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Opening Words

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Amid all the noise in our lives
    Tim Haley

As surely as we belong to the universe
    Margaret A. Keip

As we enter into worship, put away the pressures of the world
    Erika A. Hewitt

As we gather together this morning
    Bets Wienecke

Bridging Ceremony
    Jeff Liebmann

Children of the earth and sky, we are nurtured, sustained
    Alice Berry

Come down off the ladder.
    David S. Blanchard

Come in. Come into this place which we make happy by our presence.
    Rebecca A. Edmiston-Lange

Come into this circle of community. Come into this sacred space.
    Andrew Pakula

Come into this house of worship.
    Carolyn S. Owen-Towle

Come we now out of the darkness of our unknowing
    Annie Foerster

Come ye into this house of worship!
    Elizabeth A. Parish

Come, let us worship together.
    Lindsay Bates

Come. Let us be joined in seeking the aspirations of the heart.
    Calvin O. Dame

Determined Seed
    Laura Wallace

Do not leave your cares at the door.
    Norman V. Naylor

Easter
    Charles F. Flagg

Everything begins on the verge of awareness.
    George Kimmich Beach

For our community gathered here, for the spirit that called us together and drew us to this place:
    Jane E. Mauldin

In this quiet hour may our spirits be renewed.
    Gary Kowalski

Ingathering
    Tamara Lebek

Let there be joy in our coming together this morning.
    Carl G Seaburg

May we come into this building hallowed
    Kenneth R. Warren

On a Winter Morning
    Barbara Cheatham

Once More
    Amy Bowden Freedman

One of the old ones stood up into the morning light
    Barbara J. Pescan

Opening Words for a Leadership Team Worship
    Gina Whitaker

Our prophets died for the freedom of faith;
    Heather K. Janules

Reflection on the UUA Purpose and Principles
    Michael E. Sallwasser

Sabbath Invitation
    John Millspaugh

Take from life its coals, not its ashes.
    Laurel S. Sheridan

There are some heights to which we have not risen, and never will
    Paul H. Bicknell

To this house we come bringing our boldest dreams
    Lawrence E. McGinty

Water! Earth! Air! Fire!
    Peter S. Raible

We are called to gather in worship as a beloved community.
    Kirk D. Loadman-Copeland

We are here that we might have life
    John C. Morgan

We are here today to recognize the completion of your Coming of Age...
   

We are people of all ages
    Carol Meyer

We are people of all ages who enter this space
    Carol Meyer

We bid you welcome on this first Sunday of the new year.
    Sylvia L. Howe

We come to love a church,
    Andrew C. Kennedy

We come to this hour
    Louise A. Robeck

We come together today in praise and thanksgiving
    Mary J. Harrington

We gather here as individual people:
    Barbara Hamilton-Holway

We gather here to worship:
    Gary Kowalski

We gather in community to rest from our labors
    Paul H. L'Herrou

We gather on this Sabbath morn
    Burton D. Carley

We gather this day to seek in the midst of our fragmented selves the unity which enfolds us all
    John H. Robinson, Jr.

We gather together in this space to honor and understand our lives.
    Judith G. Mannheim

We gather together to face ourselves honestly,
    Philip Larson

We have come into this room of hope
    Libbie D. Stoddard

We summon ourselves from the demands and delights of the daily round:
    Gordon B. McKeeman

Welcome to this common, sacred space.
    Amy McKenzie Quinn

What life have we, if we have not life together?
    Charles A. Howe

Whatever the need that brings you to this special place and hour,
    Albert F. Ciarcia

Whether you have come here with heart full or heart empty,
    Krista Taves

Last updated on Wednesday, May 10, 2006.

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