Order of Service                                                              August 10, 2014

 

 

*** Gathering Hymn                               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.

 

*** Please stand in body or spirit.

 

Welcome                                                  Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

 

Prelude                                                     "Ke aloha o ke akua" (I Corinthians 13)                                            Traditional

 

Chalice Lighting                                       Barbara Kernochan and Pat Gomez, Intern Minister Committee

 

*** Opening Hymn                                   #1 May Nothing Evil Cross This Door

 

*** 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.                       – based on Isaac Watts

 

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

 

Time for All Ages                                      Welcoming Nica Eaton-Guinn, Intern Minister

                                                                     Catherine Farmer Loya, Director of Religious Education

 

Song of Blessing                                    Go now in peace, go now in peace,

                                                                    May the spirit of love surround you

                                                                    As you go, as you go

                                                                    On your way.                                                                                 – Natalie Sleeth

 

A Time for Community

 

Pulpit Message                                        All Church Weekend at Camp De Benneville Pines, Sept 14-16

                                                                    Jacki Weber, Dean

 

Offertory                                                    "Hana Song"                                                                                   Pandanus Club

 

Devotional Time

          Pastoral Prayer

          Silence

          Sung Response                             #123 Spirit of Life

 

Reading                                                     from The Wonder of Aging by Michael Gurian

 

Music for the Morning                              "Lei Hali’a"                                                                                      Reichel, Keali’i

 

Introducing Our Speakers                       Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

 

Reflection                                                   Joanna Woods-Marsden

 

Sung Response                                       #331 Life is the Greatest Gift of All

           

                                                                     Life is the greatest gift of all the riches on this earth;

                                                                     Life and its creatures, great and small, of high and lowly birth:

                                                                     So treasure it and measure it with deed of shining worth

 

Reflection                                                   Joe Engleman

 

Sung Response                                       Mind is the brightest gift of all, its thoughts no barrier mars;

                                                                     It seeks creation's hidden plan, its quest surmounts all bars;

                                                                     It reins the wind, it chains the storm, it weighs the outmost stars.

 

Reflection          “From Generation to Generation”       Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

 

*** Closing Hymn                                     We are of life, its shining gift, the measure of all things,

                                                                     up from the dust our temples lift, our vision soars on wings;

                                                                     For seed and root, for flower and fruit, our grateful spirit sings.

 

Please remain standing in body or spirit and hold hands for the benediction.

 

*** Benediction

 

Please be seated for the postlude.

 

Postlude                                                    "He mele no kakahiaka"                                                                     Traditional

 

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

Greeters:                                                     Kris Langabeer, James Duckman & Jila Tayefehnowrooz

Ushers:                                                       Barbara Kernochan & Dave Hallinan

Coffee:                                                         Robert & Phyllis Kory, Linda van Ligten, Sanna Egan

Bookstore:                                                   Nancy Babbitt

Backyard Bounty:                                       Melinda Ewen

 

We welcome students from Halau Hula ‘o Imi ‘Ike (Hula School of the Seekers of Knowledge)! The students of Halau Hula ‘o Imi ‘Ike have been studying dance under the direction of their Kumu Hula (hula master) for nearly 25 years. The hula school originally operated as the drama club that put on shows for St. Augustine Elementary School in Culver City. However, a small but very persistent group of students decided to continue their studies in Hawaiian culture, dance, and language. From this group of dedicated students the hula school has grown to over 50 members. UU Santa Monica church members Nalani Santiago-Kalmanson and Buudha Quant are active members in the halau and are please to share their aloha this Sunday. Nalani joined the halau as a student several years ago to continue studying Hawaiiana. She is especially excited to learn lei making and ‘olelo (Hawaiian language). Buudha is an ‘olapa or graduated dancer with the halau after 15 years of study. Along with dancing he is also a student of Hawaiian chant and traditional instruments. Joining them are their hula sisters Chery Mallare, Hilary Carreon, Christine Chupek and Cristina Daco. Halau Hula ‘o Imi ‘Ike is holding its semi-Annual Ho’ike (recital) Friday, September 19 in at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center. Nalani and

Buudha will be available for more information regarding their Ho’ike.

 

This month, 60% of the non-pledge offering will go to Camp DeBenneville Pines. DeBenneville Pines is a UU camp in the San Bernardino National Forest, about 90 miles east of Los Angeles. Since 1962, Unitarian Universalists have gathered in the pines to experience the wonder of the natural world while deepening their connections to their faith and one another. This year the all-church camp weekend will be September 12-14, and registration is now open. Please register with our Camp Dean, Jacki Weber. As with all church programs, if the registration fee is a barrier to your participation, please let Jacki or the minister know, as scholarships are

available, jacki.weber@gmail.com.