November 22, 2020, UCM Online Worship Service- Soul Food: The Healing Power of Gathering
Channel: Unitarian Church of Montpelier
Date: 2021-02-09

Soul Food: The Healing Power of Gathering

Born out of a desire to unify the country during the Civil War, the Day of Thanksgiving is surrounded by a tangled web of stories about race, spirituality, and revisionist nationalistic history.  With all of its complicated layers and history, the Thanksgiving holiday still endures as a focal point of ritualistic gathering. In the midst of a pandemic, how do we adapt our rituals surrounding this holiday as a catalyst for healing?- Verdis L. Robinson, UCM Ministerial Intern. 

00:00:00 Start
00:00:06 Prelude “Kwai,” Abenaki greeting song
00:03:12 Call to Worship Oh We Give Thanks, “Cornucopia of Thanksgiving”
00:06:56 Opening Hymn “May Nothing Evil Cross This Door” #1
00:10:28 Chalice Lighting and Affirmation- The Dennison Family 
00:11:29 Time for All Ages 
00:19:16 Musical Interlude: “Eqoh,” Traditional Mi’kmaq feast song
00:21:21 Prayer “In Gatherings” by Marta Valentin
00:24:33 Sung Response Spirit of Life
00:25:51 Sermon Soul Food: The Healing Power of Gathering
00:41:53 Closing Song “We Sing Now Together”- #67
00:44:18 Unison Mission and Chalice Extinguishing
00:45:15 Benediction “We Are One” by Amy Zucker Morgenstern
00:46:01 Postlude Pastorale by Philip Hayes

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