Worship Service – April 9, 2023
~ Ancient Stories, Future Possibilities ~
This week, sacred time in three traditions overlaps in Easter, Passover, and Ramadan. It is a time to celebrate! We’ll hear stories of liberation and new life, read together with the secular writer Rebecca Solnit, especially her book Hope in the Dark. These ancient and more recent stories invite us to new perspectives on the problems we face locally and globally. They help us resist despair and empower us to act in liberating and life-giving ways, even (and especially) when outcomes are uncertain.
This service will be led by Rev. Rebecca Liberty with Linda Sisson, Laurie Cartier, and Atticus Foster as our worship team. Music will be provided by the UUSB Choir, Molly J. Webster, and Jack Derosier.
Join the Zoom Meeting with meeting code 919 2450 5856 and passcode 172810.
There will be flowers in the sanctuary this Sunday as part of our Easter celebration. If you would like to donate toward our flower fund for Easter and other holidays, there will be special envelopes available on Sunday.
For those attending in person: Please be aware that we are sending a live feed to Zoom every Sunday. If you do not want to be in this live feed, please avoid the center of the sanctuary so you are not in view of the camera. After the service, we edit the recording to eliminate the Candles of Joys and Concerns and then we are posting the service to our Website. Please contact Laurie Cartier if you have any questions about our procedures.
For the most current CDC recommendations relating to COVID-19, please visit their website.
Worship Service – 10:00 AM EST
Every Sunday, we share half of our undesignated plate offerings with an organization that works toward our UU values. In April, half of the undesignated funds in the plate will go to Faith Linking in Action. FLIA, is a group of Bangor-area congregations working together to “go upstream” to address the reasons people are falling into and getting stuck in poverty. Participants include most major faith traditions in our region.
FLIA is actively involved with multiple local organizations, including the Greater Bangor Area Housing Coalition, Dignity First, Food AND Medicine, Right from the Start, and the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children. They also help organize the annual Interfaith Martin Luther King Service.
In March, we shared the plate with MUUSAN, so they will be receiving a $358 check from UUSB.
We have added an option to give online through Vanco. You can give a one-time gift or set up your recurring pledge, by scanning the QR code to the right or visiting https://bit.ly/