September 13, 2026: Turning Toward Active Hope
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
Let’s explore Joanna Macy’s teaching on the “Spiral of the Work that Reconnects” and how it offers a practice that can help us nurture active hope. Macy says this is the work that can help us “face the mess we’re in without going crazy.”
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Order of Service
Our order of service is available both here on our website and in print.Ringing of the World Bell
Greeting
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, Lead Minister
Congregational Prelude
#1000 Morning Has Come
Land Acknowledgement
Welcome & Announcements
Anabel Watson, Connections Coordinator
Chalice Circle Testimonial
Sarah Barnett
Lighting the Chalice Flame
Dinorah Sapp, Worship Associate (9:30 a.m.)
Geny Dietz
Sarah Montgomery, Worship Associate (11:30 a.m.)
Veda Stanfield
Time for All Ages
Covenant with Ministerial Intern, Maria Renner
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray and Ministerial Internship Committee
Musical Interlude
Ray Fellman, piano
Social Justice Moment
Rainbow Rights Task Force
Pastoral Prayer and Meditation
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
Hymn
#159 This Is My Song
Dedication of Offering
This fiscal year, 25% of our non-pledge Sunday offerings will be donated to Farm to Family to support their SNAP matching program at the Bloomington Farm Stop Collective, which will expand access to local food by doubling SNAP benefits for eligible food items.
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Offertory
Ray Fellman, piano
Gift of Music
“Light of a Clear Blue Morning” by Dolly Parton, arr. by Craig Hella Johnson
Soloists: Phoebe Mendota, Adrian Meyer, Beckett Meyer, Olivia Sapp
UUCB Choir and Ray Fellman, piano; Miyo Aoki, recorder
Susan Swaney, Director of Music
Sermon
Turning Toward Active Hope
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
Closing Hymn
#1024 When the Spirit Says Do
