“Hope Rises”
Service Leader: Nick Lepan
Reader: Laura Evans
Prelude: Unheard Music Concepts – Dakota
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Welcome, Affirmation and Chalice Lighting
Joys and Sorrows
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First Reading: “The Pandemic and Grief” adapted from Harvard Business Review “That Discomfort You’re feeling is Grief” by Scott Berinato
Meditation and Guided Discussion
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Song: #100 “I’ve Got Peace Like a River” performed with permission by Mark Buckles, UUA
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Second Reading: from the essay “The Pandemic Is A Portal” by Arundhati Roy, read by Laura Evans. Click on this link to read the entire essay.
Meditation and Guided Discussion
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Closing Words “Hope Rises” by John Buehrens and Rebecca Parker
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Entrusting the Flame
Postlude “Una Reverencia a Bach- Gigue” performed by Judith Milena: Milena Cord-a Krax http://judithmilena.com/ CC-BY-SA
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