What is essential to living a good life? What non-essentials continue to receive our energy and time? In this historical moment filled with ambiguity, unknowns, and endless distractions, it’s time to ground ourselves in the essentials. Join Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink for a reflection on what really matters.
The Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink serves as Assistant Minister at Foothills Unitarian Church in Fort Collins, Colorado. Prior to this, she served both in congregations and as a chaplain in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Charleston, South Carolina. Elaine enjoys hiking and biking in Northern Colorado with her two young children and her husband, Jason, who grew up in the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos.
SERVICE NOTES
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MUSIC CREDITS
- “Butterfly” from Lyric Pieces, Op. 43, no. 1 by Edvard Grieg. (Tate Plohr, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.“Om Mani Padme Hum” (ancient Sanskrit mantra) with “Amazing Grace” (words: John Newton, music: Columbian Harmony, 1829) and “‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple” (words: Joseph Bracket, music: American Shaker tune). Arrangement, audio production, and video production by Christopher Watkins Lamb. Songs Public Domain, arrangement and video used by permission of Foothills Unitarian Church, Fort Collins, CO.
- “Meditation on Breathing” by Sarah Dan Jones. Music recorded by Rev. Christopher Watkins Lamb with piano from Dyane Rogelstad. Filmed and edited by Rev. Christopher Watkins Lamb. Song used by permission of the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association). Video used by permission of Foothills Unitarian Church, Fort Collins, CO.
- “Notturno” from Lyric Pieces, Op. 54, no. 4 by Edvard Grieg. (Tate Plohr, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
- Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. (JeeYeon Plohr, piano). Music Public Domain, video used by permission.
- “The Way,” text: unknown author, music: Nylea L. Butler-Moore. (UU Virtual Singers with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar & Nylea Butler-Moore, piano; Nylea Butler-Moore, Music Director; Rick Bolton, AV Engineer.) Used by permission.
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Permission to stream music in this service obtained from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS with license #10770.
OTHER NOTES
*“The Frog Prince,” by Chris Buice (used with permission)
Benediction by Jan Richardson from The Painted Prayerbook (janrichardson.com) (used with permission)
*permission granted through the UUA
OFFERTORY
Our Share the Plate partner for October 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. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink, Guest Speaker
- Rev. Gretchen Haley, Guest Speaker
- Patrick Webb and Anne Marsh, Worship Associates
- Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music
- Tate Plohr, piano
- JeeYeon Plohr, piano
- UU Virtual Singers: Alissa Grissom, Kelly Shea, Nylea Butler-Moore, Rebecca Howard, Anne Marsh, Kathy Gursky, Mike Begnaud, & Skip Dunn, with Larry Rybarcyk, acoustic guitar
- Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, and Rick Bolton, AV techs
Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211111042918/https://www.uulosalamos.org/ucla/pulpit/2021/20211024-Essential.mp3