Juneteenth: Freedom Dreams and Unfinished Liberation

with Rev. Xolani Kacela, Ph.D.

June 28, 2026

Juneteenth celebrates emancipation while acknowledging ongoing struggles for racial justice. This service examines how freedom is still being won, exploring how young activists are continuing the work of liberation and justice.

Sounding of the Bowl                      Rev. Xolani Kacela, Ph.D.                                

Prelude                                             Woke Up This Morning                      
                                         Dana Clark, T-Bow Gonzales, Jim Coronado                                          

Welcome and Greeting                 Mark Rockeymoore                                       

Opening Words              

Opening Hymn              #211 We Are Climbing Jacobs Ladder                               

Chalice Candle Lighting                                                                   

Covenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Anthem              None of Us are Free by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & Brenda Russell                                              

Stone Ceremony                                  

Reading the Community Book of Life & Pastoral Meditation 

Story Wisdom                                                      

Children’s Recessional                                                                                                                                                                                           

Readings                 Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison

                                  On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed

Sermon                   Freedom Dreams and Unfinished Liberation                                                                                                                                                                     

Invitation to Generosity                           

Offertory Music     What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye                                                                            

Closing Hymn       #1018 Come and Go With Me

Extinguishing the Chalice/Benediction                                                               

Postlude