Order of Service
November 24, 2024
Welcome and Announcements
Burn the Mortgage Spotlight
Passing the Peace
Prelude Tango from España, Op. 165 by Isaac Albeniz
Opening Words Elizabeth Mount
*Doxology From all that dwell below the skies
Let songs of hope and faith arise;
Let peace, good will on earth be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.
*Covenant
Love is the spirit of this congregation and service is its life.
This is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace,
To seek the truth in love, and to help one another.
James Vila Blake (adapted)

-Hymn #304 A Fierce Unrest
Time for All Ages
Singing the Children Out Go now in peace, Go now in peace
May the Spirit of Love Surround You
Everywhere, everywhere, you may go

Joys and Sorrows (you are in our hearts)

Offertory Capriccio Catalano from España, Op. 165 by Isaac Al-
beniz
Spoken Meditation The Power to Choose, by Rebecca Ann Parker
Silent Meditation
Hymn #123 Spirit of Life (please remain seated)
Reading Genesis 1:1-9 (The Message)
Musical Interlude Valses Poéticos, Nos. 6 and 1 by Enrique Grana-
dos
Sermon Chaos Alex Compton
*Hymn #298 Wake, Now, My Senses
*Chalice Extinguishing (unison) by Elizabeth S. Jones
We extinguish this flame, but not the light of truth,
the warmth of community, or the fire of commitment,
These we carry in our hearts until we are together again.
Benediction
Postlude Galante from 12 Spanish Dances, Op. 5

by Enrique Granados

Guest Pianist: Dorothy Haverly
Technical Support: Becca Boerger and the UUCB Stream Team

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Social Hour : If you would like to help out with social hour, contact Ron Clupper at 607-727-8516 for more information. Also, any treats we have during social hour are donated, so feel free to bring something to share on a Sunday.

We are hosting a Thanksgiving Community Dinner

at UUCB on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 3-6pm

We are teaming up with The Beloved Community

to finally use our commercial kitchen for our congregation’s goal of feeding our community.

We will need LOTS of volunteers to pull this off.

The online sign-up genius link can be found in weekly emails and on our Facebook page, or you can email or call Karen Manzer in the office to sign up.

There are volunteer opportunities for every age group, and we hope to have children and youth involved as well as everyone else.

Some ways you can help are:

· Baking or donating cookies or other dessert items

· Setting up tables and chairs

· Serving food

· Taking dirty dishes to the kitchen for washing

· Welcoming guests and showing them to the social hall

· Providing musical entertainment for people waiting for a table

· Tending to the fire place

· Donating money to purchase supplies

Don’t miss the fun!

Find out about all that is happening at UUCB! Watch for twice a week emails, check out our Facebook group (UUCB Members and Friends) and our Facebook page for your current monthly Beacon Newsletter. There are printed copies of the newsletter in the wall file outside the office and at the info desk, or you can request that a copy be mailed to you at home by asking Karen in the office. Also, check out our calendar of events by clicking the “News and Events” button on our website.

Cranberry Coffeehouse: Cranberry Coffeehouse hosts a live music performance on the 3rd Saturday of the month in the UUCB Sanctuary. Coffee, tea and treats are available for sale as a fundraiser for UUCB during intermission. Suggested donation for the performance is $10, but no one will be turned away for an inability to pay.

The Social Action HUUB exists to support the creation and maintenance of social action teams. You can either brainstorm an idea for a social action project and then fill out an application on the HUUB bulletin board or sign up to be on someone else’s team. The teams are listed on the bulletin board. If you have any requests, thoughts, or questions, please get in touch with the HUUB at huub@uubinghamton.org.

What Are You Reading?

As another way to build connection and a sense of community, Jan Fiore is  offering to publish a list of things we have been reading and liking. You are invited to make  your suggestion known by sending her an email at janicefiore@gmail.com  Either fiction or nonfiction, something you thought was worth reading. I’ll include it in the month’s Beacon, e-Blast, and UU Facebook page for your consideration.

Find out about all that is happening at UUCB! Watch for twice a week emails, check out our Facebook group (UUCB Members and Friends) and our public Facebook page. There is a monthly newsletter, The Beacon, available too.  There are printed copies of the newsletter in the wall file outside the office and at the info desk, or you can request that a copy be mailed to you at home by asking Karen in the office. Also, check out our calendar of events by clicking the “News and Events” button on our website.

Annual UUCB Thanksgiving Potluck: Join us for dinner on Thanksgiving Day at 3pm. Invite your friends and family! Sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board near the office.

It’s almost Sponsor-a-Family time again!  As is our yearly tradition, UUCB, led by our Family Ministry volunteers, will be collecting holiday gifts to distribute to children and families in need.  We will again be partnering with local non-profit agency Mothers and Babies to identify most of our gift recipients.  We also are able to provide some gifts to any UUCB affiliated families who are struggling this year.  If you are finding your family in need this holiday season please contact Dylan Cooke.

The tree is up and the tags are on it. Take a tag, purchase the gift, wrap it and bring the gift and tag back to the tree.

Our ABC Soul Matters SGM (Athens, Binghamton, Cortland “Soul Matters” Small Group Ministry) is a Multi-congregational online session. People are welcome to join any time. We will run 3rd Wednesdays at 6:30 – 8:00 October through May. Co-led by Rev. Douglas Taylor and Becca Boerger. Contact Rev. Taylor for the zoom link.  

Building Bridges Periodical ; Do you want updates on what is happening in our greater community? Do you like sharing your thoughts and opinions on social justice? Do you enjoy reading other people’s thoughts and opinions about social justice? 

The Social Action HUUB publishes a monthly periodical called Building Bridges Periodical.

To subscribe and get the submission guidelines, email buildingbridgesmonthly@uubinghamton.org.

We still have places available for our last two Dining for Dollars events! Coming up on Saturday, December 14th at 6 pm, Nancy Knipscher and Lisa Sienkiewicz will provide a delicious three-course dinner, with the Aimee Backus Flute Studio providing music during the dessert course. Cost is $25, contact Debby Herman by 12/10 if you’d like to join the fun. And coming up on Saturday, January 4th, join Jeff Deacon at UUCB for another round of “Chopped – UUCB Edition” based on the popular TV game show. Cost is $30 to the church, plus a separate $10 donation to support the Chopped Pantry. Contact Debby by a week prior if you’d like to participate.