*Gathering Hymn                                     We Gather Together                                                         arr. Edward Kremser

                                                                    We gather together in joyful thanksgiving

                                                                    Acclaiming creation whose bounty we share;

                                                                    Both sorrow and gladness we find now in our living,

                                                                    We sing a hymn of praise to the life that we bear.

 

Prelude                                                      First Arabesque                                                                      Claude Debussy

 

Welcome                                                   Nica Eaton-Guinn

 

Chalice Lighting                                      Barbara Kernochan

 

*Opening Hymn                                      #361 Enter, Rejoice and Come In

 

*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

 

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

 

Life Together

 

Offering                                                    Granada, Suite Espanole                                                                Isaac Albeniz

 

Sung Meditation                                    Center Me                                                                                             Jack Walker

 

Silence

 

Sung Response                                    From You I Receive                                                        Joseph & Nathan Segal

                                                                 From you I receive, to you I give,

                                                                 Together we share and from this we live.

 

Music for the Morning                          Vermillion, Crimson, Azure                                                              Rima Snyder

 

Sermon                                                   Everything Must Change                                                          Nica Eaton-Guinn

 

*Closing Hymn                                       #1064 Blue Boat Home

 

*Benediction                                           Nica Eaton-Guinn

 

Musical Response                                 Intermezzo, Cavalleria Rusticana                                           Pietro Mascagni

 

*Please stand in body or in spirit

 

 

Greeters:                                                   Dwight Flowers, Glen Howell, Michael & Steve Young

Ushers:                                                      Dan Patterson & Kit Shaw

Coffee:                                                       Nancy Howell, Pam Teplitz & Alicia Van Ooyen

Bookstore:                                                 Nancy Babbitt

 

We are honored to have Grammy-award winning harpist Alison Bjorkedal with us as our guest musician

this morning. Alison is a freelance harpist who teaches and performs in the Los Angeles area. She is a

member of Southwest Chamber Music, Golden State Pops Orchestra and MUSE/IQUE; she has performed

with the San Diego Symphony, Pasadena Symphony/Pops Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony and Long

Beach Opera. Notable recordings include winning the 2014 Grammy for Best Classical Compendium:

"Partch: Plectra and Percussion Dances.” In addition to the harp, Alison also plays the Kithara, (an

instrument created for the music of Harry Partch), teaches Music Appreciation at Pasadena City College,

and maintains a private harp studio. Her website is www.alisonbjorkedal.com.

 

This month, 60% of our offering will go to benefit the 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 18-20, 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, please let Jacki or the

minister know, as scholarships are available, jacki.weber@gmail.com.