Coming Out! Love Wins!


Sunday Worship, October 8, 2023, 10:30am

The UU Church of Tucson is a welcoming congregation.


Order of Service

  • Welcome
    • Bob Gordon
  • Reading from Richard Rohr, OFM;
    • Bob Gordon
  • Prelude
    • “I Am What I Am”,
      • singer: Dennis Sipf,
      • soloist; Danielle Mepham
  • Call to Worship from Rev. J Sylvan;
    • Bob Gordon
  • Chalice Lighting from Rev. Julia Corbett-Hemeyer;
    • Bob Gordon
  • Hymn
    • # 361 “Enter, Rejoice, and Come In”
  • Joys and Sorrows
    • Bob Gordon
  • Anthem
    • “Everything Possible”, Desert Chorale – Brian Moon
  • Offering
    • Bob Gordon
  • Offertory “
    • The Latchford Schottische” by Clement Harris; Danielle Mepham
  • Readings
    • Stephen Kraynak
  • Sermon
    • “Coming Out: Love Wins”, Stephen Kraynak
  • Hymn “
    • This Joy”, Brian Moon
  • Story
    • Julian is a Mermaid;
    • video by Jamili Omar
  • Chalice Extinguishing
    • “Blessings”, Bob Gordon
  • Postlude/Finale
    • “Born This Way”, Kassandra Klein & Ensemble

Attributions

  • Reading
    • Richard Rohr, OFM
  • Prelude
    • “I Am What I Am”
      • from: “La Cage aux Folles” by Jerry Herman;
    • Dennis Sipf, soloist;
    • Danielle Mepham, accompanist
  • Call to Worship
    • Rev. J Sylvan, Senior Minister, First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City
  • Chalice Lighting
    • Rev. Julia Corbett Hemeyer, Chaplain, UU Church of Muncie, Indiana
  • Hymn
    • #361 “Enter, Rejoice, and Come In” by Louise Ruspini, arranged by BettyA. Wylder
  • Anthem
    • “Everything Possible”,
      • Words and Music by Fred Small,
      • Arrangement by Willi Zwozdesky;
      • performed by UUCT Desert Chorale;
      • Brian Moon, Director
  • Offertory
    • The Latchford Schottische
      • by Clement Harris; Danielle Mepham
  • Readings
    • Dean Atta;
    • Senator Tammy Baldwin;
    • George Takei;
    • Rachel Maddow;
    • Elliot Page;
    • Audre Lord;
    • George M. Johnson in All Boys Aren’t Blue;
    • May Sarton;
    • Harvey Milk;
    • RuPaul;
    • Lady Gaga;
    • Glinda the Good Witch of the North (Billie Burke)
      • in The Wizard of Oz,
      • directed by Victor Fleming,
      • Screenplay by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf;
      • based on the novel by L. Frank Baum
  • Sermon Memoir
    • by Stephen C. Kraynak
  • Responses
    • “How Could Anyone”
      • Words & Music by Libby Roderick
  • Hymn
    • “This Joy”,
      • Words & Music traditional,
        • arrangement by Alan Whitmore
  • Story
    • Julian is a Mermaid
      • text and illustrations by Jessica Love
  • Chalice Extinguishing
    • Rev. Mark L. Belletini, Unitarian Universalist Minister retired,
      • from “Blessings” in Sonata for Voice and Silence
  • Postlude/Finale:
    • “Born This Way,”
      • artist, Lady Gaga;
      • vocalist, Kassandra Klein
  • Music Director
    • Brian Moon
  • Vocals
    • Desert Chorale
  • Accompanist
    • Danielle Mepham
  • Photos
    • Chuck Gould & Mike Greenbaum,
    • Eve Hady & Stephanie Parker,
    • Rev. Julie Olson,
    • Liz Ravenwood,
    • Cynthia Johnson,
    • Kassandra Klein,
    • Alisha Clarke,
    • Bob Gordon & Stephen Kraynak,
    • Gail Ringer & Marjorie Stark
  • Audio-Visual
    • Kassandra Klein,
    • Alisha Clarke,
    • Liz Ravenwood,
    • CynthiaJohnson,
    • Jamie Irza
  • Logistics
    • Jesus Carillo
  • Ushers/Greeters
    • Kate Schleinkofer,
    • Carolyn Valdez,
    • Carolyn Saunders
  • Catering
    • Margo Newhouse,
    • Becky Keyes,
    • Suzi Meyer,
    • Debbi Meyers,
    • K C Jones
  • Welcome Center
    • Beth Britton
  • Communications
    • Mary Wiese,
    • Thomas Hatfield
  • Coordination
    • Bert Meek
  • Childcare Staff
    • Lily Waer, lead;
    • Baleria Celaya,
    • Amelia Weeks,
    • Jozette Deckter,
    • Bennett Simensen