This Week’s Order of Service

Order of Service for Sunday, August 3, at 10:30 a.m.

Gathering  Music
Tetiana  Zibrova,  piano

Ringing of the Chimes
Sarah  Ford  Neorr,  UUFR  Board  of  Directors

Opening Words
Sarah  Ford

Special Music
“You  and  the  Sea”  by  Katy  Rose  Bennett
UUFR  Choir

Chalice  Lighting 
Alex,  Tyler,  Jack,  Owen,  and  Raegan  Jones

Opening Hymn
#29,  “Joyful,  Joyful  We  Adore  Thee”
Words  by  Henry  Van  Dyke

Welcome and Announcements
Becky  Elliott,  Worship  Associate

Meet and Greet Your Neighbor

A  Time  for  All  Ages
“Grasper”
Read by Charlie Pine, M.K. Gaughran, Aaryan Adhikari, Jori Holst, Archer McCoy

Joys and SorrowsKaren  Jones

Shared Silence

Meditative Hymn
#123,  “Spirit  of  Life”
Words  and  music  by  Carolyn  McDade

Social Justice Sunday Offering
Russ  Outcalt,  UUFR  Board  of  Directors
Becky  Harper,  UUFR  Member,   speaking  on  behalf  of Common  Cause

Offertory
“Morning  Has  Broken”
Traditional  Scottish  Gaelic  tune  “Bunessan,” arranged  by  Rick Wakeman
James  Long,  saxophone

Introduction of Speaker
Russ  Outcalt

Reading
Words  from  Scot  Nakagawa  presented  at  the  June  2025
“22nd  Century  Initiative  Conference”
Rev.  Lisa  Garcia-Sampson

Message
“Creating  Climate  Justice”
Rev.  Lisa  Garcia-Sampson

Closing Hymn
#163,  “For  the  Earth  Forever  Turning”
Words and music by Kim Oler
Billy  Liles,  hymn  leader

Closing Words
Rev.  Lisa

Postlude
“Barcarolle”  by  J.  Offenbach
Tetiana  Zibrova,  piano

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