First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

December 14, 2014 11:00 AM

Big Music Sunday

U P CO M I N G E V E N T S

Partner Church Luncheon 12:30 PM TSK Room (TODAY)Please join us at the conclusion of the service today for a traditional Hungarian feast—complete with plenty of wine and options for vegetarian/vegans. It’s the annual Partner Church fundraiser, and your support is welcome! For $20, you will enjoy a delicious sit-down luncheon and be given an option to sample a favorite Hungarian liquor called Palinka. Our church helps support a Unitarian church in Kolozsvar, Romania (Transylvania) and you can learn more about this church and the many choir tours and pilgrimages we have made to Kolozsvar by checking out the pictures that will be on display during lunch. A reservation is not required—just follow the smell of bubbling hot delicious food!

UUSF STAFF

Senior Minister Rev. John Buehrens 132 jbuehrens@uusf.orgMinister of Family Life Rev. Alyson Jacks 232 family.life.minister@uusf.orgIntern Minister Cindy Pincus 302 cpincus@uusf.orgDirector Finance & Administration Emily Wilson 152 ewilson @uusf.orgCenter Facilities Director Kerry E. Parker 202 reservations@uusf.orgBuilding Manager Donald Johnson 272 djohnson@uusf.orgCommunications Manager Jonathan Silk 192 jsilk@uusf.orgYouth & Young Adult Coordinator Molly Johnson youngadults@uusf.orgMusic Director Dr. Mark Sumner 252 sngwtme@gmail.com Organist Reiko Oda Lane 282 reikolane@gmail.com

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WELCOME TO THE FIRST UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO

Since its founding in 1850 this congregation has been a beacon of religious liberalism in this city. During the Civil War, the Rev. Thomas Starr King was credited with keeping

California in the Union. He also challenged racism, raised millions for humanitarian relief and inspired new efforts in education.

Unitarianism and Universalism in America both arose in New England during the American Revolution. Because the roots of both traditions are in the Judeo-Christian tradition, you will see on the walls of our sanctuary two inscriptions:

"What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" (from the Hebrew prophet Micah) and “The Kingdom of God is within you.” (from the Gospels)

Our religious forebears were far more interested in the religion of Jesus than in beliefs about Jesus. Today we agree more about how we strive to treat others than we do about beliefs. Our backgrounds and spiritual orientations are diverse. Among us are people who consider themselves atheists, agnostics, humanists, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, and people guided by other forms of spirituality and belief.

Belief is many things, and so is disbelief. But we are interested in what happens to us when we open our minds to wider truth, our hearts to compassion, and our souls to the call to work for justice and peace.

If you are interested in learning more, we invite you to a Newcomers Orientation usually held on the first Sunday of each month following the service. At the Welcome Table you will find pamphlets and other information. For more about our congregation, please visit our website at www.uusf.org.

Bill of Rights Day (UU's for Peace and Justice Committee)

Monday, December 15, 7PM, Fireside Room Join us for refreshments, presentations, and learn more about ongoing civil liberties work. It will be an opportunity to contemplate the meaning of Bill Of Rights Day together, as we head into 2015. Zaki Manian was instrumental in organizing the first wave of "Restore the Fourth" mass demonstrations against unwarranted surveillance activities on the American public. He was influenced by the Snowden revelations and since then has focused on organizing people from all sides of the political spectrum around constitutional issues. Speaking on these issues and making the award will be Matthew Kellegrew, an attorney and Legal Fellow with the Bill Of Rights Defense Committee. For more than a year he has served the Bay Area, organizing and agitating for civil liberties causes.

Society for Community Work Lunch & Presentation Celebrates the Holidays with an Hawai'ian Twist!On Tuesday, December 16 join SCW for a musical tour of Hawai’i during the “Boat Days”, the days before airplanes... from Tin Pan Alley to 1941. Erich Sylvester with Hot Steel & Cool Ukulele will take us to Waikiki and bring us back home with a traditional Holiday Sing-a-long! Mixer 11:30 AM, Lunch Noon, followed by Program. Reserve by 7PM this evening with Leslie Bader at lesliebader1899@gmail.com or 415-821-1307. You can also stop by our table after services to sign-up or get more info about SCW. $12 to $15 Sliding Scale, No one turned away due to lack of funds.

Holiday Recital of a Christmas Fable Tuesday, December 16, 7:30 PM, SanctuaryCome hear church member Laurel Sprigg (soprano) in a holiday recital of a Christmas fable, "The Beloved Bull and the Sausage Horse", The fable is about a potter who is able to renew his spirit and magic of his work through the meeting of two unusual animals. Joining Laurel will be harpist/organist Brian Swager. Laurel is generously donating proceeds from the recital to SCW. Admission will be on a sliding scale of $15 - $20.

Holiday Boutique 12:30 PM MLK Room (TODAY)Still looking for the perfect holiday gifts for friends and family? Stop by our Holiday Boutique today after the 11AM Worship Service.

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“Hallelujah from the heart of God, and from the hand of the artist inimitable, and from the echo of the heavenly harp in

sweetness magnifical and mighty.”

~Christopher Smart (1722-1771) from his Jubilate Agno

Prelude Introitus from Lux Aeterna Morten Lauridsen

*Reciting Our Congregational Covenant Cindy Pincus

Love is the spirit of this church, and service is its prayer. This is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in freedom, and to help one another.

*Doxology Tallis' Canon

Pastoral Prayer John Buehrens

Moments of Silent Meditation

Welcome and Announcements David Jones

Greeting One Another

Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord,and let perpetual light shine upon them.A hymn befits thee, O God in Zion.and to thee a vow shall be fulfilledin Jerusalem:

Hear my prayer,for unto thee all flesh shall come.Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord,and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Call to Worship and Chalice Lighting John Buehrens

*Hymn 223 Rock of Ages, Let Our Song Mooz Tsur

Anthem O Nata Lux from Lux Aeterna Lauridsen

O born light of light, Jesus, redeemer of the world,mercifully deem worthy and acceptthe praises and prayers of your supplicants.Thou who once deigned to be clothed in flesh

for the sake of the lost ones.grant us to be made membersof your holy body.

Offertory/Postlude Veni Sancte Spiritus and Agnus Dei from Lux Aeterna Lauridsen

Text from Jubilate Agno by Christopher Smart

Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues; Give the glory to the Lord,and the Lamb.Nations, and languages,and every CreatureIn which is the breath of Life.Let man and beast appear before him,And magnify his name together.Let Nimrod, the mighty hunter,Bind a leopard to the altarAnd consecrate his spear to the Lord.Let Ishmail dedicate a tyger, and give praise for the libertyIn which the Lord has let him at large.Let Balaam appear with an Ass,And bless the Lord his peopleAnd his creatures for a reward eternal.Let Daniel come forth with a Lion,And praise God with all his mightThrough faith in Christ Jesus.Let Ithamar minister with a Chamois,And bless the name of HimThat cloatheth the naked.Let Jakim with the SatyrBless God in the dance,Dance, dance, dance.Let David bless with the BearThe beginning of victory to the Lord,To the Lord the perfection of excellence.Hallelujah, hallelujah,Hallelujah from the heart of God,And from the hand of the artist inimitable,And from the echo of the heavenly harpIn sweetness magnifical and mighty.Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry.For he is the servant of the Living God.Duly and daily serving him.For at the first glanceOf the glory of God in the EastHe worships in his way.For this is done by wreathing his bodySeven times round with elegant quickness.For he knows that God is his Saviour.For God has bless'd him

In the variety of his movements.For there is nothing sweeterThan his peace when at rest.For I am possessed of a cat,Surpassing in beauty,From whom I take occasionTo bless Almighty God.For the Mouse is a creatureOf great personal valour.For this is a true case--Cat takes female mouse,male mouse will not depart,but stands threat'ning and daring.If you will let her go,I will engage you,As prodigious a creature as you are.For the Mouse is a creatureOf great personal valour.For the Mouse is ofAn hospitable disposition.For the flowers are great blessings.For the flowers have their angels,Even the words of God's creation.For the flower glorifies GodAnd the root parries the adversary.For there is a language of flowers.For the flowers are peculiarlyThe poetry of Christ.For I am under the same accusationwith my Savior,For they said,He is besides himself.For the officers of the peaceAre at variance with me,And the watchman smites meWith his staff.For the silly fellow, silly fellow,Is against me,And belongeth neither to meNor to my family.For I am in twelve Hardships,But he that was born of a virginShall deliver me out of all.For H is a spiritAnd therefore he is God.For K is kingAnd therefore he is God.

For L is loveAnd therefore he is God.For M is musickAnd therefore he is God.For the instruments are by their rhimes,For the Shawm rhimes are lawn fawn and the like.For the harp rhimes are sing ring and the like.For the cymbal rhimes are bell well and the like.For the cymbal rhimes are toll soul and the like.For the flute rhimes are tooth youth and the like.For the flute rhimes are suit mute and the like.For the bassoon rhimes are pass class and the like.For the dulcimer rhimes are grace place and the like.For the Clarinet rhimes are clean seen and the like.For the Trumpet rhimes are sound bound soar, more and the like.For the trumpet of God is a blessed intelligenceAnd so are all the instruments in Heav'n.For God the father Almighty plays upon the HarpOf stupendous magnitude and melody.For at that time malignity ceasesAnd the devils themselves are at peace.For this time is perceptible to manBy a remarkable stillness and serenity of soul.Hallelujah, hallelujah,Hallelujah from the heart of God,And from the hand of the artist inimitable,And from the echo of the heavenly harpIn sweetness magnifical and mighty.Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.

*Hymn 36 When in Our Music Engleberg

Anthem Rejoice in the Lamb Benjamin Britten

SopranoRuta Krusa AnthonyEllen FisherBetsy MayerKaren MooreLindsay MugglestoneCricket RothrumCathy ThompsonKaren Warrick

AltoRuth ChangCarol ConwayBari CornetAnne HedgesViji LewMarlene RogersLucy SmithPazit Zohar

TenorAllan FisherJon JohnsenMonte MeyersJeffrey NiedelmanNancy Swearingen

BassGlen LeggoeDavid RowlandGarrett TurnerGilead Wurman

Guest singers from UC Berkeley Alumni Chorus:

SopranoAmy KellyShauna JosephMary CastigliaJudy PayneJiun-Chyi YewMaria SolisDolly GreeneSue AnthonyGayle AtkinsonBetsy DarrKate OfferMorgen Warner

AltoTrudi LionelDiane SaylorVera LeeKathy OlbertsManoella GonzalesJudith StoddardCarrie Steere-SalazarArdeth FortierSharon SmithJanet ScottKerry ParkerLinda EngerBarbara DelaneyLiz MaceraDonna Young

TenorSteven LindRusty Harris-BishopDavid KingDavid JonesTed ArnoldDon WiepertRich Gross

BassMark JohnsonEric LanghirtJack DarrEric ShackelfordLes JamesRobert WeberWilliam KlingelhofferTom Bier

First Unitarian Universalist of San Francisco Chorus:

Orchestra:Violin I Dale Chao Hande ErdemViolin II David Ryther Alice KennellyViola Stephanie Ng Omid AssadiCello Carol Rice David WishniaBass Andrei Gorbatenko

Flute Leslie ChinOboe Bennie CottoneClarinet Marilyn MartellaBassoon Karla EkholmHorn William Klingelhoffer Katie DennisTrombone Donald KennellyPercussion Tim Dent

*Benediction

Introit In Te, Domine, Speravi from Lux Aeterna Lauridsen

To deliver us, you became human, and did not disdain the Virgin's womb.having blunted the sting of death, You Opened the Kingdom of heaven to all believers. A light has risen in the darkness for the upright.

Haver Mercy upon us, O Lord,Have mercy upon us.Let thy mercy be upon us, O Lord,as we have trusted in thee.In thee, O Lord, I have trusted

Come, Holy spirit,Send forth from heavenThe ray of thy lightCome, Father of the poorCome, giver of giftsCome, light of hearts.Thou best of consolers,

Sweet guest of the soulSweet refreshment.In labor, thou art rest,In heat, the tempering,In grief, the consolation.O Light most blessed,Fill the inmost heart

Of all thy faithfulWithout your grace,There is nothing in us,Nothing that is not harmful.Cleanse what is sordid,Moisten what is arid,Heal what is hurt,Flex what is rigid,Fire what is frigid,Correct what goes astray.Grant to thy faithful,Those trusting in thee,Thy sacred seven-fold gifts.Grant the reward of virtue,Grant the deliverance of salvation,Grant everlasting joy.Lamb of God,

who takest away the sins of the world,grant them rest.Lamb of God,who takest away the sins of the world,grant them rest.Lamb of God,who takest away the sins of the world,grant them rest everlasting.May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord,in the company of thy Saints forever;for thou art merciful.Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord,and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Alleluia. Amen.

Morgen Warner, soprano; Kerry Parker, alto; David Jones, tenor; Gilead Wurman, baritone