Order of Service - April 10, 2016 "Don't Even Think About It"
Date of Service:
April 10, 2016
April 10, 2016 Seeds of Change
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*Gathering Hymn For the Earth Forever Turning Kim Oler
For the earth, forever turning;
For the skies, for every sea;
For our lives, for all we cherish,
Sing we our joyful song of peace.
Por la tierra sempiterna,
Por el cielo͜ y alto mar,
Por la vida que gozamos,
Cantamos hoy canción de paz.
Prelude Heal the World (9am) Michael Jackson
I Sing the Body Electric, Fame (11am) Michael Gore
Welcome
Chalice Lighting Tom Peters
*Opening Hymn #112 Do You Hear?
*Covenant Love is the doctrine of this church.
The quest for truth is its sacrament,
And service is its prayer.
To dwell together in peace,
To seek knowledge in freedom,
To serve humankind in fellowship,
Thus do we covenant with each other.
*Hymn of Praise From all that dwell below the skies
Let songs of hope and faith arise
Let peace, goodwill on earth be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.
Offering for the Westside Food Bank
Time for All Ages Catherine Farmer Loya (9am)
Welcome and Celebration of Commitment (11am)
Song of Blessing This Little Light of Mine Traditional
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…
Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine...
Life Together
Pulpit Message Green Living / Green Sanctuary Committee
Rick Teplitz (9am)
Beth Brownlie (11am)
Offering Corner of the Sky, Pippin (9am) Stephen Schwartz
Walk in Jerusalem (11am) arr. Rollo Dilworth
Devotional Time
Sung Response Rising Green arr. Jim Scott
My foot carries days of the old into new,
Our dreaming shows us the way.
Wondrous our faith settles deep in the earth,
Rising green to bring a new day.
Rising green, rising green, rising green to bring a new day.
Responsive Reading #570 Prayer for the Earth Barbara Deming
Music for the Morning Do Nothin’ ‘Til You Hear From Me Duke Ellington
Sermon Don’t Even Think About It Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
*Closing Hymn #309 Earth is Our Homeland
*Benediction
Musical Response So Close, Enchanted (9am) Jon McLaughlin
Have I Not Known (11am) Keith Getty & Stuart Townsend
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Dwight Flowers, Katie Malich & Jila Tayefehnowrooz
Ushers: Steve DePaul, Dan Paterson, Kit Shaw & Jila Tayefehnowrooz
Coffee: Jonathan Bijur, Jila Tayefehnowrooz & Linda van Ligten
Bookstore: Mark Warkentin
Service Notes
Today, 60% of our non-pledge offering will go to Community Services Unlimited (CSU) of South
Central Los Angeles to support programs such as Growing Healthy, which engages youth in urban
farming and food based learning as a tool to help them adopt a healthier lifestyle and develop an
awareness and political consciousness to the food access and environmental justice issues impacting
their communities. The program currently operates at Normandie Avenue Elementary School and the
Expo Center, and has a history at John Muir Middle School. Please join us tonight (April 10) for a special
Healthy Food, Healthy Planet Second Sunday Supper at 6pm, when we will also host guests from CSU to
learn more about their programs in promoting healthy eating in South LA.