By Leslie Sawyer (Founder/Shelter Director at Eden Animal Haven) The opening reading is Blessing of the Animals, by Thomas Rhodes. You Birds of the Air,Hawk, Sparrow, and laughing JayYou embody freedom itself,delight us with your song, astound us with feats of migrationGrant us your perspective,for too often our horizon is limitedand we are blind to … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals

Message by Dr. Bradley Fisher The opening reading is by Gary Kowalski. We gather here to worship:to seek the truth, to grow in love, to join in service;to celebrate life’s beauty and find healing for its pain;to honor our kinship with each other and with the earth;to create a more compassionate world,beginning with ourselves;to wonder … Continue reading Vulnerability and Aging

By Rev. Carole Martignacco – Read by Jessica Wirges The opening words are by Carl Seaburg. Let there be joy in our coming together this morning.Let there be truth heard in the words we speakand the songs we sing.Let there be help and healing for our disharmony and despair.Let there be silence for the voice … Continue reading All Beings are Blossoms

By Rev. Kaaren Anderson, Read by Colleen Appel The opening words are Blessed are the Makers, by Marcus Liefert. Oh you who are makers;Makers of beauty,Of paintings and pottery and sculpture,Blessed is the making.You who make with hands and hearts and minds,Who make out of breath and bones and blood human lives,Blessed are the makers.Blessed … Continue reading Fireflies and Genius

Message by Kara and Adam Debacker Moment of Perspective – A Different Kind of Superhero – Christopher Reeve First I’d like to share the words of Erika Hewitt, To Learn More About Being Human. Welcome to this morning, this day, and this opportunity to be together in community—which is a time of joy, comfort, and … Continue reading A Creative Embrace of Differences

The opening words are Blessing of Creativity by Unitarian Universalist Religious Educator Theresa Youngblood. Connecting and creating,Dear Ones, is what we humans do best.Our hearts, our minds, and our handsare wired for exactly such work.With the Spirit of Life bringing us backto our Source with each breath,may we use our humanity to connectpeople to people,people … Continue reading Introduction to the Theme of Creativity

With Music: We Begin Again in LoveWords: Robert Eller-IssacsMusic: Les KleenPermission Granted The opening words are For All That Is Our Life, by Liz Weber. Spirit of Life,help us to be present with all that is our life,both our deepest sorrows and our greatest joys,so that we can truly live:engaging fully in our own life … Continue reading The Spirituality of Resistance

Poetry read by AJ Fox, Colleen Appel, and Emily McKinney Spring Has Now Unwrapped the FlowersWords: Piae Cantiones, 1582Music: Thomas BenjaminPermission GrantedPerformed by the First UU Choir

Message by Vee Sanchez Moment of Perspective – Anti-Trans Legislation – AJ Fox Be That GuideCongregational HymnWords: Carl G. SeaburgMusic: Thomas BenjaminPermission Given by UUA I Know I CanWords: Dennis HamiltonMusic: Jeannie Gagne, arr. Mark FreundtPerformed by Paul Phariss and Rebecca HoltPermission Granted