Worship Schedule

Ingathering Chimes

Prelude: Hope – Brian Snow

Welcome and Announcements: Ron Deschenes, Standing Committee/Safety Committee

Chalice Lighting: Safety Committee

Call to Worship: Dolores, LFFD

Hymn #1 in Singing the Living Tradition: “May Nothing Evil Cross This Door”

First Parish of Chelmsford Covenant:  Leader: Erica Clifford

We, the members of First Parish of Chelmsford,
Covenant together to sustain and strengthen our beloved community by:
Honoring and celebrating the Spirit of Life
Nurturing all souls in our search for truth and the sacred
Caring and being present to one another in our joys and sorrows
Bearing witness through service to justice and peace
And being good stewards of our congregation,
our heritage, our Unitarian Universalist principles, and our Earth.

Offertory: Rebecca Gore (Breathing Peace – Brian Snow)

Sermon: The Gift of Safety – Ron Deschenes and Erin Clifford

Hymn #1009 in Singing the Journey: “Meditation on Breathing”

Joys and Sorrows (If you have a joy or sorrow to share, you may email it to the worship leader at
minister@uuchelmsford.org by 9:00am Sunday morning, or if you are attending in person, you may write it
in the joys and sorrows book at the back of the sanctuary. Please remember that services are live streamed
and that names are shared as written. The Pastoral Care and Service Team has a table during social hour
where you can send a card of comfort, support or celebration in care of other First Parishers.)

A Time for Meditation and Prayer

Congregational Response #1031: “May I Be Filled with Loving Kindness”
    May I be filled with loving kindness.
    May I be well.
    May I be filled with loving kindness.
    May I be well.
    May I be peaceful and at ease.
    May I be whole.
    (2nd time, “you” and 3rd time, “we”)

Benediction & Extinguishing of the Chalice: Rebecca Gore

Postlude: Etude on Wind – Brian Snow

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