December 29, 2019 – Ritual of Change and Growth
An annual ritual of celebrating the threshold of the new year with gratitude, openness, and possibility.
Worship Leaders: Anne Black-Sinak and Greg Wimmer
Order of Service
Readings:
Year as a House by Jan Richardson
Head of the Year by Marge Piercy
December 24, 2019 – Echoing Joy
Joyful and festive services with traditional and contemporary lessons and carols, ending in song and candlelight
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Readings:
For so the Children Came by Sophia Lyon Fahs
A Modern Magnificat from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1
The Birth of Jesus from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2
The Moment of Magic by Victoria Safford
December 22, 2019 – Making Spirits Bright
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Ann Hutton
Reading:
Hanukah, First Night by Mark Belletini
December 21, 2019 – Solstice Service
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
December 15, 2019 – You Are Here
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Linda Ortiz
Readings:
Why I’m in Awe of the Spiral by Thomas Centolella
Singularity by Marie Howe
December 8, 2019 – Dressed in Layers
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Mark Brutinel
Readings:
Snow Day by Billy Collins
White Eyes by Mary Oliver
November 24, 2019 – Family of Families
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Ann Hutton
Readings:
Chosen Family, by Rachel Eliza Griffiths
November 17, 2019 – This I Believe
A regular tradition of members of the church sharing their spiritual
Journey, beliefs, and practices.
Speaking: Grace Pesch & Claudio Rivers
Worship Leaders: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer & Anne Black-Sinak
Order of Service
New Member Insert
Reading:
Prayer of St. Francis
November 10, 2019 – Rushing to the Window
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Mark Brutinel
Readings:
Undivided Attention, by Taylor Mali
Excerpt from In Search of Distraction, by Matthew Bevis
November 3, 2019 – On Point
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Agusto Braga
Readings:
Excerpt from The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
Set in Stone by Victoria Safford
October 27, 2019 – The Dance of Shadows: All Souls
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Ann Hutton
Readings:
Day of the Dead, by Janice Gould
My Dead, by Tim Nelson
October 20, 2019 – With All of Our Voices
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associates: Paul & Karen Trewartha-Weiner
Readings:
Wandering Around an Albuquerque Airport Terminal, by Naomi Shihab Nye
Small Kindnesses, by Danusha Laméris
October 13, 2019 – Unimagined Grace
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Mark Brutinel
Readings:
Head of the Year, by Marge Piercy
A Blessing called Sanctuary, by Jan Richardson
October 6, 2019 – Keep the Table Set
Guest: David Roth
Worship Associate: Greg Wimmer
Readings:
Where Do We Come From?, by Josephine Lea
Inside the Walls, Author Unknown
September 29, 2019 – The Song that Never Stops
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: George Thompson
Readings:
Excerpts from U.N. Climate Change Speech, by Greta Thunberg
Genesis 1:1-31a, Excerpted
September 22, 2019 – Holy Envy
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Anne Black-Sinak
Readings:
Excerpts from Holy Envy, by Barbara Brown Taylor
Let the Beauty We Know, by Rumi
September 15, 2019 – What Did You Expect?
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Mark Brutinel
Readings:
Let Them Go, by Rev. Gretchen Haley
Expect Nothing, by Alice Walker
September 8, 2019 – What a Time to Be Alive
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Ann Hutton
September 1, 2019 – Divining Weothscipe
Guest Rev. Jack Gaede
Worship Associate: Paul Trewartha-Weiner
Readings:
Gold, by Billy Collins
Notice, by Steve Kowit
August 25, 2019 ~ Pilgrimage – Finding Our Roots
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
August 18, 2019 ~ Resilient Beauty
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Patty Trnka
August 11, 2019 ~ Find Your Breath
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Ann Hutton
Readings:
Breathing, by Mark O’Brien
Breathing Landscapes, by Muriel Rukeyser
August 4, 2019 ~ Sanctuary
Guest Rev. Karen Hutt
Worship Associate: Anne Black-Sinak
Readings:
Morning Poem, by Mary Oliver
Untitled, by Wendell Berry
July 28, 2019 ~ A God as Big as Lake Superior, Revisited
Guest Rev. David Kraemer
Worship Associate: Mark Brutinel
Reading:
July 21, 2019 ~ The Earth, the Moon, and Us
Worship Leader: Joe Mish
Worship Associate: Ann Hutton
Readings:
There is a Pleasure in the Pathless Woods, by Lord George Byron
Words from the Apollo 11 Astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
July 14, 2019 ~ UnRestrict Minnesota: Telling the Truth, Telling it Now
Guest Rev. Kelli Clement
Linda Ortiz, Worship Associate
Reading:
July 7, 2019 ~ In Good Faith
Guest Rev. Sara Goodman
Beth Atkinson, Worship Associate
Readings:
The Thing Is– Ellen Bass
Show Up Hungry – Elizabeth Nguyen
June 30, 2019 ~ Making Room Out of Stonewalls
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Linda Ortiz, Worship Associate
Readings:
Letter to the Local Police – June Jordan
Cento Between the Ending and the End – Cameron Awkward-Rich
June 23, 2019 ~ How to Beautify the Day
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Chalice Camp Leaders and Counselors
Readings:
It Matters What We Believe – Theresa Kallmes
Camp Counselor as a Modern-Day Superhero – Ramona Barr
June 16, 2019 ~ Les Chansons des Roses (The Songs of the Roses)
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Ann Hutton, Worship Associate
Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble, Directed by Joe Mish
Carol Engel, Piano
Readings:
When the Roses Speak, I Pay Attention, by Mary Oliver
Fragile and Rooted, by Carolyn Owen-Towle
June 9, 2019 ~ Yes, and…: A Theology of Improv
Guest Rev. Ashley Horan, Worship Leader
Greg Wimmer, Worship Associate
Laurie Helmers, Keyboards
Brooke Weber, Piano
Readings:
Life While You Wait, by Wislawa Szymborska
June 2, 2019 ~ Heaven in Our Midst
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Ann Hutton, Worship Associate
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Readings:
Flowers, by Cynthia Zarin
The Smell of Sunshine, by Tamara Madison
May 26, 2019 ~ What’s Wrong with Maybe?
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Beth Atkinson, Worship Associate
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Readings:
Making Peace, by Denise Levertov
The World I Live In, by Mary Oliver
May 19, 2019 ~ Coming of Age Service
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Morgan Robertson, Vocals
Ariana Vermilyea, Vocals
Joe Mish, Bass
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Luke Stevens-Royer, Guitar
May 12th, 2019 ~ “Moving to Music Not Yet Written”
Linda Ortiz, Worship Associate
Mark Brutinel, Worship Associate
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble, Joe Mish, Director
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Joe Mish, Bass Cello
Rose Mish, Violin
Readings:
Excerpts from “In Search of Our Mothers Gardens” by Alice Walker
“The Gartan Mother’s Lullaby” by Neil Ginsburg
May 5th, 2019 ~ “Somewhere Between Jollity & Gloom”
George Thompson, Worship Associate
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Guest Musicians: Root River Jam
Charlotte Matis, Violin/Vocals
Miles Johnston, Drums/Vocals
Blake Bonde, Upright Bass
Dave Wilson, Guitar/Vocals
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Readings:
from “Maypole of Merry Mount” by Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Weaving Our We” by Carol Bebelle
April 28th, 2019 ~ “Saving The Day”
Beth Atkinson, Worship Associate
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Musicians:
Joe Mish and the Childrens Choir
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Readings:
“Superpowers” by Evan Underbrink
“Sheroes and Heroes” by unknown
April 21st, 2019 ~ “Roll Up Your Sleeves: A Celebration of Easter and Earth Day”
Ann Hutton, Worship Associate
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Musicians:
Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble, Joe Mish Directing
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Prairie Revival Band
Readings:
Gospel of Mark (ch. 16, v. 1-8)
“Being the Resurrection“, by Victoria Weinstein
April 14th, 2019 ~ “The State of Intellectual Disabilities – Where Are We Now?”
Paula Horner, Worship Associate
Anne Black-Sinak, Worship Leader
Laurie Helmers, Piano
Guest Speaker: Buff Hennessey
Executive Director of The Arc, SE Minnesota
Reading:
“A Credo For Support” by Norman Kunc and Emma Van der Klift
(In Memory of Tracy Latimer)
April 7th, 2019 ~ “Wholly Broken”
Mark Brutinel, Worship Associate
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble, Joe Mish Directing
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Readings:
“To Build A Swing” by Hafiz
“I Will Keep Broken Things” by Alice Walker
March 31st, 2019 ~ “Between the No Longer and the Not Yet.”
Anne Black-Sinak, Worship Associate
Rev. Karen Hering, Worship Leader
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Special Musical Guests, “Maritza”
Readings:
“Yes, Of Course It Hurts” By Karin Boye Sallskapet
“Mind” By Hope Wabuke
March 24th, 2019 ~ “Beginning. Middle. End.”
Beth Atkinson, Worship Associate
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Laurie Helmers, Piano
Connie Schuelka, Organ
Readings:
“Aristotle” by Billy Collins
“Detour” by Ruth Feldman
March 17th, 2019 ~ “A Mighty Long Way”
Ann Hutton, Worship Associate
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble
Walden Hill Childrens Choir
Joe Mish, Directing
Readings:
“Blackbirds” by Julie Cadwallader-Staub
“If You Get There Before I Do” by Dick Allen
March 10th, 2019 ~ “This I Believe”
Randy McKeeman, “This I Believe”
Kim Edson, “This I Believe”
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Ethan Eggler, Trumpet
Aidan Eggler, Saxophone
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Jan 6th, 2019 ~ “Into the Sky”
Mark Brutinel, Worship Associate
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Worship Leader
Connie Schuelka, Keyboards
Special Music by Wyblue:
Rose Mish and Andy Hanson
Readings:
“Into The Sky” by David Breedan
“Space For New Possibility” by Gretchen Haley