Creativity in Crisis Rev. Kim Mason June 7, 2020 Order of Service

Ringing of the Bowl

Welcome and Announcements Norma Vogelweid

Prelude Mit Freuden zart, Ernst Pepping Earl Naylor, organist Call to Worship Rev. Kim Mason Hymn #1029 Love Knocks and Waits for Us to Hear

Love knocks and waits for us to hear, to open and invite; Love longs to quiet every fear, and seeks to set things right.

Love offers life, in spite of foes who threaten and condemn; embracing enemies, Love goes the second mile with them.

Love comes to heal the broken heart, to ease the troubled mind; without a word Love bids us start to ask and seek and find.

Love knocks and enters at the sound of welcome from within; Love sings and dances all around, and feels new life begin.

Chalice Lighting Norma Vogelweid

Sung Response Come as we light this candle of memory. Come as we light this candle of hope. Come as we light this candle of reverence. Come into the flame. Come into the flame.

Story Say Something, by Peter Reynolds Ben Rosensweig

Prayer and Meditation Rev. Kim Mason Spirit of Life #123 Spirit of Life Spirit of life, come unto me. Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion. Blow in the wind, rise in the sea; Move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice. Roots hold me close; wings set me free; Spirit of Life, come to me, come to me.

Story Ish, by Peter Reynolds Ben Rosensweig & Rev. Kim Mason Call for the Offering Rev. Kim Mason

Reading Now is the Time, by Hafiz Norma Vogelweid

Homily, Part 1 Creativity in Crisis Rev. Kim Mason

In Memory and For Justice, featuring Circle ‘Round for Freedom performed by Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout and Allison Halerz Photography by Katharine Kline

Reading Time for the Work, by Rev. Theresa Ines Soto Norma Vogelweid

Homily, Part 2 Creativity in Crisis Rev. Kim Mason

Hymn #30 Over My Head

Over my head I hear music in the air. Over my head I hear music in the air. Over my head I hear music in the air. There must be a God somewhere.

Over my head I hear singing in the air…

Over my head I see trouble in the air…

Over my head I feel gladness in the air …

Over my head I see angels in the air …

Benediction Rev. Kim Mason

Postlude Allegro Vivace, Hermann Schroeder Earl Naylor, Organist

Music Notes

Ernst Pepping (12 September 1901 – 1 February 1981) was a German composer of classical music and academic teacher. He is regarded as an important composer of Protestant sacred music in the 20th century. His sacred works for choir a cappella included masses such as the Missa Dona nobis pacem, motets and chorales, for example the collection Spandauer Chorbuch (Spandau choir book). He also composed secular vocal music, organ music, orchestral works including three symphonies, and chamber music. Pepping based his church music on Protestant hymns, the vocal polyphony of the 16th and 17th century and modal keys.

Hermann Schroeder (1904 –1984) was a German composer and a Catholic church musician. His main sphere of activity as composer, conductor and organist were supplemental to his work as a professor of choral conducting, counterpoint, and composition. He taught music theory at the Cologne Musikhochschule beginning in 1946, becoming a professor there in 1948 and deputy director in 1958. His notable students include Karlheinz Stockhausen.His catalog includes much organ music as well as folk-song settings, German settings of the Ordinary and Proper of the Mass, and chamber music (especially with the organ).

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News for First Unitarian Church of St. Louis

June 7, 2020 Deadline for announcements: Wednesday, Designated Collection noon As a way of putting our faith into action, our Send items to [email protected] church periodically dedicates Sunday collections Until Further Notice - All Events and Meetings to worthy non-profits or church programs. are being held online. Next Designated Collection: June 14th Sunday, June 7th ...Service at 10:00 am Father’s Support Center 11:30 am - Knitting Ministry Monday, June 8th Thank you for your generosity! 6:30 pm - Policy Board ______Tuesday, June 9th 11:00 - 12:30 pm - Alliance WEEKLY ONLINE EVENTS Wednesday, June 10th Women’s Alliance 10:00 - 11:00 am - Coffee with the Minister The Alliance is meeting every Tuesday at 11:00am 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Spiritual Practice Class via Zoom. All women of the church are invited to Saturday, June 13th join them. Contact Judi Crouch for details. 10:00 - 11:00 am - Racial Justice Witnessing Sunday, June 14th ….Service at 10:00 am Coffee with the Minister, every Wednesday, 10 am Please check the Church Calendar on the Bring your favorite morning beverage and drop in Website for more information about gatherings with Rev. Kim. (link available in the enews) and how to join on-line meetings.

Events and Announcements Upcoming Services

June 7th: From Age to Age, Rev. Kim Mason Spiritual Practices Class June 14th: Where the Divine Dwells, Wednesdays (6:30 - 8:00 pm) George Grimm-Howell Join Rev. Kim for a four session class on spiritual ______ practices. Discover what spiritual practice is, explore the benefits of a regular spiritual practice, Joys and Concerns learn about different types of practice and try Congratulations to Alvin and Nadine Vlietstra who various practices. This online class will be offered over zoom. Contact [email protected] to celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary earlier this month. join the class. May 13, May 20, June 3, June 10

Virtual Unitarian Universalist Association First Church Community Fund Grants General Assembly The First Church Community Fund committee will June 24 - 28, 2020 begin accepting grant proposals in July for year The global pandemic has created disruptions in all 2020 grants. Grants are typically under $500 each of our lives, including in how we gather for our and targeted to small, local, direct-service annual conference, General Assembly (GA). non-profits serving the needy, those experiencing Originally planned to be held in Providence, RI, homelessness and the underserved. On average, UUA leadership and the Board of Trustees have 10-12 grants are awarded each year. decided to transform the onsite event into an Invitations to apply for our micro-grants are sent all-virtual event. Now is the most affordable time each year to more than 70 non-profits. If you have ever to attend GA! GA has a wide variety of a non-profit that you would like to ensure receives workshops and speakers and worship services. The our RFP, we invite you to send key contact prestigious Ware Lecture will be delivered by information, including organization name, key Naomi Klein. Full information at uua.org/ga contact, title, address and email, by June 30th to: [email protected]. The deadline for receipt of grant proposals is To continue our call for racial justice in our September 7 with grant awards announced by world, the Toward Justice Anti-Racism group early October. will continue to gather for silent, social witnessing every Saturday in June from 10:00 - Zoom Book Club 11:00 am. As Unitarian Universalists we are called First Discussion on Tuesday, June 23 @ 7 PM to respond to the continued violence that people of Starting Tuesday, June 23rd at 7 PM, our next book will be Walter Johnson's The Broken Heart color face in our society and put our collective of America. This book is a "A searing portrait of voices towards building a world that dismantles white supremacy and is, instead, guided by equity, the racial dynamics that lie inescapably at the heart justice and compassion for all. of our nation, told through the turbulent history of We will gather on the sidewalk along the city of St. Louis. From Lewis and Clark's 1804 Kingshighway by the church building at 10:00 expedition to the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, AM each Saturday in June. These will be silent American history has been made in St. Louis. . . The Broken Heart of America will forever change actions. Please Note: how we think about the United States." ● Spaces will be marked on the sidewalk for individuals or family groups to stand. How to Make Plate Collections Remotely ● The Church building will not be open. Text to Give -- This is a giving option that allows ● Masks are required. you to simply text an amount to donate. Ideal for ● If more people attend than we can safely collections. You need to set-up your account the accommodate with social distancing, we first time, and after that it is automatic. will spread out along other sidewalks in To get started - Text the dollar amount you wish to our area and at the corner of Delmar and donate to this phone number: (833) 649-0088. Note: Kingshighway. the first time you donate this way, you will receive ● Please bring your sunscreen and your a text with a secure link to enter your payment info; own water. in the future you can just text the dollar amount and Please let us know if you will be attending so we it will immediately charge the same payment can plan accordingly. You can send your RSVP method previously entered. to: [email protected] Thank you for using this remote giving options!

First Unitarian Church of St. Louis Lay Leadership 314-361-0595 Policy Board Members Rev. Kim Mason, Minister Margaret Weck, President ([email protected]) Rosemary Lawton, Vice President Ben Rosensweig, Religious Education Pamela Geppert, Secretary ([email protected]) Kathy Wilke, Treasurer Lynn Hunt, Administration & Programs Sarah Francois ([email protected]) Joel Minor Augustine Underwood, Office Asst. Gene Rubin Rhonda Buergler, Sunday Morning RE Asst. Emily Colton Earl Naylor, Music Director/Organist Joel Hickman ([email protected]) Joel Knapp, Choir Director Church Council Elliott Smith, Custodial Services Lisa Cary, Chair Mary Thompson, Sunday Sexton Clint Cruse, Facilities Steve Smidowicz, Stewardship Cathy Rauch, Social Responsibility Erin Milligan, Outreach & Engagement Sue Herzberg, Programming Cluster