Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
December 8, 2024 service for the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City. Reverend J Sylvan's sermon explores non-canonical accounts of the Holy Family, particularly drawing on the Infancy Gospel of James to challenge the traditional, normalized image of the Holy Family, and to question rigid, nuclear family models, linking them to broader contemporary understandings of family that include queer, blended, chosen, and platonic families. Ultimately, Rev. Sylvan invites us to open our hearts and minds to the many new ways family can look, so as to not overlook the rich diversity of βholy familiesβ all around us.
ORDER OF SERVICE
00:00 π΅ Introduction: "We Will Go Out In The World" by David Owens
00:59 π΅ Prelude: "Il est nΓ©, le divin enfant" ('He Is Born, the Divine Childβ) β traditional French carol; David Owens, Kurzweil Mark 10 digital piano
03:11 π΅ Introit: # 188, "Come, Come, Whoever You Are" β words adapted from Rumi (1207-1273); music by Rev. Lynn Ungar (American, b. 1963); led by David Owens
04:04 Welcome & Announcements β Rev. J Sylvan
13:04 Chalice and Advent Candle Lighting β Rev. J Sylvan
16:44 π΅ Opening Hymn: # 258, "Whence, O Shepherd Maiden?" β 17th-century French Canadian carol
20:23 How I Serve β Eve Smith
25:22 π΅ Interlude: "Whence, O Shepherd Maiden?" (reprise) by David Owens, piano
25:44 Meditation β Rev. J Sylvan
32:27 π΅ Meditation Response: "Ave Maria" ("Ellens Gesang III", D. 839, Op. 52, No. 6, 1825) by Franz Schubert (Austrian, 1797β1828) β David Owens, piano
35:02 Offertory β Rev. J Sylvan
36:14 π΅ Doxology: "From All that Dwell Below the Skies" β words: composite based on Isaac Watts (English, 1674-1748); melody: "Old Hundredth" from Genevan Psalter (1551)
37:25 Sermon: "The Holy Family" β Rev. J Sylvan
56:44 π΅ Closing Hymn: # 1062, "All Around the Child" β words and music by Jim Scott (American, b. 1946)
1:00:24 Benediction β Rev. J Sylvan
1:01:25 π΅ Postlude: "Proud Mary" by John Fogerty (American, b. 1945) β David Owens, piano
1:03:04 Closing Words β Rev. J Sylvan
1:03:48 π΅ End Credits
Rev. J Sylvan, Senior Minister
Rev. Monica Dobbins, Assistant Minister
Amanda Esko, Director of Religious Education
David Owens, Director of Music
Stefanie Park, Administrator
Tristan Moore, Audiovisual Director
π First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City
β Website: slcuu.org
β Facebook: facebook.com/firstuuslc
β Instagram: instagram.com/firstuuslc
β YouTube: youtube.com/FirstUUSLC
π All of First Unitarian Church's programs depend entirely on the generous contributions of our members and friends.
β Donate: slcuu.org/give
π¬ Related video topics from First Unitarian Church
β youtube.com/playlist?list=PLouELW-J6FZbbZvVRdb9M9HKzqT9D3pFC
β youtube.com/playlist?list=PLouELW-J6FZY78rc3UJH4Bxjp-hDDx7IY
December 8, 2024 service for the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City. Reverend J Sylvan's sermon explores non-canonical accounts of the Holy Family, particularly drawing on the Infancy Gospel of James to challenge the traditional, normalized image of the Holy Family, and to question rigid, nuclear family models, linking them to broader contemporary understandings of family that include queer, blended, chosen, and platonic families. Ultimately, Rev. Sylvan invites us to open our hearts and minds to the many new ways family can look, so as to not overlook the rich diversity of βholy familiesβ all around us.
ORDER OF SERVICE
00:00 π΅ Introduction: "We Will Go Out In The World" by David Owens
00:59 π΅ Prelude: "Il est nΓ©, le divin enfant" ('He Is Born, the Divine Childβ) β traditional French carol; David Owens, Kurzweil Mark 10 digital piano
03:11 π΅ Introit: # 188, "Come, Come, Whoever You Are" β words adapted from Rumi (1207-1273); music by Rev. Lynn Ungar (American, b. 1963); led by David Owens
04:04 Welcome & Announcements β Rev. J Sylvan
13:04 Chalice and Advent Candle Lighting β Rev. J Sylvan
16:44 π΅ Opening Hymn: # 258, "Whence, O Shepherd Maiden?" β 17th-century French Canadian carol
20:23 How I Serve β Eve Smith
25:22 π΅ Interlude: "Whence, O Shepherd Maiden?" (reprise) by David Owens, piano
25:44 Meditation β Rev. J Sylvan
32:27 π΅ Meditation Response: "Ave Maria" ("Ellens Gesang III", D. 839, Op. 52, No. 6, 1825) by Franz Schubert (Austrian, 1797β1828) β David Owens, piano
35:02 Offertory β Rev. J Sylvan
36:14 π΅ Doxology: "From All that Dwell Below the Skies" β words: composite based on Isaac Watts (English, 1674-1748); melody: "Old Hundredth" from Genevan Psalter (1551)
37:25 Sermon: "The Holy Family" β Rev. J Sylvan
56:44 π΅ Closing Hymn: # 1062, "All Around the Child" β words and music by Jim Scott (American, b. 1946)
1:00:24 Benediction β Rev. J Sylvan
1:01:25 π΅ Postlude: "Proud Mary" by John Fogerty (American, b. 1945) β David Owens, piano
1:03:04 Closing Words β Rev. J Sylvan
1:03:48 π΅ End Credits
Rev. J Sylvan, Senior Minister
Rev. Monica Dobbins, Assistant Minister
Amanda Esko, Director of Religious Education
David Owens, Director of Music
Stefanie Park, Administrator
Tristan Moore, Audiovisual Director
π First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City
β Website: slcuu.org
β Facebook: facebook.com/firstuuslc
β Instagram: instagram.com/firstuuslc
β YouTube: youtube.com/FirstUUSLC
π All of First Unitarian Church's programs depend entirely on the generous contributions of our members and friends.
β Donate: slcuu.org/give
π¬ Related video topics from First Unitarian Church
β youtube.com/playlist?list=PLouELW-J6FZbbZvVRdb9M9HKzqT9D3pFC
β youtube.com/playlist?list=PLouELW-J6FZY78rc3UJH4Bxjp-hDDx7IY
