What is Remembered, Lives

What is Remembered, Lives
Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains
October 29, 2023
Beth Karow, Worship Leader
with Lindsay Dunckel, Worship Associate

All Hallows Eve, Día de Muertos, All Souls, and All Saints days invite us each autumn to remember our ancestors and our beloveds who have died. These tender days on the way to winter even open a window to working on our relationships with those who have gone before us.
In a service steeped in ritual and music, we will remember with honesty, gratitude, and hope.

Chimes & Candle Lighting 

Wisdom for All Ages Preparing a Spirit Plate Beth Karow and Lindsay Dunckel

Singing the Children on Their Way

Placing Remembrances on Altar 

Music for Gathering Appalachian Round (Take Me Back, Oh Hills I Love) by George Furse,
                sung by Leonna Sapphire, Kevin Tarsa, and Kathryn Young

Welcome and Welcoming the Ancestors  Beth Karow, Worship Leader

Casting the Circle

Joys & Sorrows

Song Sending You Light by Melani DeMore (refrain)

Prayer & Meditation  Beth Karow

Ritual of Remembrance – Part 1 Saying What Needs to Be Said

Ritual of Remembrance – Part 2 Ho’oponopono

Responsive Reading  A Litany of Wholeheartedness by Dawn Skjei Cooley, read by Lindsay Dunckel 

Song I Am Remembering Who I Am by Melissa Philippe

Offering  Lindsay Dunckel, Worship Associate

Offertory  Puzzlebox Sailor by Rowyn Karow-Digangi, violin, 
                with Annette Dunklin, cello, and Kevin Tarsa, viola

Dedication   Lindsay Dunckel, Worship Associate

Thank you & Announcements 

Closing Song All My Memories of Love #336 words by Anna Akhmatova, music arr. by Kevin Tarsa

Closing Words  Beth Karow

Community Benediction / Extinguishing of the Chalice  
                Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again.   

Music for Going Forth