Main Line Unitarian Church
Order of Service

November 17, 2024

Welcome and Mission Statement
Deirdre Gordon, Trustee
Together, we transform lives  through love, service,  and our welcoming faith.

Prelude
MLUC Choir
David Brown, conductor
Jodie Brown, piano; Tina Adams, piano
No. 8 When Your Eyes So Fondly Seek
from “Liebeslieder Walzer” by Johannes Brahms

Chalice Lighting
Dr. Tracy Simpson, Worship Associate
This Chalice Is Lit for You, Tara Humphries

Opening Hymn
David Brown & Jodie Brown and the congregation
#1064 Blue Boat Home

Time for All Ages
Dawn Star Sarahs-Borchelt
The Parable Of Cookies, Kindness, and More Cookies!

Song
Children & youth to their classes!
#413 Go Now in Peace

Offering Outreach
Cathy Cordes and Dr. Tracy Simpson
Providence Relief Organization (Gondviselés Segélyszervezet)

Offertory
MLUC Choir
David Brown, conductor
Jodie Brown, piano; Tina Adams, piano
No. 18 Each Tender Leaf is Trembling
from “Liebeslieder Walzer” by Johannes Brahms

Candles of Community
Dr. Tracy Simpson

Meditation
Rev. John Morehouse

Musical Meditation
Wendy Schmid, soprano
Kaitlyn Waterson, soprano
Jodie Brown, piano; Tina Adams, piano
No. 4 Like the Evening Sunset's Rapture
No. 13 Every Bird that Soars the Sky
from “Liebeslieder Walzer” by Johannes Brahms

Sermon
Rev. John Morehouse
Broken and Brilliant

Closing Hymn
David Brown & Jodie Brown and the congregation
#1028 The Fire of Commitment

Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing
Rev. John Morehouse

Postlude
MLUC Choir
David Brown, conductor
Jodie Brown, piano; Tina Adams, piano
No. 6 There Was a Tiny, Pretty Bird
from “Liebeslieder Walzer” by Johannes Brahms