Monthly Theme: Birth
A Jubilant Song
Music: Dominick DiOrio
Text: Janet Galván and Dominick DiOrio
Alleluia! We Dance!
We dance in the sparkle of the wondrous night sky!
We dance to the music our voices raised high!
We dance to sweet laughter, so fast we can fly!
Alleluia! Dance!
O Oriens
Music: Melissa Dunphy … read more.
Monthly Theme: Death
Winter Music and Worship
A Ceremony of Carols
Music: Benjamin Britten
Text: Robert Southwell, William Cornish, James Wedderburn, John Wedderburn, and Robert Wedderburn
Procession
Hodie Christus natus est:
hodie Salvator apparuit:
hodie in terra canunt angeli:
laetantur archangeli:
hodie exsultant justi dicentes:
gloria in excelsis Deo.
Alleluia!
TRANSLATION:
Today Christ is born;
Today the Saviour has … read more.
Greetings –
Welcome back to the beginning of our church year at First Unitarian. I hope that however you lived out your summer it was renewing and included fun.
Your Board of Trustees is already moving forward on our goals for the year which are:
1. Continued to … read more.
Monthly Theme: Courage
Sermon Topic: “The Courage of Our Convictions”
Amani Utupe (Grant Us Peace, Give Us Courage)
Music: Patsy Ford Simms
Text: Patsy Ford Simms
As we travel down this weary road,
Amani utupe na ustawi.
We need strength to carry on … read more.
Monthly Theme: Birth
Sermon Topic: “Waiting For New Life”
A Jubilant Song
Music: Norman Dello Joio
Text: Walt Whitman
O! Listen to a jubilant song! O! Listen to a jubilant song!
The joy of our spirit-it is uncaged, the joy of our spirit is uncaged,
it darts like lightning!
My soul … read more.
Monthly Theme: Death
Sermon Topic: “Dying Well”
Lead Me Home
Music: Eric William Barnum
Text: Eric William Barnum
Lead me home,
I am weary,
Work is done,
The day is over,
There are been times I’ve been weak,
But you’ve been by my side,
Now lead me home,
Where I’ll forever abide.
There have been … read more.
Messe De Requiem
Music: Camille Saint-Saëns
Text: Traditional
Requiem – Kyrie
Requiem aeternam
dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Te decet hymnus, Deus in Sion,
et tibi reddetur
votum in Jerusalem;
ad te omnis caro veniet.
Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.
TRANSLATION:
Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
A hymn … read more.
Monthly Theme: Courage
Sermon Topic: “Fear and Courage”
The Climb
Music: Jessi Alexander and John Mabe; arr. Deke Sharon
Text: Jessi Alexander and John Mabe
I can almost see it
That dream I’m dreaming but
There’s a voice inside my head saying
You’ll never reach it,
Every step I’m taking,
Every move I … read more.
Monthly Theme: Death
Sermon Topic: “In Memory”
Weep Not For Him
Music: Tesfa Yohannes Wondemagegnehu
Text: Paul Laurence Dunbar
Thou arrant robber, Death!
Couldst thou not find
Some lesser one than he
To rob of breath,—
Some poorer mind
Thy prey to be?
His mind was like the sky,—
As pure and free;
His heart was … read more.
Monthly Theme: Radical Hospitality/Welcome
Sermon Topic: “A World of Difference”
Avinu Malkeinu
Music: Max Janowski arr. Ben Bram
Text: Jewish Prayer
Avinu malkeinu sh’ma kolenu
Avinu malkeinu chatanu l’faneycha
Avinu malkeinu alkenu chamol aleynu
V’al olaleynu v’tapenu
Avinu malkeinu
Kaleh dever v’cherev v’raav mealeynu
Avinu malkeinu kalehchol tsar
Umastin mealeynu
Avinu malkeinu
Avinu malkeinu
Kotvenu b’sefer chayim tovim
Avinu malkeinu … read more.
