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July 13, 2025: I Put My Faith in Cicadas

Madison Colquette

Discerning a call to ministry amid the noisy, chaotic beauty of millions of cicadas, these buzzing, bumbling bugs remind us we’re always transforming, always part of something larger, always capable of emerging anew—together.

Madison Colquette is a seminarian at Meadville Lombard Theological School pursuing fellowship as a Unitarian Universalist minister and chaplain. She recently served as the ministerial intern at the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY. In August, she will begin a new role as ministerial intern at the UU Society in Coralville, Iowa.

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Order of Service
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Ringing of the World Bell

Greeting

Olaya Fernández Gayol, Worship Associate

Congregational Prelude

#361 Enter, Rejoice, and Come In

Welcome & Announcements

Anabel Watson, Connections Coordinator

Land Acknowledgement

Lighting the Chalice Flame

Olaya Fernández Gayol
Allison Tomusk

Time for All Ages

adapted from The Miracle Seed by Martin Lemelman

Dr. Stephanie Kimball, Director of Lifespan Religious Education

Musical Interlude

Ray Fellman, piano

Pastoral Prayer and Meditation

Madison Colquette

Hymn

#298 Wake Now My Senses

Dedication of Offering

Olaya Fernández Gayol

You are invited to participate in this morning’s offering by contributing as the basket passes or through the QR code - with the drop down option titled “Sunday Plate.” You may make a non-pledge gift or a contribution towards your annual pledge, or both, at that site. This fiscal year, 25% of our non-pledge Sunday offerings will be donated to Tandem to directly support The Postpartum Doula Equity Program and Free Perinatal Mental Health Groups for families in our community. Tandem uniquely serves individuals and families in an intentionally inclusive and accessible way, with no religious affiliation, and with an emphasis on trauma-informed care. Tandem’s Postpartum Doula Equity Program provides doula services to all regardless of ability to pay and their Perinatal Mental Health groups are kept free to ensure the lowest barrier possible to get help. See tandembloomington.org for more information.

If you pay your pledge through the Sunday offering, please write “pledge” on your check, on an envelope with your contribution, or by donating at uucb.churchcenter.com/giving.

Offertory

Ray Fellman, piano

Reading

"Another Weird Thing God Did" by Rev Christine Wagner-Hecht

Gift of Music

"To Dream The Impossible Dream" by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion

Scott Hogsed, soloist

Sermon

I Put My Faith in Cicadas

Madison Colquette

Closing Hymn

#1024 When the Spirit Says Do

Benediction

Choral Benediction

#318 We Would Be One

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UU Church Staff:

Reverend Susan Frederick-Gray, Lead Minister

Dr. Stephanie Kimball, Director of Lifespan Religious Education

Dr. Susan Swaney, Music Director

Amanda Waye, Director of Administration

Anabel Watson, Connections Coordinator

Hans Kelson, Technology Coordinator

Jo Bowman, Communications Coordinator

Dylan Marks, Sexton