Pride Parade, March 26

PRIDE PARADE

                            Sunday, March 26 at 11am

                      Downtown Lake Worth

Meet UUs from both our Congregation and Boca at Lucerne Avenue & L Street between 10am and 11am for a fun time!  Come earlier for easier parking and have breakfast at one of the nearby small restaurants.

 

Dress your zaniest (gold tee shirt, of course)

You can walk or ride in a vehicle decorated by our own Robert Miller!

We suggest water, hat, sunscreen.

PrideFest of the Palm Beaches attracts more than 20,000 attendees annually throughout South Florida and the Treasure Coast. Compass’ Pride parade is the oldest running Pride Parade in Florida.     

As Everyone Else is Leaving!

Order of Service, March 12, 2017

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

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude:  Ave Maria by Caccini

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: #360 Here We Have Gathered

Candles of Joy and Sorrow and Meditation  

Reading:  About Secrets and Falling Tiles

                       by Carroll Binder      

           

Offertory:   Two English Folk Songs 

                    By Vaughan Williams 

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: #168 One More Step

                   

Sermon:    Hope After the Storm

                     Claudia Jimenez

*Hymn: #34 Though I May Speak with

                    Bravest Fire

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:   Clarinet Sonata by Handel

1.     Adagio

2.     Allegro

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. Congregational Council meets at 12 noon in the Sanctuary.  “Our Whole Lives” meets at 12 noon in the Channing Room.

Monday: “Owning Your Religious Past” meets at 3pm in the Channing Room. P.E.A.C.E. Rally is at 7pm in WPB -- Network members attend.

Tuesday: Village NPB election 7am-7pm MH. SGM meetings at 3pm, Board of Trustees meeting 6:30pm in the Channing Room.

Thursday: JAM Book Discussion 4pm in the Channing Room. JAM meeting 5pm in the Channing Room. Teaching Thursday Community Meal 6pm (MH).  7pm Program:

Russell Bourne, in the Sanctuary.

Friday: Recess/Play Night for Grownups 7:30pm in Minsters Hall.

Saturday: Secular Humanists 9:30am in Minsters Hall. Film and Discussion (see insert) 12:30pm in Ministers Hall.

Sunday:  NewsTalk 9:15am in Ministers Hall  

 Announcements

·        Next Sunday: “Blessing of the Animals” led by Claudia Jimenez. JAM Grant Collection (See insert)

·        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: Claudia Jimenez

· Ushers: Betsy & Bob Shipley

· Cover Art: Larry Stauber

FFellowship Hour Hospitality: Shirley Bloomquist, Harry and Karen Wolin

Our Staff 

Rev. CJ McGregor, Minister

Claudia Jimenez, Intern Minister

Peilin Ko, Music Coordinator

Barbara Hatzfeld, Office Administrator

Connect With Us

Call our office: 561-627-6105

Call or text our minister: 508-736-3361

Email our office: uniuni2@att.net

Visit us on the Web: www.1stuupb.org

Visit and like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/1stuupb

Visit and like our Justice Action Ministry Facebook page: www.facebook.com/1stuupbjam

Want to join our programs and come to events? Visit our online calendar: http://bit.ly/sHI5IW

Read the 1stUUPB newsletter, the eBeacon at

http://1stuupbebeacon.blogspot.com.

Read sermons on our sermon blog Salt Air: http://uusaltair.blogspot.com

Read messages from our minister at

http://1stuupbfrom635.blogspot.com

Dedicated Grant Collection for EMA, March 19

On Sunday, March 19, 1stUUPB there will be a dedicated grant collection for EMA (Emergency Medical Assistance). EMA provides financial assistance to women who have made the decision to terminate their pregnancies but can't afford the cost of a safe and legal abortion. Their mission is to help make every child a wanted child. EMA is a private, independent agency founded in 1973 by 1stUUPB member Harriette Glasner. The majority of those helped are single, impoverished, unemployed or underemployed mothers with one or more children. EMA preserves clients' privacy and dignity while ensuring high quality and safe medical care when they face this difficult situation.  In light of our current political situation EMA's services are more important than ever.  Please bring a generous check made out to 1stUUPB with EMA on the memo line.  Thanks for your generosity.

Third Saturday JAM Film, March 18

The movie selection for March is The Stanford Prison Experiment 

In 1971, Stanford University Professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo cast 24 male student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system. The results astonished the world, as participants went from middle-class undergrads to drunk-with-power sadists and submissive victims in just a few days. Based on a true story. Film starts at 12:30pm.

NewsTalk Topics for March 12

- the revised travel ban executive order

- Trump connections with Russia?

- Pence's private email

- transgender issues

- Trump and the media

- is Trump revising his policies?

Norton Museum Tour, March 29

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.