Photographs – April 19, 2015

YRUU Lay-Led Worship – 'Spiritual Splatter'

At our lay-led worship service on April 19, 2015, YRUU members explored graffiti and self-expression, with special attention to their annual ritual of painting their room in the lower level of the church. Among the questions addressed were:

• When is graffiti art, and when is it public nuisance?

• Who decides what is beautiful?

• How does the act of creating art relate to our spiritual journeys?

Thanks to Andrew Twaddle for providing the photos below watermarked "© 2015 Ansar Actograph." The remaining photos and the video below were taken by Steve Scott.

Jan Swaney was the board welcomer.

YRUU adviser Jamilla Batchelder introduced the service.

Adele Dorman lit the chalice.

Jacob Byerly-Duke spoke about what it means to YRUU members to
paint their room. A number of images from the room were projected
on the screen and are seen in the following four photos.

A short panoramic video shows the walls in the YRUU room.

Adele Dorman talked about the rainbow painting in the YRUU room.

Eight people shared their joys and concerns in open-microphone format.

Rachel Byerly-Duke provided a musical interlude.

Adele Dorman spoke about the untouchable red door in the YRUU room, originally painted by Dennis Murphy.

Maya Bell talked about the chalice painting she did in the YRUU room.

Taylor Gill explained her "Stars Can't Shine without Darkness" painting.

Kadie Elmore talked about the hand-prints in the YRUU room,
saying it will be good to know hers will still be there after she leaves. 

The hand-prints on the wall in the YRUU room.

In this and the next two photographs, congregants
responded to an invitation to exercise their own creativity.

This photo and the following seven show drawings made by congregants.

Music Director Desi Long displayed an order of service insert containing rewritten
words for "Come Sing a Song with Me" as congregants stood to sing the last hymn.

Rachel Byerly-Duke presented a closing reading.