We close another church year with scenes from our annual Flower Ceremony (held May 15).  We give thanks for our volunteers, congratulate our high school seniors, and give Rev. John a sendoff for his sabbatical.

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SERVICE NOTES

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New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

    MUSIC CREDITS

Sonata in B-flat Major, R. 1 by Domenico Cimarosa. (Tate Plohr, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.

“De Colores,” trad. Spanish folk song, arr. Betty A. Wylder. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.

“I Know This Rose Will Open” by Mary E. Grigola. (Anna Perlak, cello & Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission. 

“Flower Carol (Tempus Adest Floridum),” Latin spring carol from Piae Cantiones, 1582. English translation from The Oxford Book of Carols. (UU Virtual Singers; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.)  Permission to stream the translation #38859 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“Up Jumped Spring” by Freddie Hubbard. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream BMI song # 1576200 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Words and music Public Domain, video used by permission.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

    OTHER NOTES

Call to Worship by Cynthia Landrum*
Prayer by Claire Feingold Thoryn*
Flower Communion readings:
       opening by Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson*
       poem, “Flower Communion” by Lynn Ungar*
       blessing by Michael DeVernon Boblett*
Flower photos by Nylea & Kyle Butler-Moore

*permission granted through the UUA

    OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for May is Española Pathways Shelter. Pathways Shelter is a low-barrier shelter, serving men and women ages 18 and up with shelter, crisis services, and life skills and job training. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

    SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan 
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Tate Plohr, piano
Anna Perlak, cello & Yelena Mealy, piano
UU Virtual Singers: Jenni Gaffney, Alissa Grissom, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Mary Billen, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn with Yelena Mealy, piano  
Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, and Rick Bolton,  AV techs

This week, Rev. John closes out our series on STORY with a new story about who we might be.

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Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• Sonata No. 5 in E-minor, mov. 3, Andante, BWV 1034 by J.S. Bach. (Heidi Morning, flute & Yelena Mealy, piano.) Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
• “Blue Boat Home,” words: Peter Meyer, music: Roland H. Prichard, adapt. by Peter Meyer, keyboard arr. Jason Shelton. Video produced by the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse, Moscow, ID.  Scott Milner: guitar; Paul Thompson: bass, vocals, programming, mixing, editing; Susan Thompson: vocals; Rosemary Walzer: saxophone; Sam Welsh: keyboards. Song and video used by permission 
• “I Know This Rose Will Open” by Mary E. Grigolia. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano.) Used by permission.
• “As Tranquil Streams,” words: Marion Franklin Ham, music: Musicalisches Hand-buch, adapt. (Wade Wheelock, violin). Words and music Public Domain, video used by permission.
• “The Journey” by Julie R. Gold. (Elisa Enriquez, vocals & Yelena Mealy, piano.)  Permission to stream BMI song #776558 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
• “Turn, Turn, Turn” by Peter Seeger. (Elisa Enriquez, vocals & Yelena Mealy, piano.)  Permission to stream BMI song #1521867 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Words and music Public Domain, video used by permission.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

OTHER NOTES

• Call to Worship by Gordon B McKeeman*
• Time for All Ages by Martha Dallas*

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for May is Española Pathways Shelter. Pathways Shelter is a low-barrier shelter, serving men and women ages 18 and up with shelter, crisis services, and life skills and job training. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Heidi Morning, flute
• Yelena Mealy, piano
• Wade Wheelock, violin
• Elisa Enriquez, vocalist
• UU Virtual Singers: Jenni Gaffney, Alissa Grissom, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Mary Billen, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn  
• Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211111031003/https://www.uulosalamos.org/ucla/pulpit/2021/20210516-A_Brief_History_of_the_Future.mp3

We are constantly engaged in the human endeavor of shaping the stories we tell about where we come from and who we want to be. But how are WE shaped in the telling?

SERVICE NOTES

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• New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
  
• For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 
• Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
• Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• “We Are Gathered,” words written specifically for virtual worship by Amanda Udis-Kessler, music from Adrian Valerius’s Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck. Video by Jane Clabaugh. Used by permission.
• “Let This Be a House of Peace,” by Jim Scott, words inspired by Kenneth Patton. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “May Your Life Be as a Song,” words: Jim Scott, music: Yuri Zaritsky. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “Do You Hear,” words: Emily L. Thorn, music: William Caldwell’s Union Harmony. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Music Public Domain.
• “Spinning Song” by Albert Ellmenreich, arr. Larry Clark & Doris Gazda. (Patrick Webb, violin & Joy Charles, cello). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
• “Seamus O’Brien” and “Tom Bigbee Waltz,” trad. waltzes. (Patrick Webb, violin). Public Domain.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

OTHER NOTES

• Call to Worship by Scott Tayler**
• Prayer by Mandy McGlynn*
• Time for All Ages, “The Broken Story Story,” by Christina Leone-Tracy**
• Reading from The World Is Made of Stories by David Loy (Wisdom Press, 2010)***

*permission granted through the UUA
**permission granted through Soul Matters
*** fair use excerpt

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for May is Española Pathways Shelter. Pathways Shelter is a low-barrier shelter, serving men and women ages 18 and up with shelter, crisis services, and life skills and job training. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Yelena Mealy, piano
• Patrick Webb, violin & Joy Charles, cello
• UU Virtual Singers: Jenni Gaffney, Alissa Grissom, Janice Muir, Kelly Shea, Mary Billen, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn  
• Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211111025505/https://www.uulosalamos.org/ucla/pulpit/2021/20210502-The_Story_Tells_Us.mp3

What are we reaching toward? And are we reaching toward the right thing?
Sermon Presented by Rev. John Cullinan

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New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• “You That Have Spent the Silent Night,” words: George Gascoigne, music: Nikolaus Herman, harm. J.S. Bach. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
• “We’ll Build a Land,” words: Barbara Zanotti (books of Isaiah & Amos), adapt., music: Carolyn McDade, arr. Betsy Jo Angebranndt. (Susan Gisler, vocals & guitar). Used by permission.
• “I Know This Rose Will Open” by Mary E. Grigolia. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “Spirit of Life,” words & music: Carolyn McDade, harm. Grace Lewis-McLaren, SATB arr. Nylea Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission. 
• “Beautiful City” (from Godspell) by Stephen Schwartz. (Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals & piano).  Permission to stream ASCAP song #320179544 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
• “An Seanduine Dóite,” trad. Irish jig. (Linus Plohr, violin). Public Domain.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place.” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. From Chorale 38. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
• Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

OTHER NOTES

• Call to Worship by Scott Tayler**
• Prayer by Lyn Cox*
• Reading, “Nothing Is Static,” by Manish Mishra-Marinetti***

*permission granted by the UUA
**permission granted through Soul Matters
***permission granted by author

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for April is for the scholarship fund for our partner church in Fenyokut, Romania. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner church to help fund secondary education for the youth of the church.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano
• Susan Gisler, vocals & guitar
• Linus Plohr, violin
• Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211111023252/https://www.uulosalamos.org/ucla/pulpit/2021/20210418-Becoming-How_Its_Going.mp3

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SERVICE NOTES

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New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

    MUSIC CREDITS

Sonata No. 5 in E minor, mov. 2, Allegro, BWV 1034 by J.S. Bach. (Heidi Morning, flute & Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.

“For All the Saints,” words: William Walsham How, music: Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Ted Cornell. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“There Is More Love Somewhere,” African American hymn. (Jess Huetteman, soprano). Video used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse, Moscow, Idaho.

“Faith of the LargNo. er Liberty,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: Bohemian Brethren, Kirchengesang, 1566. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Public Domain.

Sonata No. 5 in E-minor, mov. 1, Adagio ma non tanto, BWV 1034 by J.S. Bach. (Heidi Morning, flute & Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.

“Going Home,” music based on Largo from 9th Symphony (From the New World) by Antonín Dvořák, arr. by Joseph Martin. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“As We Leave This Friendly Place.” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. From Chorale 38. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

    OTHER NOTES

Call to Worship by Maureen Killoran*
Prayer by Katie Kandarian Morris*
Reading by Sophia Lyon Fahs*

*permission granted by the UUA

    OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for April is for the scholarship fund for our partner church in Fenyokut, Romania. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner church to help fund secondary education for the youth of the church.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

    SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, piano
Heidi Morning, flute
UU Virtual Singers
Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

In a special sermon rebroadcast from Easter of 2019, Rev. John ponders what Jesus’ final wishes were for his loved ones.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779 by J.S. Bach. (Tate Plohr, piano). Public Domain.
• “Lo, the Earth Awakes Again,” words: Samuel Longfellow, music from Lyra Davidica, tune: EASTER HYMN. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Public Domain.
• “Mother Spirit, Father Spirit” by Norbert F. Câpek, harm. David Dawson. (Yelena Mealy, piano & Anna Perlak, cello). Used by permission.
• “O Day of Light and Gladness,” words: Frederick Lucian Hosmer, tune: LANCASHIRE, by Henry Smart, alternate harmonization by Charles H. Webb. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream the alternate harmonization in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
• “Chant for Easter,” based on an 11th century Easter sequence, arr. Charity Book Putnam. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
• “Boys of Ballycastle,” trad. Irish hornpipe. (Linus Plohr, violin). Public Domain.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. From Chorale 38 (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

• Call to Worship by Peggy Clarke*
• Time for All Ages by Anne S. Howard*
• Gospel reading, John 19:25-27 from the Common English Bible**

*permission granted by the UUA
**permission granted by the copyright holders

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for April is for the scholarship fund for our partner church in Fenyokut, Romania. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner church to help fund secondary education for the youth of the church.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Tate Plohr, piano
• Yelena Mealy, piano & Anna Perlak, cello
• Linus Plohr, violin
• UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano
• Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211111000441/https://www.uulosalamos.org/ucla/pulpit/2021/20210404-The_Last_Will_and_Testament_of_Jesus_of_Nazareth.mp3

On the fallacy of the “appeal to tradition” and the one phrase my conscience repeats over and over.

Sermon presented by Rev. John Cullinan.

SERVICE NOTES

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New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• “Morning Song,” from Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813, arr. Joseph Martin. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
• “The Morning Hangs a Signal,” words: William Channing Gannett, music: William Lloyd. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.
• “Find a Stillness,” words: Carl G. Seaburg, music: Transylvanian hymn tune, harm. Larry Phillips. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano), Used by permission.
• “For the Earth Forever Turning” by Kim Oler, arr. Nick Page and Jim Scott. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream song # 27231 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
• Op. 78, No. 3, Religioso by Jean Sibelius, transcribed for viola by Kathy Gursky. (Kathy Gurksy, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission.
• Op. 78, No. 2, Romance by Jean Sibelius, transcribed for viola by Kathy Gursky. (Kathy Gurksy, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. From Chorale 38. (UU Virtual Singers & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

• Call to Worship by Sarah C. Stewart*
• Reading by Amy Petrie Shaw*

*permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for March is Puerto Palomas Migrant Shelter. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Yelena Mealy, piano & Kathy Gursky, viola
• UU Virtual Singers
• Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Renae Mitchell AV techs

Attached media: https://media.blubrry.com/uulosalamos/www.uulosalamos.org/ucla/pulpit/2021/20210321-The_One_Thought_That_Guides_My_Moral_Compass.mp3

It is so easy to get overwhelmed by the magnitude of the work our faith calls us to. Where do we start? The answer is we begin one starfish at a time.

SERVICE NOTES

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New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

    MUSIC CREDITS

Song without Words, Op. 38, No. 2 by Felix Mendelssohn. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.

“Do You Hear?” tune: FOUNDATION, from William Caldwell’s Union Harmony, 1837, arr.Yelena Mealy. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission.

“Voice Still and Small” by John Corrado. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission.

“Just as Long as I Have Breath,” music: Johann G. Ebeling, harm. rev. John Edwin Giles. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission.

“It is Well with My Soul” by Philip P. Bliss, arr. Mark Hayes. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

Song without Words, Op. 102, No. 4 by Felix Mendelssohn. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.

“As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Used by permission.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

    OTHER NOTES

Call to Worship by Karen G. Johnston (adapted from Rebecca Parker)**

Prayer by Joanna Lubkin (adapted), permission granted by the author

Reading excerpted from “Small Things Make a Big Difference” in the Huffington Post – 7/15/14

*permission granted through the UUA
** permission granted through Soul Matters

    OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for March is the Puerto Palomas Migrant Shelter via the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City, New Mexico.  100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

    SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Yelena Mealy, piano
Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, & Renae Mitchell, AV techs

Attached media: https://media.blubrry.com/uulosalamos/www.uulosalamos.org/ucla/pulpit/2021/20210314-Do_the_Next_Small_Thing.mp3

Presented by Rev. John Cullinan and Nylea Butler-Moore.

We begin March’s exploration of what it means to be a people of commitment with the big question: What is our Unitarian Universalist faith asking us, exactly, to commit to?

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• “Spring Mvt 1 Allegro”, John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players. FreeMusicArchive.org. Used by permission.
• “Dancing in Light” by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “The Fire of Commitment,” words: Mary Katherine Morn & Jason Shelton, music: Jason Shelton. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “My Life Flows On in Endless Song,” words & music by Robert Lowry. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.
• “Spirit of Life,” words & music: Carolyn McDade, based on harm. by Grace Lewis-McLaren. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano.) Used by permission.
• “The Lone, Wild Bird,” words: H.R. MacFayden, tune: from William Walker’s Southern Harmony, based on harm. by Thomas Somerville, adapt, arr. & new material by Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UCLA Virtual choir; Wade Wheelock, violin; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director & piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
• “We Gather Together,” words: Dorothy Caiger Senghas & Robert E. Senghas; music: Adrian Valerius’s Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck, arr. Edward Kremser. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Used by permission.
  
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Used by permission.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

• Call to Worship by Gretchen Haley**
• Reading excerpt from Rebecca Parker* https://www.uua.org/ga/past/1998/123808.shtml

*permission granted through UUA
**permission granted through Soul Matters

For more information on the proposed 8th principle, visit: https://www.8thprincipleuu.org/
Rev. Cullinan’s sermon collection, Your Life Is a Gospel, available at Amazon.

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for March is Tierra del Oro, Puerto Palomas Migrant Shelter. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Yelena Mealy, piano
• UCLA Virtual Choir
• Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

Attached media: https://media.blubrry.com/uulosalamos/www.uulosalamos.org/ucla/pulpit/2021/20210307-What_Shall_We_Live_For.m4a

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyzN7hLSNOI]

Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore

SERVICE NOTES

    WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

    MUSIC CREDITS

“People, Get Ready” by Curtis Mayfield.  (Aaron Anderson, keyboard). Permission to stream the song in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“We Are” by Dr. Ysaÿe Barnwell, performed by Dr. Ysaÿe Barnwell and the UUA General Assembly 2020 virtual choir. Produced and Directed by Benjie Messer. Video Editing and Motion Graphics by Izzy Hyman. Audio Editing by Sam Plattner. Photos by Clint McKoy, Christopher L. Walton, Paul Becker, Janine Gelsinger, and contributed by members of the choir.  Used by permission.

“We Are Not Our Own,” words: Brian Wren, music: David Hurd.  (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream song #98098 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“Spirit of Life,” words & music: Carolyn McDade, choral arr. Nylea Butler-Moore, based on harm. by Grace Lewis-McLaren. (UCLA virtual choir; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.

“Come Together” by John Lennon & Paul McCartney.  (Aaron Anderson, keyboard). Permission to stream the song in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“The Gift of Love,” trad. English melody, Hal H. Hopson, arr. John Carter. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream song #9269 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

    OTHER NOTES

Chalice Lighting by Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson*
Prayer by Lyn Cox*
Reading from Charles Green: https://blogs.hope.edu/getting-race-right/uncategorized/whos-in-the-room-who-isnt-why/
*permission granted through UUA

     OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for February is Strong in Nature. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

    SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Aaron Anderson, keyboard
Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, & Renae Mitchell – AV techs

This week, we join UUs across the country as we tune in to a special worship service presented by the UUA’s “Side With Love” campaign.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgeuOtbYZCY]

Presented by the Unitarian Universalist Association

What if to “side with love” meant making bold, faith-full choices? What if it were even a little bit scary? This worship service brings together worship leaders and musicians from across the country to offer hopeful, moving, challenging reminders about what we, as Unitarian Universalists, are called to do, and BE, in the world.

Order of Service: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y489…​

More about Side With Love’s 30 Days of Love: https://sidewithlove.org/thirty-days-…​

SERVICE NOTES

      WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

      OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for February is Strong in Nature. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

Part one of our exploration of February’s theme: “Beloved Community”

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJBZKlCPNyk]

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• “What Wondrous Love Is This,” American folk hymn, arr. Eric Daub. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
• “Let This Be a House of Peace” by Jim Scott, words inspired by Kenneth Paton.  (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano).  Used by permission.
• “Meditation on Breathing” by Sarah Dan Jones. (Tina DeYoe, vocals & Eric Schaller, percussion). Used by permission.
• “Spirit of Life,” words & music: Carolyn McDade, choral arr. Nylea Butler-Moore, based on harm. by Grace Lewis-McLaren. (UCLA virtual choir; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
• Star Medley: “Star of the County Down,” trad. Irish | “Sparkle of Starlight” by Rodney Miller. (Patrick Webb, fiddle; Joy Charles, cello; & Aaron Anderson, piano ). “Star of the County Down” Public Domain.  “Sparkle of Starlight” used by permission of the composer.
• “Plenty Good Room,” trad. spiritual, arr. Lloyd Larson. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

• Chalice Lighting by Jennifer Gracen*
• Our Time for All Ages is an old parable that traces back to several cultures
• Images in the Time for All Ages are courtesy of the artist: Stuart McMillen
• originals can be found here:
  • https://www.stuartmcmillen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-11-Chicago-Recovery-Alliance-spoons-uncaptioned-hell-1200.png
  • https://www.stuartmcmillen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-11-Chicago-Recovery-Alliance-spoons-uncaptioned-heaven-1200.png

*permission granted through UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for February is Strong in Nature. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Yelena Mealy, piano
• UCLA Virtual Choir
• Patrick Webb, fiddle; Joy Charles, cello; & Aaron Anderson, piano
• Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

Rev. John opens up the virtual question box. What do you want to ask the minister?

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRF_CX3DtX8]

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS 

• “Moment Musicaux No. 3” in F minor by Franz Schubert. (JeeYeon Plohr, piano). Public Domain.
• “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” words: vs. 1, Robert Robinson, vs. 2-3, Eugene B. Navias, music: John Wyeth, Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813, arr. Nylea L. Butler-Moore.  (Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals & piano). Words & music Public Domain, arr. used by permission.
• “Find a Stillness,” words: Carl G. Seaburg, music: Transylvanian hymn tune, harm. Larry Philips. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “Spirit of Life,” words & music: Carolyn McDade, choral arr. Nylea Butler-Moore, based on harm. by Grace Lewis -McLaren. (UCLA virtual choir; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
•  “To See a World in a Grain of Sand,” words: William Blake, music: Norwegian folk tune, arr. Edvard Grieg. (UCLA virtual choir; Anne Marsh, poetry reciter; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Public Domain.
• Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772 by J.S. Bach. (Tate Plohr, piano). Public Domain.
•  “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

Call to Worship by Krista Flanagan*
*permission secured through the UUA
**permission secured through Soul Matters

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for January is the Esperanza Shelter. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• JeeYeon Plohr, piano
• UCLA Virtual Choir
• Tate Plohr, piano
• Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxtTtvFrM1c]

SERVICE NOTES

    WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 5050-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

    MUSIC CREDITS 

“Like a Mighty Stream” by Moses Hogan and John Jacobson. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano).  Permission to stream ASCAP song #420662082 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“Morning Has Come” by Jason Shelton. Video created by Paul Thompson for the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse in Moscow, ID. (UUCP band). Video and song used by permission. 

“There Is More Love Somewhere,” trad. African American hymn. (Jess Huetteman, soprano). Video used by permission. Song Public Domain.

“Wake, Now, My Senses,” words: Thomas J.S. Mikelson, music: trad. Irish, harm. Carlton R. Young. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream the harmonization in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“Shine on Me,” trad. African American spiritual. (Melanie DeMore, 3-part vocals). Video used by permission. Song Public Domain.

“Lord, Don’t Move the Mountain,” words: Doris Akers, music: Mahalia Jackson. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano).  Permission to stream this ASCAP/BMI song in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

 “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

    OTHER NOTES

Call to Worship by the Rev. Shari Woodbury*

Time for All Ages by the Rev. Martha Dallas*

Video of Amanda Gorman reading “The Hill We Climb” courtesy of C-SPAN (license pending)

*permission secured through the UUA

**permission secured through Soul Matters

    OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for January is the Esperanza Shelter. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

    SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwhzyghVyO0]

SERVICE NOTES

    WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 5050-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

    MUSIC CREDITS 

“I Have a Dream” by Benny Sigvard Andersson and Bjoern K. Ulvaeus. (Elisa Enriquez, vocals & ukulele). Permission to stream ASCAP song # 390341316 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” words: James Weldon Johnson, music: J. Rosamond Johnson. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Public Domain.       

“Precious Lord, Take My Hand” by Thomas A. Dorsey. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song # 903121321 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“Come, Children of Tomorrow,” words: Zona Gale, music: Valentin Schumann’s Geistliche Lieder, 1539, harm: Hans Leo Hassler. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Public Domain.

“Come Sunday” from Black, Brown, and Beige by Duke Ellington. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song # 330078081 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770. 

“A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” by Bob Dylan. (Elisa Enriquez, vocals & ukulele). Permission to stream SESAC song # 514728 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

    OTHER NOTES

Call to Worship by Christian Schmidt*

Prayer by Audette Fulbright*

“A Letter From Martin” was originally delivered by the Rev. John Cullinan at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos on January 14, 2018.

*permission secured through the UUA
**permission secured through Soul Matters

    OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for January is the Esperanza Shelter. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

    SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Elisa Enriquez, vocals & ukulele
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

One thing that makes humans human is our ability to conceive of a future and move toward it. But what happens when our picture of the future is too unclear? How do we move out of a permanent sense of being in liminal space? Part one of our dive into January’s theme of “Imagination.”

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LkayqrTw3o]

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 5050-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• “Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum” from Children’s Corner by Claude Debussy. (Yelena Mealy, piano.) Public Domain.
• “The Morning Hangs a Signal,” words: William Channing Gannett, music: William Lloyd. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.
• “Find a Stillness,” text: Carl G. Seaburg, music: Transylvanian hymn tune, harm. by Larry Phillips. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “I Seek the Spirit of a Child,” words: Carol G, Seaburg, music: trad. English melody, arr. and harmony by Ralph Vaughan Williams. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream song #127501 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
• First movement exposition from Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 by Antonín Dvořák. (Ursula Coe, cello & Yelena Mealy, piano).  Public Domain.
• Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 by J.S. Bach. (Ursula Coe, cello).  Public Domain.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

Call to Worship by Sharon Wylie*

Reading by Ashley Horan**

*permission secured through the UUA
**permission secured through Soul Matters

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for January is the Esperanza Shelter. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Yelena Mealy, pianist
• Ursula Coe, cellist
• Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRfT0UvVP94]

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

“Angels We Have Heard on High (in Bulgarian Rhythm),” trad. French carol, arr. Larry Shackley. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano).  Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” 13th-century plainsong, adapt. by Thomas Helmore, arr. Matt Hyzer.  (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“There’s a Song in the Air,” words: Josiah G. Holland, music: Karl P. Harrington, arr. Matt Hyzer.  (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“Gabriel’s Message,” trans. Sabine Baring-Gould, music: trad. Basque carol, arr. Edgar Pettman. (Coro de Cámara; Nylea Butler-Moore, Artistic Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

“Once, as I Remember,” words: G.R. Woodward, music: trad. Italian carol, arr. Charles Wood. (UCLA Choir; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Used by permission of Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org).

“Puer Natus in Bethlehem,” op. 118, no. 6, words: 13th-century Latin, music: Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. (Jess Cullinan & Nora Cullinan, vocalist; Yelena Mealy, pianist). Used by permission of music editor Douglas J. Walczak and Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org).

“See Amid the Winter’s Snow,” words: Edward Caswall, music: John Goss. (UCLA Choir; Soloists Kathy Gursky & Kelly Shea; Yelena Mealy, pianist; Nylea Butler-Moore, Artistic Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Used by permission of Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org).

“Silent Night,” words: Joseph Mohr, vs. 1-3 trans. John F. Young, vs. 4 trans. anon., music: Franz Gruber. (Jess Cullinan & Nora Cullinan, vocalists; Tyler Taylor, guitar). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

WORSHIP NOTES

Call to Worship written by the Rev. Gretchen Haley

Special thanks to all our members and friends who shared their gifts with us for our Home Movie Pageant:
    Nylea & Kyle Butler-Moore
    Jess, John, & Nora Cullinan
    Tina DeYoe
    Kelly Dolejsi
    Elisa, Sofia, & Andy Enriquez
    Barb Fronzak
    Erin, Jake, Charlotte, & Emily Green
    Kathy Gursky
    Seb Koglin
    Renae & Nina Mitchell
    Susanna Naud
    Ann, Aspen, & Liam Payne-Reeves
    JeeYeon, Tate, & Linus Plohr
    Patricia Rathbone
    Kathryn Watts

Part one underscore: “Ave Maria” by Anton Bruckner. Performed by the U.S. Navy Sea Chanter. Recording in the public domain.

Part two underscore: “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming,” an English translation of a German carol, sung by the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” Recording in the public domain.

Part three underscore: “Gloria in Excelsis Deo,” from a 16th century Italian Mass. Performed by the Tudor Consort. Licensed under Creative Commons.

OFFERING

Our Christmas Eve offering is taken up on behalf of the Minister’s Discretionary Fund. The money collected tonight allows Rev. Cullinan to provide short term financial and practical assistance to members and friends of the congregation in need, and to people in the wider Los Alamos community. In 2020, thanks to your generosity, our minister has been able to provide assistance to people in great need for rent, utilities, and legal and medical fees. Our current pandemic conditions promise to create even greater need in the year to come. Please give as generously as you can. You can you’re your donation via the Givelify app on your mobile device, or using this link: https://giv.li/5jtcps. 

We will also accept checks at the church office. Please make checks out to “Unitarian Church of Los Alamos” and write “Christmas Eve” in the memo line. Checks can be dropped in person at our mailbox, or mailed to: Unitarian Church, 1738 N Sage St., Los Alamos, NM 87544

Thank you for your generous spirits.

THE UNITARIAN CHURCH WORSHIP TEAM

    Rev. John Cullinan, pastor
    Tina DeYoe, director of lifespan religious education
    Nylea Butler-Moore, director of music
    Worship Committee: Rebecca Howard, Ann Marsh, Sue Watts
    A/V Tech Team: Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPEAt1BI2c4]

Our virtual Winter Solstice celebration. Join us for reflections from some of our members and friends on the significance of the Solstice in their lives.

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

“Deck the Hall,” trad. Welsh carol, arr. Carol Tornquist.  (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #40052139 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“Rising Green” by Carolyn McDade, arr. Jim Scott.  (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano).  Used by permission.

“How Sweet the Darkness,” words: Rachel Bates, music: Jason Shelton.  (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano).  Used by permission.

“Chant for the Seasons,” words: Mark L. Belletini, music: Czech folk song, arr. Grace Lewis-McLaren. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.

“Winter Solstice Song” by Béla Bartók (from For Children, Nr. 38, Sz 42, Book 1 (after Hungarian Folksongs). (Tate Plohr, piano). Public Domain.

“The Holly and the Ivy,” trad. English carol, arr. Chip Davis. (Valerie Collins, flute & Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream SESAC song #57189 obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

Special thanks to:

JeeYeon Plohr for lighting our chalice

Amaya Coblentz, Kristine Coblentz, the Green family, & Rebecca Howard for sharing their Winter Solstice reflections.

“Round and Round the Earth Is Turning” is a traditional English folk song. The file with the sheet music can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/129Q2D54jX4cCdFzFEKBaJDYBw8BXBgSw/view?usp=sharing

The finger spiral for your home Solstice Celebration can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vs13GCBWAirdkjMBWwESI1cDzM_GVFe3/view?usp=sharing

Chalice Lighting Words by Cynthia Landrum**

Call to Worship by Annie Foerster**

Reading, “In Celebration of the Winter Solstice,” by Stephanie Noble**

    *permission secured through Soul Matters

    **permission secured through the UUA via WorshipWeb

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for December is Self Help, Inc. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Tate Plohr, piano
Valerie Collins, flute & Yelena Mealy, piano
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

The spirit of our consumer culture often sends a message demanding our busyness — even more so now in the era of “safer at home.” But we were not put here on Earth to be busy.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXtji6G5zCU]

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• “Dark of Winter” by Shelley Jackson Denham. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission. 
• “Still, Still, Still,” trad. Austrian carol, arr. Chip Davis, transcription by Chuck Pennington. (Valerie Collins, flute & Yelena Mealy, piano.) Permission to stream SESAC song #145341 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
• “Mother Spirit, Father Spirit” by Norbert F. Cǎpek, harm. David Dawson. (Yelena Mealy, piano & Anna Perlak, cello). Used by permission.
• “I Know This Rose Will Open” by Mary E. Grigolia. (Yelena Mealy, piano & Anna Perlak, cello). Used by permission.
• “Meditation on Breathing” by Sarah Dan Jones. (Tina DeYoe, vocals & Eric Schaller, percussion). Used by permission.
• “Traditions of Christmas,” Chip Davis, transcription by Chuck Pennington. (Valerie Collins, flute & Yelena Mealy, piano.) Permission to stream SESAC song #156904 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

• Call to Worship by Gretchen Haley*
• Prayer by Samuel A. Trumbore*
• Reading – from “The Holy Pause” by Christine Valters Paintner
• special thanks to Maura Taylor, Executive Director of Self Help, Inc., for the update video

*permission secured through Soul Matters

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for December is Self Help, Inc. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Yelena Mealy, piano
• Tina DeYoe, vocals & Eric Schaller, percussion
• Valerie Collins, flute
• Anna Perlak, cello
• Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3i5DrD_ynE]

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

We begin December’s theme of “Stillness” with some reflections on Advent and the importance of pausing amidst the rush.

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 5050-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

“The Ash Grove (Llwyn Onn),” trad. Welsh folk tune.  (Linus Plohr, violin).  Public Domain.

“People, Look East,” text: Eleanor Farjeon, music: trad. French carol, harm. by Martin Shaw. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream song #05431 in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“Find a Stillness,” text: Carl G. Seaburg, music: Transylvanian hymn tune, harm. by Larry Phillips. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.

“Ring Out, Wild Bells,” text: Alfred Lord Tennyson, music: Percy Carter Buck. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano).  Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“Träumerei” from Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 7 by Robert Schumann. (JeeYeon Plohr, piano). Public Domain. 

“The Banks of the Allan,” trad. Scottish jig.  (Linus Plohr, violin).  Public Domain.

“As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

Call to Worship by Shari Woodbury*

Reading, “Silence,” by Steve Garnaas-Holmes*

     *permission secured through Soul Matters

THE HOME MOVIE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT

Take a verse from the Christmas Story and make it your own. Contribute a video clip to your DIY Home Movie pageant. Sign up by Wednesday, 12/9. Use this link: https://forms.gle/kA7m84Sd9N5G5yXP9

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for December is Self Help, Inc. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Linus Plohr, violin
JeeYeon Plohr, piano 
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

As I mentioned in a recent Midweek Message, December is both a wonderful and a stressful month for me. I love making the holiday season special both at home and in the church, and it brings me great joy to contribute to all of your holiday celebrations and memories, too. But the work that goes into holidays at the church each year is intense, and by the final “Amen” on Christmas Eve, I’m usually ready for a month’s vacation.

This year, I’m still looking forward to making holiday memories. But the stress is of a different kind: everything’s virtual, and traditions are upended. I’m hoping we can approximate the feeling without necessarily being in one another’s presence.

Event-wise, things will be pared down. I had hoped to host a socially distanced spiral walk for this year’s Solstice Celebration. However, given the ongoing infection spike in New Mexico and the uncertainty around what public health orders might be, I thought it best to scrap that plan. Instead, our Sunday video service for the 20th of this month will focus on the Solstice. I’ve invited some of our members and friends who find some significant meaning in the Winter Solstice to share their reflections with us that day.

We’ll have a virtual Christmas Eve service as well, with video made available starting at 5:00 pm on the 24th. I’ve already made announcements about the “Home Movie Pageant” that we’ll share as part of that service, taking the place of our typical DIY Pageant on the Sunday before Christmas. Nylea has been hard at work with the choir and other guest musicians to provide us with a lovely score for the evening. But, what’s really felt like a loss as I’ve been planning is the candlelight at the end as we sing “Silent Night.” It’s hard to replicate, but we’re going to give it a try.

And so, I’m asking for one last element of your participation in creating this year’s Christmas Eve service: a candlelight selfie. Get a photo of yourself, or one with your whole family, even, holding up a vigil candle in the dark. We have LED vigil candles available from the church if you need one, or hold up a taper candle of your own. Email your selfies to me, and we’ll work them into the end of the service as it comes to a close. It won’t be quite the same, but it’ll still be wonderful to see everyone’s faces as we draw to the end of a variation on a beloved tradition.

~~~~~

This year’s Christmas Eve service will also have a special collection taken up for the Minister’s Discretionary Fund. The Discretionary Fund allows me the flexibility to help people in the community in need who might not have other options with a one-time emergency gift. This past year, thanks to your yearly generosity, I have been able to give away over $2000 in rent and utility assistance, as well as helping with legal and medical expenses. I hope you’ll consider another gift to the Fund this Christmas. We’ll be opening up electronic giving via our Givelify account in the week leading up to Christmas Eve. If you’d rather make a donation by check, you can drop one off in the church’s mailbox. Please make it out to the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos and write “Christmas Eve” or “Minister’s Discretionary Fund” in the memo line.

Thank you! And may what you give bring you great joy this Christmas.

Rev. John Cullinan

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvTE668iEGc]

“We give thanks for the gifts and graces, large and small, that we have received . . .”

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

“Come, Thou Fount,” from John Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813, arr. Larry Shackley. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream the arrangement in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“Give Thanks,” words: Anonymous, music: William Caldwell’s Union Harmony, 1837. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Public Domain.

“The Lone, Wild Bird,” words: H.R. MacFayden, music: William Walker’s Southern Harmony, 1835. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Public Domain.

“Now Thank We All Our God,” words: Martin Rinkart, trans: Catherine Winkworth, music: Johann Crüger. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Public Domain.

“We Gather Together,” words: Dorothy Caiger Senghas & Robert E. Senghas, music: Adrian Valerius’s Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck, arr. Edward Kremser. (UCLA Choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Words used by permission. music Public Domain.

“Give Thanks” by Henry Smith, arr. Mark Hayes. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream song #370218336 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA Choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

Call to Worship by Laura Horton-Ludwig**
Prayer by Naomi King**
Reading, “More Than We Deserve,” by Robert R. Walsh**
(music in reading: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (Allegro) – J.S. Bach; recording in the public domain via WikiCommons)

*permission granted through Soul Matters
** permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for November is the Roadrunner Food Bank. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, Pianist
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

How do circles of family & friends help us in the process of healing?

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMXhc3o3VAQ]

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 5050-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• “Reach Out and Touch” by Charles F. Brown. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #480094066 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
• “O Life That Maketh All Things New,” words: Samuel Longfellow, music” Thomas Williams’s Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Public Domain.
• “Gathered Here” by Philip A. Porter.  (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano).  Used by permission.
• “Meditation on Breathing” by Sarah Dan Jones. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “We Can Be Kind” by David Friedman. (Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals & piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #530413615 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
• “You’ve Got a Friend” by Carole King. (Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals & piano). Permission to stream ASCAP song #550067104 in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA Choir & Yelena Mealy, pianist; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

• Thanks to Renae Mitchell and family for their chalice lighting. 
• Call to Worship by the Rev. Joan Javier-Duval*
• Prayer by the Rev. Lisa Friedman**
• “Arm’s Length: Acts of Love in the Covid Era” by Karen G. Johnston**
• Reading: “Mending” by the Rev. Nancy Shaffer**

*permission granted through Soul Matters
** permission granted through the UUA

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for November is the Roadrunner Food Bank. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3MVOJb9sJM]

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 5050-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

“Song without Words,” op. 30, no. 3 (“Consolation”) by Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Eric Thomas. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream this arrangement obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“My Life Flows on in Endless Song” by Robert Lowry. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.

“I Know This Rose Will Open” by Mary E. Grigolia. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission.

“What Wondrous love Is This,” American folk hymn, arr. Eric Daub.  (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream this arrangement obtained from ONELICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

“Autumn Leaves,” original French lyrics: Jacques Prévert, English lyrics: Johnny Mercer, music: Joseph Kosma; arr. Aaron Anderson & Joy Charles.  (Joy Charles, cello & Aaron Anderson, piano). Permission to stream this music obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.

“Blackberry Blossom,” trad. fiddle tune; arr. Aaron Anderson & Joy Charles. (Joy Charles, cello & Aaron Anderson, piano). Public domain.

“As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.

Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

Reading by members of Rising Appalachia (permission granted by authors)

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for November is the Roadrunner Food Bank, [blurb]. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

Rev. John Cullinan
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, piano
Joy Charles, cello & Aaron Anderson, piano
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

We begin November’s exploration of “Healing” with a service about grief. We’ve lost much and sacrificed much these last many months as the pandemic has worn on. Healing may yet be a long way off, but it begins with being able to give a name to the sense of loss we feel.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTdEOWkKZME]

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!
New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 5050-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• “Autumn Mvt 1 Allegro”, The Four Seasons (Vivaldi), performed by John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players, obtained at freemusic.org under a Creative Commons license, Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
• “The Gymnopédie,” nos. 1, 2, & 3 by Erik Satie. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Public domain.
• “Abide with Me,” text: Henry Francis Lyte, music: William Henry Monk, arr: Anne Krentz Organ. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Text and music: Public domain. Permission to stream the arrangement (AF#2020529) obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
• “Comfort Me” by Mimi Borstein-Doble. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of the composer.
• “Mother Spirit, Father Spirit,” text: Norbert F. Cǎpek, trans. Paul and Anita Munk, English version: Richard Frederick Boeke, music: Norbert F. Cǎpek, harm: David Dawson. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” text: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, director; Rick Bolton, Audio Visual engineer). Public domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

• Thanks to Susan Gisler for our Welcome message.
• Thanks to the Green family for their chalice lighting.
• Call to Worship by Kathleen McTigue, used with permission
• Prayer/Meditation, “Meditation on Broken Hearts,” by Thomas Rhodes*
• “Tangled,” by Dawn Star Sarahs-Borchelt*

*from the UUA’s Worship Web, used with permission

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for November is the Roadrunner Food Bank. 100% of all offered this month will be given to our partner.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Kathy Gursky, viola
• Yelena Mealy, piano
• Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

As I write this, we’re two weeks out from Election Day and possibly three weeks from knowing any final results. Four years ago, the day after the election was a somber one, and the church building became a gathering place throughout the day for members, friends, and newcomers alike who needed to be together and process what had happened and what was next to come. Now our gathering space is temporarily closed, but I fully anticipate that no matter what the result in the coming weeks, we’re going to need to be together. I’ll be opening up the Zoom Fellowship Hall on Wednesday, November 4 at 1:00 pm for an hour of drop-in time, and then again at 7:00 pm. I’m fervently praying that we have something to smile about, and that this will be a time to just bask in one another’s bright, happy faces. I am prepared, however, to provide some deep listening and a sense of comfort. I hope, either way, I’ll see you at one of our post-election drop-ins. I miss your face.

~~~~~

Speaking of drop-ins, our next Soul Matters Circle will take place on Thursday, November 19 at 7:00 pm on Zoom. We’ll be engaging questions and spiritual exercises based on November’s theme of “Healing.” Keep a lookout in your email and in our Virtual Fellowship Hall on Facebook for links to this month’s materials. No time for homework beforehand? No worries. We have prompts in session to help you engage as well.

Our first session was small but mighty, with some deep exchange among participants. Come and connect with your church community on a new and different level. I’ll see you on the 19th.

~~~~~

Preparations for the holiday season are well underway. It feels strange to be thinking about virtual Christmas this year, but we’re definitely not ready to give up on holiday services entirely. We have some special stuff in the works, and there’ll be ways for you to participate, too. Watch email and Facebook for announcements coming soon and find out how to join in the spirit of the season.

~~~~~

As always, if you have any questions about small group ministry, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.

Blessings!

Rev. John Cullinan

Silence can make us uncomfortable. And we need to embrace it now more than ever. Part two of “Deep Listening.”

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMZLFUmIavk]

SERVICE NOTES

WELCOME!

• New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.
  
• For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 505-662-2346. 
• Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
• Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, is available for virtual and phone appointments. Contact him at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC CREDITS

• Presto Assai (from Divertimento, Hob. XI:26) by Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Jason Fruit. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer).  Used by permission of arranger, through Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.  
• “Love Will Guide Us,” words: Sally Rogers, music: traditional, arr. Betty A. Wylder. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “Winds Be Still,” words: Richard S. Kimball, music: Samuel Sebastian Wesley. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Music public domain.
• “Voice Still and Small,” words and music: John Corrado. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• Andante (from Divertimento, Hob. XI:26) by Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Jason Fruit. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer).  Used by permission of arranger, through Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.  
• Menuetto (from Divertimento, Hob. XI:26) by Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Jason Fruit. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer).  Used by permission of arranger, through Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.  
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer).

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

• The Call to Worship was written by Scott Tayler and is used with permission.
• “Henry David Thoreau and the Still, Small Voice” is by Lynn Ungar and appears in the UUA’s Tapestry of Faith curricula series. Used with permission.

OFFERTORY

• Our Share the Plate partner for October is Lutheran Family Services, in support of their work with refugees and asylum seekers building new lives in New Mexico. 100% of all offered this month will be given to LFS.
• We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Kathy Gursky, viola
• Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzYk12ll0Qc]

Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore
In the first of two parts on October’s theme of “Deep Listening,” we explore the difference between hearing and listening.

SERVICE NOTES

MUSIC CREDITS
Sonata # 4, mov. IV by George Frideric Handel. (Wade Wheelock, violin & Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.
“The Morning Hangs a Signal,” words: William Channing Gannett, music: William Lloyd. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.
“Find a Stillness,” words: Carl G. Seaburg, music: Transylvanian hymn tune, harm: Larry Phillips. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
“We Give Thanks,” words and music: Wendy Luella Perkins, arr. Susan Peck. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Used by permission of the composer.
“Here I Am to Listen” by Frances Matthews. (Jenni Gaffney, vocal quintet & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano & Director; Rick Bolton, Audio Visual Engineer). Used by permission of composer through CPDL (Choral Public Domain Library), song #53902.
Sonata #1, mov. IV by George Frideric Handel. (Wade Wheelock, violin & Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.
“As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38.  (UCLA Choir with Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director; Rick Bolton, Audio Visual Engineer). Public Domain.
Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

 OTHER NOTES

*from the UUA’s online worship collection, used with permission
New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

OFFERTORY
Our Share the Plate partner for October is Lutheran Family Services, in support of their work with refugees and asylum seekers building new lives in New Mexico. 100% of all offered this month will be given to LFS.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
Rev. John Cullinan
Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
Yelena Mealy, piano
Wade Wheelock, violin
Jenni Gaffney, vocals
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 5050-662-2346. 

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Contact our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

As early voting opens, some thoughts on what it truly means to vote with your conscience.

SERVICE NOTES

MUSIC CREDITS

• “Appalachian Sunrise” by Joseph M. Martin. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to stream this song in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
•  “Wake, Now, My Senses,” words: Thomas J.S. Mikelson, music: trad. Irish melody. (Wade Wheelock, violin). Music Public Domain.
• “Mother Spirit, Father Spirit,” words & music: Norbert F. Cǎpek, trans. Paul and Anita Munk, English: Richard Frederick Boeke, harm: David Dawson. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “Faith of the Larger Liberty,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: Bohemian Brethren, Kirchengesang, 1566. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Public Domain.
• “The Dream” by Dave and Jean Perry. (Joan Contarino, vocalist & Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream this song in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
• Song for the League of Women Voters (1923) by Mrs. D.P. Owens. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Score obtained from the Library of Congress, Control Number 2017562206, https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/mussuffrage.mussuffrage-100046, Public Domain.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, music: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (Choir & Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

 OTHER NOTES

• Our Call to Worship was written by the Rev.  Heather K. Janules*
• “The Journey of the Birds” is based on the ancient epic poem, “The Parliament of the Birds,” by the Persian Sufi Muslim Fariduddin Attar. This version is taken from the UUA’s Tapestry of Faith program, “Signs of Our Faith.” (used with permission)
• “Let the Artists Win” is by Rev. John’s seminary classmate, the Rev. Bob Janis-Dilon, and is used with permission.

*from the UUA’s online worship collection, used with permission

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for October is Lutheran Family Services, in support of their work with refugees and asylum seekers building new lives in New Mexico. 100% of all offered this month will be given to LFS.
We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Yelena Mealy, accompanist
• Wade Wheelock, violin
• Joan Contarino, soprano
• Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 5050-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Contact our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

”There is a quality of listening that is possible among a circle of human beings, who by their attentiveness to one another create a space in which each person is able to give voice to the truth of his or her life. There is the miracle of authentic narrative, made possible by listening that holds still long enough to let our truth be told.”

Rebecca Parker

For the last two years at the church, we’ve been using the themed ministry materials from our UU friends at Soul Matters. The purpose of themed ministry is to engage the whole of the congregation in one spiritual, theological topic each month so that we’re studying together as a body. Our first year with Soul Matters, we focused on incorporating the themes into Sunday worship. Last year, we rolled the religious education materials into our programming, so that our children and youth were exploring the same themes in the classroom as we were covering in the Sanctuary, opening up another channel for congregational study.

The final element of the Soul Matters program is sharing circles, what we’ve known in the past as covenant circles — our small group ministry program. Small group ministry consists of groups of 6-10 people who meet once or twice a month to share with one another on a selected spiritual topic and to practice deep listening with one another — to listen to one another without judgement and without the impulse to correct or fix anything. Soul Matters provides us with monthly themed discussions that allow group members to listen to their own inner selves and to others, while having a chance to experience the monthly topic as well as discuss it.

Starting this month, in tandem with October’s theme of “Deep Listening,” we’ll begin a slow roll-out of our Soul Matters Sharing Circles. On Thursday, October 15, at 7:00 pm, I’ll host the first of a monthly drop-in small group session incorporating the Soul Matters theme materials. The group is open to any and all who would like to drop in and participate in the conversation. I’ll continue the drop-in group throughout the year, and as we continue we’ll look for opportunities to train other group facilitators who are interested, and spin off into more formal small groups (we’ll let this progress organically, I’m not setting a timeline for the program to evolve).

Watch the announcements list and the Virtual Fellowship Hall over the next few weeks for introductory materials on the Sharing Circles program as well as specific material for October’s theme. The Zoom link for the drop-in group will also go out over these channels.

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As always, if you have any questions about small group ministry, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.

Blessings!

Rev. John Cullinan

We continue our theme of renewal with a reminder that the promises we make to our community are also promises to our own selves.



SERVICE NOTES

MUSIC CREDITS

• “Beau Soir” by Claude Debussy. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Public domain.
• “There Is a Balm in Gilead,” African American spiritual. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Public domain.
• “There Is More Love Somewhere,” African American hymn.  (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Public domain.
• “Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire,” words: Hal H. Hopson, based on 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, music: trad. English melody, adapt. by Hal Hopson. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Permission to stream song #02769 obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
• “Sicilienne,” Op. 78 by Gabriel Fauré.. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Public domain.
• “Romance” by Claude Debussy. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Yelena Mealy, piano). Public domain.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (UCLA Choir; Yelena Mealy, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

 OTHER NOTES

• Call to Worship by Gretchen Haley*
• Time for All Ages, “Sustaining the Tree of Life,” by Lynn Gardner*
• Reading, “My Commitments to Myself,” by Laura Mancuso*
• Photos by Nylea Butler-Moore

*from the UUA’s online worship collection, used with permission

New to our church community? Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected.

OFFERTORY

Our Share the Plate partner for September is the UUA’s Disaster Relief Fund, a rolling fund that makes individual grants to congregations and other recognized UU nonprofit entities affected by disasters. From natural disasters like wildfires that scorch everything in their path and hurricanes that bring destruction through winds and water, to human caused disasters like the collapsing infrastructure that we’ve seen in Flint, our congregations, our people, and our communities sustain the impact. Your donation to the UUA Disaster Relief Fund allows the UUA to respond flexibly on your behalf to tragedies that overtake us.

We are now using Givelify.com to process the weekly offering: https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 5050-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Contact our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

Now more than ever, the wider community needs our commitment to our implicit covenant of care for each person and for interconnected community. We begin a new church year with the theme of “Renewal” and a recommitment to our promise of boundless love.

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Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education, and Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music

A message for Labor Day

SERVICE NOTES

MUSIC CREDITS

• “Chattering Magpie” and “Lark in the Morning,” trad. Irish tunes. (Patrick Webb, fiddle). Public Domain.
• “Step by Step the Longest March,” words: from the preamble to the Constitution of United Mine Workers of America; music: Irish folk song; adapt. & arr: Waldemar Hille.  (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “Find a Stillness,” words: Carl G. Seaburg, music: Transylvanian hymn tune, harm: Larry Phillips. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harm. by Grace Lewis-McLaren. (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission.
• “Nine to Five” by Dolly Parton. (Nylea Butler-Moore, vocals & piano). Permission to podcast/stream BMI song # 1068031 obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
• “Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór” (“Small Fairy Mound, Big Fairy Mound”) by Turlough O’Carolan and “Kesh Jig,” trad. Irish. (Patrick Webb, fiddle & Joy Charles, cello). Public Domain.
• “As We Leave This Friendly Place,” words: Vincent B. Silliman, words: J.S. Bach, adapt. from Chorale 38. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Public Domain.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

OTHER NOTES

• Opening words by Megan Visser*
• Time for All Ages: “The Stolen Smell” is a traditional folktale with variations found in Japan and South America
• Reading, “We Labor in Love,” by Amanda Udis-Kessler*

*from the UUA’s WorshipWeb, used with permission

OFFERTORY

• Our Share the Plate partner for September is the UUA’s Disaster Relief Fund, a rolling fund that makes individual grants to congregations and other recognized UU nonprofit entities affected by disasters. From natural disasters like wildfires that scorch everything in their path and hurricanes that bring destruction through winds and water, to human caused disasters like the collapsing infrastructure that we’ve seen in Flint, our congregations, our people, and our communities sustain the impact. Your donation to the UUA Disaster Relief Fund allows the UUA to respond flexibly on your behalf to tragedies that overtake us.
• We are now using Givelify.com to handle monthly Share the Plate as well as other types of donations. https://giv.li/5jtcps

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

• Rev. John Cullinan
• Tina DeYoe, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
• Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
• Patrick Webb, guest musician
• Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org or call at 5050-662-2346. 
Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Contact our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

I’ve preached a number of times the last few years using the metaphor of “the Great Heart at the Center of Everything” (an ancient creation story that I made up c. 2018). The Great Heart, so my story goes, is the thing that sits at the intersection of all our myriad connections — and it’s the thing that our faith life calls us to try and see in its entirety, impossible as it might be to see something infinite. This is, for me at least, the purpose of a religious life — the attempt to gain an ever- expanding view of the way I am tied to everything that is.

The last several months have brought the necessity of this religious outlook home for me. The great “mask debate” (I use quotation marks here because there is no debate — masks are effective and everyone should be wearing them) appears to me as nothing more than a deep divide between those who choose to live their lives as though others matter (and indeed have worth and dignity) and those who are determined to live as though they are the only real living thing on the planet. Or, more tersely, it’s a battle of wills between the selfless and the selfish. And the selfish are noisy and obnoxious in their selfishness to the point where I’m tempted at times to chuck my own worldview out the window and label it as naive.

And that’s the point at which I’m glad we’ve arrived at the start of a new church year. Oh, how I gratefully welcome a “new year” in September of 2020. I am ready to start again (how about you?). I am ready to pause at this threshold, take a deep breath, and reset my sights on the Great Heart, because when the world wants me to give up on it sometimes the only path that makes sense is to double down on my sense of infinite connection and my quest to see those connections in all their infinity.

Welcome to a new church year. Are you ready to join me on this quest?

Rev. John Cullinan

SERVICE NOTES

MUSIC CREDITS
“Little Sunflower” by Freddie Hubbard. (Aaron Anderson, piano). Permission to stream BMI song #883315 obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“De Colores” trad. Spanish folk song, arr. Betty A. Wylder. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
“Life Has Loveliness to Sell” words: Sara Teasdale, music: Leo W. Collins. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano).  Used by permission.
“Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harm. by Grace Lewis-McLaren (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
“Petite Fleur” by Sidney Bechet.  (Aaron Anderson, piano). Permission to stream BMI song #1169027 obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
“The Happy Farmer” by Robert Schumann.  (Alanna Anderson, cello & Aaron Anderson, piano). Public Domain.
“Go Now in Peace” words and music by Natalie Sleeth. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). Permission to podcast/stream song #25659 obtained from ONE LICENSE, License # A-730948. All rights reserved.

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770

ARTWORK
Today’s flower images come from:  The Begnauds, Rick Bolton & Kathy Gursky, Nylea Butler-Moore, Jamie Civitello, Jess Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, Barbara Fronzak, Susan Gisler, Erin Green, Rebecca Howard, KokHeong McNaughton, Renae Mitchell, JeeYoon Plohr, and Patricia Rathbone
Opening segment videos: by Vitaliy Mitchell
Transition photos: are from the Unitarian Church online photo library

OTHER NOTES
Chalice Lighting Words: were written by Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson
Time for All Ages: “A Plain and Simple Beauty” is adapted from the story by Janeen K. Grohsmeyer in her book A Lamp in Every Corner: Our UU Storybook (UUA, 2004)
Reading: “Flower Communion,” was written by Lynn Ungar

OFFERTORY
Our offering for July is dedicated Self Help Inc. 

In order to make a donation to Self Help Inc.:

1. Make a check payable to “Self Help Inc.”
2. On the memo line of the check, please indicate that the donation is for “Self Help Inc.”
3. Please mail your check to:

                                                Self Help Inc.
                                                2390 North Road
                                                Los Alamos, NM 87544

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
Rev. John Cullinan, pastor
Tina DeYoe, director of lifespan religious education
Nylea Butler-Moore, director of music
Kathy Gursky, viola
Aaron Anderson, piano & Alanna Anderson, cello
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at http://www.uulosalamos.org

Connect with us on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Contact our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

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Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore:

MUSIC CREDITS
Gathering: “Scherzo in B-flat Major,” D593 by Franz Schubert. (Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.
Song: “Morning Has Come” by Jason Shelton. Used by permission of the composer.
Hymn: “Gather the Spirit” by Jim Scott. Used by permission of the composer.
Hymn: “Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren (Kathy Gursky, viola & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano) – Used by permission of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Anthem: “Seligkeit (Bliss),” No. 225, poem: Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty, music: Franz Schubert. (Nora Cullinan, soprano & Yelena Mealy, piano). Public Domain.
Offertory: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” by Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Bill Wolaver. (Nylea Butler-Moore, piano). CCS, song #400236517.
Closing: “Go Now in Peace” – words and music by Natalie Sleeth. OneLicense, song #25659.

ARTWORK
Transition Artwork by: Susan Gisler, Michelle Bowman, Amaya Coblentz, Melissa Bartlett, Carter Begnaud, Janice Muir, Marina Archuleta, Danise Begnaud

OTHER NOTES
Opening Words: by Shari Woodbury
Reading: “Reflections From the River” by Burton D. Carley

Send your “joy” submissions here: 
https://www.dropbox.com/request/G0eI4PqbAN5GNpaWIk5t

Our offering for June is dedicated to racial justice work in the US. Needs are changing continually. Please use this link for an updated list of organizations in need of donations. https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
The Rev. John Cullinan, minister
Tina DeYoe, director of lifespan religious education
Nylea Butler-Moore, director of music
Kathy Gursky, Nora Cullinan & Yelena Mealy, guest musicians
Renae Mitchell, Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770
Other music and written material in public domain or used with permission.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at www.uulosalamos.org.

Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/uulosalamos

Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Contact our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

MUSIC
Gathering: “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson, arr. Craig Curry (OneLicense)
Song: “I Wish I Knew How” by Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas, arr. Mary Allen Walden
Hymn: “This Is My Song” – words by Lloyd Stone, music by Jean Sibelius (OneLicense)
Anthem: “Come Sunday” by Duke Ellington (CCS)
Offertory:  “Lift Your Voice/In the Nick of Time,” medley based on “Rondo in the Nick of Time” by Lawrence C. Clark and “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – words by J. Rosamund Johnson, music by James Weldon Johnson (CCS)
Closing:  “Go Now in Peace” – words and music by Natalie Sleeth (OneLicense)

OTHER NOTES
Call to Worship – written by Rebekah Savage
Prayer – written by Alex Jensen
Time for All Ages – by Megan Mathieson

The timeline in our video “reading” today was adapted from the article, “A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 ‘Fed Up’-rising” by Michael Harriot at The Root, May 30, 2020

Our offering for June is dedicated to racial justice work in the US. Needs are changing continually. Please use this link for an updated list of organizations in need of donations. https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
The Rev. John Cullinan, minister
Tina DeYoe, director of lifespan religious education
Nylea Butler-Moore, director of music
Patrick Webb & Joy Charles – guest musicians
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730948. All rights reserved.
Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770
Other music and written material used with permission.

For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at www.uulosalamos.org.
Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Contact our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

As we head into the summer months and our continued remote church practices, I’d like to give you all some updates on how we are planning to bolster our virtual congregational programming while simultaneously preparing for an eventual return to in-person activities.

• We will remain in virtual mode through at least the end of the summer. That said, we are also fairly certain that remote worship will continue into some indeterminate part of the fall.
• Our re-opening advisory team has begun to meet. We’ll be pulling staff and lay leadership into our conversations as we draft recommended guidelines for both determining what conditions must be met in order to declare certain in- person activities safe and determining what policies and practices should be put in place in order to maintain that safety. We’ll keep you updated on that progress as it develops.
• Taking into consideration the UUA’s recommendation to remain virtual through Spring 2021, the staff and I are engaging in a process of creating a virtual programming plan that can be conducted virtually and easily carried over into in-person meetings as restrictions ease and our own reopening guidelines are met. Please note, we are not viewing the UUA’s recommendation as an order or the spring 2021 recommendation as a hard and fixed deadline. We are simply seeking to put a structure in place should the long haul become necessary, so that staff and volunteers aren’t left to plan out virtual church two weeks at a time.
• As part of our planning process, Tina and I will be holding small group conversations over Zoom, followed by some individual phone conversations, with as many members and friends who are willing and available to participate. We need to hear from you about what is essential to your heart and soul in the life of the congregation as we look for new and innovative ways to better recreate the experience of congregational life at a distance. We are interested in your practical ideas for programming, as well, but understanding your experience of the feeling of being part of a church community is the most important information as we plan. A schedule of small group conversation times will come out early in June, along with a series of open questions we’d like you to consider. Meanwhile, I understand that Zoom is not everyone’s cup of tea (I know it’s not my favorite thing). If you’d like to have a one-on-one conversation about our questions, please don’t hesitate to set up an appointment with me for a phone call.

As always, if you have questions, concerns, compliments, or suggestions, please reach out to me. Even as experienced professionals, our current situation is not one that we trained for in seminary or elsewhere. We are learning new lessons every day as we navigate the chaos that is virtual church. We don’t know how we are doing, or how we can do what we’re doing better, if we don’t hear from you. Send me an email or give me a call. Let us know how we can better make the virtual congregation an essential part of your life.

Rev. John Cullinan

Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore



Senior Video by Lillian Petersen (not in full video)

MUSIC
Gathering: “Valse Impromptu” by Röstäm Yahin (Yelena Mealy, pianist) 
Hymn: #64 “Oh, Give Us Pleasure in the Flowers Today,” words: Robert Frost, music: Cyril V. Taylor 
Hymn: #15 “The Lone, Wild Bird,” words: H.R. MacFayden, music: William Walker’s Southern Harmony, 1835
Anthem: “5. May” (from The Seasons) by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, (Yelena Mealy, pianist)
Offertory: “Widmung (Dedication)” by Robert Schumann, arr. Franz Liszt (Yelena Mealy, pianist). Used by permission, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 License 
Closing:  #413 “Go Now in Peace” by Natalie Sleeth

ARTWORK
Transitions:  Carter Begnaud, Marina Archuleta, Amaya Coblentz, and Rachel Bowman
Love Your Neighbor Hat:  Tyler Taylor

OTHER NOTES
Call to Worship by Rev. Cynthia Landrum
Time for All Ages – “Beyond Every Door” by Molly Housh Gordon
Reading – “We Build Temples in the Heart” by Patrick Murfin

Our offering recipients for May are the Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund (http://www.nndoh.org/donate.html) and the Pueblo Relief Fund (https://pueblorelieffund.org/pueblo-relief-fund). Please visit their websites for more information and to make your direct donation.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
The Rev. John Cullinan, minister
Tina DeYoe, director of lifespan religious education
Nylea Butler-Moore, director of music
Yelena Mealy, pianist
Kyle Butler-Moore, glockenspiel
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

All music licensed through One License, Christian Copyright Solutions, or used with permission of the author. All other materials used with permission.
For more information on our church community, visit us on the web at www.uulosalamos.org. Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/uulosalamos
Have questions? Need to talk to a minister? Contact our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, at: revjohn@uulosalamos.org

Online Service! Watch it on our YouTube channel, starting on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at 10:00 am. You can also watch it from the Live! page on our web site, or link to it from our Facebook page.

Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore



MUSIC
Gathering:  “May Morning” by Alice B. Kellogg, Nylea Butler-Moore, piano
Hymn: #199 “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” by Thomas A. Dorsey
Song: #1002 “Comfort Me” by Mimi Bornstein-Doble
Anthem:  “All Blues” by Miles Davis, Aaron Anderson, piano
Offertory:  “Monk’s Mood” by Thelonious Monk, Aaron Anderson, piano
Closing:  #413 “Go Now in Peace” by Natalie Sleeth

ARTWORK
Quilts:  Danise Begnaud
Fairy Village Ceramics: Elizabeth Portillos
Fairy Village Photograph:  KokHeong McNaughton
Fountain With Bird Video:  Rev. John Cullinan

OTHER NOTES
Call to Worship: by Nancy Reid-McKee
Reading: by Kristine Nessler
Story: “Rainbows in the Windows” by Jenn Blosser
Story Photo Credits: Gary L. Hider; Gennaro Leonardi; Amani A

Our offering recipients for May are the Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund (http://www.nndoh.org/donate.html) and the Pueblo Relief Fund (https://pueblorelieffund.org/pueblo-relief-fund). Please visit their websites for more information and to make your direct donation.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
The Rev. John Cullinan, minister
Tina DeYoe, director of lifespan religious education
Nylea Butler-Moore, director of music
Aaron Anderson, piano
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

All music licensed through One License, Christian Copyright Solutions, or used with permission of the author. All other materials used with permission.

Online Service! Watch it on our YouTube channel, starting on Sunday, May 2, 2020 at 10:00 am. You can also watch it from the Live! page on our web site, or link to it from our Facebook page.

Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore



As we enter a second month of this new and unplanned way of being the church, I’m sure many of you, myself included, are wondering when we’ll get back to meeting in person. Seeing faces over Zoom and YouTube is nice, but not the same as being able to shake hands or embrace on a Sunday morning. Part of my sermon preparation process for years has been outlining my words from the podium in the sanctuary as I picture your faces before I look into your actual faces as I preach on Sunday morning. Now, I’m preaching into my iPhone, using my laptop as a makeshift teleprompter. After a while, I start to feel like I’m talking to the walls. I dearly miss the in-person dynamic of worship, and the interplay of our energies in the same room. I can’t wait to get back to that.

On the other hand, I’ll keep doing church in this new way for as long as necessary. Our mutual safety depends on it. But just how long is necessary? As of this writing, our stay-at-home order has been extended through May 15. I’m fairly certain that will extend even further. The other day, the governor unveiled the outline of a phased plan for coming back out of shelter. In that plan, mass gatherings such as worship will be one of the very last things to be allowed. It’s going to be a while. And, even then, we’ll have to examine our own values and sense of ethical obligations as to whether or not we’ll begin to meet in person again once large groups are given the OK. It’s clear that even this “back to normal” plan is based in educated guesswork. There is still a chance that we could spread the virus in our gatherings after the curve flattens. We have a vulnerable population at the church. I fall into a few of the “high risk” categories myself, which gives me personal pause about jumping back into large group gatherings. Many factors will need to be taken into account before we announce our return.

All of this is to say that we could be doing church at a distance for longer than we expect. So far, we’ve been making up this new “remote church” as we go along — spawning our own ideas and learning from what other churches are doing as they navigate these strange waters alongside us. This is all well and good. Oddly energizing, to be honest, for this improvisor. But after a month of the church different, I’m left to wonder, “What’s next?” “What else can we be doing?”

And so, I want to reach out to you this month with a very serious question and I want to hear your most deeply considered answers.

When separated by necessity, what is it you need most from your church community?

What do you need from your minister? From the staff? What do you need most from each other, and how can the church help facilitate that?

Please do consider this. Email me your answers. Schedule a video chat with me if you need some conversation to help you process. However you need to, let me know what makes the church necessary for you in these times.

If every crisis is an opportunity, we are faced with perhaps our biggest opportunity since our building project — a chance to reimagine what church can be, what our church can be, for these interesting times and beyond.

Take care. Be well.
I love you.

Rev. John Cullinan

Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore

MUSIC   
[gathering music]
#205 “Amazing Grace” (Columbian Harmony)
#1 “May Nothing Evil Cross This Door” (Robert N. Quaile)
#123 “Spirit of Life” (Carolyn McDade)
“What a Wonderful World” (George David Weiss & Bob Thiele) – Andy & Sophia Enriquez
[offertory]
“Go Now in Peace” (Natalie Sleeth) – Nylea Butler-Moore, piano & Kyle (‘Mystery Hands’) Butler-Moore, HAPI drum

READINGS
Call to Worship adapted from words by Kathleen McTigue
Prayer Heather Rion Starr
“Now, I Love You. Now, I Witness” by Theresa I. Soto

Our offering recipient for April is the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board. Please visit https://www.losalamosjjab.com/ for more information and to make your direct donation.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
The Rev. John Cullinan – minister
Tina DeYoe – director of lifespan religious education
Nylea Butler-Moore – director of music
Elisa Enriquez, Andy Enriquez, Sophia Enriquez – guest musicians
Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud – AV techs

“Breathe” Tattoo image by Ashley Rose, licensed under Creative Commons
Hands image by Milada Vigerova from Pixabay 
Tea image by Pexels from Pixabay 
Word Cloud image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay 
Shattered image by 412designs from Pixabay 
Heart image by Susanne Jutzeler, suju-foto from Pixabay 

All music licensed through One License, Christian Copyright Solutions, or used with permission of the author. All other materials used with permission.

Online Service! Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore

MUSIC   
“Invention in C Major” (J.S. Bach) – Tate Plohr, piano
#268 “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Tune, EASTER HYMN, from Lyrica Davidica, 1708, with adapted excerpt of arrangement by Barbara Boertje) – Nylea Butler-Moore, piano
#8 “Mother Spirit, Father Spirit” (Norbert F. Capek)
#123 “Spirit of Life” (Carolyn McDade)
“Invention #14” (J.S. Bach) – JeeYeon Plohr, piano
“Minuet in G Major” (J.S. Bach) – JeeYeon Plohr, piano
“Go Now in Peace” (Natalie Sleeth) – Nylea Butler-Moore, piano & Kyle (‘Mystery Hands’) Butler-Moore, HAPI drum

READINGS
“The Old, Old Story” by Ian W. Riddell
“Exaltation” by Linda M. Underwood in Day of Promise (UUA, 2001)

Our offering recipient for April is the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board. Please visit https://www.losalamosjjab.com/ for more information and to make your direct donation.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
The Rev. John Cullinan – minister
Tina DeYoe – director of lifespan religious education
Nylea Butler-Moore – director of music
JeeYeon Plohr, Tate Plohr, and Kyle Butler-Moore – guest musicians
Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud, and Thomas Graves – AV techs

All music licensed through One License, Christian Copyright Solutions, or used with permission of the author. All other materials used with permission.

Online Service! Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore

MUSIC
Menuetto I (from Suite No. 1 for unaccompanied cello in G Major, S 1007) – music by J.S. Bach – Kathy Gursky, viola
“O Liberating Rose” – music by Larry Phillips
“The Lone, Wild Bird” – Southern Harmony tune
“Spirit of Life” – music by Carolyn McDade
“Hold On & Wake Up!”, a medley of Two African American Spirituals:  
“Hold On (Keep Your Hand on the Plow”) & “Oh, I Woke Up This Morning”
Menuetto II (from Suite No. 1 for unaccompanied cello in G Major, S 1007) – music by J.S. Bach – Kathy Gursky, viola
“Go Now In Peace” – music by Natalie Sleeth

OTHER NOTES
“Beautiful Tiger” is by the Rev. Chris Buice
“Towards Wholeness & Liberation” by Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley comes from the collection Essex Conversations
Our offering recipient for April is the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board. Please visit https://www.losalamosjjab.com/ for more information and to make your direct donation.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
The Rev. John Cullinan, minister
Tina DeYoe, director of lifespan religious education
Nylea Butler-Moore, director of music
Kathy Gursky, guest musician
Rick Bolton & Mike Begnaud, AV techs

All music licensed through One License, Christian Copyright Solutions, or used with permission of the author. All other materials used with permission.

It’s yet another sign of interesting times that you’re looking at a rather slim edition of The Voice this month. We went back and forth for a week as to whether or not we would produce an issue that assumed we’d be returning to business as usual, but as the days wore on it became clear that we were going to continue presenting virtual church for the foreseeable future. This may change before the month is out, or it may not. For the time being, in order to stay on top of our schedule of presentations, please stay tuned to our “announcements” email list, our website (www.uulosalamos.org), and our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/uuulosalamos) for the most up-to-date information.

For the moment, we’ll be presenting a pre-recorded worship service available at our website and YouTube channel starting at 10:00 am each Sunday. We’ve decided to forego live-streaming for the moment until our internet service is more reliable (with so many churches live-streaming at the same time, the traffic on the network is incredibly high).

We’ll also continue to provide some virtual connection opportunities, and our caring network is working on a new “keep in touch” project that we’ll talk about more as the details come together.

Meanwhile, with all the talk and work that’s gone into the topic of staying connected with one another while we practice social distance, I want to take a moment to remind everyone to also stay connected to your own selves. I know that’s one of the biggest struggles for me in this new way of being. It’s far too easy for me to let the lines between home and work blur when I’m working in my home. Some days I don’t know how to get started. Some days I don’t know when to “clock out.” Some days I am completely out of touch with myself by 2:00 pm. Here are some of the things I’m trying to do to stay connected with my own self, body/mind/heart:

• hydrate — I don’t drink enough water, so I’m trying to remember to have my bottle with me at my desk or next to me by the couch. I’ve even been keeping it by my bedside so I can drink 8 oz. when I first get up.
• set “office hours” — It’s way too easy to let your “on the clock” time become all the time when your environment doesn’t change. I’m trying to make sure I’m “home for dinner” at a reasonable hour and stay off my work email as much as possible (emergencies happen).
• get outside — healthy dog walks, good for the both of us.
• remember to keep holy the Sabbath — I have a hard time with this one even when I’m not working from home. Now, it’s doubly important. For the moment, Sabbath = Friday. Friday is my “weekend” (Saturday is now recording day for worship) — it’s reserved for home, family, and my own soul feeding.
• do not be ashamed of simple joys — I will re-read graphic novels I’ve read fifty times. I will enjoy that slice of frozen pizza. I will laugh at that dumb joke. And I will feel good about it.
• rejoice in the creativity of others — there is so much good art of all kinds being made in this moment, and (like above) I feel blessed to be a consumer of it in this moment, perhaps even inspired to create some of my own (although I will not get down on myself if I don’t feel particularly creative in the moment).

This is just some of my attempted regimen. And I’ll stress attempted. Some days are more successful than others. Which brings me to my final self-care step, perhaps the most important:

• forgive yourself — Don’t dwell on the skinned knee that comes when you fall down in your attempt. We’re built to miss every few attempts. Get up and try it again.

It’s a hard goal. It’s so easy to get down on ourselves, especially when we’re in the midst of grieving such a huge change in our lives. But, it’s in our capacity to be gentle and kind to our own selves that we’ll be able to generate the kindness necessary to others to get through these hard times.

Rev. John Cullinan

Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore

MUSIC
“Shades of Peace” – Nylea L. Butler-Moore
“We Laugh, We Cry” – Shelly Jackson Denham
“Find a Stillness” – Transylvanian hymn tune
“Spirit of Life” – Carolyn McDade
“It Is Well with My Soul” – Philip P. Bliss, arr. Joel Raney
“Grant Me Vision, Grant Me Courage” – Jim Townley & Nylea L. Butler-Moore

READINGS
The gospel reading was from Luke 21:1-4, Common English Bible
*Special thanks to Maryann McKibben Dana for permission to share from her book, God, Improv, and the Art of Living.*

OFFERING
Our offering partner for March is Strong in Nature, a local organization that “facilitates deep healing through positive connection in outdoor spaces. We empower survivors, we de-stigmatize conversations, and we help build community.” Please consider a direct donation through their website, and sign up for their mailing list while you’re at it!
https://stronginnature.org/

PARTICIPANTS
Rev. John Cullinan – Minister
Tina DeYoe – Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore – Director of Music
Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud – AV Booth Crew

MUSIC
“Walk with an Open Heart” – Scott Roewe, arr. Nylea L. Butler-Moore
“Standing on the Side of Love” – Jason Shelton
“Thanks Be for These” – 16th century Hungarian Melody
“Spirit of Life” – Carolyn McDade
“Come, Thou Fount” – Robert Robinson, Eugene Navias, John Wyeth
“Draw the Circle Wide” – Mark Miller & Gordon Light
“Go Now in Peace” – Natalie Sleeth

READINGS
“The Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister
“There Is No Easier Way” by Rev. Elizabeth Nguyen

OFFERING
Our offering partner for March is Strong in Nature, a local organization that “facilitates deep healing through positive connection in outdoor spaces. We empower survivors, we de-stigmatize conversations, and we help build community.” Please consider a direct donation through their website, and sign up for their mailing list while you’re at it!
https://stronginnature.org/

PARTICIPANTS
Rev. John Cullinan – Minister
Tina DeYoe – Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Nylea Butler-Moore – Director of Music
Rick Bolton, Mike Begnaud – Livestream Booth Crew

Presented by Rev. John Cullinan, Tina DeYoe, and Nylea Butler-Moore one March 15, 2020.

Our reading is the poem “Pandemic” by UU minister Lynn Ungar (used with permission)

This morning’s hymn tunes:
#18 “What Wondrous Love” – music from The Southern Harmony (1835)
#101 “Abide With Me” – music by William Henry Monk (1823-1889)

Service music:
“Morning Has Broken” – traditional Gaelic melody, arranged by Cat Stevens
“Make Us One” – words and music by Twila Paris

For more information on our congregation, visit us at www.uulosalamos.org

Shekhinah, goddess of wisdom, has an open door policy at Her office. The lessons of a universe’s lifetime are kept inside. Will we knock on the door? Can we even find it? This morning: the story of Wisdom . . . and our relationship with Her.

Our congregation has a vision of how our community and the wider world will be because of our presence and our action. It is a story that we tell about a possible future. But what does it take to make that story into a reality? This Sunday, we kick off our annual canvass with an exploration of how we use our resources to live into our vision, and how your practice of stewardship makes that vision a reality.

Crow is back with a really tough question: What happens after someone we love dies?

Resilience is not just a personal quality. Similar to grace, it is a gift that can be offered to others when needed. When others around us have lost all hope, it sometimes falls to us to lend the strength that comes with the relentless message: “You are loved. You matter.”

A Japanese proverb says, “Fall down seven times, get up eight.” But, where do we find the courage and the strength to get up that eighth time . . . especially when our own reserves are worn down? Can we exercise our own sense of resilience?

“Later that night, still turning the parable over in his head, the rich man returned to the place where the disciples slept. He found Jesus at the fire and sat down with him. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I think understand who my neighbor is. But . . . how shall I love myself?’” 

For all our talk of connection, it is also true that there are times when we must disconnect to protect ourselves from harm. How do we maintain healthy boundaries while still upholding our sense of interconnection?

“Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is looking.” How do we stay true to our deepest sense of self in a world that demands so much compromise on our parts?

January 6 is Epiphany, the day legend says the Magi arrived at the cradle of the infant Jesus, having followed a star to Bethelehem. What meanings might we draw from these mysterious travelers? And what about our own epiphanies and guiding stars? The Dolejsi family joins us as storytellers and Yelena Mealy offers music.

Today we’ll be exploring the idea of Janus, the Roman god of doorways and transitions.

Rev. John tells a story or two about the spirit of the season

This week, we’ll gather together to tell one another the story of the rebirth of the Sun King.

(Be sure to join us on Saturday the 14th for a mask-making workshop for this year’s Yule pageant.)

This week, we’ll gather together to tell one another the story of the rebirth of the Sun King.

(Be sure to join us on Saturday the 14th for a mask-making workshop for this year’s Yule pageant.)

As we enter into the fullness of the Holiday season, let us take some time to explore what it means to be a people of Awe.

As we enter into the fullness of the Holiday season, let us take some time to explore what it means to be a people of Awe.

The Buddha once addressed his monks, saying: “Monks, all is burning. What is burning? The eye is burning, forms are burning. Burning with what? Burning with the fire of lust, with the fire of hate, with the fire of delusion.” Called “The Fire Sermon”, it is one of the Buddha’s most famous discourses, and considered one of the most important. An allusion to the Fire Sermon appears in T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” with a footnote stating that it “corresponds in importance to the ‘Sermon on the Mount’.” In our sermon we will talk about how the Fire Sermon is a keystone to understanding the Buddha’s remarkable discovery, 2500 years ago, about the essential nature of suffering, its cause, and its remedy.

John Ambrosiano is a retired physicist and dharma student who teaches meditation and dharma at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Los Alamos. He has been a student of the Vipassana teacher Matthew Flickstein for 12 years.

Come share a meal with your church family, along with stories of how we use food to show love, concern, and hospitality.

Social scientists say that only 10% of us (at least here in the USA) are truly effective listeners – people who listen to others in order to understand and grow. The rest of us, so they tell us, are simply listening to reply, to make the conversation as much about ourselves as possible (it’s comfortable territory, after all). As we continue to explore the theme of ATTENTION this week, some thoughts on how to be a better listener, to be in relationships with others that are not merely transactional, but transformative.

An exploration of diversity of belief in America with pulpit guest the Rev. Munro Sickafoose, a consulting minister at the Unitarian Congregation of Taos and a community minister at the UU Congregation of Santa Fe. Munro is a graduate of Starr King School for the Ministry and focuses much of his work on healing our human relationship with the earth.

My seminary friend, Tim, was once the religion page editor for the Toledo Blade newspaper. As such, he came into contact with just about every faith community in the Toledo area. Once, he shared one of his experiences with us.

“Here’s the best ‘welcome’ message in town,” he said:

We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, y no habla ingles. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying newborns, skinny as a rail, or could afford to lose a few pounds. We welcome you if you sing like Pavarotti or can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re just browsing, just woke up, or just got out of jail. We don’t care if you’re more Catholic than the Pope, or haven’t been in church since little Joey’s baptism. We welcome our disabled worshipers who have brought their service dogs with them. We welcome Muslims, Jews, politicians, and sinners like us. We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you’re having problems, or you’re down in the dumps, or you don’t like “organized religion;” we’ve been there too. If you blew all your offering money at the casino, you’re welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, who work hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or come because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church. We welcome those who are inked, pierced, or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid, or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers, doubters, bleeding hearts . . . and you!

Talk about leaving no doubt as to how open their church’s doors are! And here, friends, is the kicker. What church do you think offers this message of welcome to all who walk through those open doors? If you guessed a Unitarian Universalist church . . . you would be wrong. The above is the welcome message of Toledo’s First Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Remarkable, no?

Each week, we open our service by telling those gathered, “Whoever you are, wherever you are on your life’s journey, you are welcome here.” I wonder, though, how many people hearing this message for the first time think to themselves, Even me? Just as I am? Maybe the laundry list of just who’s included in the “whoever, wherever” might help to answer those questions and allay those fears.

Then again, it might make the greeting message longer than the sermon.

In truth, it’s what happens after that initial welcome that truly matters. Beyond that welcome message, the Adventists have a pretty strict view of sin and salvation that might very well leave some first-timers feeling cold, oppressed, even wounded. The open door is wonderful, but not if one is left to wonder whether or not there’s a seat at the table after they enter.

The same is true for us. The “whoever, wherever” message is welcoming enough, the laundry list implicit. The answer to those questions — Even me? Just as I am? — come in those ever-important moments that follow the welcome, inside the open door. How do we make room in the sanctuary? At the table? How do we lay aside our own needs and expectations about who the person at the door should be so that we might accept them as they are?

True welcome is a continual practice. We must open our hearts as well as our doors for our invitation to be more than just words.

Speaking of welcome, our Thanksgiving service this year will focus on the ways we show care, attention, and hospitality with food. We’ll be trying something a little different with a potluck worship on November 24 titled, “Sacred Tables,” where we’ll share dishes we serve to visitors, extended family, and even strangers, with stories about how food and hospitality strengthen connections. Watch your email and our Facebook page for more details.

Rev. John Cullinan

Our expectations — our prayers —  as a community often have vague and fuzzy ends. We think we know what we need, what we want, but we often wind up with something completely different: a different thing we didn’t know we needed. Sometimes, the answer to our prayers is not what we thought we hoped for, but is exactly what we need. How do we learn to embrace the unexpected answer?

We’re approaching our annual Ingathering celebration once again, and I’m looking forward to sharing a new year of worship, learning, and growth with all of you. There are some changes ahead, and I want to make sure you’re fully aware of the shape of things to come here at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos.

First and foremost, we’ll begin a new worship and RE schedule on September 8 when we celebrate our Ingathering. The worship service will remain at 10:00 am (the same time as our summer schedule). Religious Education for children and adults will now follow the service at 11:15 am (allowing 15 minutes to move from worship to classes). Coffee and fellowship will be available both before and after the service, parallel to the RE hour. This change allows us to have an earlier start time to worship without pushing RE back too early. In addition, it relieves some of the time and traffic conflicts that can arise with RE and worship preparation happening concurrently. And, it will allow us to free up the sanctuary for some larger adult RE programming as needed.

Secondly, we will continue with the weekly all ages worship that we kicked off in August. The intention table will remain in the sanctuary, along with the young worshippers space and the quiet space in the library.

Next, you’ll notice some variations in our order of service and worship content from week-to-week. This year, we’re engaging more of the congregation through our new Worship Arts Teams to create worship that engages people across multiple senses and ways of knowing. We hope that together we are presenting worship that is even more meaningful and memorable to our church family.

Finally, we’ll be continuing our monthly themed ministry explorations with our Soul Matters program. This year, our children’s RE will integrate with the Soul Matters themes more directly, so that between worship and RE we will be sharing subject matter across all ages, creating opportunities for cross-generational learning and connection.

Now . . .

I know change can be uncomfortable, but don’t let these program adjustments scare you off. Some of what we’re doing you’ve already experienced (10:00 am service, all ages worship). Some of it is just leaning more into programming we’ve already dipped our toes into (Soul Matters). All of it, we’re sure, will only serve to strengthen our connections as a faithful people and as members of a community.

I look forward to being with you and leading you into this new church year. I can’t wait to see what we discover together.

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At our Ingathering, you’ll also have a chance to say “Bon Voyage” to our Partner Church delegation. Seven of us, including Jess and myself, will travel to Romania on September 10 on a Transylvanian pilgrimage. We’ll be touring from Bucharest to Cluj/Kolosvar, visiting sites of significance to our Unitarian history in that country, and spending 4 days with our partner church in Fenyokut as they celebrate the 450th (!) anniversary of their congregation. We’re excited for the journey, and I can’t wait to tell you all about our adventures when we return.

Rev. Christine Robinson and Dan Lillie will return to the pulpit in my absence to lead worship. Please give them a warm, returning welcome.

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I mentioned our Worship Arts Teams above. If you’d like to learn more about those teams, or about any of our other committees and opportunities for service, be sure to join us after worship on September 29 for our annual Committee Fair.

See you in church!