MULTIGENERATIONAL WORSHIP IN-PERSON!
We welcome Rev. Brenda Brown-Grooms to UUCVille’s pulpit today, bringing a message inspired by the story of Jonah and Rev. Brown-Grooms’ experience with David Isay’s Story Corps and One Small Step. The Rev. Brenda Brown-Grooms is Co-Pastor of New Beginnings Christian Community. Pianist James Smith will offer special music.
Awakening
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville
Prelude The Horseman by Kabalevsky James Smith, guest pianist
Welcome Clarisse RePass, Worship Weaver
Breck Gastinger, Board Member
Opening Hymn Circle Round for Freedom, by Linda Hirschhorn, offered by the Oakland UU Chancel Choir
Chalice Lighting
Story “Swimming Home” by Janeen Grohsmeyer read by Rev Leia Durland-Jones
Centering, Sharing of Joys & Sorrows
Music Meditation Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, (“Awake, calls the voice to us”)
by J.S. Bach
Invitation to Offering
Offertory Romance Without Words by Faure
Reading from the Book of Jonah
Anthem There is a Balm in Gilead sung by Mahalia Jackson
Sermon “A Culture of Contempt” The Rev. Brenda Brown-Grooms
Hymn Wake Now My Senses by Thomas Mikelson offered by Lea Morris
Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing Rev. Leia Durland-Jones
Postlude Arabesque No. 1 by Debussy
Many thanks to all on-site greeters (Christine Gresser Coordinator), ushers (Marcia Brecker Coordinator), hospitality and logistics team (Lorie Craddock Coordinator); and to our AV/tech team today Sean Skally and Kelly Dryden, supporting the dual platform worship both on-line and in the Rugby Road Sanctuary.
This whole-congregation service welcomes people of all ages to join together in our Sanctuary for services or via zoom. CLICK HERE for our safety protocols.
To attend the Zoom service, visit https://zoom.us/j/95025058534 Meeting id: 95025058534. Call: 646-558-865. When we are live in the sanctuary, we will also live stream on YouTube at rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2
