Photographs – March 15, 2015

Lively Stewardship Sunday at UUCC

Stewardship Sunday at UUCC was observed with a lively lay-led worship service presented by the Stewardship Team. Featured was the the UUA 2014 Stewardship Award Sermon, "Five Dollars is Five Dollars," by the Rev. Greg Ward, originally delivered to the Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Church in Manassas, Virginia on March 23, 2014. The sermon text is available on the Sermon Archive page.

After worship, our stewards fanned out across town to visit all who had not yet pledged for the 2015-16 fiscal year beginning July 1. The stewardship campaign theme this year was "All Together Now," and our primary goal was obtaining a pledge of note from all potential pledgers.

All but three photos below were taken by Steve and Gena Scott. The remaining three photos were taken by Andrew Twaddle (see credits).

Jeremy Milarsky was the board welcomer.

Stewardship Chair Steve Scott announced the
current status of the pledge campaign and
explained that stewards would be
visiting those who had not yet pledged.

Maria Oropallo, the Stewardship Team member who organized
and led the service, delivered the opening words in the form of a story.

Scott Denson sang the chalice lighting.

The congregation sang a hymn, "Enter, Rejoice and Come In."

Jeff Ordway presented a reading, "Honoring Our Past."

Jeremy Milarsky sang the Beatles song "Hide Your Love Away."

Jackie Marcink presented a reading, "Honoring Our Present."

Maria Oropallo read the award winning sermon.

Some of the children played outside during the worship service.
(Photo by Andrew Twaddle)

Peter Holmes performed the Beatles song
"Money Can't Buy Me Love" for the offertory.

Rev. Molly presented the stewardship moment, describing what Unitarian Universalism
has meant in her life and why she financially supports the church with a pledge.

Listening to Rev. Molly.
(Photo by Andrew Twaddle)

The congregation made a web of ribbons during the responsive reading, "We Are Here,"
adapted from a prayer by the Rev. Julie Stoneberg. Steve Mudrick led the reading.

Sam Otten, left, rewrote the lyrics of the Beatles song "All Together Now," the
theme of our stewardship campaign this year. Sam and his wife Chelsea led the
congregation in singing the rewritten song. View the rewritten and original lyrics.
(Photo by Andrew Twaddle)