Worship Schedule

Ingathering Chimes

Prelude “Of Rainbows and Butterflies” 

Welcome and Announcements: Warren Flewellen, Welcoming Congregation Committee

Chalice Lighting: Dolores Heredia-Wood, LFFD

Call to Worship: “You Are Beloved and You Are Welcome Here” by Joan Javier-Duval
     – Rev. Ellen, Dolores, LFFD, & YoUU! (Group 1- Labyrinth Side; Group 2 – Common Side)
     Group 1: You are beloved and you are welcome here
     Group 2: Whether tears have fallen from your eyes this past week.
                      or gleeful laughter has spilled out of your smiling mouth
                      You are beloved and you are welcome here
     Group 1: Whether you are feeling brave or broken-hearted; defiant or defeated;
                      fearsome or fearful. You are beloved and you are welcome here
     Group 2: Whether you have untold stories buried deep inside,
                      or stories that have been forced beyond the edges of comfort
                      You are beloved and you are welcome here
     Group 1: Whether you have made promises, broken promises,
                      or are renewing your promises. You are beloved and you are welcome here
     Group 2: Whatever is on your heart; however it is with your soul in this moment.
                      You are beloved and you are welcome here
               All: In this space of welcome and acceptance, commitment and commitment,
                      of covenant and connection, Let us pray together.

Hymn #188 in Singing the Living Tradition: “Come, Come Whoever You Are”

First Parish of Chelmsford Covenant
     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.
     Nosotros, los miembros de la Primera Parroquia de Chelmsford, comprometemos
     convenir juntos a sostener y fortalecer nuestra amada comunidad:
     Honrar y celebrar el Espı́ritu de la Vida
     Nutrir todas almas en búsqueda de la verdad y lo sagrado
     Cuidar y estar presentes al uno y al otro en nuestras alegrı́as y tristezas
     Dar testimonio mediante servicio a la justicia y la paz
     Y ser buenos cuidadores de nuestra congregación, nuestra herencia,
     nuestros Principios Unitarios Universalistas y nuestra tierra.

Anthem: “What the World Needs Now Is Love” – Burt Bacharach/David Hall

Centerpiece: Bless yoUUr Heart!

Offertory: “Warmth”

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: “Meditation on Breathing” (#1009 in Singing the Journey)
    When I breathe in,
    I’ll breathe in peace.
    When I breathe out,
    I’ll breathe out love.

Hymn #1053 in Singing the Journey: “How Could Anyone?”

Unison Benediction & Extinguishing the Chalice: “Incarnational Beatitudes”
by Nicole Anderson – led by Rev. Ellen Rowse Spero and YoUU! (Bold Italic)
      Blessed are the homeless and those who beg for spare change,
      for they will inherit the house of the Lord.
      Blessed are the black mothers who lament the deaths of their sons at the hands of the state,
      for they will be comforted.
      Blessed are the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex,
      Asexual, Pan-Sexual, 2 Spirit, +Plus…, who reflect the very image of God,
      for they will inherit the earth.
      Blessed are the undocumented workers whose labors are hard and …
      whose fear of deportation is real every day,
      for they will produce many fruits to sustain the kin-dom of Heaven.
      Blessed are the marchers who put their lives on the line,
      putting their faith in action, and demanding mercy for all,
      for they, too, will receive mercy.
      Blessed are the disenfranchised children of Flint, Michigan; of the South Side of Chicago;
      Minneapolis, Oregon, of the boroughs of New York; of Aleppo and Syria; of Haiti; Venezuela,
      Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, all of Africa Gaza, Iran, Ukraine and elsewhere,
      for they will see God.
      Blessed are the peacemakers as named by Martin Luther King, Jr.
      who continue to strive in making his dream a reality,
      for they will be called children of God.
      Blessed are our Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, and First Nation siblings, and all other
      siblings of differing faiths, who do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with their god,
      for theirs is the kin-dom of heaven.
      Blessed are those who are detained, deported, and unjustly held on account
      of showing radical love and grace to a world filled with violence and hate,
      for their reward is great in heaven.

Postlude “Scenes From a Music Box”

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