Order of Service: April 2, 2017 "Still We Rise"
Date of Service:
April 2, 2017
April 2, 2017 A Community of Transformation
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*Gathering Hymn Gracias por el amor arr. William James Ross
Gracias por el amor del cielo, gracias por el inmenso mar,
Gracias por el cantar del bosque. ¡Aleluya!
Gracias por este nuevo día, gracias por nuestra gran unión,
Gracias por todas las bondades. ¡Aleluya!
Prelude A Light in the Piazza Adam Gautel
Welcome
Chalice Lighting Greg Wood
*Opening Hymn #163 For the Earth Forever Turning
*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
Song of Blessing #414 As We Leave This Friendly Place
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
Voices of Community Joel Wyatt, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Offering Winds Be Still
Devotional Time
Silence
Reading The Growing Edge Howard Thurman
Music for the Morning Dear Friends (9am) Daniel Gledhill
Acceptance (11am) Daniel Gledhill
Sermon Still We Rise Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
*Closing Hymn I Am Willing Holly Near
I am open and I am willing,
For to be hopeless would seem so strange.
It dishonors those who go before us,
So lift me up to the light of change.
There is hurting in my family,
There is sorrow in my town.
There is panic in the nation,
There is wailing the whole world ‘round.
I am open and I am willing...
May the children see more clearly,
May the elders be more wise.
May the winds of change caress us
Even though they burn our eyes.
I am open and I am willing...
Give me a mighty oak to hold my confusion,
Give me a desert to hold my fears.
Give me a sunset to hold my wonder,
Give me an ocean to hold my tears.
I am open and I am willing...
*Benediction
*Musical Response Sacred Trust Nancy Nordlie
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Service Participants : Barbara & Kim Andres, Tom Early, Tom Foretich, Barbara Gibbs, David Goetz,
Denise Helton, Peggy Rhoads, Linda van Ligten, Alicia van Ooyen & Greg Wood.
Service Notes
Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to Didi Hirsh Mental Health Services. With
locations in Culver City and throughout LA, Didi Hirsch transforms lives by providing quality mental
health care and substance abuse disorder services. Its Suicide Prevention Center was the first in the
nation to provide 24/7 crisis counseling and receives over 55,000 calls each year at 877-727-4747.