Worship

“Motherhood Without Borders” (Mother’s Day Worship Service)

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Sunday, May 12, 2024, at 10:30am

Worship Leaders: Rev. Margalie Belizaire / Judith Stein-Farrall / Aubrey Connelly-Candelario / Dani Monzon Villegas

In some parts of the world, mothers navigate through war-torn landscapes, shielding their children from the horrors of conflict and displacement. In others, they brave harsh climates and scarce resources, striving to provide nourishment and shelter against all odds. Across cultures, languages, and traditions, the lengths to which some mothers will go to care for their children under extreme conditions can be nothing short of extraordinary. Let us celebrate these and other mothers during this mother’s day service.

And, here at 1U, we honor the work that all mothers do every day by calling out the many ways a mother is recognized by children- where ever she is in the world.

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“Embracing Our Differences with Love, Curiosity, and Respect” Worship Service and New Member Ritual

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Sunday, May 5, 2024, at 10:30am

Worship Leaders: Rev. Margalie Belizaire / Judith Stein-Farrall / Aubrey Connelly-Candelario / Elizabeth Horn / Dani Vonzon Villegas

The fact that we are different from one another is not the issue. The issue is that we have hierarchized the differences, then deemed them good versus bad. Together, let us explore a different way with love, curiosity, and respect, and let’s take a closer look at “pluralism” and article II.

“All Together … Us” Worship Service

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Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 10:30am

Worship Leaders: Rev. Kierstin Homblette Allen / Judith Stein-Farrall / Aubrey Connelly-Candelario /

Our genders and sexualities are interdependent and are formed in connection to others, now and over time. Join us for worship, where we will honor the beauty of becoming our authentic selves and amplify one another’s shine with a glitter blessing.

Celebrating the Sacred Web with Food and Information – Sunday, April 14

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GReen Team worship announcement

The Green Mini-Fair after The Sacred Web service was bountiful. Tables sharing information: Go Solar, Gardener’s Corner, GO Energy Efficient, Zero Waste Lifestyle,Mystic Grove Corner and the Right Place, Right Plant table (with plants to take home). Furthering the message of green, no paper products and vegetarian foods. Thank you Green Team. And, remember Earth Day at Lake Eola on April 20.

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“We’re All Squatters — An Earth Day Reflection” Worship Service

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Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 10:30am

Worship Leaders: Rabbi David Kay / Judith Stein-Farrall / Aubrey Connelly-Candelario / Linnea Nelson

“We humans like to think of ourselves as stewards of the natural world, and those who count the Hebrew Bible as part of their faith tradition like to point to Genesis 1 as proof. But a closer — and perhaps more accurate — reading of the Creation narrative tells a surprisingly different story, and it gives us a very different perspective on our obligation to the earth and all it contains.”

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The Green Team guided the service with Lisa- Marie S. contributing a poem honoring the beauty of the world, Jackie S offering a Action Promise for Our World and Debra R. and Mary D. at the helm . Rev. Margalie ended the Worship with a Call to Action to sign THE PLEDGE of Central Florida after service at the Mini-Fair online here and in Gore Hall on our Pledge.

The following is part of the Responsive Reading that gave us all hope as we spoke the words:

We will take up the needs of the generations to come: clean water to drink, sweet air to breathe.

Acknowledging the earth most basically as our home, we must set about the task of restoration.

In this our congregational home, we will find small and large ways to remember the environment in our worshiping, our learning, our celebrating, and our justice-making.

Aware of the urgency and complexity of our environmental crisis, we end by promising simply this:

As people of faith, we pledge ourselves to work toward a planet transformed by our care.

“I Need You to Survive” Worship Service

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Sunday, April 07, 2024, at 10:30am

Worship Leaders: Rev. Margalie Belizaire / Judith Stein-Farrall / Aubrey Connelly-Candelario / Neil Boris

What are the different ways that we need one another to survive? Let us explore together.

Share the Plate for April is Senior First and our visitor reminded how many Seniors need food and need support. We also heard that 1U members and friends have pledged support to 1U and its work. And, Rev. Margalie shared the importance of the love of giving and receiving.

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“Tenebrae” Worship Service

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Friday, March 29, 2024, at 7:00pm

Worship Leaders: Rev. Margalie Belizaire / Judith Stein-Farrall / Aubrey Connelly-Candelario

Tenebrae is a religious service of Western Christianity held during the three days preceding Easter Day, and characterized by gradual extinguishing of candles, and by a “strepitus” or “loud noise” taking place in total darkness near the end of the service.