ORDER OF SERVICE

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville 

Prelude                           Lovely Day  by Bill Withers, video by Ellie Ransom

Welcome                         Worship Weaver  Greg Townsend;   Board President, Pam McIntire

Opening Hymn           Enter, Rejoice, and Come In!

Chalice Lighting

Chalice Song                                     This Little Light of Mine

Milestones of Our Lives              Rev. Leia Durland-Jones

Song                                   Seasons of Love by Jonathan Larsen  – “Rent” cast

New Member Welcome          Clarisse and Kendall RePass, Angela Orebaugh and  Tammy Wilt

Song                   Stand By Me by Ben King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller,   offered by UU Sterling music director Kris Adams 

Centering and Sharing                    Rev. Leia, Greg Townsend

Meditation Offertory                      James Smith

Homily ”Nurturing Beauty: Marking Passages”                   Rev. Linda

Closing Hymn O We Give Thanks  

Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing                                         

Postlude                                     James Smith

Many thanks for AV tech support from Sean Skally and Laura Horn, and for the welcoming from in-house ushers, greeters, and hospitality teams!