1. All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
Welcome to
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
Assisted hearing devices are available at the Welcome Table in the Small Hall

2. Performed by Sharon Skidgel
Prelude
Rose
by Ludovico Einaudi
Performed by Sharon Skidgel

5. Gather Us In Gathering Song by Marty Haugen
adapt. Rev. Dr. Nori J. Rost

6. Here in this place new light is streaming,
Verse 1
Here in this place new light is streaming,
now is the darkness vanished away;
see in this place our fears and our dreaming,
brought here to all in the light of this day.

7. Gather us in the lost and forsaken, gather us in no two just the same;
Chorus 1
Gather us in the lost and forsaken,
gather us in no two just the same;
call to us now, and we shall awaken,
we shall arise at the sound of our name.

8. We are the young, our lives are a myst’ry,
Verse 2
We are the young, our lives are a myst’ry,
we are the old with wisdom and grace;
we have been sung throughout all of hist’ry,
called to be light to the whole human race.

9. Gather us in the Buddhist and Pagan,
Chorus 2
Gather us in the Buddhist and Pagan,
Humanist, Atheist join in the throng;
gather us in the Theist and Seeking,
give us the courage to enter the song.

10. Not in the dark of buildings confining,
Verse 3
Not in the dark of buildings confining,
not in some heaven light years away;
here in this place the new light is shining,
now is the moment, now is the day.

11. Gather us in from all tribes and nations,
Chorus 3
Gather us in from all tribes and nations,
gather us in, no one left alone;
gather us in, a great celebration,
fire of love in our flesh and our bones.

13. Rev. Dr. Nori Rost ASUUC Senior Minister
Welcome and Sounding of the Bell
Rev. Dr. Nori Rost
ASUUC Senior Minister

16. Bright Morning Stars Hymn Words: Anonymous
Music: American Folk Song, arr. by James A. Lucas #357 in Singing the Living Tradition

17. Bright morning stars are rising.
Verse 1
Bright morning stars are rising.
Day is a-breaking in my soul.

18. Oh, where are our dear mothers?
Verse 2
Oh, where are our dear mothers?
Day is a-breaking in my soul.

19. They are sowing seeds of gladness.
Verse 3
They are sowing seeds of gladness.
Day is a-breaking in my soul.

20. Oh, where are our dear fathers?
Verse 4
Oh, where are our dear fathers?
Day is a-breaking in my soul.

21. They are in the fields a-plowing.
Verse 5
They are in the fields a-plowing.
Day is a-breaking in my soul.

23. words by William B. Rice and Bruce Southworth
Chalice Lighting
Tamsin Cowdery
ASUUC E-Letter Editor
words by William B. Rice and Bruce Southworth

24. It is most wise to combine flowers and children
in a day of celebration,
for flowers and children ever speak to us
of wonders and glories yet to be, of hopes fulfilled
if we tend our gardens and our homes
with patience and wisdom and love.
– William B. Rice

25. For the gift of this day and
for our community of spiritual nurture and compassion,
we give thanks.
We light this chalice as a symbol of our faith.
May our many sparks meet and merge
in communion of heart and soul.
– Bruce Southworth

27. words from Flower Sunday, 1969
Reading
Gary Harrison
ASUUC Treasurer
words from Flower Sunday, 1969
by William B. Rice

28. On a day such as this
may a great change come upon us.
The sounds we have been hearing have been discordant;
the sights we have been seeing have been violent;
the words we have been reading have been hateful.

29. All this has been wearying, discouraging and distracting.
In our hearts we had a dream of love
and in our minds we had a pattern of community,
but this has been a sorry season of discontent,
most difficult for visions.

30. Today is a new day:
truly an hour for hope and joy and gladness.
Let us be thankful for the persistence of flowers,
and open ourselves to their long wisdom.
Often they grow in spite of
terrible winters and miserable summers.

31. Strange beauty greets us in unexpected places,
as if there is a particular grace that is stronger than
our carelessness and indifference.
But when we tend our gardens with love and care,
the reward can be greater than the effort.

33. How Does Your Garden Grow?
Today’s Message
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Rev. Nori Rost

36. Gary Harrison ASUUC Treasurer
Offertory Reading
Gary Harrison
ASUUC Treasurer

37. Help us to be the always hopeful Gardeners of the spirit Who know that without darkness Nothing comes to birth As without light Nothing flowers.
– May Sarton

38. Now is the time we can continue to plant the seeds
and nurture the growth of our community and our faith.
The offering will be joyously given and gratefully received.

40. A Mother’s Prayer Offertory Music
Words and Music: Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster
Performed by the ASUUC Choir
Directed by Mark Arnest
Accompanied by Sharon Skidgel

43. From You I Receive #402 in Singing the Living Tradition
Offertory Response
From You I Receive
words and music: Joseph and Nathan Segal
#402 in Singing the Living Tradition

44. From you I receive,
to you I give,
together we share,
and from this we live.

46. Special Ceremony
Flower Communion
led by Rev. Dr. Nori J. Rost

49. words by Norbert Fabian Capek
Closing Words
Rev. Dr. Nori Rost
words by Norbert Fabian Capek

50. Hear now the Communion Prayer by Norbert Capek:
In the name of Providence,
which implants in the seed the future of the tree
and in the hearts of men [and women]
the longing for people living in [human] love;

51. in the name of the highest,
in whom we move and who makes the mother [and father],
the brother and sister what they are;
in the name of sages and great religious leaders,
who sacrificed their lives to hasten
the coming of [peace and justice]—
let us renew our resolution—

52. sincerely to be real brothers and sisters regardless of
any kind of bar which estranges [one from another].
In this holy resolution may we be strengthened,
knowing that we are God's family,
that one spirit, the spirit of love, unites us,
and [may we] endeavor for
a more perfect and more joyful life.
Amen.

54. Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky!
Closing Hymn
Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky!
Words and Music: Grace Lewis-McLaren
#301 in Singing the Living Tradition

55. Touch the earth, reach the sky! Walk on shores while spirits fly
Verse 1
Touch the earth, reach the sky!
Walk on shores while spirits fly
over the ocean, over the land,
our faith a quest to understand.

56. Touch the earth, reach the sky! Children ask the reasons why.
Verse 2
Touch the earth, reach the sky!
Children ask the reasons why.
In our lives the answers show,
and by our love they learn and grow.

57. Touch the earth, reach the sky! All are born and all shall die;
Verse 3
Touch the earth, reach the sky!
All are born and all shall die;
life's the time left in between
to follow a star, to build a dream.

58. Touch the earth, reach the sky! Hug the laughter, feel the cry.
Verse 4
Touch the earth, reach the sky!
Hug the laughter, feel the cry.
May we see where we can give,
for this is what it means to live.

59. Touch the earth, reach the sky! Soar with courage ever high;
Verse 5
Touch the earth, reach the sky!
Soar with courage ever high;
spirits joining as we fly,
to touch the earth, to reach the sky.

61. words and music: Judy Fjell
Extinguishing the Chalice / Song
As We Leave This Place
words and music: Judy Fjell

62. Now, as we leave this place, the chalice dims 1
Now, as we leave this place,
the chalice dims
but the fire still burns within our hearts
beyond these doors.

63. Now, as we leave this place, mem’ries of each and ev’ry face 2
Now, as we leave this place,
mem’ries of each and ev’ry face
carry us ___ into the world.

64. for now we know ___ that something 3
And we will return
for now we know ___ that something
greater ___ than any of us ___ alone
is part of us ___ as we leave this place.

66. Performed by Sharon Skidgel
Postlude
Flower Dance
by D.J. Okawari
Performed by Sharon Skidgel

68. Please enjoy the Fellowship Hour
following service
in the Small Hall
Hosted by
The Fellowship Team

69. for being part of our community today
Thank you
for being part of our community today