04-06-2025 Order of Service

Nuances of Masculinity

Sunday, April 6, 2025, 10:25 am

Online on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620
Passcode: BUF

Zoom by phone, for audio only: (346) 248-7799
Meeting ID: 738 363 620
Passcode: 306220

“The crisis facing men is not the crisis of masculinity, it is the
crisis of patriarchal masculinity” –bell hooks


Gathering Music      
Welcome                   
Prelude
Chalice Lighting
Covenant
Children’s Focus              Sometimes I Cry, read by Walt Ellis
Singing Together              We Hold You In Our Love…
Reflections                        Rupert Ayton
Reflections                        Alan Friedlob
Reading                             Jim Reimer
Singing Together               #325, Love Makes a Bridge
Reflections                        Tom Nicholas
Sharing our Gifts     
Singing Together               #311, Let It Be A Dance
Benediction         
Circle Round
Coffee Hour Question:
– What images come into your mind when you hear the words “man” or “men”?
– One of the questions that was raised in the service was, What does it mean to be strong? What is a time in your life when you acted with strength? Explain.
– Is masculinity an appropriate topic to address in a BUF service? Why, or why not?

Afterward

If you’re with us on Zoom today, please stay after the service for our online coffee hour. If you’re here in person, please join us downstairs for coffee and conversation. Visitors: you may wish to use a red cup — then we’ll know you’re open to a bit of orientation.

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