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UU Justice Revival - Taking a Collective Breath April 25, 2021 UU Justice Revival - Taking A Collective Breath April 25, 2021 Pre-concert Welcome Rev. Scott Aaseng, Executive Co-Director : UUANI Rev. Allison Farnum, Executive Director : UUPMI Call to Worship A Journey Toward Wholeness by Rev. Dr. Betancourt Amy Brooks, Assistant Minister : Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation Rev. Florence Caplow, Minister : Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign Rev. Rebecca Gant, Minister : Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington Normal Rev. Jennifer Innis, Settled Minister : Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria Rev. Karen Madrone, Minister : Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Decatur Hymn Morning Has Come by Jason Shelton Jeff Hamrick, Music Director : First Unitarian Society of Chicago Chelsea Musson, Music Director : Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin Chalice Lighting Rev. Sarah Richards David Becker, Intern Minister : Third Unitarian Church (Chicago) Rev. Dr. Vilius Rudra Dundzila, Pastor : The Peoples Church of Chicago Rev. Allen Harden, Minister : Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (DeKalb) Rev. Darrick Jackson, Community Minister : Second Unitarian Church of Chicago Rev. Sarah Richards, Minister : Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship Rev. Pam Rumancik, Minister : Unitarian Church of Hinsdale Land Acknowledgement Rev. Hilary Krivchenia, Senior Minister : Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist Introit I Dreamed of Rain - Jan Garrett arr: Larry Nickel UU Justice Choir IL Conductor - Julia Beckman, Musical Director : Unitarian Church of Hinsdale Accompaniment - Jamie Pastman, Musical Coordinator : Unitarian Church of Hinsdale Homily Rev. Eileen Wiviott, Senior Minister : Unitarian Church of Evanston Covenant Rev. Scot Hull, Senior Minister : Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva Meditation Rev. David Schwartz, Minister : First Unitarian Society of Chicago / Beverly Unitarian Church Time for all ages Breathe and Be By Kate Coombs Rev. Emily Gage, Minister of Faith Development : Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation Sung Response River Flowing in my Soul by Faya Ora Touré UU Justice Choir IL Accompaniment - Rev. Scott Aaseng, Executive Co-Director : UUANI Reading See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur Dordie Hester, Member : Second Unitarian Church of Chicago Homily The Breath of Joy Rev. Lucas Hergert, Minister : North Shore Unitarian Church Mindfulness Lee-Ann Meredith, Friend : UUANI Homily Rev. Jason Lydon, Minister : Second Unitarian Church of Chicago Anthem Let Us Go Out by Pam Blevins Hinkle UU Justice Choir IL Conductor - Martha Swisher, Music Director : Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation Accompaniment - Peter Storms, Pianist : Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation Offertory Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson, Senior Minister : The Unitarian Universalist Church (Rockford) Omega Burckhardt, Ministerial Intern : The Unitarian Universalist Church (Rockford) Offertory Music Over My Head African American Spiritual Peter Storms, Pianist : Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation Rosa Chang, Pianist : Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria Chelsea Mussen, Music Director : Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin Bonnie Ettinger, Pianist : Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation Gregory Shifrin, Pianist : Unitarian Church of Evanston Carl Kennedy, Pianist : Second Unitarian Church of Chicago Take Action Rev. Scott Aaseng & Rev. Karen Mooney, Executive Co-Directors : UUANI Benediction Rev. Marlene Walker, Minister : Unitarian Universalist Congregation Of Rock Valley Extinguishing the Chalice by Rev. Sarah Richards David Becker, Intern Minister : Third Unitarian Church (Chicago) Rev. Dr. Vilius Rudra Dundzila, Pastor : The Peoples Church of Chicago Rev. Allen Harden, Minister : Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (DeKalb) Rev. Darrick Jackson, Community Minister : Second Unitarian Church of Chicago Rev. Sarah Richards, Minister : Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship Rev. Pam Rumancik, Minister : Unitarian Church of Hinsdale Hymn Lead With Love by Melanie DeMore Cynthia Spiegel, Music Director : Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva.
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