Order of Service - April 19, 20145 "Return Again"
Date of Service:
April 19, 2015
*Gathering Hymn We Give Thanks arr. Susan Peck
Oh, we give thanks for this precious day,
For all gathered here, and those far away;
For this time we share with love and care,
Oh, we give thanks for this precious day.
Prelude Blue Skies (9am) Irving Berlin
Restore My Soul (11am) Sylvia Rose
Welcome Nica Eaton-Guinn
Chalice Lighting Kirk Attebury
*Opening Hymn #358 Rank by Rank Again We Stand
*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 and Turning Point
Time for All Ages
Song of Blessing As You Leave This Friendly Place Johann Sebastian Bach
As you leave this friendly place, love give light to every face.
May the kindness which you learn, light your hearts till you return.
Life Together
Offering In Need of a Change (9am) Daniel Gledhill
Arise, Beloved! (11am) Rosephanye Powell
Devotional Time
Silence
Sung Response #1011 Return Again
Reading Anyone’s Ministry Gordon McKeeman
Music for the Morning Create in Me a Clean Heart arr. Mark Hayes
Reflection Preparing for Ministry Nica Eaton-Guinn
Reflection Return Again Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
*Closing Hymn #298 Wake, Now, My Senses
*Benediction Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur & Nica Eaton-Guinn
Musical Response At the Beginning, Anastasia (9am) Stephen Flaherty
Hallelujah, The Prayer of Saint Francis (11am) DeReau K. Farrar
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Rhonda Peacock (9am)
Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone & David Olson (11am)
Ushers: Tom Early & Dave Goetz (9am)
Rick Rhoads & Michael Young (11am)
Coffee: Alice Hall & Jennifer Westbay (9am)
Sheila Cummins & Pam Teplitz (11am)
Bookstore: Nancy Babbitt
Backyard Bounty: Roberta Frye
Service Notes
This month, 60% of our offering will go to Court Appointed Special Advocates of Los Angeles
(CASA). CASA of Los Angeles improves the lives of children in the dependency system by pairing
them with trained volunteer advocates. In Los Angeles County, 28,000 children who have been abused
or neglected are currently under the jurisdiction of the Dependency Court. With the help of volunteer
advocates, 6,000 of these children will receive much-needed additional advocacy and support. If you
are interested in reducing and reversing the effects of child abuse and neglect by serving as a CASA for
children in Los Angeles, please attend our information session in Forbes Hall at 7:30pm on Tuesday,
April 28, or contact Rev. Bijur at minister@uusm.org.
