Sunday+Services+in+March+2009


 * Sunday Services in March**

**March 1, 9:30 and 11:15am**
“Don’t Just Do Something Stand There.” Rev. Steve Reinhartsen. Steve is a UU community minister in Burlington, NC. Gathering Music: "As The Deer" by Martin Nystrom, arr. by Roger House "Peaceful Medley (I've Got Peace Like A River / It Is Well With My Soul)" - Trad./Phillip P. Bliss, arr. by Phillip Keveren (Al Zaranka, piano)

Opening Hymn: #83 Winds Be Still Musical Presentation: "Morning So Fair to See" Anonymous German, arr. by Phillip Keveren (Al Zaranka, piano) Musical Meditation: "Earth Was Given As a Garden" by Rowland Hugh Prichard, arr. by Phillip Keveren (Al Zaranka, piano) Congregational Response: Hymn #6 Just as Long as I Have Breath Offertory: "O Waly Waly" Traditional folk melody, arr. by Larry Shackley (Al Zaranka, piano)

**March 1, 5:00 p.m.**
Maj-Britt’s Installation as our settled minister. We welcome all members and guests. “Why Shouldn’t We.” Rev. Cheryl Walker. Cheryl is the Assistant Minister, All Souls Church, New York City.

**March 8, 9:30 and 11:15am**
“The Spirituality of Music.” Based on last year's "Hymn Sing" service, this service will involve congregational singing from our hymnal, with a time for congregation members to choose their favorites with a time for congregation members to choose their favorites as well. Members of all the church choirs will share their thoughts on the value of making a beautiful noise for the church.

**March 15, 9:30 and 11:15am**
“Being an Actively Welcoming Congregation.” Rev. Maj-Britt. Unitarian Universalism has been in the vanguard of the movement for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered rights, and has celebrated the rite of passage for gays and lesbians for decades. C3HUU is officially a “welcoming” congregation. Let’s revisit this important part of our identity. This is a family service which means the children will be with us for the first portion of the service.

Prelude: Dorothy Wright, cello, and Al Zaranka, piano Opening Music: "Costume Party" by Peter Alsop (Children's Choir) Musical Presentation: "Seasons of Love" from "Rent" by Jonathan Larson (Youth Choir) Musical Meditation: "Elegy Op. 3, No. 1" by Sergei Rachmaninoff (Kathryn Moss, piano) Offertory: "Defenders of Marriage" by Roy Zimmerman (Community Church Singers)

**March 22, 9:30 and 11:15am**
“Women’s History Month.” Rev. Maj-Britt. I’m waiting for the Great Mystery to apprise me of both the title and the content … more will be revealed.

Musical Presentation: "If Every Woman in the World" by Karen MacKay, verses 2-4 words by Nancy L. Nordlie (WomenSInging)

Musical Meditation: "When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place" by Joyce Poley (WomenSinging) (Please sing along with us in the chorus)//"When our heart is in a holy place, when our heart is in a holy place// //We are bless'd with love and amazing grace when our heart is in a holy place.//

Offertory: "Standing Before Us" by Carole Etzler (WomenSinging)(Please sing along with us in the chorus)Standing before us, making us strong,//Lending their wisdom to help us along.////Sharing a vision, sharing a dream,////Touching our thoughts, touching our lives, like a deep, flowing stream.//

**March 29, 9:30 and 11:15am**
“Awareness, Acceptance, Action.” Rev. Maj-Britt. Our congregational theme in March is acceptance. Some thoughts on how easy it is to skip the acceptance step before leaping into action.

Prelude Music: Danny Gotham Musical Presentation: "Streams of Living Praise," verses and music by Malcolm Dalglish, refrain text by Isaac Watts (Folk By Four*) Musical Meditation: "Equanimity" by Eve Decker (Folk By Four*) Special Music: "The Broken Ground," words by Wendell Berry, music by Malcolm Dalglish (Folk By Four*) Offertory: “Shelter Along the Way” by Dan Pelletier (Dan Pelletier)


 * Folk By Four is Jane Provan, Catherine Grodensky, Scott Provan and Jim Magaw