October 2026
October 4th
Sunday, October 4th is Stewardship Sunday. The service will begin with the choir singing a Michael Harris parody version of “(You Gotta Have) Heart” from Damn Yankees, with lyrics modified to have a Stewardship focus. At the Offertory, the choir will share a beautiful arrangement of Leonard Bernstein’s “Take Care of This House” from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Pianist and vocalist Paul LaDuca will share his rendition of “Granted” by Josh Groban as the Reflection. Finally, the choir will offer up “A Gift of Song” by Mason Williams.
October 11th
Sunday, October 11th will feature a multi-generational Blessing of the Animals. As the Prelude, a small group of UUCB Choir tenors and basses will share the spiritual “De Animals A’Comin’.” At the Offertory, Tenor Soloist Shaun Doyle will put a smile (and maybe even some Shirley Temple-style dimples) on our faces with “Animal Crackers in My Soup.” Pianist Jonathan Vogtle will play a movement from Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens as the Reflection. Alto Soloist Alex McArthur will close out the service with her ferocious rendition of “Eye of the Tiger.”
October 18th
Sunday, October 18th will be Rev. Bethany Russell-Lowe's installation service. Jonathan Vogtle will begin the service with a special piano Prelude. Throughout the service, the choir will share anthems that capture how we might “Fall Back in Love with Unitarian Universalism.” The UUCB Sopranos and Altos will first sing May Erlewine’s “Never One Thing.” The UUCB Tenors and Basses will then sing J.S. Bach’s “Der Herr Segne Euch (May the Lord Bless You).” Jonathan will again share a piano solo at the Offertory, and the full choir will send us out into the world with Nick Page’s “A Promise I Will Keep.”
October 25th
Sunday, October 25th is the Banned Book Club’s service, and the music will reflect ruminations on the state of censorship and literacy in America. The UUCB Soloists, led by tenor soloist Shaun Doyle, will begin the service with “For What It’s Worth” by Stephen Stills. Soprano Soloist Beth White and Alto Soloist Alex McArthur will sing Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” at the Offertory. Jonathan Vogtle will perform “Short Story” by Carl Vine as the Reflection. Alex will get us all excited to make some meaningful mischief with Green Day’s early 2000s anthem “American Idiot” as the Postlude.
