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Gathering the Flowers - June 7 2026

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Gathering the Flowers: A Ritual of Hope and Belonging

Gathering the Flowers: A Ritual of Hope and Belonging

Order of Service

Gathering Music: Matthew

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement: Rev. Samaya

Opening Song – Swimming to the Other Side: Flower Choir

Chalice Lighting: Skylar 

Time for All Ages: Rachael

Sharing Our Light – Circles of Love (Jane Perry): Matthew

Offering - June 4 Others: Fear Not Love: Skylar

Offertory – The Last Rose of the Summer (Thomas Moore): Matthew

Gathering the Flowers: Rev. Samaya

Flower Processional: Rev. Samaya

Musical Interlude – Hymn No. 62 When the Daffodils Arrive: Matthew

Blessing of the Flowers: Rev. Samaya

Meditation: Rev. Samaya

Silence

Musical Interlude – Hymn No. 1013 Open My Heart: Flower Choir

Times of Blessings: Rev. Samaya

Musical Interlude – Blessings on You (Wendy Luella-Perkins): Flower Choir

Flower Communion – Rev. Samaya

Musical Interlude – Hymn No. 76 For Flowers That Bloom about Our Feet: Matthew

Benediction: Rev. Samaya

Closing Hymn No. 123 Spirit of Life: Flower Choir

Extinguishing the Chalice: Skylar

Postlude – Hymn No. 1021 Lean on Me: Flower Choir

A special thank you to all those who helped make our worship service is possible today:

Service Leader: Skylar Johnson

Music Director: Matthew Barnett

Director of Religious Education: Rachael Smith
RE Program Assistant: Elliot Mears

Classroom Volunteers: Courtney Rosvold, Leah Jack, and Peter Campbell

AV Operators: Rebekah Mobley-Kasner and Robert Rickey

Usher(s): Lynn Nugent

Aesthetics: Mary-Anna Louise Kovar

Welcome Table: Kathy Burniston

Coffee and Goodies: Pamela Rickey

Artist in Residence: Chantal Chagnon

Administrator: Cheryl Trevors

Minister: Rev. Samaya Oakley

In-person Seating Off-Camera Option

If you prefer not to be on camera while at our in-person live streamed or recorded services, we invite you to use the seats near the back and along the wall.

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June 14, 2026 Story about our Fathers

Upcoming Events

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Sunday the 7th – Soup Lunch at noon in Wickenden

Monday the 8th – Storytelling at 7 pm online

Tuesday the 9th - Men’s Group at 7 pm in Room 4

Wednesday the 10th – Women’s Circle at 6:30 pm in Room 4

Saturday the 13th - RE Volunteer Info Session and Brainstorm at 2 pm online

Sunday the 14th - Dance Church with Core Conexion at 12:30 pm in Panabaker

Announcements

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Flower Communion Service – Sunday, June 7, 2026
Join us for our annual Flower Communion, a beloved Unitarian Universalist ritual celebrating beauty, connection, and belonging. Please bring a flower—wild or cultivated, simple or extravagant. If you forget, we’ll have extras. During the service, flowers are shared as a symbol of the unique beauty each person brings to community.

As we gather, we’ll reflect on: What would it mean to witness the wonder and beauty in every person?

Souper Sunday Lunch – Sunday, June 7, 2026
Everyone is welcome to stay after the service for a Fellowship Lunch featuring soups, chili, buns, crackers, and fruit.

If you can help with setup, cleanup, or bringing a pot of soup or chili, please contact Eric at ericduaneleavitt@gmail.com.

RE Volunteer Brainstorm & Info Session – Saturday, June 13, 2026

We Are the Village

Our children and youth need all of us. Whether or not you have children in the program, you are part of this village.

Join us online to:

Learn about our Religious Education program

Explore simple volunteer roles

Review safety requirements (criminal record check, first aid, Prevent It!)

Share your ideas and questions

Please let Rachael know you’d like to attend so that you can receive the Zoom link.

 

Listen to your Heart

Listen to Your Heart: Crystal Bowl Sound Experience with Marsha Read has been cancelled for the month of June. Marsha will be back in the fall, at 7:00 p.m. on the first Friday of each month, beginning with September 4th.  Any questions: Contact Lynn Nugent nugent.l@calgaryunitarians.ca

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