Peace does not mean keeping silent in the face of injustice and oppression, and sometimes a message may be like "fire in our bones", setting us ablaze until all we can do is let it out. Sometimes all it takes is one person speaking up and saying, "that's enough!" for something new and revolutionary to happen.

"In celebration of the largest Pride March in all of Ohio, and one of the largest in the whole country, Emeritus minister Marco Belletini joins other LGBTQ congregational members to respond to the question raised by the sermon title." 4:02 Welcome and Announcements 7:51 Land Acknowledgement 10:01 Centering Words 11:38 Opening Hymn 15:34 Bring in the light and Chalice Lighting 17:34 Time For All Ages 24:14 Affirmation Song 26:53 Offertory 32:30 Pastoral Meditation 37:18 Choir Anthem 42:30 First Reading 46:30 Meditative Hymn 47:42 Second Reading 51:35 Meditative Hymn 52:44 Sermon 1:07:05 Closing Hymn 1:08:33 Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing 1:10:00 Choral Benediction

Together we will ponder the words of Douglas Steere, a quaker teacher who pondered the connection between our identity and our relationships.

"Some stories comfort us. Others challenge us. Still others carry both wisdom and wounds. A single story can bring hope to one person and anguish to another. In this service, Luke Rouker reflects on curiosity, testimony, and why human communities continue to preserve even the most complicated stories as a way of searching for meaning together." 6:10 Welcome and Announcements 8:12 Opening Hymn 10:18 Land Acknowledgement and Centering Words 15:12 Bring in the light and Chalice Lighting 17:24 Time For All Ages 22:49 Offertory 26:56 Pastoral Meditation 30:35 Choir Anthem 33:00 Reading 35:29 Meditative Hymn 37:37 Sermon 57:36 Closing hymn 59:43 Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing 1:01:25 Choral Benediction

Mel Robbins has recently published a best-selling book called "Let Them" which promotes the idea that we can't necessarily control other people or their thoughts. A good concept! And yet we do need to be aware of our effect upon others. How do we find a balance? 0:00 Welcome and Announcements 1:37 Opening Hymn 3:18 Land Acknowledgement and Centering Words 8:06 Bring in the light and Chalice Lighting 11:16 Time For All Ages 16:16 Offertory 20:06 Pastoral Meditation 23:38 Special Music 27:03 Reading 28:45 Meditative Hymn 30:50 Sermon 51:51 Closing hymn 54:52 Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing 55:55 Musical Benediction

The new Ken Burns documentary about Henry David Thoreau brings our attention to this transcendentalist ancestor of our faith. What might he have to say about our current times? 4:06 Board Welcome and Announcements 6:06 Opening Hymn 8:19 Land Acknowledgement 9:47 Book Group Read 13:53 Centering Words 17:26 Bring in the light and Chalice Lighting 19:28 Time For All Ages 25:48 Conversation From the Heart 31:43 Offertory 35:08 Pastoral Meditation 39:40 Choir Anthem 42:16 Reading 43:57 Meditative Hymn 45:50 Sermon 1:03:54 Closing hymn 1:06:21 Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing 1:07:31 Choral Benediction

As we welcome new members this Sunday we will reflect on what it means to be stewards of our faith. How do we help nurture ourselves and one another in community? 5:07 Welcome and Announcements 8:57 Opening Hymn 11:10 Land Acknowledgement and Centering Words 15:48 Bring in the light 17:46 Chalice Lighting and New Member Recognition 25:43 Time For All Ages 36:46 Conversation From the Heart 42:42 Offertory 47:43 Pastoral Meditation 51:50 Choir Anthem 56:12 Sermon 1:11:44 Closing hymn 1:14:38 Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing 1:15:53 Choral Benediction

Come recognize our congregation's graduating class of 2026 as they transition from youth to young adulthood, and consider Wabi-Sabi as we learn to embrace change! Led by our congregation's Youth Group! 4:42 Welcome and Announcements 7:35 Opening Hymn 9:40 Land Acknowledgement and Centering Words 14:27 Bring in the light and Chalice Lighting 17:20 Time For All Ages 24:38 Conversation from the Heart 30:10 Offertory 33:16 Pastoral Meditation 37:40 Skit 40:50 Bridging 46:39 Choral Anthem 51:06 Reflection 55:15 Meditative Hymn 56:54 Reflection 58:29 Closing Hymn 59:39 Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing 1:00:58 Choral Benediction

Some say belonging comes before belief, but it is integral as we pursue justice, as the warp, right there with compassion, fellowship, and solidarity, as the weft. In this season of high tension and low forbearance, we must relearn how to journey together. Our ability to do so is not a mythological or mystical power. We must remember how to call each other “into relationship” as a community of optimists. We believe we belong to each other—and we must champion that! We must manage both the warp and the weft as we weave our tapestry for justice. Doing so is a powerful act of symbolic faithful defiance; it is the great weaving. 5:37 Welcome and Announcements 6:58 Opening Hymn 9:16 Land Acknowledgement and Centering Words 16:03 Bring in the light and Chalice Lighting 18:12 Time For All Ages 26:15 Offertory 31:43 Pastoral Meditation 35:36 Choir Anthem 40:40 Reading 42:17 Meditative Hymn 44:15 Sermon 1:18:49 Closing hymn 1:20:26 Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing 1:21:05 Choral Benediction

Join us for a fun and interactive Earth Day service, and participate in a beloved spring tradition. 8:18 Welcome and Announcements 11:00 Opening Hymn 12:11 Land Acknowledgement and Centering Words 15:59 Bring in the light and Chalice Lighting 19:12 Time For All Ages 22:44 Planting Seeds of Kindness 24:55 Conversation From the Heart 29:22 Offering 33:01 Pastoral Meditation 36:26 Choir Anthem 40:22 Story 43:35 History of Flower Communion 45:45 Blessing the Flowers 47:43 Meditative Hymn 50:17 Flower Communion 56:14 Closing Hymn 59:03 Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing 1:00:08 Choral Benediction