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Order of Service

Photo Credit: Kala Wilkins
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​“Gandhi and Desireless Action”
June 4, 2023, at 10:00am

In Person at the Chapel at South Church, 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, and online via Zoom

Prelude                                               "What a Wonderful World" (George Weiss / Bob Thiele) 
Welcome and Announcements   Diane Guernsey, Board Member of the Week
Chalice Lighting                               adapted from the Hagaddah                         
Opening Words                                "Holy and Beautiful" (Robert French Leavens)
*Hymn                                                "Gentle Arms of Eden," (Dave Carter)
This is my home / This is my only home
This is the only sacred ground that I have ever known
And should I stray in the dark night alone
Rock me Goddess in the gentle arms of Eden
*Candles of Joy and Concern       This is a time for a brief sharing of personal joys and concerns.        
Silent Candles 
    And Musical Meditation            "Where Were You?" (Jeff Beck)
Offering                                             
If you are online and wish to give to FUSW, after the service please go to https://www.fusw.org/giving.html. A link will also be placed in the chat at the end of the service.        
Reading                                             On Action and the Fruit of Action, by Mohandas K. Gandhi
Sermon                                              “Non-Attachment for Non-Buddhists" – Pat Wictor
*Hymn                                               "How Will They Tell It?" (Pat Wictor)
*Personal Reflections                    
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This is a time for sharing about the ways in which today’s worship has made a difference for you.                                        
Closing Words and                    
     Chalice Extinguishing               
"As Breath to Song" (Becky Laurent)
 
*First, we will hear from the people seated in-person, then we will hear from people joining us on Zoom via video, and then we will hear from the people on audio only. This will be explained in greater detail during the service.

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Thank you to everyone who helped with today’s service!
Pat Wictor
​Worship Associate: Ken Perry

Remote Tech:  Matthew Clowney
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Pat Wictor makes his home in many musical worlds. Grounded in rural blues and gospel traditions, Wictor’s lean, poetic songs and expressive guitar playing are seasoned with jazz, pop, improvisational surprise, philosophy, and social commentary. Wictor currently tours solo and in a variety of duos.  He is also a music educator of note, teaching workshops on guitar, songwriting, body percussion, and vocal and instrumental improvisation. "Soft-spoken and articulate, in the 1930's he could have been a dust bowl preacher. The sermons, accompanied by the choir of his slide guitar, would have brought comfort to many a soul." (Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live) (patwictor.com)
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We respectfully acknowledge that the Rivertowns stand on the unceded territory of the Munsee, Lenape, and Wappinger peoples.

    

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A gentle reminder to those online to refrain from using the Zoom chat to share "To: Everyone" during the Sunday service. Treat virtual worship as you would in-person worship, and use the time to listen, contemplate, and sing along with hymns. Afterward, feel free to share your comments, compliments, and feedback during coffee hour. You may "whisper" to another online individual during service by selecting their name and typing your chat to them directly.
 
To join our online worship service,
click https://zoom.us/j/92139564302?pwd=TWxGa3d0bTI3WXlOeER2SmFhc2ZGQT09
or call 646-558-8656 and enter Meeting ID 921 3956 4302, Password 266397.


First Unitarian Society of Westchester
PO BOX 26, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706       
​914-478-2710

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