"Where Do We Go from Here?" (January 18, 2026)

Описание: Rev. Monica Dobbins warns that fascist tactics are no longer theoretical but fully underway in the United States. She links present-day immigration enforcement practices and authoritarian violence to the unacknowledged American fascist history of Jim Crow, arguing that confronting this history exposes the roots of modern oppression, and reminds us that Americans have successfully defeated fascism before. Looking to Martin Luther King Jr.'s later strategic vision for the Civil Rights Movement, she calls for moving beyond protest to organized, nonviolent resistance that builds real power through solidarity, economic pressure, political engagement, and a revolution of values grounded in love and community.

Lay minister Jack Markman reflects on a childhood fear sparked by the Joker and reinforced by real-world anxieties, and explains how his later love of horror films became a way to practice fear safely, find catharsis, and learn resilience.

ORDER OF SERVICE
00:00 🎵 Introduction: "We Will Go Out In The World" by David Owens
01:02 🎵 Choral Prelude: "Holy and Beautiful" – music by Marguerite Shaw (American, 1933-2016); text adapted from Rev. Robert French Leavens (American, 1878-1961); presented by the Chancel Choir
03:02 🎵 Introit: # 188, "Come, Come, Whoever You Are" – words adapted from Rumi (1207-1273); music by Rev. Lynn Ungar (American, b. 1963); led by David Owens
03:47 Welcome & Announcements – Rev. Monica Dobbins
05:08 Chalice Lighting – Rev. Monica Dobbins
06:15 🎵 Opening Hymn: # 1020, "Woyaya" – music and words by Osibisa; transcribed from Ysaye M. Barnwell (American, b. 1946); arr. Jeannie Gagné (American, b. 1960)
08:33 Introduction of the Lay Minister – Monica Dobbins
08:57 Lay Minister: Jack Markman
14:36 🎵 Choral Interlude: "When I Am Frightened" – words and music by Shelley Jackson Denham (American, 1950-2013); presented by the Chancel Choir
17:20 Meditation – Rev. Monica Dobbins
20:06 🎵 Choral Anthem: "We Shall Overcome" – traditional spiritual; arr. J. David Moore (American, b. 1962); presented by the Chancel Choir
23:38 🎵 Song of Gratitude: # 1010, "We Give Thanks" – words & music by Wendy Luella Perkins (Canadian, b. 1966); led by Rev. Monica Dobbins
24:35 🎵 Doxology: "From All that Dwell Below the Skies" – words: composite based on Isaac Watts (English, 1674-1748); melody: "Old Hundredth" from Genevan Psalter (1551)
25:44 Sermon: "Where Do We Go from Here?" – Rev. Monica Dobbins
47:06 🎵 Closing Hymn: # 1017, "Building a New Way" – words and music by Martha Sandefer (American, b. 1952)
49:54 Benediction – Rev. Monica Dobbins
50:36 🎵 Postlude: "We Shall Overcome" – traditional spiritual; adapted by David Owens, piano
52:35 Closing Words – Rev. Monica Dobbins
53:03 🎵 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

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