into action as we stand on the side of love with the most vulnerable among us.
We welcome and invite all to join in this commitment for justice.
The time is now.
NewsTalk Topics for April 23
- ghost government - how to run a government with lots of Indians, but no chiefs?
- palace intrigue at the White House - who is in, who is out?
- Gov. Scott v. Florida State Attorney over the death penalty - who will win?
- will the government shut down next Sunday night?
- who blinks first - Trump or Kim Jong Un?
Friday, April 14, 2017
TIME'S RUNNING OUT!
Don't miss out on the biggest party our Congregation has all year!
It's just one week away, Saturday April 22, commencing at 6pm in Ministers Hall.
All you have to do is make your reservations to the office and pay the fee ($30 per).
ACT NOW!
The 1stUUPB Food Gang
April 16 Easter Service
At
the sound of the chime, please join in singing Hymn #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude: I Live All Graceful Things by
Thiman
Opening Words
Lighting the Chalice Flame (in unison):
Come
we now out of the darkness of our unknowing and the dusk of our dreaming; Come
we now from far places. Come we now into the twilight of our awakening and the
reflection of our gathering. Come we now all together.
*Hymn: # 38 Morning Has Broken
Candles of Joy and Sorrow and Meditation
Reading: We’re Not Sure by
Daniel Budd
Offertory: Easter
Melody by Elvey
Affirmation
(in unison) Love is
the spirit of this congregation and service is its law. This is our great
covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love and to help one
another.
*Hymn: # 124 Be That Guide
Sermon: Roll
That Stone Away
Rev. CJ McGregor
*Hymn: # 163 For the Earth Forever Turning
Extinguishing
the Chalice Flame (in
unison) We
extinguish this flame, but not the light of truth, the warmth of community, or
the fire of commitment. These we carry in our hearts until we are together
again.
Closing
Words
Postlude: Trumpet Voluntary by Clarke
Gratitude & Applause
* Please stand in body or spirit
Hearing devices, and envelopes for cash pledges are available on the hymnal cart or ask
an usher.
This
Week
Today:
Nursery is
open at 10:15am. Social Hour 11:30am in Ministers Hall. Our Whole Lives 12pm in
the Channing Room.
Monday:
Ministerial
Intern Committee meets 1pm in Margaret Fuller. SGM meetings 2pm in Channing
and Sanctuary. Owning Your Religious Past 3pm in Margaret Fuller. SGM
Facilitators 4:30pm in Sanctuary.
Tuesday:
Pastoral
Care Team Training 4pm in Margaret Fuller. Men’s Group Wisdom Circle 7pm in
Channing.
Thursday:
Community
Meal 6pm in Ministers Hall. 7pm Program:
Annual meeting Preview- Non Financial matters and By Law Revisions in Ministers
Hall.
Friday:
Recess-Play
Night for Grownups 7:30pm in Ministers Hall.
Saturday: Italian Dinner 6pm in
Minsters Hall.
Sunday: News
Talk 9:15am in Ministers Hall
Gratitude
Thank you to all who
contribute to our service and fellowship hour each week. This week:
·
Chalice
Lighter:
·
Ushers:
Amy Stauber & Robin Phillips
·
Cover
Art: Larry Stauber
·
Fellowship
Hour Hospitality: Diana Colardi
Our
Staff
Rev.
CJ McGregor, Minister
Claudia
Jimenez, Intern Minister
Peilin
Ko, Music Coordinator
Barbara
Hatzfeld, Office Administrator
Willie
Nelson, Sexton.
Announcements
· Next Sunday: “99 Days in the White House” led by Rev. CJ McGregor.
· Rev. CJ McGregor Office Hours: by appointment (Please call 561-627-6106 ahead) Tuesday- Thursday 9:30am-2pm.
· Food Items collected during the offertory are donated to the Lake Park Food Pantry,
· Shoes and Toiletry Articles collected are donated to the Haitian Community.
Connect With Us
Call our office: 561-627-6105
Call or text our minister: 508-736-3361
Read the 1stUUPB newsletter, the eBeacon at
http://1stuupbebeacon.blogspot.com.
Read messages from our minister at
Sunday, April 9, 2017
NewsTalk topics for April 16
- results of the Xi v. Trump summit
- tweets v. press conferences
- what kind of Secretary of State is Rex Tillerson?
- Syrian fallout
- ghost government - where are the nominees to run the government?
Bev Davis
We received word that Bev Davis, a dear former member, died on April 2nd. Bev was unable to return to church because of her health and her move to Boyton Beach a few years ago.
Condolences may be sent to her daughter:
Sue Killian-Davis, 103 Sausalito Drive, Boynton Beach, FL 33436.
No service is planned per Bev’s wishes.
Blessings, CJ
Friday, April 7, 2017
Order of Service, April 9
At
the sound of the chime, please join in singing Hymn #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude: Sonata OP 13, Adagio Cantabile
By Beethoven
Opening Words
Lighting the Chalice Flame (in unison):
May
the Light of Truth illumine our minds, May the Spark of Love set our hearts on
fire, May the flame of Freedom burn brightly within us, Now and always.
*Hymn: # 347 Gather the Spirit
Candles of Joy and Sorrow and Meditation
Reading
Offertory: Sonata
K32 by Scarlatti
Affirmation
(in unison) Love is
the spirit of this congregation and service is its law. This is our great
covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love and to help one
another.
*Hymn: # 34 Though I May Speak with
Bravest Fire
Sermon: Letters
to the Minister
Rev. CJ McGregor
*Hymn: # 131 Love Will Guide Us
Extinguishing
the Chalice Flame (in
unison) We
extinguish this flame, but not the light of truth, the warmth of community, or
the fire of commitment. These we carry in our hearts until we are together
again.
Closing
Words
Postlude: Sonata Op 13 by Beethoven
Gratitude & Applause
* Please stand in body or spirit
Hearing devices, and envelopes for cash pledges are available on the hymnal cart or ask an usher.
This
Week
Today:
Nursery is
open at 10:15am. Social Hour 11:30am in Ministers Hall. Council meets at Noon
in the Sanctuary.
Monday:
Membership
Committee meets at Gary Evans home 7pm.
Tuesday:
SGM meets at
3pm in the Margaret Fuller Room. Board of Trustees meets at 6:30pm in the
Channing Room.
Thursday: Teaching Thursday Community
Meal 6pm in Ministers Hall. 7pm Program:
Annual meeting Preview-Budget & other Financial in Minsters Hall.
Friday:
Art Studio 6pm
in Ministers Hall.
Saturday:
Secular
Humanists meet at 9:30am in Ministers Hall. Film and discussion at 12;30 pm in Ministers Hall. Community Passover Seder at 5pm in Ministers Hall.
Sunday: News
Talk 9:15am in Ministers Hall
Gratitude
Thank you to all who
contribute to our service and fellowship hour each week. This week:
·
Chalice
Lighter: Nickie Albert
·
Ushers:
Betsy & Bob Shipley
·
Cover
Art: Larry Stauber
·
Fellowship
Hour Hospitality: Pat Knight & Nickie Albert
Announcements
· Next Sunday: “Easter Service” led by Rev. CJ McGregor.
· Rev. CJ McGregor Office Hours: by appointment (Please call 561-627-6106 ahead) Tuesday- Thursday 9:30am-2pm.
· Food Items collected during the offertory are donated to the Lake Park Food Pantry,
· Shoes and Toiletry Articles collected are donated to the Haitian Community.
Connect With Us
Call our office: 561-627-6105
Call or text our minister: 508-736-3361
Read the 1stUUPB newsletter, the eBeacon at
http://1stuupbebeacon.blogspot.com.
Read messages from our minister at
Our
Staff
Rev.
CJ McGregor, Minister
Claudia
Jimenez, Intern Minister
Peilin
Ko, Music Coordinator
Barbara
Hatzfeld, Office Administrator
Willie
Nelson, Sexton.
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