UU Principle #4: One Man’s Quest for Truth and Meaning
Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains
July 24, 2022
Pete Sabey and Gail Johnson Vaughan
with Jenny Dewey, Worship Associate in Training
The fourth principle calls for us to affirm and promote the free and responsible search for truth and meaning. How do we do that when living in an era fraught with untruths? And how do we find spiritual meaning amidst the daily assault on reason? No doubt you have wondered the same. Join us as we explore this provocative topic together.
Greeting Rev Kevin Tarsa
Song for Gathering Where Do We Come From #1003, words by Paul Gauguin, translated from French, music by Brian Tate
Land Acknowledgement read by George Dunstan
Welcome Gail Johnson Vaughan
Lighting of the Chalice written by Gail Johnson Vaughan, inspired by Shawn Trapp, read by Dave MacLeod
Opening Words The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, read by Pete Sabey
Wisdom for All Ages There, written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, read by Olivia Rivers Samson
Singing the Children on Their Way
Joys & Sorrows Rev. Kevin Tarsa
Prayer & Meditation
Song The Star of Truth #297, words by John Andrew Storey, music by Dede Duson
Reading What Humanism Means to Me, by Helen Bennett, director of Adult Religious Education in the UU Friendship Fellowship in Rockledge, FL, read by UUCM Humanists, George Dunstan, Wally Holtan, Dave MacLeod, Sharon Walters
Pete’s Story One Man’s Quest for Truth and Meaning, Pete Sabey in conversation with Gail Johnson Vaughan
Offering Gail Johnson Vaughan
Offertory Toby Thomas-Rose, piano
Dedication Gail Johnson Vaughan
Thank you
Closing Song Sing Out Praises for the Journey #295, words by Mark M. DeWolfe and Joyce Painter Rice, music by Kevin Tarsa
Closing Words from The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck, read by Gail Johnson Vaughan
Community Benediction / Extinguishing of the Chalice
Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again.