Light the Chalice

A River trusts in the changing seasons. So must we.

Chalice Lighting Fat With Peace, Written & Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Music I am a River, by Nikomo Clarke (From a collection of songs titled Here Right Now, by Nickomo Clarke)
Voice Stephen Downen
Message Written & Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Closing Words by Black Elk, Read by Stephen Downen
Technical Support Adam Byrn Tritt

Hold on to hope. With love and focused action,
we can turn the world around.

Chalice Lighting A Mexican Proverb, Recited by Amy Rosebush
Music Turn the World Around, Written & Performed by Nellson Jacobs Moore, Ardie Walser and Natalie Robinson Whylie
Message Written & Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Music Woyaya (Translation "We Keep Going") Words & Music by Loughty Amoa, Solomon Amarfio, Robert M. Bailey & Roy Bedeau; Sung by Stephen Downen
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Percussion Stephen Downen
Closing Words W. E. B. Du Bois, Read by Amy Rosebush
Technical Support Adam Byrn Tritt

How does one find the strength to carry on in these days of difficulty and concern? Don't ignore the needs of a hurting world but locate a sense of balance. Immerse yourself in music, seek beauty, embrace humor as a spiritual practice and daily, make a list of life's delicious moments.

Introductory Music Composed by Stephen Downen
Chalice Lighting Written by Richard Jeffries, Read by Stephen Downen
Music Praeludium 21 by J.S. Bach
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Message Written & Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Music Prelude in C Major by J. S. Bach
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Closing Words Romans 12, Read by Amy Rosebush
Technical Support Adam Byrn Tritt

Let us cultivate boundless goodwill. Through our choices, may we change ourselves and the world for the better.

Introductory Music Composed by Stephen Downen
Chalice Lighting From the Metta Sutta, Read by Stephen Downen and Amy Rosebush
Song My Life Flows on in Endless Song, Sung by Stephen Downen
(From Singing the Living Tradition @ 1993 Unitarian Universalist Association, Words from an early Quaker Song, Music from an American Gospel Tune)
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Message "Healthy Choice Challenge" Written and Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Closing Words Words by Dorothy Day, Read by Amy Rosebush
Technical Support Adam Byrn Tritt

Doesn't anyone want to wake in the night and sing?

Introductory Music Composed by Stephen Downen
Chalice Lighting Words by Rumi, Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Song Spirit of Life, Sung by Stephen Downen
(From Singing the Living Tradition @ 1993 Unitarian Universalist Association, Words & Music by Carolyn McDade)
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Guitar Stephen Downen
Message "Roots Hold Me Close" Written and Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Closing Words Words by V. Emil Gudmundson, Read by Amy Rosebush
Voice and Guitar Stephen Downen
Technical Support Adam Byrn Tritt

It's very challenging to "not know things" right now. Our patience is
being tested in so many ways. What is needed in these days of angst?

Introductory Music Composed by Stephen Downen
Chalice Lighting Words An excerpt from Ralph Waldo Emerson's The Oversoul
Read by Stephen Downen
Song Meditation on Breathing Sung by Stephen Downen
(From Singing the Journey @ 2005 by the Unitarian Universalist Association, Words & Music by Sarah Dan Jones)
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Percussion Stephen Downen
Message Written and Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Closing Words Written by Leonard Mason, Read by Amy Rosebush
Technical Support Adam Byrn Tritt

Where are you finding a sense of sacred resilience, a source of balance and hope right now? How do you create it within your own dwelling place?

Introductory Music Composed by Stephen Downen
Chalice Lighting Words by Black Elk, Read by Amy Rosebush
Song When Your Heart is in a Holy Place Sung by Stephen Downen
(From Singing the Journey @ 2005 by the Unitarian Universalist Association, Words & Music by Joyce Poley, Keyboard arr. by Lorne Kellett) ,
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Percussion Stephen Downen
Message Written and Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Closing Words Prayer for Pandemic Times, Written and Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Song Filled With Loving Kindness, Sung by Stephen Downen (From Singing the Journey @ 2005 by the Unitarian Universalist Association, Traditional Buddhist Meditation, adapted by Mark W. Hayes, Music by Ian W. Riddell)
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Guitar Stephen Downen
Technical Support Adam Byrn Tritt

In solidarity with The Moral Revival of the Poor People's Campaign, we bring you a story about a puppy named "Louie" and a king who learned to care.

Introductory Music Composed by Stephen Downen
Chalice Lighting Words by Reverend Amy Kindred, Read by Amy Rosebush
Song Fire of Commitment Sung by Stephen Downen
(From Singing the Journey @ 2005 by the Unitarian Universalist Association, Words by Mary Katherine Morn, Music by Jason Shelton)
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Percussion Stephen Downen
Message Written and Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Closing Words by Sophia Lyon Fahs, Read by Amy Rosebush
Song Come and Go With Me, Sung by Stephen Downen (From Singing the Journey @ 2005 by the Unitarian Universalist Association, African American Spiritual, arr. Kenny Smith)
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Percussion Stephen Downen
Technical Support Adam Byrn Tritt

To celebrate Earth Day, we bring you a folktale about the value of friendship, compassion for birds and wise choices. 

Introductory Music Composed by Stephen Downen
Chalice Lighting Words Isaiah 35 Read by Stephen Downen
Song Blue Boat Home Sung by Stephen Downen
(From Singing the Journey @ 2005 by the Unitarian Universalist Association,
Words by Peter Mayer, Music by Roland Hugh Prichard, Keyboard arr. Jason Shelton)
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Guitar Stephen Downen
Message Written and Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred (adaptation of a Kazakhstan folktale from The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales by Dawn Casey & Anne Wilson)
Closing Words Written by the Reverend Amy Kindred, Read by Stephen Downen
Song I Know This Rose Will Open, Sung by Stephen Downen (From Singing the Living Tradition @1993 by the Unitarian Universalist Association, Words & Music by Mary E. Grigolia)
Keyboard Amy Rosebush, Drums Stephen Downen
Technical Support Adam Byrn Tritt

On the edge of death, a man has an unexplained encounter. Some might say it was caused by medication. Others would argue that a beatific being arrived to help when he needed it most. What are the gifts and challenges of change?

Introductory Music Composed by Stephen Downen
Chalice Lighting Words Author unknown, Read by Stephen Downen
Song For the Beauty of the Earth sung by Stephen Downen
(From Singing the Living Tradition @ 1993 by the Unitarian Universalist Association,         Words by Follett Sandford Pierpont, Music by Conrad Kocher)
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Message "What the Lobster Said" Written and read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Closing Words Written and Read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Song Voice Still and Small, sung by Stephen Downen
(From Singing the Living Tradition @ 1993 by the Unitarian Universalist Association,
Words and Music by John Carrado)
Keyboard Amy Rosebush
Technical Support Adam Byrn Tritt