Poetry Sunday - a podcast by Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)

January 31, 2021
Poetry incites the imagination with imagery, similes, and other literary devices. Poetry, like music, moves us in ways that prose does not. On this fifth Sunday of the month, we will share poetry that has moved us, comforted us, inspired us, and shaped us.
Some will share a cherished and repeatedly read poem; while others will share an original work. We hope that you will read your choice during the service.
During the service, we will also recognize and thank Rev. Audrey Brooks for her many years serving as UCE's pastoral care chaplain.

Gathering Music Imagine by John Lennon
Welcome
Land Acknowledgment
Call to Worship Where We Are From
Written by UCE members, Read by Corinne Jackson
Chimes
Chalice Lighting For the Freedom of Faith Heather K. Janules
Opening Song #404 What Gift Can We Bring
Sung by Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir, Buffalo, New York
Candles of Connection
Meditation in Music Miracles & Wonders, Written for Rev. Audrey Brooks, Written by Gordon Ritchie, Performed by Gordon Ritchie
Poem Castle or Prison
Written by Doug Eastwell, Read by Doug Eastwell
Poem In the centre of the night
Written by Coralie Cairns, Read by Coralie Cairns
Poem Sundays
Written by John Sproule, Read by John Sproule
Song #354 We Laugh We Cry
Sung by Virtual Choir of Community Church of Chapel Hill, Unitarian Universalist
Poem Mindful
Written by Mary Oliver, Read by Susan Ruttan
Poem When I’m among the Trees
Written by Mary Oliver, Read by Lynne Turvey
Poem Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
Written by Robert Frost, Read by Susan Lang
Song #209 O Come, You Longing Thirsty Souls
Sung by The Chancel Choir of the First Unitarian Church of Oakland
Honoring Rev. Audrey Brooks’ Many Years of Compassionate Care to UCE
Poem We Are Enough
Written by Rev. Audrey Brooks, Read by Rev. Audrey Brooks
Sharing Our Abundance
Song #402 From You I Receive
Poem Spider
Traditional English Nursery Rhyme, Read by Elaine Reynard
Poem Kitchen Treasures
Written by Kathy Stanley, Read by Kathy Stanley
Poem The Lanyard
Written by Billy Collins, Read by Rev. Lee Anne Washington
Song #315 (see below) This Old World
Sung by Lisa Christen-Gee & Matt Gee of First Unitarian of Chicago
Gratitude & Closing Words
Happy Birthday Dragon
Written by Jack Prelutsky, Read by Corrinne Jackson
Chalice Extinguishing We are One Written by Amy Zucker Morgenstern
Closing Song Carry the Flame



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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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