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Chalice Meditation and Joys and sorrows at 10 AM 

Rev Nica returns from study leave and vacation, and leads a half hour Chalice gathering before joining in a collaboration with our Channel Islands ClUUster. At 10:30, UU Musician Reggie Harris will lead the service hosted by the Santa Paula Congregation. Join us on our Chalice zoom for the first half hour of meditation and Joys and Sorrows.

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ORDER OF SERVICE

August 22, 2021at 10:30 AM

Sankofa: A Walk Into the Light of Love 

Reggie Harris with Rev. Maddie Sifantus

 Rev. Dr. Betty Stapleford and members of CLUUMP

Mary Nelson, Slides

Ruth Ricards, Altar Décor 

Evan Holt, Monika Murillo, and Mitch Stone: Technical Team

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“We’re gonna sit at the Welcome Table one of these days.”

RINGING OF THE BELL   

GATHERING MUSIC    “Welcome Table”        African-American Spiritual

        Shared by Reggie Harris   

WELCOME    AND INTRODUCTION TO REGGIE HARRIS                        Rev. Maddie Sifantus

CALL TO WORSHIP                A. Powell Davies, adapted      

Shared by Rev. Dr. Betty Stapleford   

GATHERING HYMN                Rev. Maddie, unaccompanied

From all that dwell below the skies

Let songs of hope and faith arise;

Let peace, goodwill on earth be sung

Through every land by every tongue.          

        Isaac Watts

COVENANT                       

Love is the spirit of this church

And service is its prayer.

To dwell together in peace,

To seek the truth in freedom,

To tell the truth with responsibility,

And to help one another,

This is our covenant.

LIGHTING THE CHALICE                    Rev. Julia Hamilton

OPENING SONG  “Woke Up This Morning”    African-American Spiritual TIME FOR ALL AGES    “Sing Into the Light”        Reggie Harris

TIME OF PRAYER AND MEDITATION

In word                            Rev. Nica Eaton Guinn

    In silence

    In song    “Come By Here”                African-American Spiritual        

INTRODUCTION TO THE OFFERTORY                      

While we can’t pass a plate for the offering Checks for pledges or donations can be mailed to UUCSP, 740 E Main St, Santa Paula, CA, 93060. Be sure to put pledge or Living Legacy Project in the memo line. If neither works for you, you can give from the link on www.uucsp.org or directly to www.livinglegacyproject.org.

OFFERING TO THE LIVING LEGACY PROJECT        Reggie Harris

OFFERTORY SONG    “Simplicity”                Reggie Harris

REFLECTION    Sankofa: A Walk Into the Light of Love    Reggie Harris      

CLOSING SONG    “On Solid Ground”                Reggie Harris 

    EXTINGUISHING THE CHALICE                 Rev. Dr. Audrey Vincent

       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. 

Elizabeth Selle Jones

BENEDICTION                        Rev. Tamara Casanova Suzuki   

POSTLUDE        “From There to Here”                     Greg Greenway     

Joys, Concerns and Milestones will take place this week in Zoom coffee hour after the service.

Note: All words and music used by permission.