Unitarian Church of Hinsdale
Sunday Worship 10:30am May 17, 2026
“Life is a Riddle and Mystery –Question Box Sermon”
"Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language…the point is to live everything. Live the questions now."
–Rainer Maria Rilke
Stories can be shared as much through the questions we ask as the ones we answer.
Join our ministerial intern, Swamini Saraswati for a Question Box service.
Come with some questions in mind to ask Swamini and be ready to write them down on an index card to be collected at the offertory. Swamini will address your questions – they can be on theology, philosophy, values, anything that comes to mind other than personal questions. Rev Beth will prime the pump with a couple of questions of their own. Kids can ask questions too!
Worship participants:
Swamini Saraswati, Ministerial Intern
Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson, Minister
Pam Fodor, Director of Programs
Jamie Pastman, Music Director
Celebration Singers, Directed by Julia Beckman
Tech: Alex Dvorak, Gene Schafer
Sunday Worship 10:30am May 17, 2026
“Life is a Riddle and Mystery –Question Box Sermon”
"Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language…the point is to live everything. Live the questions now."
–Rainer Maria Rilke
Stories can be shared as much through the questions we ask as the ones we answer.
Join our ministerial intern, Swamini Saraswati for a Question Box service.
Come with some questions in mind to ask Swamini and be ready to write them down on an index card to be collected at the offertory. Swamini will address your questions – they can be on theology, philosophy, values, anything that comes to mind other than personal questions. Rev Beth will prime the pump with a couple of questions of their own. Kids can ask questions too!
Worship participants:
Swamini Saraswati, Ministerial Intern
Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson, Minister
Pam Fodor, Director of Programs
Jamie Pastman, Music Director
Celebration Singers, Directed by Julia Beckman
Tech: Alex Dvorak, Gene Schafer
Opening Music |
Jamie |
Welcome Song - #188 Come, Come Whoever You Are |
Congregation |
Welcome |
Rev Beth |
Call to Worship |
Swamini |
Opening Song - #1003 Where Do We Come From? |
Congregation |
Chalice Lighting |
Rev Beth |
Time for All Ages |
Pam & Swamini |
Children's Recessional |
Congregation |
Church Life |
Rev Beth |
Offertory |
Rev Beth |
Offertory Words |
Rev Beth |
Offertory Music |
Jamie |
Meditative Moments |
Rev Beth |
Hymn - #1009 Meditation on Breathing |
Congregation |
Joys & Sorrows |
Rev Beth |
You Are Light |
Celebration Singers directed by Julia Beckman |
Reading & Intro to Question Box |
Rev Beth |
Life is a Riddle and Mystery - Question Box |
Swamini |
Brief Reprise - #1003 Where Do We Come From? |
Congregation |
Chalice Extinguishing & Benediction |
Swamini |
Closing Music - Keep on the Sunny Side |
Celebration Singers directed by Julia Beckman |
