Join us this Sunday | 10:30 am
Online via Zoom or at the Carl Gipson Center
We've moved!
Join us on Sundays at the Carl Gipson Center at
3025 Lombard St., Everett, WA!
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On Sundays, there is plenty of free street parking out front on Lombard St., a loading zone at the front doors, plus parking spaces #1-55 in the lower parking garage are available for those attending to use on Sundays. There is an elevator and wheelchair accessible ramp that goes from the lower level parking garage up to the main floor. You can access the parking garage from Broadway. Just look for the Gipson Center Sign.
View the Parking Map here.
Or attend our worship services online...
We are using Zoom for the online portion of our worship services, which can be used from a computer, tablet, or phone. Feel free to join with or without your audio/video.
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Join with this link
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or go to Zoom.us, click Join A Meeting, and input
Meeting ID: 834 5135 2406 Password: 209391.
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Please email communication@evergreenuu.org if you're having difficulties joining the service.
New to Evergreen? Welcome! During our worship services we light a chalice, we have a time for sharing joys and sorrows; sermons are shared by Rev. Joe Rettenmaier, our minister, and by guest ministers, guest speakers, and congregants! Our services are followed by Coffee Hour conversation in small, randomly assigned breakout rooms (a small group feature of Zoom) -- all are welcome to join. If you are visiting a friend, you can join their Coffee Hour group if you'd like. Please consider filling out a Guest Card to let us know a little more about you and what inspired you to check us out.
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Sunday Order of Service
This page is updated every week with the latest Order of Service as soon as it is available, usually on Fridays before the service.
Order of Service
Consider the Lily Fields:
Wisdom Through the Wild
Mary Dejong
April 28th, 2024 - 10:30 am
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In this sermon, we delve into the profound wisdom of Jesus as he used the natural world as a canvas for his teachings. Drawing inspiration from the words of early theologians like Tertullian, who viewed nature as a divine manuscript revealing God's essence, we embark on a journey to understand the intricate connection between spirituality and the environment.
As we reflect on Jesus' ecological emplacement, we are reminded of the importance of cultivating a harmonious relationship with the natural world. Just as Jesus found profound spiritual lessons in the simplicity of a flower or the flight of a bird, so too can we uncover divine revelations by attuning ourselves to the rhythms of nature.
Join us as we heed Jesus' timeless invitation to "consider the lilies" and discover the sacredness inherent in every aspect of creation. Through our contemplation and action, may we honor God's presence in nature and strive to live in harmony with all living beings, embracing our role as caretakers of the earth.
Tech Host Intro Tara DuNaier
Gathering Music
Welcome & Chime Marijo Duprey
Announcements Desmond Smith
Chalice Lighting Marijo Duprey
#362 – Rise Up, O Flame
Opening Words & Meditation Mary Dejong
Chant "Now I Walk in Beauty", a Navajo Prayer
Sharing of Joys & Sorrows Marijo Duprey
Song of Response #1031 – Filled with Loving Kindness
Story for All Ages JW Wenzel
#395 – Sing and Rejoice
"Consider the Lily Fields" Mary Dejong
Offering Marijo Duprey
Song of Gratitude #402 – From You I Receive (x2)
Closing Chant "The Earth, The Air, The Fire, The Water" Libana
Benediction & Chalice Extinguishing Mary Dejong
Closing Song Carry the Flame, arr. Arwen & Mallory
Online Giving
Online eGiving Portal
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Use our secure online eGiving portal to make one time or recurring donations for our Sunday offering, your annual pledge or other fundraisers we have.
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Give By Text
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Just send a text to 360-209-7610 with:
A dollar sign, the amount you would like to contribute, and the fund code (see below)
So, for example: "$25 OF"
The fund codes are:
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Offering = OF
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Pledge = PL
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Split Plate Offering = SP
If you've never done this before, you will get a text back with a link to register. You'll need to click on the link, register, and enter your credit or debit card information. You only need to register once – so you'll be all set in the future.
The minimum possible Give By Text contribution is $3.
For future giving, simply send a text with the amount you wish to give and the Fund Code. It will process automatically!
If you experience any difficulties making a donation or setting up your recurring contribution, please contact the Office Administrator to let her know.
About our Worship Services
We gather in worship to find meaning and live more deeply. Worship creates connections within, among, and beyond us, calling us to our better selves, calling us to live with wisdom and compassion.
Unitarian Universalist worship styles vary by congregation, and even within congregations. Some congregations’ worship is contemporary and high tech. Some congregations’ worship is traditional and formal. Some feature exuberant music, some include long periods of silent reflection.
Our congregation’s Sunday morning worship services often include:
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Words of welcome
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Lighting a flaming chalice, the symbol of our faith
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A multi-generational “time for all ages”
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Music, both instrumental and vocal and in a variety of styles
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A time for sharing the joys and sorrows of the congregation
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Both guided and silent meditation
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Readings—ancient or contemporary
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A sermon preached by our minister, a guest speaker, or a member of the congregation
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An offering, collecting financial donations for the congregation and/or for justice work in the community.
From time to time, worship services incorporate holiday celebrations, multi-generational plays and pageants, longer musical performances, child dedications, and coming-of-age ceremonies. We offer childcare and learning programs for children and youth during the Sunday service. Our minister is part-time so there are often services led by visiting ministers, congregants, or others with a message that aligns with the UU principals.