August 19, 2018                                                                                                     “Listening Is an Act of Love”

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*Gathering Hymn                                    #1013 Open My Heart       

Call to Worship                                      Margot Page, Worship Associate

Chalice Lighting                                                                                                                               Peter Lee Scott

Music for the Morning                             Allegro from Flute Sonata in G Minor                                      J.S. Bach

                                                                  played by Ken Alexander          

Welcome   

*Opening Hymn                                     #1008 When Our Heart is in a Holy Place   

*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                                 Jonah and the Big Fish

*Song of Blessing                               #368 Now Let Us Sing

Life Together   

Pulpit Message

Offering   

Offertory Anthem                                 The Sound of Silence                                                                Paul Simon

                                                            Played by Ken Alexander

Devotional Time

Reading / Reflection                           The Journey                                                                               Mary Oliver

Pastoral Prayer

Silence   

Musical Response                             Meditation on Breathing   

Sermon                                             Listening Is an Act of Love                                                        Abby Arnold

Going Deeper

*Closing Hymn                                   #1001 Breaths

*Benediction                                                                                                                                    Elizabeth Tarbox

Musical Benediction   

Invitation to Fellowship

*Please stand in body or in spirit

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Greeters:                  Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone, Audrey Lyness & David Olson

Ushers:                     Peggy Kharraz & Ned Wright

Coffee:                      Sheila Cummins, Alice Hall, Eileen McCormack & Pam Teplitz

Welcome Table:        Barbara Gibbs & Wendi Gladstone

Bookstore:                Sarah Harper     

Service Notes

Today, 40% of our offering will go to Camp de Benneville Pines. For nearly 60 years, de Benneville Pines has been a place for people of all ages to find renewal in the tranquil woods, with opportunities to learn, play, and create moments of great meaning. Camp is for parents who want to believe and understand how it's possible for a community to help teach, mentor, nurture and love their child. It is for kids that need moments of laughter, magic and memories of being beloved by more than those few people who are in their immediate family. This morning's offering is to make sure that those people who, because of financial limitations, might not have the opportunity to  experience the magic of camp. Please help make that possible. Thank you!

Abby Arnold is a worship associate and editor-in-chief of the UUSM newsletter. She is a grant writer and fundraising consultant to nonprofit organizations and local governments. She is active in Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE), is chair of the Santa Monica Pier Corporation, and serves on the board of the California Physicians Alliance.