Prelude: For Children by Bela Bartok Piano and visuals Kate Gridley
Come Wash Your Hands with the Singhs
Welcome and Pathways to Connection: Becky Strum, Worship Associate
Call to Worship Surrender to This Life by Gretchen Haley
Chalice Lighting Across the Distance by Laura Thompson
Across the distance, the light from within me shines, sending love to all
Across the distance, your light is fuel that warms me
and helps to keep my own light burning
Together, we keep the flame of community burning bright
Time for All Ages: Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells, read by Michele Lowy
Honoring the Children in Song: Let Us Open Our Eyes Poppy Rees, dir. Religious Exploration
Offering: Today’s offering will be shared with the Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC). Contributions can be made at https://cvuus.breezechms.com/give/online.
Milestones and Passages: Rev. Barnaby Feder. Future ones can be shared at https://cvuus.breezechms.com/form/YellowCard
Prayer/Meditation
Music: For Children by Bela Bartok Piano Kate Gridley Visual montage of CVUUS children in quarantine
Theme Part 1: Breaking Points Harrington family (video)
Theme Part 2: Safety Nets Becky Strum (video)
Theme Part 3: New Blessings Rev. Barnaby
Theme Part 4: Wisdom and Encouragement: 17 Tell Me the Story About the Virus (video)
Music: Piano and Grandparents montage Kate Gridley
Benediction & Extinguishing the Chalice: Rev. Barnaby
Postlude: Sleep My Child sung by Kate Gridley and Margy Young
Thank you for joining us for worship!
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