Worship and
Religious Education,
​SUNDAY 
May 2, 2021

Our online worship will be updated every Sunday morning by 10:00 a.m.
Join us for Virtual Coffee Hour on Zoom at 11:00.

"Principled & PUrposeful"

Family worship
Virtual Worship Service
Community Church of Chapel Hill, Unitarian Universalist
"Principled & Purposeful”
Reverend Thom Belote, Minister
Nathan Kosiba, Worship Associate
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Opening Screen - 00:00​
Words of Welcome (Nathan Kosiba) - 00:06​
Share the Plate for Interfaith Council for Social Services (Rick Szymanski) - 00:26 ​
Opening Hymn: #189 Light of Ages and of Nations - 1:58​
Call To Worship (Nathan Kosiba) - 4:03​
Chalice Lighting (Nathan Kosiba) - 5:15​
Meditation Hymn: #123 Spirit of Life - 5:38​
Musical Presentation - "Hands" by Jocelyn Hagen (Community Church Choir, Lex Headley and Scott Provan, soloists) - 7:29​
Sermon: “Principled & Purposeful” (Rev. Thom Belote) - 11:55​
Musical Presentation: “Can You See” by Zanaida Robles (Community Church Choir) - 31:15​
Joys & Sorrows (Rev. Thom Belote) - 37:45​
Closing Hymn: "Life Calls Us On” words by Kendyl Gibbons, music by Jason Shelton - 41:09​
Extinguishing the Chalice (Rev. Thom Belote) - 45:37​
Closing Song: Shalom - 46:11​
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Thanks to the Community Church Choir: Carol Parker, Katie Headley, Susan Siplon, Deborah Klinger, Jane Provan, Lex Headley, Linda Thompson, Marya Ilgen-Lieth, Kirsten Bergman, Jessica Godreau, Ro Mason, Wendy Jebens, Ivy Brezina, Mary LeMay, Scott Provan, Steve Warshaw, Steve Day, Paul Eskildsen, George Thompson, Larry Mason, Brian Moyer and Josh Socolar.

Special thanks to the Orpheus Choir of Toronto for providing the inspiration for the “Hands” video.

Thanks to this week Virtual Choir: Cheryl Diegel, Mary LeMay, Paul Eskildsen and Larry Mason.

​Thanks also to members of previous virtual choirs for Hymn #123​ and “Life Calls Us On”: Annie Huntly, Cheryl Diegel, Jena Kaizen, Jane Provan, Larry Mason, Scott Provan and Bill Rote.
"Surround Yourself with Story"
Led by Marion Hirsch and Kat Good

OFFERTORY 

This week's offering is a Share the Plate in support of the
​Interfaith Council for Social Services.
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