Sunday, February 15, 2025

“Good News”

Board Welcome Bill Fiorini

Auction Announcement Jim Pinkham

Opening Hymn #1000 “Morning Has Come” 

Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Rev. Kelli McNeal

Centering Words by Scott Taylor Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley

Congregational Greeting

Bringing in the Light Nathan Hamm

“Three-Fours” (excerpt)
By Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Chalice Lighting by Julia Corbett-Hemeyer

Time for All Ages Gabe McDonald

Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights
by Rob Sanders, illustrated by Jared Andrew Schorr

Affirming Our Children #1031 “Filled with Loving Kindness” (trad. Buddhist Meditation)

Special Announcement Nominating Committee

Offering

Share the Plate: Diverse & Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM)

Offertory “Everybody Come Together”
by Natasha Bedingfield

Pastoral Meditation Rev. Kelli McNeal

by Martha Burrows

Choral Anthem Chalice Choir

Dr. Brandon Moss, Director
“Turn the World Around”
by  Harry Belafonte & Robert Freedman
arr. Larry Farrow

Reading by Clay Routledge

Choral Meditation “Resilience” Chalice Choir

by Abbie Betinis

Sermon “Good News” Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley

Closing Hymn #128 “For All That Is Our Life” 

Benediction by Lucille Clifton

Extinguishing the Chalice

Choral Benediction

#95 “There is More Love Somewhere”

Announcements

for 2/8/2026

Attend the Mid-Year Meeting TODAY at 12:30. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what’s going on at First UU and have snacks! After the meeting, emails will be sent to members via OpaVote to vote to amend the Constitution to increase our leadership. Questions about voting? Email ballot@firstuucolumbus.org

Rainbow Connexion is hosting a bake sale TODAY to raise funds for Kaleidoscope Youth Center. Please donate home-baked goods, buy some, or give here! Drop off items labelled with a list of ingredients on February 8 or leave them in the copy / mail room in advance.

The New Feed and Read lists are available. Pick up a list and a bag in the gallery to help us help latina families near us. Helpers needed! Jacques welcomes help sorting items during coffee hour and carrying bags to his van in these frigid temperatures.

Making Waves, the First UU Live Auction and Celebration is February 28. Please check out the auction website and submit your donations before February 11! Auction events throughout the year help First UU members connect. Consider donating a dinner, class, or gathering to meet fellow UUs and help raise funds!

The Second Wednesday Evening Book group is welcoming new members! This group meets on Zoom during colder months, and will be discussing The Briar Club by Kate Quinn on February 11. Reach out to Ohma Willette to join!

Join the First UU Christian Fellowship for an 11-session Biblical Literacy class which explores the Bible and how we as Unitarian Universalists approach the text. Register to attend on the 1st and 3rd Mondays via zoom beginning February 16

Registration for this Summer’s Peace Camp is now open! Peace Camp is a time for elementary aged children to gather together at First UU and explore concepts related to “Peace.” We invite children to be their true selves and provide a space for all to be welcomed and valued. We explore what peace means, looks like, and how it connects us. Register here for Session A (age 6-8) July 27-31 or Session B(age 8-11) August 3-7.

Celebrate Black History Month and read about Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll at npr.org, or listen to this 2009 episode of All Things Considered or experience this YouTube playlist of her music.

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