Sunday Worship, October 8, 2023, 10:30am
- Come out and join us…
- in person — in Goddard Fellowship Hall
- or — online via YouTube
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
- “I Am What I Am”,
- 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
- “I Am What I Am”
- 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
- “Everything Possible”,
- Offertory
- The Latchford Schottische
- by Clement Harris; Danielle Mepham
- The Latchford Schottische
- 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
- “How Could Anyone”
- Hymn
- “This Joy”,
- Words & Music traditional,
- arrangement by Alan Whitmore
- Words & Music traditional,
- “This Joy”,
- Story
- Julian is a Mermaid
- text and illustrations by Jessica Love
- Julian is a Mermaid
- Chalice Extinguishing
- Rev. Mark L. Belletini, Unitarian Universalist Minister retired,
- from “Blessings” in Sonata for Voice and Silence
- Rev. Mark L. Belletini, Unitarian Universalist Minister retired,
- Postlude/Finale:
- “Born This Way,”
- artist, Lady Gaga;
- vocalist, Kassandra Klein
- “Born This Way,”
- 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