“Beloved Companions: A Blessing of the Animals,” Rev. Anne Barker & Heather, June 28, 2020 - a podcast by Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)

Joint Service With Westwood Unitarian Congregation: Join us for our 4th All-Edmonton UUs Service, closing out the regular church year together. “Beloved Companions” will be a celebration of our dear house mates... and ‘all the animals’.

1 Opening Song: Hymn 171 “We Celebrate the Web of Life” performed by Jennifer McMillan 0:00
2 Land Recognition by Heather MacLean-Smith 1:19
3 Welcome 2:14
4 Chalice Lighting “All Animals Are Our Relatives" by Rev. Florence Caplow, read by Rev. Anne Barker 3:39
5 “Three Blind Mice” played by Jennifer McMillan 4:19
6 Sharing Our Abundance 7:25
7 “The Calling of the Creatures” by Ian Riddell, read by Rev. Anne Barker 8:18
8 Sermon “Beloved Companions: The Blessing of the Animals” by Rev. Anne Barker 9:02
9 Readings “Animal Shelter” & “Yellow Dog” from “Love That Dog” by Sharon Creech, read by Corinne Jackson 18:27
10 “Beloved Companions: Pet Medley” played by Jennifer MacMillan 21:15
11 The Blessiing of the Pets by Rev. Anne 25:27
12 Hymn 324 “Where My Free Spirit Onward Leads” performed by Jennifer McMillan 28:12
13 Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing by Rev. Anne 30:18
14 “Carry the Flame of Peace and Love” 30:53

The Unitarian Church of Edmonton is a liberal, multi-generational, religious community. We celebrate a rich mosaic of free-thinking, spiritually-questing individuals joined in common support and action. We welcome diversity including diversity of beliefs from divine believers to humanists, from pagans to atheists and agnostics. We believe in the compassion of the human heart, the warmth of community, the pursuit of justice and the search of meaning in our lives.

We gather with gratitude on traditional Cree lands that are now a part of Treaty Six and shared by many nations. A treaty is an inheritance, a responsibility and a relationship. May we be good neighbours to one another, good stewards to our planet and good ancestors to our children.

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