Index of Sunday Services 1998-2004

May 2, 2004

Beltane: Celebrating the Changing Season
Rev. Millie Rochester and Rev. Nina D. Grey

Beltane, and its counterpart Samhain, divide the year into its two primary seasons, winter and summer. As Samhain is about honoring Death, Beltane, its counter part, is about honoring Life. It is the time when the sun is fully released from his bondage of winter and able to rule over summer and life once again. This Sunday, we interactively mark the passage into the growing season, when the earth is awakened, flowers bloom, trees are green and life has returned from the barren landscape of winter to the hope of bountiful harvests and, not too far away, the promise of summer. All ages are welcome.

First Forum at 11:45

May 9, 2004

Choir Sunday
The Choir, Interim Director Irina Georgieva, Rev. Nina Grey

Meanings of Music and Ritual

Some of the most beautiful choral music is in the form of masses, but the liturgical basis of the traditional mass is very distant from current Unitarian Universalist thinking and worship practices. In this Spring concert, the beauty of Joseph Hayden's Missa Brevis is combined with Rev. Grey's reflections on meanings of ritual for UU’s today.

First Forum at 11:45

May 16, 2004

A Call to Serve
Sermon: Rev. Nina Grey
Worship Leader: Rev. Millie Rochester

This Sunday we will reflect on the various ways we are called to serve our liberal faith. We'll think about the nature and meaning of religious calling for the people of the church. We will celebrate our members who have served for 50 years or more and all our volunteers.

Annual Meeting following the service.

May 23, 2004

Roots and Wings
Rev. Nina D. Grey and Rev. Millie Rochester

Assisting and supporting our youth on their journey from childhood to adolescence is one of the privileges of a faith community. Today we celebrate the graduation of several of our youth in the Coming of Age Program, acknowledging their growth in understanding the history, values, and beliefs of Unitarian Universalism, the further development of their own personal values and beliefs, and their having put those values and beliefs into practice. Joyfully, we offer a ceremonial recognition of these achievements and their advancement to a new level of maturity.

First Forum at 11:45

May 30, 2004

Memories Are Made of ...
Rev. Millie Rochester
Rev. Nina D. Grey, Worship Leader

Memorial Day is set aside for conscious, deliberate remembering. Even -- perhaps especially -- in these days of the short attention span, that is a concept worthy of exploration. What shall we choose to remember?

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