Please join us at 10 AM this Sunday on the UUFEC Facebook Page and on the UUFEC website to watch a recorded message from the Reverend Carl Gregg at the UU Congregation of Frederick (Maryland), “Kindness, Courage, and Connections.” First recorded on March 22,2020

                                 Order of Service     August 9, 2020

Ministers:  The Rev. Carl Gregg, Senior Minister at the UU Congregation of Frederick (MD) & Rev. Scott Hull, UUCF. Prerecorded on March 22, 2020 

“Kindness, Courage, Connections and Creativity”

Join us in the exploration of how we can change our negative thoughts and behaviors to find inner peace in these stressful pandemic times. 

Opening Hymn #1000 “Morning Has Come” Video created by Paul Thompson, music director at the UU Church of the Palouse, Moscow. 

Welcoming Words by Amanda Piburn, member of the UUFEC Religious Services Committee

Chalice Lighting by Oberlin UU Fellowship, Oberlin, OH.  Read by Ella Farley, a UUFEC Youth

“We light this chalice to find inner peace, love for each other, and faith in ourselves.  Also, to be welcoming to whom we meet and kind to all living creatures. So gather together around this light of hope, as we share this time together.”

Honoring John Lewis The UU Service Committee awarded John Lewis the Eleanor Award for Human Rights Leadership at the 2015 UU General Assembly. Amanda Piburn narrates a brief slideshow depicting some of the milestones in the career of this courageous civic activist.

A Time for All Ages “Preaching to the Chickens,” by Jabari Asim and illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Read by Lisa Farley, UUFEC member

Prayer/Meditation  prerecorded  by the Reverend Scott Hull  at the UU Congregation of Frederick (Maryland) on March 22, 2020.

Sermon “Kindness, Courage, Connections and Creativity,” prerecorded by the Reverend Carl Gregg at the UU Congregation of Frederick (Maryland).

Extinguishing the Chalice by Hannah Farley

“While you were waking up today,

Someone else was taking their last breath.

Be thankful for this day.

Don’t waste it.”   Buddha

 Closing Hymn “Hymn #100 “Peace Like a River,” Video sung by Jess Huetteman .