1024 Program

OPENING CELEBRATION

42nd General Assembly
Unitarian Universalist Association
Thursday, June 26, 2003
Hynes Convention Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Our Unitarian Universalist heritage
challenges us
to be ahead of the wave,
not behind it,
and not just on its crest.

We must recognize that
it is our precious heritage,
to lead,
to be aware,
to speak out,
to have courage,
to be dedicated,
to take a stand.

INGATHERING with hellos & hugs, greetings & anticipation

WELCOME the Rev. Douglas Morgan Strong, General Assembly Planning Committee

NATIVE AMERICAN ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We acknowledge the First Nations of Massachusetts who occupied these lands for countless generations before the arrival of Europeans. Realizing that we are on Indian land requires us to accept responsibility for a painful history and present injustice. It helps us to achieve respect for the multifaceted cultures and spiritual perspectives of North America's Indigenous Peoples. This we do for ourselves, for future generations and for the earth.

In Hall D

the Rev. Laurie J. Auffant
Minister of Religious Education, Follen Church Society, Lexington, Massachusetts
Amelia C. Burke,
Lucyanna V. Burke,
RE students, First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Lisa Rubin,
Director of Religious Education, The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, Vermont
Mildred A. Seaborn,
President, Massachusetts Bay District; member, First Parish in Bedford, Massachusetts
Military Chaplain

In Veteran's Memorial Hall

the Rev. John Burciaga,
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Tommy Graham,
RE Student, 1st & 2nd Church of Boston, Massachusetts
Susan M. Jackson,
1st & 2nd Church of Boston, Massachusetts
Chris Sorrentino,
Youth Group, Unitarian Universalist Church, Reading, Massachusetts
Lt. Cynthia L. G. Kane,
US Navy Command Chaplain

THE BEGINNING OF THE WAVE

Charlie King
Dr. Norma Poinsett
the Rev. Douglas Morgan Strong
Don McKinnon
General Assembly Planning Committee

THE PARADE OF BANNERS

All banners will parade through both halls
Music by Olympia's Daughters

SONG

Sound the Chorus of Faith
Words & music by Grace Lewis-McLaren
Verses 1 & 2

RIDING THE WAVE

the Reverend William G. Sinkford
President, Unitarian Universalist Association

CHORAL SELECTIONS

Unitarian High School Tour Choir
Kolozsvár, Transylvania

Psalm 150: Claud Goudimel
Tkbortuzne: Lajos Bárdos
Dana-Dana: Lajos Bardos

INTRODUCTION

The Rev. William G. Sinkford

VIDEO PRESENTATION

Ahead of the Wave
The Rev. Robert West, President, Unitarian Universalist Association (1969-1977)
Gobin Stair, Director, Beacon Press (1960-1975)
The Rev. Jack Mendelsohn
Mr. Ellery Schempp

SONG

Sound the Chorus of Faith
Words & music by Grace Lewis-McLaren
Verses 3 & 4

AN INVITATION

Diane Olson
Moderator, Unitarian Universalist Association

CHORAL SELECTIONS

Unitarian High School Tour Choir
Kolozvár, Transylvania

Shut De Do: Randy Stonehill
Linden Lea: Ralph Vaughan Williams
An Irish Blessing: James Moore, Jr.

CALL To ORDER

Diane Olson

GREETINGS TO NEWCOMERS

APPROVAL OF RULES OF PROCEDURE

WELCOME TO NEW CONGREGATIONS

Diane Olson
William S. Sinkford

ANNOUNCEMENTS

the Reverend Wayne Arnason
Secretary, Board of Trustees

INTRODUCTION OF GA PLANNING COMMITTEE

Charlie King
Chair, General Assembly Planning Committee

STORY & REFLECTION

The Sun Cow
Ancient folk tale
The Rev. Kathy Huff,
Parish minister, First Unitarian Church, Oakland, CA

RECESS

NOTES:

On the cover. "African Chalice" designed for the Unitarians of South Africa by Patricia Oliver. The quote is from Diane Olson, moderator.

We are appreciative of the work done by Barbara Seidl, videographer who created the video for this evening.

Our accompanist is Alfa Radford, Director of Music at the First Church in Belmont, MA.

The Unitarian High School Choir:

The Tour Choir of the Unitarian College in Kolozsvár, Transylvania, Romania. The College was founded in 1557. It is called a "college," but in fact is a high school for girls and boys, grades 9-12. It was closed by the Communist government in 1948, and reopened in 1993. The group is in the US, doing 15 concerts in UU churches; from the Washington, DC, area to Boston, during the month of June 2003. There are three purposes for the visit: [1] to help raise money for the Unitarian Center for Students and Pilgrims in Kolozsvár; [2] to strengthen the bonds among American UUs and our friends and partners in Transylvania; [3] to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the UU Partner Church Council.

The Tour Choir will perform two concerts during General Assembly: Friday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m., both at Boston's 1st and 2nd Church, 66 Marlborough Street, walking distance from GA. Tickets are available at the Partner Church Council booth or the door.

Accompanying adults from Kolozsvár Unitarian High School
Julianna Majo, Choir Director
Márta Popa, Unitarian High School Principal
The Rev. Zsolt Solymosi, Spiritual Leader Cornelia Hegedus, English teacher
Annamaria Jakobhazi, Math teacher

Tour
Bob Tripp, tour guide

Organization sponsoring the tour
The choir visit was arranged, planned and sponsored by the Kolozsvár Choir Visit Committee, itself under the sponsorship of the UU Partner Church Council. The committee is composed of members of UU churches in the Washington, DC, area and in Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Choir members:

Soprano:
1. Ternei Orsolya (11th grade)
2. Deák Móánika (11th grade)
3. Toth Julia (11th grade)
4. Graban Nagy Csengele (10th grade)
5. Hints Emese (10th grade)
6. Torok Csingo Zsuzsanna (10th grade)
7. Fulop Julia (10th grade)
8. Boloni Zsofia (10th grade)
9. Mathe Orsolya (9th grade)
10. Mathe Zsuzsa (9th grade)

Alto:
11. Kocsis Agota (11th grade)
12. Kira Dorottya (11th grade)
13. Bodor Emese (10th grade)
14. Bodor Timea (10th grade)
15. Finna Rebeka (10th grade)
16. Kallo Robert (10th grade)
17. Bencedi Anna (10th grade)
18. Veres Boglárka (10th grade)

Tenor:
19 Adorjáni Levente (11th grade)
20. Torok Csingo Adorján (11th grade)
21. Laczi Pap Csaba (10th grade)
22. Gál Csongor (9th grade)

Bass:
23. Katona Kálmán (11th grade)
24. Gáspár Szilágyi Janos (11th grade)
25. Magyari Levente (10th grade)
26. Borbely István (10th grade)
27. Gáspár Szilagyi Szilard (10th grade)
28. Csécs Márton (10th grade)
29. Kereki Attila (10th grade)
30. Péterffy Sándor (9th grade).