Worship Schedule

Ingathering Chimes

Prelude: A Dedication, Lea Morris – Matt Meyer

Welcome and Announcements: Neil Harmon, Worship Committee

Chalice Lighting: Maura Snow

Call to Worship: Words by Wendell Berry – Matt Meyer

Hymn: I’m Gonna Sing, Sing, Sing – Trad. African-American

First Parish Covenant  Leader: Neil Harmon

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.

Time for All Ages: Miriam & the Tambourine – Matt Meyer

Offertory: Oye Mi Gente – Peace Poets

Joys and Sorrows: Cheryl Wilson, Pastoral Care and Service Team

A Time for Meditation and Prayer

Congregational Response: “Spirit of Life” (w/m Carolyn McDade)

Spirit of Life, come unto me.
Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion
Blow in the wind, rise in the sea
Move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice
Roots hold me close, wings set me free
Spirit of Life, come to me, come to me.

Readings: Before the Burning Bush of this World. – Enfleshed Liturgies

Singing: I’m Gonna Lift My Sister up – Faya Ora Rose Touré

Centerpiece: Holy Doubt – Matt Meyer

Hymn: The Tide is Rising – Shoshana Friedman

Benediction & Extinguishing the Chalice

Postlude: Percussion Improvisation – Matt Meyer