November 3rd Sermon "Justice and Mercy" by Rev. J Sylvan

31 October 2024

Welcome!

Please join us for Sunday Service, November 3rd at 9 am and 11 am
"Justice and Mercy"
Rev. J Sylvan
Intergenerational Service
 
Service will be live-streamed on Zoom (the Zoom link is on the front page of the website)
Coffee Hour will follow each service.
 
Share the Plate: Waste Less Solutions; committed to making a significant reduction in food waste in Utah. 
Dana Williamson is the Founder & CEO. Dana has a Bachelors in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Operations Management from California State University at Long Beach as well as a MBA from Westminster College. Her passion for food, education and the environment brought her to start Waste Less Solutions in 2018.  She was driven to be part of the solution to help educate people on the harmful environmental impacts of food waste and bring creative solutions to help reduce the amount of food waste, including a food rescue program. She led the organization part-time as an unpaid volunteer for four and a half years until Jul 2022 when the organization raised enough funds to bring her on full time as the CEO.  Dana is certified in Full Utilization Kitchen by James Beard Foundation.  She has been a featured speaker at Westminster Thinks Big event at Westminster College, Intermountain Sustainability Summit at Weber State University, the United Nations Sustainable Cities Conference and was a featured speaker at TEDx Salt Lake City.
 
Order of Service
  • Choral Prelude: “We Are Kids Who Sing” and “I Am a Unitarian”– words and music by David Owens; presented by the Junior Singers
  • Introit: #188, "Come, Come, Whoever You Are" – words adapted from Rumi (1207-1273); music by Rev. Lynn Ungar (American, b. 1963); led by David Owens
  • Welcome & Announcements – Rev. Monica Dobbins
  • Chalice Lighting –  Rev. Monica Dobbins
  • Opening Hymn: #1002, “Comfort Me" – words & music by Mimi Bornstein-Doble (American, b. 1964)
  • Lay Minister: Henry Whiteside
  • Choral Interlude: “Softly” – words and music by David Owens; presented by the Junior Singers
  • Meditation – Rev. Monica Dobbins
  • Meditation Response – David Owens, piano
  • Readers Theater: "More Than an Eye for an Eye: A Story About Justice"
  • Song of Gratitude: #1010, "We Give Thanks" – words & music by Wendy Luella Perkins (Canadian, b. 1966); led by Rev. J Sylvan
  • Share the Plate: Waste Less Solutions – Dana Williamson
  • Offertory – Rev. J Sylvan
  • Doxology
    • From all that dwell below the skies
    • Let hymns of faith and hope arise
    • May peace, good will on earth be sung
    • Through every land by every tongue
    • Amen
  • Sermon: "Justice and Mercy" – Rev. J Sylvan
  • Ritual with Majick Candle: Scales of Justice and Mercy
  • Closing Hymn: “How Could Anyone” – words and music by Libby Roderick (American, b. 1958)
  • Benediction – Rev. J Sylvan