“Endings and Beginnings,” Chorealis, 5 Jan 2020 - a podcast by Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)

The turning of the year is a good time to reflect on what we will say hello and goodbye to in the year ahead. It’s a time of possibility, of fresh starts. But it can also be tinged with regret, a sense of loss, and uncertainty. We’ll make space for all the thoughts and feelings as we begin our new year in community.

1 Welcome by Karen Mills 0:00
2 Prelude “In the Morning, Joy” sung by Chorealis 1:53
3 Opening Words “A New Year for Beloved Community” by Debra Haffner, read by Gordon Ritchie 5:42
4 Kindling the Chalices “The End Is the Beginning” by Katie Gelfand 7:02
5 Children/Youth Recessional “Guide You on Your Way” 8:10
6 Reading “Reluctant Goodbyes” by Kaaren Solveig Anderson, read by Elaine Reynard 8:48
7 Hymn 359 “When We Are Gathered” 13:06
8 Sharing Our Abundance, “Change for Children” 14:39
9 “All Too Soon” sung by Chorealis 16:02
10 Offering Response “From You I Receive” 20:46
11 Reading “First Comes the Waiting” by Erika A. Hewitt, read by Kim Lang 21:17
12 Hymn 350 “The Ceaseless Flow of Endless Time” 23:01
13 Reading “Second Chances” by Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, read by Gordon Ritchie 24:23
14 Reflection “Muddling through the Middles” by Karen Mills, with passages from Molly Housh Gordon and Sheri Phillabaum 26:08
15 Meditation in word “The Beginning of Wisdom” by Richard Wagamese, read by Karen 41:00
16 Meditation in song “Ashokan Farewell” sung by Chorealis 42:33
17 Reading “All That We Have Been, All That We Will Become” by Leslie Ahuvah Fails, read by Karen 45:08
18 Hymn 301 “Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky!” 46:25
19 Closing Words “The Days of Awe Begin with Us” by Debra Haffner (adapted), read by Karen 48:18
20 Extinguishing the Chalice “It Becomes More” by Amy Zucker Morgenstern 49:21
21 Postlude “For Everything a Time” sung by Chorealis 49:48
22 Closing Song “Carry the Flame of Peace and Love” 54:35
Track end 55:09

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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