The service on October 27, 2013 was held in conjunction with Samhain, the day to remember those who have gone before. UUCL held a regular service with a Ritual of Remembrance, in which members of the congregation were invited up to the chancel and read the name of an ancestor and laid a flower and lit a candle in their honor. I named Debbie Swanson, my deceased aunt. She died suddenly of cancer, and her death weighs heavy on my soul, though I do not know why I feel more strongly about her than I do from the death of my brother.
"To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal, to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and when the time comes to let it go, to let it go." - Mary Oliver
There was a reading of Jane Flander's "Testimony" and the sermon called "As Trees Let Go".
At the beginning of the service, the children paraded into the sanctuary in their costumes and it was so cool to see how many children actually attend our church. I believe that the UU church is a strong component of teaching children about tolerance and equality.
We sang the following hymns from SLT #413 Go Now in Peace and #175 For All the Saints.
"To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal, to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and when the time comes to let it go, to let it go." - Mary Oliver
There was a reading of Jane Flander's "Testimony" and the sermon called "As Trees Let Go".
At the beginning of the service, the children paraded into the sanctuary in their costumes and it was so cool to see how many children actually attend our church. I believe that the UU church is a strong component of teaching children about tolerance and equality.
We sang the following hymns from SLT #413 Go Now in Peace and #175 For All the Saints.
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