Loving Every Body: Disability Justice

(PDF) Order of Service for October 18

Loving Every Body: Disability Justice

Sunday, October 18, 2026, 10:30 a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento, in person and online

Order of Service

Hymn #1017      Building a New Way

Welcome and Announcements

Chalice Reading and Lighting

Music for Centering      Prelude, Op. 9, No. 1 for the Left Hand Alone – Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915)

Blessing Song for Children and Youth      Lead with Love – Melanie DeMore

Candle of Compassion and Resistance

Joys and Sorrows

Prayer and Silence

Hymn #1021      Lean on Me

Reflection

Gift of Music      Her Diamonds – Rob Thomas

Reflection

Shared Offering      for Planned Parenthood Mar Monte

Every month we give half of the Sunday offering to a local not-for-profit organization. Donate by text at 916-619-0903, or online at uuss.org/donate, or by check to UUSS.

Offertory      Theory of Everything – Jóhann Jóhannsson

Offering Response      May generosity bless our world and may gratitude nourish our spirits.

Sermon      Loving Every Body: Disability Justice

Hymn      We Will Carry Each Other – Søren Austenfeld

Extinguishing the Chalice and Candle Flames      Unison words

May the power of this gathering light our way forward with courage. In the days to come, let us remember that fear is outworked by hope, and that hatred is no match for the power of love.

Benediction

Serving in Worship Today

Ministerial Intern Sophia McKean, preaching ~ Rev. Lucy Bunch
Worship Associate Eric Gudz
Music Director Anthony Tavianini
Pianist Irina Tchantceva

Notes on Today’s Music

“Prelude, Op. 9, No. 1 for the Left Hand Alone” – The Prelude was written by Russian composer Scriabin at the end of the 19th century after he suffered a hand injury from over-practicing. It was later performed by Nicholas McCarthy, the only one-handed pianist who graduated from the Royal College of Music in London through its 130-year-old history.

“Her Diamonds” – Rob Thomas wrote his song for his wife, who lives with an autoimmune disease. About the song, he said, “At the end of the day, it’s really a song about being empathetic, when the person closest to you is going through something and you can’t do anything to make it better except to be there for them.”

“Theory of Everything” is dedicated to scientist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who lived with progressive Lou Gehrig’s disease and made numerous contributions to his field.