River of Grass Order of Service
March 8, 2026
Monthly Theme: Paying Attention
Mindful Attention Just Might
Transform Your Life
Andy Bunce, Edye Groseclose and Gary Gonzalez. The simple practice of learning to be more mindful in the present moment of our experience can have profound impact on how we relate to ourselves and others.

GATHERING
MORNING SING
Oh, Let Us Gather; Words and Music: RevAmy Carol Webb
RINGING OF THE CHIMES Ally Diaz
WELCOME
PRELUDE What a Wonderful World by George David Weiss
WELCOME continued
CONNECTING
CALL TO WORSHIP To Remind Ourselves What Is Real by Elena Westbrook
OPENING MUSIC All Right Now by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers
CHALICE LIGHTING by Lore Stevens
With this chalice, may we kindle the flame of our attention.
Not too fiery or wild, spreading without cause or care.
Not too dim or fading, unfocused and ineffective.
But, like a cheerful cookfire in a cozy hearth,
like a comforting candle, flickering yet steady,
may our attention be befriended, directed, and sustained
for the betterment of all humankind.

COVENANT
English:
Love is the spirit of this congregation and service is its law.
This is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace,
to seek the truth in love, and to help one another.
Spanish:
El Amor es el espíritu de esta congregación
y el servicio su ley principal. Esta es nuestra gran promesa:
vivir juntos en paz, buscar la verdad a través del amor,
y ayudarnos mutuamente
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APD Testimonial Diane Lade
APD Update Ken Bresnahan
OFFERING
OFFERTORY #402 From You I Receive; Words and Music: Joseph and Nathan Segal
CANDLES OF COMMUNITY
STONES RITUAL
MOMENT OF REFLECTION
PASTORAL RESPONSE
WISDOM TALE The Farmer’s Luck a Zen Parable
PASTORAL RESPONSE continued---
SUNG RESPONSE #371, #381; Music: Genevan Psalter 1551, Words: Isaac Watts 1674-1748
HERITAGE Unitarian Universalism and Buddhism
HOPE River of Grass Sangha
DEEPENING MUSIC #38 Morning Has Broken Words; Eleanor Farjeon, Music: Gaelic Melody
MESSAGE Mindful Attention Just Might Transform Your Life Andy Bunce
CLOSING SONG Moonshadow by Cat Sevens
CLOSING WORDS Blooming of the Lotus Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh
EXTINGUISHING THE CHALICE
INSTRUMENTAL REPRISAL
​ #38 Morning has Broken; Words; Eleanor Farjeon, Music: Gaelic Melody
ANNOUNCEMENTS
INVITE TO HOSPITALITY
SENDING/SHINE ON
MUSIC REPRISE What a Wonderful World by George David Weiss