This is the Sunday morning worship service at SWUUWCon 2012 celebrating the Maiden time of our lives.

White Ribbons - Southwest Unitarian Universalist Women Sunday Worship
2/26/12 – Katy Carpman and Kiya Heartwood

Gathering Hymn “We are the Ones” – Kiya Heartwood

Good morning- I’m Katy Carpman and I’m going to start with a confession- the woman doing your maiden service is not a maiden.  Indeed, most of you met my sons, who are serving as our ushers this morning.  Thankfully, we do have maidens on hand to light the chalice.

Chalice Lighting- Maidens
(From Fun’s “We Are Young”)
Tonight
We are young
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
than the sun

This is the Friday night worship service celebrating the Crone time of our lives, from SWUUWCon 2012 in Clear Lake Texas, by Worship Associate Julie Lambert.

Gathering music: Hymn 1051, teal hymnal “We Are”

Call to Worship – Worship associate

The Body is Too Slow for Me
By Rumi

Toward the gardens,
Toward the orchards,
I am going.
If you want to stay here,
Stay here -
I am going!

My day is dark without His Face,
Toward that bright flame
I am going.

My soul is racing ahead of me.
It says, The body is too slow for me -
I am going.
The smell of apples arises
from the orchard of my soul.
One whiff and I am gone -
Toward a feast of apples
I am going.

A sudden wind won't blow me over.
Toward Him, like a mountain of iron,
I am going.

My shirt is ripped open
with the pain of loss.
Searching for a new life,
with my head held high,
I am going.

I am fire, though I seem like oil -
Seeking to be the fuel of His fire,
I am going.

I appear as a steady mountain
Yet bit by bit,
Toward that tiny opening
I am going.

Welcome and congratulations to our newly elected slate of officers for 2012-13!

Past President- Carol Currie
President- Nikole Witt
President Elect- Nancy Russell
Secretary- Faith Garlington
Treasurer- Su Waner
At large members:
Kay Witt
Karen McGinnis
Mary Kirwin
Rachel Finley

Thanks to our past and continuing Board: