On December 5, 2004, the Mission Peak congregation voted unanimously to ordain Barbara and endorse her as our first community minister.
On January 13, 2005, the MPUUC Board approved her Endorsed Community Ministry at MPUUC.
The Covenant Between the Board and Barbara was signed on January 16, 2005, the same day that the Covenant Between Chris and Barbara was signed.
Her ordination / endorsement ceremony was on March 13, 2005. Here is the order of celebration from this ceremony:
| RINGING OF THE BELL
| ||
|---|---|---|
| PRELUDE | Peggy Rahman & Althea Rahman | |
| FOOLS PROCESSIONAL | The Faithful Fools | |
| PROCESSIONAL HYMN | #385 Rank by Rank Again We Stand | |
| CONGREGATIONAL WELCOME AND INVOCATION | The Rev. Dr. Chris Schriner | |
| KINDLING OF THE CHALICE OF OUR FAITH: | Tom and Carol Meyers | |
| SONG | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Bob Russell and Bobby Scott sung by The Peak Performers | |
| A STORY FOR ALL AGES: Barbara Becomes a Minister | Sally Ahnger, D.R.E. | |
| CHILDREN'S RECESSIONAL | #413 Go Now in Peace | |
| READINGS: | ||
| Matthew 9: 20-22 | Mark Rahman | |
| Dorothea Dix, January 1843 | Dr. Beth Schaefer | |
| Karl Jung, Collected Works, Vol. 11. | J. "Scotty" Scott, R.N. | |
| MEDITATION AND PRAYER | Rali Weaver, D.R.E. | |
| HYMN | #1 May Nothing Evil Cross this Door | |
| SERMON | The Rev. Kay Jorgenson | |
| HYMN | # 22 Dear Weaver of Our Lives' Design | |
| OFFERTORY | The Rev. Julia Older | |
| INTERLUDE | My Life Flows On in Endless Song - Peggy Rahman | |
| COVENANT OF ORDINATION AND ENDORSEMENT | Lorna Jaynes | |
| PRESENTATION OF CONGREGATIONAL GIFT | Michealle Havenhill | |
| LAYING ON OF HANDS | The Rev. Cathleen Cox Burneo, Congregation and Assembly | |
| ORDINATION PRAYER | The Rev. Cathleen Cox Burneo | |
| HYMN | #298 Wake Now My Senses | |
| CHARGE TO THE MINISTER | The Rev. Kurt Kuhwald | |
| CHARGE TO THE CONGREGATION | The Rev. Dr. David Sammons | |
| EXTENDING THE HAND OF FELLOWSHIP | The Rev. Alyson Jacks | |
| SONG | Why We Sing by Jerry Estes The Peak Performers | |
| BENEDICTION | The Rev. Barbara F. Meyers | |
| RECESSIONAL HYMN | #103 For All the Saints |