Order of Service, August 28, 2016 "Never Give Up"
Date of Service:
August 28, 2016
August 28, 2016 Surrender
Not everything that is faced can be changed,
but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
- James Baldwin
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*Gathering Hymn #155 Circle ‘Round for Freedom Linda Hirschhorn
Circle ‘round for freedom, circle ‘round for peace,
For all of us imprisoned, circle for release.
Circle for the planet, circle for each soul,
For the children of our children
Keep the circle whole.
Prelude Prelude Daniel Gledhill
Call to Worship We Bid You Welcome Richard S. Gilbert
Chalice Lighting Liza Cranis (9am)
*Opening Hymn #1064 Blue Boat Home
*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 #413 Go Now In Peace Natalie Sleeth
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
Pulpit Message Board of Directors
Jacki Weber, Vice President
Offering The Call Ralph Vaughan-Williams
Devotional Time
Silence
Sung Response #1009 Meditation on Breathing Sarah Dan Jones
When I breathe in, I breathe in peace.
When I breathe out, I breathe out love.
Reading #483 When Despair Grows in Me Wendell Berry
Music for the Morning Lean on Me Bill Withers
Sermon Never Give Up Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
*Closing Hymn #112 Do You Hear?
*Benediction
Musical Response Star of the Country Down Daniel Gledhill
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Glen Howell, Kris Langabeer, Michael Young & Steve Young
Ushers: Tom Early, Tom Foretich, Barbara Kernochan & Rick Rhoads
Coffee: Nancy Howell, Alicia van Ooyen & Sylvia Young
Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs & Kris Langabeer
Bookstore: Mark Warkentin
Service Notes
Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to Camp De Benneville 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 16-18, 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.