Worship and
Religious Education,
​SUNDAY 
July 26, 2020

Our online worship will be updated every Sunday morning by 10:00 a.m.

"Origin STory"

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Virtual Worship Service for July 26, 2020 at the Community Church of Chapel Hill, Unitarian Universalist

“Origin Story: The Community Church and its first minister, Reverend Charles M. Jones”

Carter Smith, guest preacher
Susan McDaniel, Worship Associate
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Opening Screen - 00:00

Sounding of the Gong (Susan McDaniel) -  0:11

Opening Hymn: #1011 Return Again - 0:28

Welcome & Chalice Lighting (Susan McDaniel) - 2:52

Reading; Adapted from sermon for the 1959 Community Church building dedication, by Rev. Charles Jones (Susan McDaniel) - 4:04

Musical Presentation: “Arrow” by half-alive (Tobin Wright and the “In House Band”) - 5:35

Joys & Sorrows (Rev. Thom Belote) - 9:12

Musical Meditation: #396 I Know this Rose Will Open - 14:12

Share the Plate (Rev. Thom Belote) - 15:47

Sermon: “Origin Story: The Community Church and its first minister, Reverend Charles M. Jones” (Carter Smith) - 18:00

Musical Presentation: “Tomorrow” by Kate and Justin Miner (The Combined Choirs of the Community Church, Ivy Brezina and Tobin Wright, soloists) - 35:26

Closing Hymn: #29 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee - 39:10

Benediction and Extinguishing the Chalice (Carter Smith) - 41:04

Closing Song: Shalom - 42:30

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This week’s virtual choir is: Jena Kaizen, Jane Provan, Linda Thompson, Ruth Gibson, Caroline Sherman, Scott Provan, George Thompson

This week’s “In House Band”is: Jay Miller, tenor sax, Josh Hinson, trombone, Danny Gotham, guitars, Richard Edwards, bass guitar, Max Kuhlman, drums and Glenn Mehrbach, keyboards and arranging

The choir for “Tomorrow”consisted of:
Electronic Voice: Ivy Brezina
CHOIR 1
Soprano 1: Charly Maddox, Jena Kaizen, Eileen Regan
Soprano 2: Jane Provan, Amy Maddox, Kirsten Bergman, Ruth Gibson
Alto: Caroline Sherman, Annie Huntly, Kathy Putnam,. Joann Haggerty, Ivy Brezina
CHOIR 2
Soprano:        Michelle Itano, Jenny Warnasch
Alto:   Ro Mason, Kristin Trangsrud, Ben Bastian, Joan O'Brien
Tenor and Bass: Scott Provan, Kevin Bastian, Steve Day, Larry Ross
Soloist: Tobin Wright

Special thanks for Maura Matney and Bianca Rodriguez for reprising “I Know This Rose Will Open."

Family worship

Toolbox of Faith: Gloves
Led by Kat Good
What's love got to do with gloves, seals and a pompom farm? Watch family worship to find out.

OFFERTORY 

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