Order of Service    November 17, 2024

Welcome and Announcements

Passing the Peace

Prelude     Come, Ye Thankful People Come      arr. Jennifer Eklund

 Opening Words                                    by Richard Fewkes

*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)

*Chalice Lighting                              by Alan Deale

*Hymn (see insert)        This Joy

Story for all ages “Stone Soup”

Offertory          All Good Gifts (from Godspell)   Stephen Schwartz

Hymn #123      (please remain seated)     Spirit of Life

Responsive Reading             “What is Your Social Change Role?”      by Deepa Iver       

Musical Interlude         Thanksgiving Song     Mary Chapin Carpenter                                                        Adult Choir

Reflection So All May Be Fed Rev. Douglas Taylor

*Hymn #1010 We Give Thanks

*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  by Gorden McKeeman

Postlude      For the Beauty of the Earth     Conrad Kocher                                     (arr. Kenon Renfrow)

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*please stand in body or spirit

Tech Support: UUCB Stream Team

Focal Point: Pat Chirumbolo

Listening devices are available from the ushers.

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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.