LB, Director of Music and Worship Arts at UU Lansing

11/06/2026

November 8, 2026
“Now What?”
Order of Worship
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing

Prelude: Improvisation
Anne-Marie Rachman, piano

Introit: Turning of the World
Folk Band

Welcome

Response: #1023 Building Bridges

Lighting Our Chalice

Opening Words

Hymn: Resilience (Justice Choir Songbook)

Touchstones

Movement Meditation: Nia
Pat Quinn

Story:

Singing the Students and Volunteers to Class: The Trees of the Field

Invitation to Generosity

Reading: “A prayer” by Janelle Miller

Anthem: Rainbow
Folk Band

Sermon: Now What?

Hymn: We Got All the Love

Benediction

Postlude: Ripple
Folk Band

Rev. Roger Bertschausen, Interim Senior Minister
Amy Geishert, Worship Associate
Folk Band, Special Music
L. Harrison Brown, Director of Music & Worship Arts
Anne-Marie Rachman, Associate Director of Music
Mieken Vander Waerden, ASL Interpreter

10/30/2026

November 1, 2026
“Living Legacies”
Order of Worship
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing

Prelude: Improvisation
Anne-Marie Rachman, piano

Introit: Now Let Us Sing
Chalice Choir

Hymn: #101 Abide with Me

Welcome

Response: #1013 Open My Heart

Lighting Our Chalice

Opening Words

Building an Altar
Rev. Roger

Touchstones

Singing the Students and Volunteers to Class: The Trees of the Field

Special Plate: Educando Vidas
Judy Olson

Invitation to Generosity

Pastoral Prayer

Response: There Is a Love

Reading: In a Dangerous Time by Rosemary Wahtola Trommer

Anthem: Once to Every Soul and Nation

Sermon: Living Legacies

Hymn: Pass on the Light

Benediction

Postlude: Improvisation

Rev. Roger Bertschausen, Interim Senior Minister
Sonya Schryer Norris, Worship Associate
L. Harrison Brown, Director of Music & Worship Arts
Anne-Marie Rachman, Associate Director of Music
Kandra Harper, ASL Interpreter

10/23/2026

October 25, 2026
“Ministry Partners”
Order of Worship
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing

Prelude
Marcy Christoff, piano; Kathy Lovell, vibraphones

Introit: Turn, Turn, Turn
Jazz Combo

Hymn: One Foot/Lead with Love

Welcome
Mark McWilliams

Response: We Are One

Lighting Our Chalice

Story

Singing the Students and Volunteers to Class: The Trees of the Field

In Memoriam

Touchstones

Prayer in Song: Be Still and Breathe

Invitation to Generosity

Reading: from Love and Happiness and Insight by Erik Pevernagie

Anthem: Change is Gonna Come
Jazz Combo

Message: Ministry Partners
Refugee Development Center
Southside Community Kitchen

Hymn: #1017 Building a New Way

Benediction

Postlude: Pick Yourself Up
Jazz Combo

Guest speakers from Refugee Development Center and Southside Community Kitchen
Mark McWilliams, Worship Associate
L. Harrison Brown, Director of Music & Worship Arts
Jazz Combo, Special Music
Charlie Mierzejewski, ASL Interpreter

10/16/2026

October 18, 2026
“Spiritual Courage”
Order of Worship
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing

Prelude: Improvisation
Anne-Marie Rachman, piano

Introit: We Rise
Chalice Choir

Hymn: Be the Change

Welcome
Rev. Roger

Response: #396 I Know This Rose Will Open

Lighting Our Chalice

Opening Words
Nick Rowse

Story: The World Needs More Purple People

Singing the Students and Volunteers to Class: The Trees of the Field

Touchstones

Pastoral Prayer

Response: #184 Be Ye Lamps unto Yourselves

Invitation to Generosity

Offertory

Reading: trauma is not sacred (Kai Cheng Tran)

Anthem: We Are Sunshine in the Streets
Chalice Choir

Sermon: Spiritual Courage

Hymn: #108 My Life Flows on in Endless Song

Benediction

Postlude: Improvisation

Rev. Roger Bertschausen, Interim Senior Minister
Nick Rowse, Worship Associate
L. Harrison Brown, Director of Music & Worship Arts
Anne-Marie Rachman, Associate Director of Music
Mieken Vander Waerden, ASL Interpreter

10/09/2026

October 11, 2026

“Applying the 4th AA Step to Unitarian Universalism”

Order of Worship

Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing



Prelude: Improvisations

Anne-Marie Rachman, piano



Introit: Where It Gets Exciting

The Dangling Participles



Hymn: I Want a Principle Within



Welcome



Response: We Are One



Lighting Our Chalice



Opening Words



Story: Fire, Water, Truth, and Falsehood—An Ethiopian Wisdom Tale



Singing the Students and Volunteers to Class: The Trees of the Field



Touchstones



Movement Meditation: Tai Chi

Jann Nestell



Invitation to Generosity:



Offertory



Readings: The History Teacher by Billy Collins

I Look at the World by Langston Hughes



Anthem: Brave Enough

The Dangling Participles



Sermon: Applying the 4th AA Step to Unitarian Universalism

Rev. Roger Bertschausen



Hymn: Hold Fast to Love



Benediction



Postlude

The Dangling Participles



Rev. Roger Bertschausen, Interim Senior Minister

The Dangling Participles, Special Music

L. Harrison Brown, Director of Music & Worship Arts

Anne-Marie Rachman, Associate Director of Music

Charlie Mierzejewski, ASL Interpreter

10/02/2026

October 4, 2026
“Simply Say What’s True, Compassionately”
Order of Worship
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing

Prelude
Anne-Marie Rachman, piano

Hymn: #1000 Morning Has Come

Welcome

Response: #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are

Lighting Our Chalice

Opening Words
Sonya Schryer Norris

Story: The Tea Story adapated from Sarah Conover

Singing the Students and Volunteers to Class: The Trees of the Field

Touchstones

Pastoral Prayer

Response: #1012 When I Am Frightened

Special Plate: Women’s Center of Greater Lansing
Pat Quinn

Pledge Drive Testimony
Darcy Albitz

Invitation to Generosity

Offertory

Sermon: Simply Say What’s True, Compassionately
Rev. Roger Bertschausen

Hymn: #34 Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire

Benediction

Postlude
Anne-Marie Rachman, piano

Rev. Roger Bertschausen, Interim Senior Minister
Sonya Schryer Norris, Worship Associate
L. Harrison Brown, Director of Music & Worship Arts
Anne-Marie Rachman, Associate Director of Music
Kandra Harper, ASL Interpreter

09/04/2026

August 30, 2026
“Like a River”
Order of Worship
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing

Prelude: Improvisation
Marcy Christoff, piano

Introit
LanSINGout

Hymn: #16 ‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple

Welcome

Response: #1059 May Your Life Be as a Song

Lighting Our Chalice

Story

Singing the Students and Volunteers to Class: The Trees of the Field

Personal Testimony

In Memoriam

Touchstones

Pastoral Prayer

Response: #95 There Is More Love Somewhere

Invitation to Generosity

Offertory Anthem

Sermon: Like a River
Rev. Ricardo Tavárez

Hymn: #1024 When the Spirit Says Do

Benediction

Postlude

Rev. Ricardo Tavárez, Guest Minister
LanSINGout, Guest Musicians—Nicholas Hopkins, Artistic Director
Marcy Christoff, Guest Pianist
Marcus Cheatham, Song Leader
Charlie Mierzejewski, ASL Interpreter

09/02/2026

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