CELEBRATING THE TRIVIAL

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1 CELEBRATING THE TRIVIAL Sunday, June 24, 2018 Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly. G.K. Chesterton in Orthodoxy

2 ORDER OF SERVICE June 24, Opening Music Simple Gifts American Shaker Tune, arranged by Jim Brickman and Dan Shea Opening Words Jay Leach, Minister +*Opening Song Under the Boardwalk by Artie Resnick and Kenny Young Oh when the sun beats down and burns the tar up on the roof And your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were fire proof Under the boardwalk, down by the sea, yeah On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be (Under the boardwalk) out of the sun (Under the boardwalk) we'll be havin' some fun (Under the boardwalk) people walking above (Under the boardwalk) we'll be falling in love Under the boardwalk, boardwalk In the park you hear the happy sound of a carousel You can almost taste the hot dogs and french fries they sell Under the boardwalk, down by the sea, yeah On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be

3 (Under the boardwalk) out of the sun (Under the boardwalk) we'll be havin' some fun (Under the boardwalk) people walking above (Under the boardwalk) we'll be falling in love Under the boardwalk, boardwalk Instrumental Under the boardwalk, down by the sea, yeah On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be (Under the boardwalk) out of the sun (Under the boardwalk) we'll be havin' some fun (Under the boardwalk) people walking above (Under the boardwalk) we'll be falling in love Under the boardwalk, boardwalk *Chalice Lighting Words +*Chorus Belinda Parry, Lay Service Leader by George Evans and Ren Shields In the good old summertime, In the good old summertime, Strolling through the shady lanes With your baby mine. You hold her hand and she hold yours, And that s a very good sign That she s your tootsie wootsie In the good old summertime.

4 Reading from +*Chorus Tis a Gift to be Simple by Joseph Bracket, American Shaker Tune Tis a gift to be simple, tis a gift to be free, tis a gift to come down where we ought to be, and when we find ourselves in the place just right, twill be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity is gained, to bow and to bend we shan t be ashamed. To turn, turn will be our delight, till by turning, turning we come round right. Reading by Xū Yún Dà Shī, "Empty Cloud" ( ) Searching for the Dharma from Empty Cloud: The Autobiography of the Chinese Zen Master trans. Charles Luck, ed. by Richard Hunn Musical Offering It s the Little Things in Life by Shelby Harper Sermon Celebrating the Trivial Reflection in Silence

5 Musical Interlude It s the Little Things in Life [reprise] by Shelby Harper Welcome and Personal Reflection Concerns of the Congregation Meditation and Aspiration Offering Words Music Solace, a Mexican Serenade by Scott Joplin Musical Offering Footloose by Kenny Loggins [Chorus:] Now I gotta cut loose, footloose Kick off the Sunday shoes Please, Louise, pull me off of my knees Jack, get Mack, come on before we crack Lose your blues, everybody cut footloose

6 *Closing Words and Extinguishing the Chalice Closing Music In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry Service Notes Thank you to the pledging members of this congregation whose generosity makes our Sunday services possible. John Herrick, Jay Leach and Belinda Parry contributed to the planning of this service. John Herrick plays the piano and Eddie Wielunski plays the violin. Members of the UUCC Band include Sheila Lay on vocals, Ben Schomp on guitar, Dave Lauderbaugh on electric and acoustic guitar, Rich Greene on bass and Patrick Sullivan on percussion. Fred Hutchinson, Paul Nisely and Greg Schropp assist with A/V for today s services. Large print copies of the Order of Service and personal hearing assistance devices are available on the table at the entrance to the Sanctuary.

7 Images Images projected in today s service include: 1. Teach These Souls to Fly (Plate 2 of 'Urizen'), William Blake - circa Shaker Thomas Danforth, III, ca Dish of Iced Summer Fruit Ding Fuzhi, The Girl on the Boardwalk Franz Skarbina, Carnival: The Carousel Georges Lemmen, Boardwalk and Beach Esther Garber, ca A Tasty Tootsie Wootsie Trolley Card Enoch Bolles, A Trivial Pursuit playing piece, with all six wedges filled in 9. Maracas 10. Flowers and Grasses of the Four Seasons Circle of Kano Mitsunobu (Japanese, ), late 16th century 11. The Little Monkey Franz Marc, Boy with Baseball George Luks, ca Little Hope Paul Klee, Wheat Field with Cypresses Vincent van Gogh, Wall Painting Mexico, Teotihuacan, CE Leo Tolstoy Barefoot Ilia Efimovich Repin, At the Seaside William Merritt Chase, ca. 1892