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3/8/2020 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, Allison Halerz, and Social Justice Connection with Safe House -

"I Need You to Survive. I Need You to Survive."

   Part 1. Ingathering, Hand-Washing Ditty, Vision 20|50 Update, Social Justice Connection, Offering, and Meditation

   

   Part 2. Reflection, Video, Reflection, Singing, and Blessing

   

 

3/1/2020 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Mark VanKempen, and YRUU ' "iShare"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Video, Offering, and Meditation

   

   Part 2. Meditation, Reading, Anthem, Reflections, Singing, and Blessing

   

 

2/23/2020 - Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, theresa rohlck, Allison Halerz, and the Chalice Bells - "Resilience and Resistance"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Offering, and Meditation

   

   Part 2. Reading, Anthem, Sermon, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

2/16/2020 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Allison Halerz, and the Chalice Singers - "Everything You Got: Resilience in Love"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Introducing the Music Ambassador Team, Social Justice Connection, Offering, and Anthem

   

   Part 2. Meditation, Reading, Anthem, Sermon, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

2/9/2020 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, Allison Halerz, and the Chalice Sparks - "After Shock"

   Part 1. Singing (Chalice Sparks), Ingathering, Offering, and Meditation

   

   Part 2. Reading, Anthem, Sermon, Singing, and Benediction

     

 

 2/2/2020 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, Kevin Lil for Peace Neighborhood Center, Allison Halerz, and the Chalice Singers - "Everyday Resilience"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Vision Update, Offering, and Meditation

   

   Part 2. Reflection, Chant, Reflection, Singing, and Benediction

   

1/26/2020 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, and Allison Halerz - "Who Cares?"

   Part 1. Ingathering and Offering

   

   Part 2. Meditations on a Community in Song, Three Candles and a Blessing

   

1/19/2020 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Cristy Cardinal, Social Justice Connection with Samaritas' Jordan Pizzo, Allison Halerz, and the Chalice Singers - "Question Box Sunday: Adventure Boldly and Explore"

First Service

   Part 1. Ingathering, Children's Questions (part 1), Social Justice Connection, and Collecting Adult Questions

   

   Part 2. Offering and Choir Anthem, Questions (part 2), Singing, and Benediction

   

Second Service

   Part 1. Ingathering, Children's Questions (part 1), Social Justice Connection, and Collecting Adult Questions

   

   Part 2. Offering and Choir Anthem, Questions (part 2), Singing, and Benediction

   

 

1/12/2020 - Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, and Allison Halerz - "got to be real"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Story for All Ages, Vision 20|50, and Offering

   

   Part 2. Singing and Three Candles, Reading, Anthem, Sermon, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

1/5/2020 - theresa rohlck, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, and Allison Halerz - "Before the Leap"

   Part 1. Ingathering and Offering

   

   Part 2. Meditation/Silence, Anthem, Reflections, Singing, and Blessing

   

 

12/29/2019 - Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, and Allison Halerz - "Begin with Stillness"

   Part 1. Ingathering and Offering

   

   Part 2. Clearing the Old, Singing, Setting a Course, Singing, and Benediction

    

 

12/24/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, theresa rohlck, Allison Halerz, the Chalice Singers, and the Chalice Bells - "Candles and Carols"

   Part 1. Introit (Wana Baraka), Carols, Call to Worship, Anthem (Gather Round the Manger), Story, Silence, Singing, Reading, and Anthem (The Road Home)

    

   Part 2. Offering (In Dulce Jubilo), Reading, Anthem (Gabriel's Message), Reflection, Lighting the Candles, Benediction

   

 

12/22/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, Allison Halerz, Laszlo Slomovits, and Eric Fithian - "We Dream in the Darkness"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Inviting the Animals, and Offering

   

   Part 2. Singing, Reading, Guided Meditation, Anthem, Wishes and Intentions, and Benediction

   

 

12/15/2019 - A Collaboration of the UUAA Southern Border Delegations and Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, and Allison Halerz - "Dreams Under Fire: Families Treading I.C.E.: Justice on the Southern Border"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Offering, Silence, and Singing

   

   Part 2. Reading, Anthem, Three Reflections, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

12/8/2019 - Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, theresa rohlck, Allison Halerz, and the Chalice Sparks - "Little Miracles"

   Part 1. Ingathering, with Sparks Anthem, Three Candles, Offering, and Silence

   

   Part 2. Six Meditations, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

12/1/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, and Allison Halerz - "Striking Awe: Claiming Resilience, Joy, Beauty, and Contentment"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Offering, and Meditation and Silence

   

   Part 2. Reading, Anthem, Homily, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

11/24/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, Mario Sulaksana, Eddie Codrington, and Allison Halerz - "Practice What We Preached"

   Part 1. Ingathering, LOV Commissioning, Offering, and Meditation and Silence

   

 

   Part 2. Reading, Sermon, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

11/17/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Beth Hospadaruk, Allison Halerz, and the Chalice Singers - "Mending the Rending"

   Part 1. Ingathering, New Member Recognition, Testimonial, Offering, and Meditation and Silence

   

   Part 2. Anthem, Sermon, Singing, and Benediction

     

 

11/10/2019 - Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Allison Halerz, theresa rohlck, and the Chalice Bells - "Stay Tuned: Knowing Justice Call in the Static"

   Part 1. Bell Prelude, Welcome, Preparation, Ingathering, Story, Offering, and Bell Anthem

   

   Part 2. Meditation and Silence, Bell Anthem, Reflections, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

11/3/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Allison Halerz, and the Chalice Singers - "Attending the Memories"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Building the Memory Altar (I), and Offering

   

   Part 2. Building the Memory Altar (II), Reflection, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

10/27/2019 - Rev. Cassandra Hartley, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Allison Halerz, John Wakeman and Lara Brown, and the Chalice Sparks - "You Betta Make It Werq, Classic Man. That's All."

   Part 1. Ingathering with the Chalice Sparks, Pledge Testimonial, and Meditation and Silence

   

   Part 2. Anthem, Reflections on the Reflections, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

10/20/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, and Allison Halerz, with Colleen Crawley, Helen Starman, and Jim and Sherry McCargar - "Mutual Obligations"

   Part 1. Social Justice Connection (Mindful Eating), Ingathering, Child Dedication, and Pledge Testimonial

   

 

   Part 2. Offering, Meditation, Three Reflections, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

10/13/2019 - theresa rohlck, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, John Kasab, Lisa Henn, and Allison Halerz - "Augenblick"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Pledge Testimonial, and Offering

   

 

   Part 2. Meditation and Silence, Anthem, Reflection, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

10/6/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Arthur Verhoogt, Henrike Florusbosch, Allison Halerz, and the Chalice Singers - "To Whom"

   Part 1. Ingathering, a Time for All Ages, and Pledge Testimonial

   

   Part 2. Offering, Silence, Anthem, Sermon, Singing, and Benediction

   

9/29/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, and Allison Halerz - "Expecting Safety"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Offering, and Silence

   

   Part 2. Reflection, {Fire Drill Instructions}, and Closing the Circle

   

 

9/22/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, and Allison Halerz - "Adjustment"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Story, Offering, Silence, and Singing

   

   Part 2. Reading, Music Sermon, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

9/15/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, and Allison Halerz - "The Sweet Spot"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Centering Story, Visioning Update, Spiritual Growth and Development (SGD) Blessing, Singing for SGD, Social Justice Connection (Community Action Network: Frankie Moore and Ilene Beninson), and Offering

   

   Part 2. Meditation and Silence, Homily, Singing, and Benediction

   

 

9/8/2019 - Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich, Rev. Cassandra Hartley, Allison Halerz, and the Chalice Singers - "Water Communion: The Tide Is Rising. So Are We"

   Part 1. Ingathering, Leadership Investiture, Prayer for Leaders, Singing, Hand-Rain Meditation, and Offering (with Chalice Singers)

   

   Part 2. Reading, Anthem, Reflection, Water Ritual, Covenant, Singing, and Benediction