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Friday, March 31, 2017

Order of Service, April 2

At the sound of the chime, please join in singing Hymn #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude: 2 Romanian Folk Dances

                               by Bartok

Opening Words

Lighting the Chalice Flame (in unison):

In this small flame dwell: the beacon light of lanterns guiding travelers home;
the warmth of hearth fires tended through the generations; the transforming energy of furnaces and the power and life of our sun. May these blessings -- warmth and light and life-giving energy -- be kindled in each of us.

*Hymn: # 21 For the Beauty of the Earth

Candles of Joy and Sorrow and Meditation

Reading

Offertory: The Fools Who Dream by Hurwitz

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: I Pity the Fool

Rev. CJ McGregor

*Hymn: # 121 We’ll Build a Land

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:  La Cinquantaine

                          by Gabriel Marie

Gratitude & Applause

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. Pagans Coffee Meetup 1pm in Ministers Hall.

Monday: P.E.A.C.E. Nehemiah Action 7pm WPB

Tuesday: Men’s Group 6:30pm Dinner at La Bamba.

Wednesday: Poetry Workshop 6:30pm in Ministers Hall.

Thursday: Teaching Thursday Community Meal 6pm in Ministers Hall. 7pm Program: Bob Ashmore “Our Well Being as We Age” in Ministers Hall.

Friday: Karaoke Party - Benefit for 1^st UUPB 7pm in Ministers Hall.

Saturday: Second Saturday Book Group 10am in the Sanctuary to discuss Louise Erdrich’s novel LaRose,(Last meeting until November.) Dine Around 6:30pm at Pat Knight’s home (reservations only).

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: Vangie Gruen and Nickie Albert

· Cover Art: Larry Stauber

· Fellowship Hour Hospitality: Rev. CJ McGregor and Richard Keelan

Announcements

· Next Sunday: “Letters to the Minister” 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.

Our Staff:

Rev. CJ McGregor, Minister

Claudia Jimenez, Intern Minister

Peilin Ko, Music Coordinator

Barbara Hatzfeld, Office Administrator

Willie Nelson, Sexton.

Monday, March 27, 2017

Crossover Concert, March 31

Sunday, March 26, 2017

NewsTalk Topics for April 2

- fallout from the failure to repeal Obamacare

- what is the status of the President's revised "Muslim" ban?

- Trump and the media - winners and losers

- is Gorsuch a Trojan Horse?

- is there a Trump-Russian connection?

- Trump's foreign policy - Obama Lite?

Thursday, March 23, 2017

PEACE Nehemiah Action Assembly April 3

People Engaged in Active Community Efforts Nehemiah Action Assembly will take place at the West Palm Beach Convention Center at 7pm, April 3, 2017. Tickets are available from Barbara Hatzfeld and the network members. There will be a bus leaving 1stUUPB at 6pm for those who reserve.

Last Chance to Reserve for March 29 Norton Tour

Natalie Lederer will lead a tour of the Norton Museum especially for UUs on March 29 at 10:30am.
Please RSVP -- call 790- 5981.

We will explore abstract art, beginning with this month's Spotlight selection. It features renowned contemporary artist Spencer Finch. His work is about light, color, and the passage of time. He is interested in depicting a world that is experienced differently by each of us -- our reactions to nature and to popular culture. Finch's abstract, yet personal work is on permanent display at the entrance to the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City. Called “Trying to Remember the Color of the Sky on That Morning”, it depicts 2,983 sheets of paper painted with varying shades of blue, representing each person who perished that day. We shall view and discuss his take on an Apple Tree and on the Wizard of Oz movie, as well as related works in the permanent collection.

March 26, 2017 Order of Service

At the sound of the chime, please join in singing Hymn #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude:  Lullaby by Billy Joel

Opening Words

Lighting the Chalice Flame (in unison):

The chalice lit amongst us is a beacon. A beacon of hope, in a world in crisis. A beacon of possibility, made manifest in our community. A beacon of warmth through our interconnections. A beacon of light illuminating our shared wisdom. A beacon of connection by our being together.

New Member Recognition (see insert)

*Hymn: #360 Here We Have Gathered

Candles of Joy and Sorrow and Meditation

Reading: Actions Change the World by

Zahari Berlin

Offertory: No One is Alone by Stephen

Sondheim

Sermon: Put Your Money Where your

Values Are

Rev. CJ McGregor

*Hymn: #128 For All That Is Our Life

Closing Words

Postlude:  In My Life by the Beatles

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.