What to Expect at our Sunday Services
Greeters will welcome you to our service each Sunday. They can direct you to the sanctuary, and introduce you and your children to our Child and Youth teachers.
Our Pianist, Taffy Rook
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No Sunday Service would be complete without music. The Choir is integral to the service. We typically sing at least two hymns and then the choir sings alone during the offertory. There is also a musical transition at the beginning of the service. Guest musicians appear as well, with guitars, violins and other instruments that enhance our Services as only beautiful music can. |
Most Sunday Services also include chalice lighting, welcoming words, a time for personal sharing, meditation, commentary, and the talk or sermon. The congregation then has a few minutes to engage in conversation with the speaker. The service usually ends by 11:45.
Orders of Service brochures and hymnals are located on a table at the back of the sanctuary.
Orders of Service brochures and hymnals are located on a table at the back of the sanctuary.
Social Hour follows each service. Please join us for coffee and more conversation on the lower level. Here you can get a glimpse of the various activities of our congregation, check out the latest art show in the Meditation Room, and most importantly, you can get to know our congregants.
Dress is casual or dressy – your choice. Like our faith, it is your personal decision. Children are encouraged to wear play clothes because some RE activities take place outside.
Children and Youth
Older children take part in the beginning of the services in the Sanctuary and then continue on to Religious Education classes with their teachers on the lower level. Younger children typically go directly to the nursery before the service begins.. |
Meeting Your Needs If you have difficulty hearing, you will benefit from sound amplification headphones which are available at the sound booth. Large print hymnals are also available. Our building is wheelchair accessible, with four designated parking spaces. There are also ramps to the main Sanctuary and restrooms, located on the main floor, and another to the lower level where the social hall and Youth classrooms are located. For more information visit our Accessibility page Don't hesitate to ask our Greeters for assistance. |
September 2017 Sunday Services
Sunday, September 3, 10:30 a.m.
“Then They Came For Me . . .”
Rev. Tom Schmidt
Service Leader – John Porter
In the wake of the Charlottesville violence and the growing divide along racial and religious lines, what is our role as a community of faith? What would we do if a similar rally came to our town? Where do we draw the line between freedom of speech and incitement to violence? Where is the line between freedom of religious expression and state sanctioned discrimination?
Sunday, September 10, 10:30 a.m.
“The Power of Music: Body and Brain”
Luci Butler and Sam Williams
Service Leader – NanaRoyer
This I believe – Heather Sostram
Music powerfully affects the brain and body. Cognition, mood, motor function, communication, and emotion are just a few of the areas touched by music and its inherent properties. Learn of the power of music through experiential demonstration and live performance.
Luci Butler, a trained music therapist, studied the neurological effects of music on the brain and body during her time at Beth Abraham Hospital in New York City. Sam Williams, a performing musician, worked with Luci at Bayview Healthcare Assisted Living in St. Augustine leading seniors through therapeutic music activities. Shortly after they began writing music together and performing, guiding audiences through various types of musical experiences, with an interest on the healing effects of music.
To learn more go to: www.facebook.com/lightelixir and www.lightelixir.com
Sunday, September 17, 10:30 a.m.
“Water Ceremony”
Rev. Tom Schmidt
Service Leader – Robin Mahonen
There will be a children and youth food collection.
Plate donation goes to the Wildflower Clinic
We will celebrate the start of a new Fellowship year and stewardship drive with our traditional Water Communion service. If you remembered to collect water during your summer travels, please bring it and as always we will have some symbolic water available for all of us who didn’t.
Sunday, September 24, 10:30 a.m.
“An Interview with
Thomas Wentworth Higginson.”
Barbara Brenner and Jerome Fosaaen
Service Leader – Jerome Fosaaen
Barbara Brenner and Jerome Fosaaen will present “An Interview with Thomas Wentworth Higginson.” Through Higginson's writings and speeches, they’ll explore the life of this many-faceted 19th century Unitarian Minister, famous for his command of the first Black Regiment during the Civil War, and for his connections to other historic figures such as John Brown, Lucy Stone, and Emily Dickinson.
Sunday, September 3, 10:30 a.m.
“Then They Came For Me . . .”
Rev. Tom Schmidt
Service Leader – John Porter
In the wake of the Charlottesville violence and the growing divide along racial and religious lines, what is our role as a community of faith? What would we do if a similar rally came to our town? Where do we draw the line between freedom of speech and incitement to violence? Where is the line between freedom of religious expression and state sanctioned discrimination?
Sunday, September 10, 10:30 a.m.
“The Power of Music: Body and Brain”
Luci Butler and Sam Williams
Service Leader – NanaRoyer
This I believe – Heather Sostram
Music powerfully affects the brain and body. Cognition, mood, motor function, communication, and emotion are just a few of the areas touched by music and its inherent properties. Learn of the power of music through experiential demonstration and live performance.
Luci Butler, a trained music therapist, studied the neurological effects of music on the brain and body during her time at Beth Abraham Hospital in New York City. Sam Williams, a performing musician, worked with Luci at Bayview Healthcare Assisted Living in St. Augustine leading seniors through therapeutic music activities. Shortly after they began writing music together and performing, guiding audiences through various types of musical experiences, with an interest on the healing effects of music.
To learn more go to: www.facebook.com/lightelixir and www.lightelixir.com
Sunday, September 17, 10:30 a.m.
“Water Ceremony”
Rev. Tom Schmidt
Service Leader – Robin Mahonen
There will be a children and youth food collection.
Plate donation goes to the Wildflower Clinic
We will celebrate the start of a new Fellowship year and stewardship drive with our traditional Water Communion service. If you remembered to collect water during your summer travels, please bring it and as always we will have some symbolic water available for all of us who didn’t.
Sunday, September 24, 10:30 a.m.
“An Interview with
Thomas Wentworth Higginson.”
Barbara Brenner and Jerome Fosaaen
Service Leader – Jerome Fosaaen
Barbara Brenner and Jerome Fosaaen will present “An Interview with Thomas Wentworth Higginson.” Through Higginson's writings and speeches, they’ll explore the life of this many-faceted 19th century Unitarian Minister, famous for his command of the first Black Regiment during the Civil War, and for his connections to other historic figures such as John Brown, Lucy Stone, and Emily Dickinson.
