Order of Service
July 12, 2026 (click for digital OOS)
Worship Leader Alice Carnes
Time for All Ages Moira Dunn
Liturgist Carol Washburn
Music Ellen Gozion
Song Leaders Lee Saville-Iksic & Unitarian Community Singers with Morgan Hawkins, soloist.
Tech Nicky Baldy
Prelude Circle Round for Freedom – Community Singers
Welcome Alice Carnes
Lighting the Chalice and Call to Worship Alice and Carol
Opening Hymn #389 Gathered Here in the Mystery of the Hour
Collective Reading
Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values.
We covenant:
To practice Interdependence, we honor the interdependent web of all existence;
To practice Pluralism, we celebrate that we are all sacred beings, diverse in culture, experience, and theology;
To practice Justice, we work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all thrive;
To practice Transformation, we adapt to the changing world;
To practice Generosity, we cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope;
To practice Equity, we declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion.
We are accountable to one another for doing the work of living our shared values through the spiritual discipline of Love
Story for All Moira
Singing For Our Children #402 Go Now in Peace
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Offering
Donations by check may be mailed to the church office. Electronic donations can be made online through the church website or by texting “give” to (412) 435-1050 and following the instructions.
Share the plate for July is Tree Pittsburgh.
Joys and Sorrows: During the offertory music, you are invited to light a candle or place a stone in Blessed Community water as you offer silent gratitude or prayers. Two tables are in the sanctuary; one in the front, to the right of the platform, and one in the back right alcove.
Offertory Music The Path That Winds Before Us by Karine Polwart – Morgan Hawkins, soloist
Meditation, silence, or prayer
Hymn #1009 Meditation on Breathing
Reading “How to be a Pilgrim” by Christine Valters Painter
Sermon “Walking a Labyrinth: A moving meditation and a spiritual practice” Alice Carnes
Closing Hymn #168 One More Step
Extinguishing the Chalice Flame
We extinguish this flame but not the light of truth, the warmth of community, or the fire of commitment: these we carry in our hearts until we are together again.
Benediction Alice
Postlude Along the Road by Dan Fogelberg – Ellen Gozion
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– online on the church website, use the drop down to select Plate.
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To make a pledge payment
-by check, please put pledge in the memo line
– online on the church website, keep the default General Fund 2025 option
Tree Pittsburgh works across Allegheny County to plant and care for trees where they are needed the most. As the impacts of climate change grow, it is imperative that we help communities to be more resilient to heat and increased rainfall. By planting trees we not only provide cooling shade and capture stormwater runoff, but we bring beauty and wildlife habitat to areas often dominated by concrete. Donations to Tree Pittsburgh will directly impact communities with low tree canopy, supporting education programs, tree planting, and ongoing tree maintenance.
Ryan Warsing, Tree Pittsburgh Board Member and Director of Sustainability at Pittsburgh Regional Transit. Ryan Warsing is a two-year board member of Tree Pittsburgh and current Director of Sustainability at Pittsburgh Regional Transit, where he works to promote green landscapes and reduce emissions from the transit fleet. He has worked in urban placemaking and sustainability for over a decade.