Rev. Barnaby offered the Inaugural Address he wished President Biden would give. Service was followed by a Congregational Conversation on Adult Religious Exploration (RE) during zoom coffee hour.

Stream the service from YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwd7aa1Lvyo OR attend via Zoom at https://zoom.us/my/cvuusservice.

Order of Service

Preservice Slideshow: Chuck Miller with inauguration images

Bell: Recognition of Abenaki Land   Julia Chant

Prelude: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free  Dr. Francois S. Clemmons

Welcome & Pathways to Connection: Esther Thomas, Worship Associate

Call to Worship & Chalice Lighting: Esther Thomas & Rev. Barnaby

Honoring the Children in Song: Let Us Open Our Eyes  Poppy Rees

Time for All Ages: Poppy Rees

Offering: Today’s offering will be for 350.org. Contributions can be made at https://cvuus.breezechms.com/give/online.

Milestones & Passages: Rev. Barnaby. Future ones can be shared at https://cvuus.breezechms.com/form/YellowCard

Prayer/Meditation

Music: Freedom and Justice by Elizabeth Alexander, performed by Gary Rue

Reading: Junauda Petrus Facebook Post   Esther Thomas

Sermon: Inaugural Address of What Rev. Barnaby Would Like to Hear

Open Mic: Reactions to Sermon   Jordan Young

Benediction: Rev. Barnaby

Postlude Keep on Moving Forward — Emma’s Revolution

Thanks to our “Stream Team” Margy Young and Richard Hopkins, Francois Scarborough Clemmons for singing, Jordan Young for leading our open mic sermon response and Doug Richards for leading our congregational conversation on Adult RE during zoom coffee hour.