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Order of Service
O K
arma, D
harma, pudding and pie,
gimm
e a break before I die:grant m
e wisdom
, will &
wit,
purity, probity, pluck, & grit.
—P
hilip A
ppleman
Organ
Prelu
de
Sonata in
F M
inor
Felix M
endelssoh
n A
llegro moderato e serioso
Adagio
An
dante. R
ecitative A
llegro assai vivace
Welcom
eT
he R
everend D
avid P. Hu
bner
Ch
oral Introit
“For th
e Beau
ty of the E
arth”
An
n M
acDon
ald Diers
Unitarian U
niversalist Children’s C
hoir
Call to W
orship
Th
e Reveren
d Beth
William
s
Procession
al Hym
n“R
ank by R
ank, A
gain W
e Stand”
John
Hu
ntley Skrin
eC
ongregation risesR
ecast by the R
everend C
arl G. Seabu
rg, 1990
Ran
k by rank, again
we stan
d,F
rom th
e four w
inds gath
ered hith
er.L
oud th
e hallow
ed walls dem
and
Wh
ence w
e come, an
d how
, and w
hith
er.F
rom th
eir stillness breakin
g clear,E
choes w
ake to warn
or cheer;
High
er truth
from sain
t and seer
Call to u
s assembled h
ere.
Ou
rs the years’ m
emorial store,
Hon
ored days and n
ames w
e reckon,
Days of com
rades gone before,
Lives th
at speak and deeds th
at beckon.
From
the dream
ing of th
e nigh
tTo th
e labors of the day,
Shin
es their everlastin
g light,
Gu
iding u
s upon
our w
ay.
Th
ough
the path
be hard an
d long,
Still we strive in
expectation;
Join w
e now
their ageless son
gO
ne w
ith th
em in
aspiration.
On
e in n
ame, in
hon
or one,
Gu
ard we w
ell the crow
n th
ey won
;W
hat th
ey dreamed be ou
rs to do,H
ope their h
opes and seal th
em tru
e.
Ligh
ting of th
e Ch
aliceM
s. Marilyn
Gen
tile
A L
itany of R
emem
brance
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. R
alph M
eroan
d R
ecognition
Adapted from
the R
everend R
alph N
orman
Helverson
Min
ister: We are gath
ered in rem
embran
ce and recogn
ition of all m
inis-
ters wh
o seek the ligh
t of un
derstandin
g, wh
o extend th
e fellowsh
ip offreedom
, and w
hose w
ords and deeds rem
ain as a livin
g mem
orial.
Congregation: W
e lift up thankful hearts for all ministers w
ho deal out toothers their lives passed through the fire of thought.
We rem
ember an
d recognize m
inisters w
ho seek w
isdom an
d reachacross barriers of belief an
d doctrine, w
ho affirm
in th
e spirit of truth
the
healin
g han
d of argum
ent, w
ho serve th
e needs of oth
ers—lift th
e fallen,
uph
old the w
eak, establish com
mu
nity, an
d preach th
e living w
ord.
We lift up thankful hearts for all w
ho carry on the tradition of asking questions,w
ho go beyond false stopping places that stifle growth and w
eaken faith.
We rem
ember an
d recognize m
inisters w
ho em
body goodness; em
braceth
e love of all people; encom
pass differences of color an
d creed, age and
sex; and su
rmou
nt every circu
mstan
ce of hobblin
g tradition, to pu
shback ign
orance an
d declare the glory of G
od and th
e hu
man
spirit.
We lift up thankful hearts for the m
inistry of beauty, for all who quicken our
love of nature and of ourselves, who by line and color, m
usic and ceremony,
and the spoken word, help us to rejoice in life.
We rem
ember an
d recognize every m
inister w
ho teach
es living religion
,w
ho h
elps us to see th
e limits of u
nexam
ined orth
odoxies, wh
o wh
ilestan
ding in
a particular tradition
declares the religion
un
iversal, and w
ho
leads us in
the dedication
of ourselves to th
e chu
rch of all sou
ls.
We lift up thankful hearts for the m
inisters who set before us exam
ples tofollow. M
ay the work and the purpose of their calling show
forth in those yetto com
e, the ministry they proclaim
.
Welcom
ing th
e New
Min
isters T
he R
everend D
r. Leslie A
. Westbrook
The congregation is asked to hold applause until each group of m
inisters hasbeen recognized.
Recogn
ition of T
hose M
inisters
Th
e Reveren
d David A
. Pettee
Wh
o Have E
ntered
into
Prelim
inary F
ellowsh
ip
Recogn
ition of T
hose M
inisters
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. M
ichelle B
entley
Wh
o Have A
ttained
Fin
al Fellow
ship
Exten
din
g the
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. W
illiam G
. Sinkford
Han
d of F
ellowsh
ipT
he R
everend D
r. Ken
dyl L. G
ibbons
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. L
eslie A. W
estbrookT
he R
everend D
avid P. Hu
bner
Recogn
ition of T
hose C
omp
leting
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. Joh
n H
. Weston
Service in M
inistry
Exten
din
g Ap
preciation
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. W
illiam G
. Sinkford
and
Th
anks
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. L
eslie A. W
estbrookT
he R
everend D
r. Ken
dyl L. G
ibbons
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. P
eter S. Raible
Th
e Reveren
d David P. H
ubn
er
Offerin
g for the
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. R
alph M
eroL
iving T
radition
Fu
nd
Ch
oral Offertory
“Feel G
ood”L
.C. Tyson
and L
. ScottA
rranged by B
arbara Baker an
d David J. Scott
Unitarian U
niversalist Children’s C
hoirand Singers of the Living Tradition
Sermon
“Give ‘E
m th
e Old R
azzle Dazzle”
Th
e Reveren
d Gary Sm
ith
Ch
oral Resp
onse
“We A
re On
e”B
rian Tate
Singers of the Living Tradition
Roll C
all and
Prayer
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. W
illiam G
. Sinkford
Congregation rises
Organ
Resp
onse
Sonn
etD
arwin
Wolford
Recession
al Hym
n“F
or All th
e Saints” (A
dapted)W
illiam W
alsham
How
Congregation rem
ains standing
For all th
e saints w
ho from
their labors rest,
Wh
o thee by faith
before the w
orld confessed,
Th
y nam
e, most h
oly, be forever blest: Allelu
ia, Allelu
ia!
Th
ou w
ast their rock, th
eir shelter, an
d their m
ight;
Th
eir strength
and solace in
the w
ell-fough
t fight;
Th
ou in
the darkn
ess deep their on
e true ligh
t: Allelu
ia, Allelu
ia!
An
d wh
en th
e strife is fierce, the con
flict long,
Steals on th
e ear the distan
t trium
ph-son
g,A
nd h
earts are brave again, an
d arms are stron
g: Allelu
ia, Allelu
ia!
Ben
ediction
Th
e Reveren
d David P. H
ubn
er
Pian
o Postlu
de
Medley of F
avorite Un
itarian U
niversalist H
ymn
s
Notes on
the Service
This is the fifty-eighth annual Service of the Living Tradition. It recognizes those
ministers w
ho have been granted Preliminary F
ellowship, achieved F
inal Fellow
-ship, or com
pleted full-time service and com
mem
orates those who died betw
eenM
ay 15, 2002, and June 18, 2003. The service is prepared and led by the M
inistryand Professional Leadership Staff G
roup of the Unitarian U
niversalist Association:
the Reverend D
avid P. Hubner, D
irector of Ministry and Professional Leadership; the
Reverend D
r. Michelle Bentley, Professional D
evelopment D
irector; the Reverend D
r.R
alph Mero, C
hurch Staff Finances D
irector; the Reverend D
avid A. Pettee, M
iniste-rial C
redentialing Director; the R
everend Dr. John H
. Weston, Settlem
ent Director;
and the Reverend Beth W
illiams, R
eligious Education C
redentialing Director.
Th
e offering received today su
pports the L
iving Tradition
Fu
nd, w
hich
providesU
nitarian
Un
iversalist semin
arians an
d min
isters with
scholarsh
ips, grants, an
dfin
ancial assistan
ce in tim
es of need.
Th
e preacher for th
e service is the R
everend G
ary Smith
. Born
and raised in
Main
e,R
ev. Smith
graduated from
the U
niversity of M
aine an
d the D
ivinity Sch
ool atV
anderbilt U
niversity. N
ow th
irty-one years in
the m
inistry, h
e served chu
rches in
Middletow
n, C
onn
ecticut, an
d Ban
gor, Main
e, before workin
g on th
e UU
A staff
for three years. T
he Sen
ior Min
ister of First P
arish in
Con
cord, Massach
usetts,
since 1988, R
ev. Smith
also served as Presiden
t of the U
UM
A from
1998 to 2001.H
e is married to E
lizabeth. T
hey h
ave two adu
lt children
, married an
d living in
the
Boston
area. He su
ggests that w
e ask to see pictures of h
is grandson
Devin
.
Oth
er worsh
ip leaders are:T
he R
everend D
r. Ken
dyl L. G
ibbons, P
resident of th
e Un
itarian U
niversalist
Min
isters Association
and Sen
ior Min
ister of the F
irst Un
itarian Society of
Min
neapolis, M
inn
esota
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. L
eslie A. W
estbrook, Vice C
hair of th
e Min
isterial Fellow
ship
Com
mittee an
d endorsed C
omm
un
ity Min
ister with
the C
edar Lan
e Un
itarianU
niversalist C
hu
rch of B
ethesda, M
aryland
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. W
illiam G
. Sinkford, P
resident of th
e Un
itarian U
niversalist
Association
Th
e Reveren
d Dr. P
eter S. Raible, P
resident of th
e Un
itarian U
niversalist R
etiredM
inisters an
d Partn
ers Association
Represen
ting th
e survivin
g families of m
inisters w
ho h
ave died durin
g the past
year is Ms. M
arilyn G
entile, th
e partner of th
e Reveren
d Jody Shipley.
The organist is D
. Eric H
uenneke, Organist, F
irst Parish in Concord, M
assachusetts.
Th
e Singers of th
e Livin
g Tradition is com
posed entirely of U
nitarian
Un
iversalistm
inisters, stu
dents, religiou
s educators, m
usician
s, and th
eir family m
embers. T
he
director is the R
everend D
r. Gretch
en L
. Woods, M
inister, U
nitarian
Un
iversalistF
ellowsh
ip of Corvallis, O
regon.
Th
e pianist an
d accompan
ist for the Sin
gers of the L
iving Tradition
is the R
everend
W. D
onald Beaudreault, Minister, U
nitarian Universalist C
hurch of Sarasota, Florida.
Th
e Un
itarian U
niversalist C
hild
ren’s C
hoir is u
nd
er the d
irection of E
mily
Ellsw
orth. T
he accom
panist is Su
san M
inor. T
he co-ch
airs for the ch
oir are Lynn
eB
easley, Carol H
amilton
, and E
mily Toth
.
Th
e flamin
g chalice w
as crafted by Robert D
uprey, a m
ember of th
e Un
iversalistU
nitarian
Ch
urch
of Brockton
, Massach
usetts.
Th
e Am
erican Sign
Lan
guage in
terpreter is Kath
ryn D
eal.
Th
e volun
teers ush
ering for th
e service are min
isters in P
relimin
ary Fellow
ship
and can
didates for the U
nitarian
Un
iversalist min
istry.
We are gratefu
l to Suzan
ne M
organ of th
e UU
A P
ublication
s Departm
ent for th
edesign
of this O
rder of Service, and to th
e Reveren
d Dou
glas Morgan
Strong of
Plan
o, Texas, for hall arran
gemen
ts and for th
e flamin
g chalice “stain
ed glass”w
indow
used in
this service. W
e wou
ld also like to than
k A’Llyn
Ettien
, Adm
inis-
trative Assistan
t to the D
irector of Min
istry and P
rofessional L
eadership, Jean
Hartm
an, A
dmin
istrative Assistan
t for Profession
al Developm
ent, an
d Ch
ris May,
Adm
inistrator of th
e Min
isterial Creden
tialing O
ffice, for their h
elp in pu
tting th
eservice togeth
er.
MIN
ISTE
RS R
EC
EIV
ING
PR
EL
IMIN
AR
Y F
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arishP
am A
llen-T
hom
psonLyn
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James C
laude L
eachT
herese A
nn
Bau
mberger
Matth
ew W
. Crary
Carole M
artignacco
Margaret A
. Beckm
anA
nth
ony D
avidJacqu
eline C
. Meli
Th
omas M
ichael B
eloteSu
san F
rederick-Gray
John
Scott Millspau
ghSofia F
rancesca B
etancou
rtM
ark A. G
lovinSarah
K. M
oldenh
auer-Salazar
James L
. Bosveld
Ru
th Jacqu
ot Gn
ageyP
eter Hart N
ewport
Peter C
. Bou
llataD
evorah G
reenstein
Julia H
. Older
William
T. Breeden
Erika A
nn
e Hew
ittSu
san V
irginia P
hillips
Jeff Briere
David H
obart Hu
nter
Kayle L
ouise R
iceJen
nifer J.S. B
rooksD
ouglas L
. Inh
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odney J. R
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Roger E
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nn
John
sonR
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Elizabeth
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Jan M
arie Carlsson
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axton K
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achel G
orn Tedesco
Jan C
hristian
Susan
Karlson
Barbara R
ahim
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van V
an W
yck Keely
Hen
ry Rich
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arbara Coeym
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san M
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gman
Marta I. V
alentín
Com
mu
nity
Lynn
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rault
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nn
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ope An
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ngeseth
Jeann
e Lloyd
Rebekah
An
n Savage
Debra W
ynn
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erB
arbara Eaton
Molfese
Min
istry of Religiou
s Ed
ucation
Dan
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Millie R
ochester
An
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elley Willever
Rosalie Iren
e Rim
rodt
MIN
ISTE
RS R
EC
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FIN
AL
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Parish
Valerie M
apstone A
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Mykel C
laudia Joh
nson
William
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arles SassoL
aurie Jean
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ffant
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drew P
atrick John
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hom
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Jeffrey Ph
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athryn
Elizabeth
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Sarah E
lizabeth C
larkE
lizabeth “K
it” Ketch
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n R
ebecca Schw
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larkD
arcey Elizabeth
Hegvik L
aine
Frederick E
merson
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uervo
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lox Lau
cher
Carlton
Elliott Sm
ithH
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arlin L
avanh
arTeresa L
. Sprowls
Clau
dia A. E
lferdink
Cath
erine L
. Lin
eschC
arol E. Strecker
Am
y A. F
reedman
Mary A
nn
Macklin
Gail Tapscott
Ian F
orrest Gilm
oreK
imberly M
iner
Dou
glas Ash
ley TaylorK
risten L
. Harper
Justin
Samu
el Osterm
anW
ayne W
alderM
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ayesJosh
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awelek
Gregory S. W
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illie Mae H
enley
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arol Marie W
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eline A
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Ziegler
Beatrice M
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Mary Steigelm
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uels
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Jade Ch
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Swah
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istry of Religiou
s Ed
ucation
Barbara G
race Fast
Sheri M
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William
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nost
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lcher
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dith G
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Joan R
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avid Gilm
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onald D
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Carl F. T
hitch
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Walter A
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Dian
a Marie H
eathR
oberta M. N
elsonR
obert Rea W
alshJu
di A. Jock
Peter S. R
aible
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lburn
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lettA
nita R
owson
Robert W
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ebertH
arold E. Sch
midt
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ne R
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John
R. Jablon
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arry B. Sch
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icholas C
. Cardell, Jr.
Carol L
. JacksonJody Sh
ipleyR
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C. Stan
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ngela M
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dolf W. N
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arbara E. E
dgecombe
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ard A. P
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illiam G
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erM
argaret K. G
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. Green
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Boston, Massachusetts
Sunday, June 29, 2003