Someone asked in another group what a UU worship service includes, so I’ll take a stab at it. The order of these items changes, and they may have different names. If you have other experiences, please share.
- Welcome and announcements—no surprises
- Chalice lighting —this is usually accompanied by a brief statement of unity of purpose
- Opening words/call to worship. This sets the tone for a safe soace for spiritual exploration.
- opening hymn —we have two hymnals, one more traditional than the other.
- Time for All Ages — Story with a message related to the sermon topic
- song to send the children to their classes
- Joys and Concerns / Meditation
- Reading — I’ve used readings from everyone from Buddha to Kermit the frog.
- Offeratory — Gotta collect money to keep the lights on. No thithes, just give $1-$5,
- second reading or musical piece
- sermon 15-20 mins.
- closing hymn
- benediction/ closing words
Did I miss anything?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Pretty much what we do. We do have a music prelude, and a postlude after. If choir sings, then they do two songs, and will also have two hymns.
Or-Humanist
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Nov 6, 2018
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UUNJ:
Yes! And I’m a choir singer — lax of me to forget the additional music. Thanks!
That's just about the scheme of things at my UU fellowship. Although # 11 (sermon) at my UU can be anything of interest to the general public. Such as, on nov. 25th I am doing the service featuring my wife's poetry and stories of her life little known by anybody except me. The music can be almost anything, for example we are setting 2 of my wife's poems to music and one will be sung as a congregational song.
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