Order of Service, September 3, 2017

Introduction

Prelude: Come, Come Whoever You Are

Welcome/ Announcements

Opening Words

Lighting the Chalice Flame (in unison): As we light our chalice flame in a world filled with darkness of ignorance, let us bring the light of reason. As we light our chalice flame in a world filled with darkness of despair, may we share the light of hope.  As we light our chalice flame in a world filled with darkness of hate, let us shine the light of love.

*Hymn #123 Spirit of Life

Quiet Time/Meditation/Prayer

Offertory: Moon Shadow Cat Stevens

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.

Sermon: Reflections on a Golden Rule  CB Hanif

*Hymn #38  Morning Has Broken

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: If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out Cat Stevens

Gratitude & Applause

*Please Rise in Body or Spirit

Hearing devices, and envelopes for cash pledges are available on the hymnal cart or ask an usher.

This Week

Today: Social Hour 11:30am Ministers Hall

Memorial Service for Marilyn Helgason 4pm Sanctuary.

Monday: Labor Day Administration Office closed.

Tuesday-Friday: Administration Office will be open 9:30am -12:30pm.

Friday 9/1 – Monday 9/4: Willie Nelson will be on vacation.

Friday: Art Studio 6pm 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:

·        Service Leader: Larry Stauber

·        Guest Speaker: CB Hanif

·        Music Coordinator: Peilin Ko

·        Chalice Lighter: CB Hanif

·        Ushers: Ramsay Laing and Barbara Hatzfeld

·        Cover art: Larry Stauber

          Fellowship hour hospitality: Sylvia Jones and Barbara Hatzfeld

 And to our permanent staff:

·        Barbara Hatzfeld, office administrator

·        Willie Nelson, sexton.

Announcements

·        Next Sunday: “Sustainability and Stewardship: from surviving to thriving” Paul Ward.  

·        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.

PEACE House Meetings Scheduled

PEACE (People Engaged in Active Community Efforts) is starting the new year. 1stUUPB will have two house meetings Wednesday, Sep 13 at 7pm and Thursday Sep 14 at 7pm, both in the Channing Room. The team will be calling and inviting  members and friends. All are invited. If you wish to come, let one of the team members know.

PEACE is a justice ministry organization made up of 20 different congregations from throughout Palm Beach County. Recognizing that to do justice requires power, we come together in large numbers of people to hold our political and economic systems accountable around serious community problems. 

Barbara Hatzfeld, Anand Perala, Janet Fryman and Dick Hattwick.

Plastic grocery bags for the needy at St George.

I’m hoping everyone has been saving up their shopping bags for me.  I am desperately low at this time.  I would be delighted to rid you of your bags any and all Sundays, and maybe Barbara wouldn’t mind storing them for me if you come in to the office to drop them off during the week.  Thanks a bunch.    Janet Fryman

Volunteers Needed

Ushers are needed from September 10^th forward.

Hospitality hosts/hostesses) needed from October 1^st forward.

Order of Service, August 27, 2014

Prelude: Summer by Joe Hisaishi

Introduction:

Hymn#188:   Come, Come, Whoever You Are.

Welcome, Announcements

Opening Words

Lighting the Chalice Flame (in unison): We light this chalice for the web of life which sustains us, for the sacred circle of life in which we have our being, for the Earth, the Sky, Above and Below, and for our Mother Earth, and for the Mystery.  Paul Sprecher

*Hymn #128 For All That Is Our Life

Quiet Time/Meditation/Candle Lighting

Offertory: Bella Ciao An Italian Partisan song. Author unknown.

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.

Responsive Reading #550

Sermon: Feminine Leadership  Leah Rothschild

*Hymn #123 Spirit of Life

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: Woodstock by Joni Mitchell, as sung by CSNY

Gratitude & Applause

*Please Rise in Body or Spirit

Hearing devices, and envelopes for cash pledges are available on the hymnal cart or ask
an usher.

This Week

Today: Social Hour 11:30am Ministers Hall

Monday-Friday: Administration Office will be open 9:30am -12:30pm.

Friday 9/1 – Monday 9/4: Willie Nelson will be on vacation.

Monday: Black Lives Matter 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.

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:

·        Service Leader: Leah Rothschild

·        Music Coordinator: Peilin Ko

·        Chalice Lighter: Dayan Martinez

·        Ushers: Robin Phillips and Gary Evans

·        Cover art: Larry Stauber 

          Fellowship hour hospitality: Margaret Robson & Bob Crowe

And to our permanent staff:

·        Barbara Hatzfeld, office administrator

·        Willie Nelson, sexton.

Announcements

·        Next Sunday: “Reflections on a Golden Rule” CB Hanif

·       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.

Save the Date: The 1stUUPB Food Gang is sponsoring another Congregation -wide picnic on Sunday September 25, immediately after the morning service. Details to follow.

Order of Service, August 20, 2017

Call To Order

Hymn#188:   Come, Come, Whoever You Are.

Prelude: The Way We Were by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and Marvin Hamlisch

Welcome, Announcements

Lighting the Chalice Flame (in unison): We light this chalice in AFFIRMATION of our commitment to Unitarian Universalism’s Seven Principles, our ASPIRATIONS for spiritual growth and social justice and our GRATITUDE for having been given a part to play in the story of universal EVOLUTION.

*Hymn #123 Spirit of Life

Quiet Time/Meditation/Candle

Lighting

Offertory

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: #108 My Life Flows On in Endless Song

Sermon: Gratitude - An Evolutionary Perspective

                                  Bob  Burns

*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: Easy to be Hard by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Gait MacDermot

Gratitude & Applause

*Please Rise in Body or Spirit

Hearing devices, and envelopes for cash pledges are available on the hymnal cart or ask an usher.

This Week

Today: Social Hour 11:30am Ministers Hall

Monday-Friday: Administration Office will be open 9:30am -12:30pm.

Wednesday: Art Studio 2:00pm Ministers Hall

Friday: Art Studio 6:00pm 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:

·        Service Leader: Dick Hattwick

·        Sermon Presenter: Bob Burns

·        Ushers: Carol Baxter and Barbara Hatzfeld

·        Cover art: Larry Stauber 

          Fellowship hour hospitality: Margaret Robson & Bob Crowe

And to our permanent staff:

·       Barbara Hatzfeld, office administrator

·       Willie Nelson, sexton.

·       Peilin Ko, music coordinator

Announcements

·    Next Sunday: “Feminine Leadership-Mother Nature as Divine Guidance” Leah Rothschild

·    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.

Mountain Program Updates for Congregations

Greetings, UU Congregation Friends,

We have some great programs on our retreat calendar for the coming months -- something for most everyone! We also love to host UU congregations and groups that choose The Mountain for their self-led retreats, if this is something your congregation may be interested in scheduling. Our Guest Services, Program Director, and Group Sales Staff are eager to assist you and your congregants in your planning and reservation processes.

Please visit our website and check out the "Retreats" or "Plan Your Retreats" tab to see all our program offerings and facilities. 

We hope to be seeing you at The Mountain!
     
                 Your Mountain Staff

Southeast UU Fall Institute (SUUFI), October 1-6

Thanksgiving Weekend, November 22-26  (REGISTER SOON for Nov. 8th deadline!)

Fall Youth CONferences, November 3 - December 3

Southeast UU Ministers Association Fall Retreat, November 12 - 16 

Happy New Year's Gathering, December 29 - January 1

Spring Youth CONferences, March 2 - 18

Creating Heart Space in These Turbulent Times, March 16- 18  (NEW program!)

Work Weekend & Easter Program, March 30 - April 1

Music Week 2018, April 1- 6

MountainCamps 2018, June 10 - 21

Intergenerational Family Camp, July 22- 27

Order of Service, August 13, 2017

Introduction

Prelude: Abraham, Martin and John by John Holler

Welcome, Announcements

Opening Words 

Lighting the Chalice Flame (in unison): We light this chalice, recognizing our connective power and accepting our responsibility to be bold and courageous. Let this light be our symbol as we encourage those within and beyond our walls.

*Hymn #153 Oh, I Woke Up this Morning

Quiet Time, Meditation/Prayer/

Candle Lighting

Responsive Reading: # 508

Offertory: Blue Boat Home by Peter Mayer

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: #149 Lift Every Voice and Sing

Sermon:       Songs of Protest  Jackie Maye

*Hymn #169 We Shall Overcome

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: If I had a Hammer by Seeger-Hayes

Gratitude & Applause

*Please Rise in Body or Spirit

Hearing devices, and envelopes for cash pledges are available on the hymnal cart or ask
an usher.

This Week

Today: Social Hour 11:30am Ministers Hall

Monday-Friday: Administration Office will be open 9:30am -12:30pm.

Saturday: Film and discussion 12:30pm 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:

·        Service Leader: Lynn Pernezny

·        Guest Performer: Jackie Maye

·        Ushers: Amy & Larry Stauber

·        Cover art: Larry Stauber 

         Fellowship hour hospitality: Margaret Robson & Bob Crowe

And to our permanent staff:

·        Barbara Hatzfeld, office administrator

·        Willie Nelson, sexton.

·        Peilin Ko, music coordinator

Announcements

Next Sunday: “But Life Seems So Hard”. Led by Bob Burns.  JAM Grant Collection

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.

Black Lives PBC Meeting Aug 28

Black Lives Palm Beach County

Monthly Meeting

Monday, August 28th @ 7pm

First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches

635 Prosperity Farms Rd, North Palm Beach, FL 33408

Join us in the fight against systemic racism in our schools, courts, police departments, city councils and corporations!

At this meeting we will be talking about what we can do now to help restore the right to vote for hundreds of thousands of black Floridians. We will also discuss the campaign to repeal the racist Stand Your Ground Law.

Open to the public.

Join the movement!

Facebook.com/BlackLivesPBC

BlackLivesPBC@GMail.com

NewsTalk for Aug 13

Sunday was Drew Davis's last day for NewsTalk. If no volunteers sign up to lead NewsTalk, it will be suspended until further notice.

Topics (if NewsTalk leader-volunteer available): 

New Florida laws 

Growing presidential candidate field

Sanctuary city's funding