Participating in Paradox

Rev. Kerri Parker was not be able to join us today as scheduled, so the land acknowledgment-focused service and workshop will be held at a later date.

Rev. Gayle Tucker joined us instead. Her reflection is based on Isaiah, chapter 65, verses 17-25, New Revised Standard Updated Edition.

Rev. Tucker is an ordained pastor and teacher in the United Church of Christ, with ministerial standing in the SW WI Association of the UCC. She served as Pastor of the Congregational Church of Jefferson Park UCC, in Chicago from February 2010 to April 2021, and as Sabbatical Supply Pastor at Plymouth UCC in Madison during the summers of 2021 and 2022. She has an MDiv from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and an BA in Music Education from Luther College. She is happy to be home in southern Wisconsin with her three dogs.

Share the Plate

  • The Share the Plate for April 30 and May 7 will be the Urban League in support of the Black Business Hub. The Hub is devoted to incubating, accelerating, and networking Black and other BIPOC entrepreneurs. It will be a state of the art building in south Madison led by Black business owners and entrepreneurs. 


Order of Service

  • Gathering Song: #188 “Come, Come, Whoever You Are”
  • Welcome
  • Prelude: “Over the Rainbow” by Harold Arlen
  • Call to Worship
  • Lighting the Chalice and Musical Response
  • Shared Music: “The Tide is Rising” by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman and Yotam Schachter
  • Time for All Ages: “The Wing” by Ray Buckley
  • Shared Music: Hymn #108 “My Life Flows On in Endless Song”
  • Wisdom from the World’s Traditions: Isaiah, chapter 65, verses 17-25
  • Reflection: “Reconciliation, Restorative Action, and Right Relationship” with Rev. Kerri Parker
  • Offering: “Heartsounds” by David Lanz
  • Joys and Sorrows
  • Shared Music: Hymn #168 “One More Step”
  • Extinguishing the Chalice and Benediction

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