Dialogos Bulletin 3/1/2026

Dialogos Sunday March 1, 2026

Welcome Pastor Kelley 

Announcements Joel Perry (see weekly schedule below)

Gathering/ Candle Lighting Chrissy Keefe

And Still I Rise Maya Angelou

Opening Song/ Offering Mosaic Band

Our Giving Baskets are for three purposes. One sharing your spare change and donations to help us pay utilities, sharing your talents, and sharing any prayer requests. These may be done by using a slip of paper found at the welcome table). You may also donate at www.mosaicwilmington.org/giving.

Turn Me Round (a traditional African American spiritual and freedom song)

Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around
I'm gonna keep on a-walkin', keep on a-talkin'
Marchin' down to freedom land

Ain't gonna let segregation turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain't gonna let segregation turn me around
I'm gonna keep on a-walkin', keep on a-talkin'
Marchin' up to freedom's land

Ain't gonna let racism turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain't gonna let racism turn me around
I'm gonna keep on a-walkin', keep on a-talkin'
Marchin' up to freedom's land

Ain't gonna let no hatred turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain't gonna let no hatred turn me around
I'm gonna keep on a-walkin', keep on a-talkin'
Marchin' up to freedom's land

Ain't gonna let injustice turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain't gonna let injustice turn me around
I'm gonna keep on a-walkin', keep on a-talkin'
Marchin' up to freedom's land

Methodist Moment Pastor Kelley

The UMC Book of Discipline mandates we work towards Anti-racism in every fiber of our church. CORR (Commission on Religion and Race) stes up pathways for training and education.

Rainbow Rug Circle Time Captain Shelby

Afterward children may join Capt Shelby and Laurel for arts, crafts, and playtime in our children area.

Special Music Mosaic Band

Run, Come See Wilmington (Based on “Run, Come See Jerusalem” by Blake Alphonso Higgs 1960)

New words by Peter Rawitsch

Back in eighteen hundred ninety eight

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

Early in the morning on the 10th of November

Eighteen hundred ninety eight, run, come see Wilmington

There was a majority Black population

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

in the largest city in North Carolina 

they shared power with White farmers, run, come see Wilmington

There were Black aldermen and attorneys

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

police and teachers and postal workers

They owned their homes and businesses, run, come see Wilmington

They had a fusion government

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

with Blacks and Whites working together

to build a better city, run, come see Wilmington

Alex Manly ran the local paper

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

The Editor of the Daily Record

with a readership of close to 2,000, run, come see Wilmington

Now in the city lived White Supremacists

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

Al Waddell was one of their leaders

He called for shooting Black voters, run, come see Wilmington

Manly published an editorial 

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

dispelling myths of Black men and White women

He spoke truth to power, run, come see Wilmington

Waddell said it insulted White women

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

fanning the flames of racist violence

and White women needed protection, run, come see Wilmington

White supremacists called a meeting

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

They read a White Declaration of Independence

Hundreds of people signed it, run, come see Wilmington

They demanded the resignations

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

of elected officials in the city government

Their coup’ d’état was successful, run, come see Wilmington

The next morning at the Daily Record

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

the newspaper building was set afire

Alex Manley was in hiding, run, come see Wilmington

Then White Supremacists brought their militia

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

armed with pistols, rifles and shotguns

they killed Black people in the city, run, come see Wilmington

Well, Joshua Halsey was shot that morning

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

14 times, a block from his family

survived by his wife and  children, run, come see Wilmington

With a thousand armed white men

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

Black citizens fled to the graveyards

Never to return to their home again, run, come see Wilmington

How many people did they murder?

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

dozens, hundreds, maybe a thousand

Many were left uncounted, run, come see Wilmington

But no one was ever arrested,

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

prosecuted or put in jail

Not a single person was questioned, run, come see Wilmington

The White leaders stayed in power

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

They buried the truth for 100 years

The massacre was their secret, run, come see Wilmington

White Supremacists live in our city

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

Sometimes the Proud Boys make an appearance

spreading hate to their neighbors

run, come see Wilmington

It’s two thousand and twenty six now

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

still no justice for the massacre victims

One hundred twenty eight years later, run, come see Wilmington

If you want to live by the ocean 

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

in an exclusive, luxury, gated community

where private schools except vouchers, run, come see Wilmington

Pretty soon we’ll have an election

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

and many Black voters will stay at home

with generational trauma, run, come see Wilmington

It’s time to talk reparations

(Run, come see) (run, come see)

We have a moral and legal obligation 

It’s never too late for justice

It’s never too late for healing

It’s never too late to love our neighbors

run, come see us in Wilmington

Meditation/Prayer Pastor Kelley Finch

The Teaching/Sermon Pastor Kelley

Ruth - The Brave Love Between two Women

Discussion

After each sermon we have open dialogue. You can ask questions, share your thoughts, or share your story.

Closing Song Mosaic Band

May we walk together in Love

May we work together for justice and peace

And build a beloved community

Amen and may it be so.

This week at Mosaic

Monday

• 10am - Noon Herbal Study Hall (see Kathryn Sisler Waple for information)

• 12-1pm Mosaic Gardening Club Meeting

• 8-9:30 AA Meeting

Tuesday

• 10 am Walk with Mosaic

Wednesday

• 5 pm Mosaic Band Jam

• 6 pm Tapestry Bible Study - Angels, Demons, and all the creatures in our Bible

• 8-9:30 AA Meeting

Thursday

• 5:30-6:30 pm Peace, Love, and Pizza Night (middle and high schoolers (ages 11–17) are invited to gather for pizza, community, and meaningful conversations about justice)

• 7:00 pm Stitch Happens (Fiber Arts Group, ages 18 and up)

Friday

• 8-9:30 AA Meeting

Next Sunday, March 8

• 11 am Dialogos Worship Service

• 12 Mosaic Board Meeting

• 1 pm Common Ground Interfaith Gathering