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These recordings are all recorded live during our services
using two small, unobtrusive microphones hanging from the ceiling. We think these recordings are pretty
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Our minister is Reverend Steve Edington. Our pianist, organist, choir director, and music director are all Jared (Jed) Holland.
One part of many services that is too personal to share is called Joys and Concerns. Here is a sample of the words and music that are said and sung, with the personal information removed:
Joys and Concerns, and From You I Receive
Recordings from the Flower service June 7, 2009. Includes
choir appreciation, recognition of high school graduates, RE teachers and
committee appreciation.
Hymn : For Flowers That Bloom About Our Feet (No. 76)
Outreach Collection for Habitat for Humanity
Recognition of the Treble Choir Singers
Treble Choir Anthem: The Flower Song, by Joe Schafer
Responsive Reading “It
Matters What We Believe”, by Sofia Lyons Fahs
(No. 657)
Recognition of High School Graduates
Closing Song: The Sun That Shines (No. 19)
Recordings from the Choir Appreciation service May 31,
2009.
Prelude: It’s A Brand New Day, written by Kathy Grossman (world premier!)
Hymn : Gather the Spiriti (No. 347)
Somos El Barco, by Lorre Wyatt
Anthem: Sometimes I Feel, arranged by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw. Soloist Ellen McCormick
Cal Libby Art Scholarship Presentation to Melissa Cooper
Anthem: A Prayer for Peace, by Carla Giomo
Outreach Collection for our
Burundi neighbors
Anthem: Elijah Rock, arranged by Moses Hogan
Sermon: A Year End Reflection with Thanks
Closing Song: May Nothing Evil Cross This Door (No. 1)
Recordings from the Memorial Day service May 24, 2009.
Somos El Barco, by Lorre Wyatt
Outreach Collection for our
Burundi neighbors
Closing Song: Blessed Spirit of My Life (No. 86)
Recordings from the service May 17, 2009. Band musicians today are John Burkitt on
bass, Geoff Goodell and Adrian George on guitar, and singer Tess
George, as well as Jed Holland on piano.
Prelude: Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (by Bob Dylan. Played by John, Geoff, and Adrian)
Hymn: Let All the Beauty We Have Known (No. 326)
Somos El Barco, by Lorre Wyatt (accompanied by all the band members)
Outreach Collection for our
Burundi neighbors
Music: Ripple (by Hunter/Garcia)(played by the band)
Closing Song: Let It Be a Dance (No. 311)
Postlude: Keep on the Sunny Side of Life (Written by A.P. Carter/Traditional. Played by the band)
Recordings from the Mothers’ Day service May 10, 2009.
Prelude: What Do I Do? (by Ruth Pelham, sung by treble choir and their families)
Opening Song: Shower the People (by James Taylor, sung by the Greater UU choir and the congregation)
Somos El Barco, by Lorre Wyatt
Sermon: Our Families and Ourselves (Steve Edingtion, followed by Dick Widhu and Kathy Fletcher)
Closing Song: Let Love Continue Long (No. 129)
Recordings from the service May 3, 2009.
Hymn: Spring Has Now Unwrapped the Flowers (No. 63)
Somos El Barco, by Lorre Wyatt
Outreach Presentation by
Robert Kambo
Anthem: Good Timber Grows (music by Roger Emerson, text anonymous)
Anthem: Sing We and Chant It (words by Michael Drayton, music by Thomas Morley)
Closing Song: Love Will Guide Us (No. 131)
Recordings from the service April 26, 2009.
Hymn: For the Beauty of the Earth (No. 21)
Somos El Barco, by Lorre Wyatt
Anthem: The Path You Walk Upon (by Catherine Dalton)(flute accompaniment by Gillian Hinkle)
Closing Song: You’ve Got a Friend (by Carole King)
Recordings from the Youth service April 19, 2009. Sorry, but the recording was started late.
Music: Good Day (sung by P.M. Ambrogio)
Collection for Anne Marie
House & Music
Guided meditation, led by Steph George
Spirit of Life, led by Scarlet and Stephanie
Saturday Night Live Skits (Sean Guidi, Dan Warner, and Charlie Shepherd)
Hymn: Life is the Greatest Gift of All (trumpeter Bruce Cleaveland)
Recordings from the Easter service April 12, 2009. Brass
players: on trumpet: Bruce Cleaveland, Bruce Dye,
Auction announcement by Supergirl, Clark Kent and Super-Donation-Collection Man
Prelude: Weavers and Spinners (sung by treble choir)
Hymn: Lo, the Day of Days is Here (No. 269)
Conversation with the Children and As We Leave This Friendly Place
Somos El Barco, by Lorre Wyatt
Anthem: Jazz Alleluia (by Thomas Benjamin)(sung by the Greater UU Adult Choir)
Outreach Collection
introduction
Words for Reflection (Anya Zakiewicz)
Anthem: Festival Sanctus (by Lohn Leavitt)
Hymn: O Day of Light and Gladness (No. 270)
Recordings from the service April 5, 2009. Brass players: on
trumpet: Bruce Cleaveland, Bruce Dye,
Auction announcement by Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne
Chalice Lighting (preschool and kindergarten class)
Hymn: For the Earth Forever Turning (No. 163)
Conversation with the Children and As We Leave This Friendly Place
Somos El Barco, by Lorre Wyatt
Anthem: By My Side (from Godspell, lyrics by Jay Hamburger, music by Peggy Gordon)
Outreach Collection, speaker Rev. Tom Woodward
Words for Reflection (Kathy Fletcher)
Hymn: O Young and Fearless Prophet (No. 276)
Recordings from the Spirit of Woody Guthrie service March
29, 2009. The vocalists are Kathy
Grossman,
Auction Announcement (guest appearance by Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne)
Somos El Barco (Kathy, Dan, Harry, Jed, Billy, John, and congregation)
Closing Words and Closing Song: This Train Is Bound For Glory (Dan, Harry, Kathy, John, Billy)
Recordings from the service March 22, 2009. This is our production of the musical “Honk!”
Director and Choreographer = Martha Holland, Music Director
= Jed Holland. Here’s the
Cast: Ida = Kathy Fletcher, Drake = Jim Woolsey, Maureen=Tess
George, Grace=Pat Fields,
Henrietta=Kathi Fogal, Ugly=Gabriel Keyl,
Beaky=Sabra George, Billy=Grant Lerude, Downy=Erica Agnew, Fluff=
For editing convenience, I split up the Honk! play into the following parts, which don’t correspond exactly to the acts. Mostly, there is dialogue at the beginnings with the songs at the ends of each section.
Poultry Tale( Drake and ensemble)
Joy of Motherhood (Ida and Maureen)
Hold Your Head Up High (Ida and Ugly)
Play With Your Food (the Cat and Ugly)
Every Tear A Mother Cries (Ida)
Wild Goose Chase (Graylag and Dot and ensemble)
The Blizzard (Rebecca Holland and ensemble)
Recordings from the service March 15, 2009. Check out the trombone music!
Hymn: Bells in the High Tower (No. 56)
Anthem: All the Rivers (words from Ecclesiastes 1:7, 9:11, music by Charles Baker)
The Church I Choose (Stephen Nodvin)
Trombone Solo: Morceau Symphonique (by Alexandre Guilmant. Played by Jenny Grossman)
Anthem: Turn the World Around (by Harry Belafone and Robert Freedman)
Sermon: The Faith of Doubt, given by Steve Edington and David Robbins
Hymn: With Joy We Claim the Growing Light (No. 345)
Recordings from the service March 8, 2009.
Sermon: The Church We Choose, given by Steve Edington and Ellen Fisher
Recordings from the service March 1, 2009.
Hymn: Praise the Source of Faith and Learning (No. 158)
Conversation with the Children
Solo: Never Alone, by Lady Antebellum – soloist Andrea Lerude
As We Leave This Friendly Place
Anthem: In Paths of Beauty (by Gordon Young)
Sermon: Praying to Whom, given by Kathy Fletcher and Steve Edington
Hymn: Blessed Spirit of My Life (No. 86)
Recordings from the “Mindfulness Meditation”
service February 22, 2009.
Hymn: Come Sing A Song With Me (No. 346)
Mindfulness Meditation by Winfield Clark
Guided Meditation led by Jim Colosi
Recordings from the service February 15, 2009.
Hymn: Bring Oh Morn Thy Music (No. 39)
Sermon: How Much Tolerance Can Be Tolerated?
Hymn: Let Love Continue Long ( No 129)
Recordings from the “Art & Spirituality:
connection & meaning” service February 8, 2009.
Prelude (Je Te Veux, by Eric Satie)
Words of Welcome (said to Ginger as she wanders in looking for an art installation)
Reflections by Elizabeth Clark and Loretta Hubley
Hymn: Tis a Gift To Be Simple, Tis a Gift to be Free (No. 16)
Reflections by Layne Batchelder and Dick Widhu
Hymn: Let All the Beauty We Have Known (No 326)
Hymn: May Your Life Be as a Song, sung as a 4-part round
Words for Reflection/Guided Meditation (Anya Zakieqicz)
Recordings from the service February 1, 2009. Check out the fun duet “You
Are Theist, I Am Humanist”
Hymn: Now Let Us Sing (No. 368)
As We Leave This Friendly Place
Anthem: When Our Heart is in a Holy Place (by Joyce Poley)
Hymn: Life is the Greatest Gift of All (No. 331)
Recordings from the Let Justice Roll Living Wage Sunday
service January 25, 2009. Our
honored guest this Sunday is Reverend William Sinkford,
president of the UUA. Our guest
musicians are John Burkitt on bass and Geof Goodell on guitar. The choir did a great job on the three
songs for this service!
Prelude: River in Judea (lyrics Linda Marcus, music Jack Feldman, arranged by John Leavitt)
Hymn: Wonders Still the World Shall Witness (No. 139)
Anthem: The Storm is Passing Over (by Charles Tindley, arranged by Barbara Baker)
Anthem: We Are One (by Brian Tate)
Sermon: Let Justice Roll – by Rev. William Sinkford
Hymn: We’ll Build a Land (No. 121)
Recordings from the service January 18, 2009. A small number of people made it through
the snow! The band members
throughout the service are John Burkitt on bass, Geof Goodell on Guitar and
Jenny and Kathy Grossman on trombone.
Prelude: Another Day (by James Taylor, performed by Steve Hedges)
Hymn: Down By The Riverside (with the band)
Sermon: What Would Martin Say to Barack?
Hymn: This Little Light of Mine (No. 118 – with the band)
There was no formal service on January 11, 2009 due to snow.
Recordings from the service January 4, 2009. Happy New Year!
Prelude: As Time Goes By (Jed Holland, Goef Goodell, John Burkitt)
Hymn: It’s All Beautiful, the March of Days (No. 57)
Converation with the children and As We Leave this Friendly Place
Sermon: The Fundamental Things Apply (As Time Goes By)
Hymn: The Peace Not Past Our Understanding (No. 164)
Recordings from the service December 28, 2008.
Hymn: May Nothing Evil Cross this Door (No. 1)
Recordings from the early Christmas Eve service December 24,
2008.
Anthem: Behold a Star from Jacob Shining
Hymn: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (No.224)
Anthem: Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star (sung by treble choir)
Seasonal Reflection by Magdalene Pattyantus
Seasonal Reflection by Tess George and Kathy Fletcher
Anthem:
O Come Let Us Adore Him (soloist Marty Storer, treble and adult choir)
Seasonal Reflection by Sara Widhu
Outreach
Collection (Jingle Bells and Joy to the World – trombonists Jenny and
Kathy Grossman)
Bible Reading from Isaiah 9 and Luke 2 (Bob Sampson)
Hymn: O Little Town of Bethlehem (No 246)
Dona Nobis Pacem, Silent Night, and
Closing Words
Recordings from the service December 21, 2008.