Throughout the year (or sometimes just once a year), our congregations hold services to honor the newest members of the congregation. This celebration invites those who have recently “signed the book” to come before the congregation with the minister or worship leader. The new members might share a responsive reading with the congregation or recite a bond of fellowship or covenant together. The focus on membership might be a small part of the overall worship service, or the theme of membership might pervade the entire service.
From Tapestry of Faith Curricula
Search Words for Worship Services
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Affirmation
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A Stream of Living History (WorshipWeb)Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Direct Experience, Generations, History, Humanism, Identity, Secular
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I Want to Be with People (WorshipWeb)Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Commitment, Community, Integrity, Interdependence, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Purpose, Unitarian Universalism
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So are we bound together (WorshipWeb)Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Connections, Earth, Earth-Centered, Nature, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, WorshipWeb
Closing
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A Benediction for New Member Sunday (WorshipWeb)Tagged as: Connections, Direct Experience, Generations, Gratitude, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian Universalism, Unity
Opening
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A Place of Belonging and Caring (WorshipWeb)Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Abundance, Acceptance, Caring, Commitment, Community, Home, Unitarian Universalism
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Invoking the Past, Present and Future (WorshipWeb)Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Connections, Generations, History, Humanism, Interdependence, Purpose, Tradition, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Vision
Quote
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Love is a Choice (WorshipWeb)Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Choice, Commitment, Direct Experience, Love, Relationships
Reading
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New Members Words of Welcome (WorshipWeb)
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Remembership (WorshipWeb)Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Commitment, Community, Covenant, Inclusion, Living Our Faith, Reconciliation, Relationships, Strength, Teamwork, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism, WorshipWeb
Ritual
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New Member Covenant (WorshipWeb)Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Commitment, Community, Covenant, Identity, Living Our Faith, Unitarian Universalism, Unity