August 7, 2016

 

*Gathering Hymn                              Morning Has Broken                                                                       Eleanor Farjeon

                                                             Morning has broken like the first morning,

                                                             Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.

                                                             Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!

                                                             Praise for them, springing fresh from the word!

 

Prelude                                               III. Allegro from Sonata in A Major for Flute and Piano                            J.S. Bach

 

Welcome

 

Chalice Lighting

 

*Opening Hymn                                 #360 Here We Have Gathered

 

*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                              As You Leave This Friendly Place                                   Johann Sebastian Bach

                                                             As you leave this friendly place, love give light to every face;

                                                             May the kindness which you learn light your hearts ‘til you return.

 

Life Together

 

Offering                                              I. Moderato from Suite Modale for Flute and Piano                             Ernest Bloch

 

Devotional Time

 

Silence

 

Sung Response                              #83 Winds Be Still

 

Responsive Reading                     #610 The Journey of Love                                                               Mohammed Iqbal

 

Music for the Morning                    Jade                                                                                              Pierre Octave Ferroud

 

Talk                                                    Countering the Theology of Hate and Radicalism                         Ani Zonneveld

 

*Closing Hymn                               #1008 When Our Heart Is In a Holy Place

 

*Benediction

 

Musical Response                                                                                                                                             Danny Gledhill

 

*Please stand in body or in spirit

 

Greeters:                                           Tom Foretich, Roberta Frye & Denise Helton

Ushers:                                              Linda van Ligten & Greg Wood

Coffee:                                               Deirdre Dietel, Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen

Welcome Table:                                Linda van Ligten

Bookstore:                                         Mark Warkentin

 

 

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 kno w, as scholarships are available, jacki.weber@gmail.com.

 

Ken Alexander, a native of Seattle, lives in Culver City with his wife and son. He is a mathematics

professor at USC, a UUSM member, and, when those other obligations allow, a flutist. He is principal

flute of the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra.

 

Born and raised as Muslim from Malaysia, Ani Zonneveld is an unconventional bridge-builder who

speaks-sings her message of social justice and peace from a progressive Muslim woman’s perspective.

Since its inception in 2007, Ani has lead the progressive movement in establishing chapters in Los

Angeles, Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Columbus (OH), Canada, Chile, France,

Germany, Australia and Malaysia. She is Founder and President of Muslims for Progressive Values,

a faith-based international grassroots organization advocating for an inclusive and egalitarian

expressions of Islam. She is also the Executive Producer of the lecture series “LGBTQ Rights in Islam”,

performs Islamic wedding services for mixed faith and gay couples, and is on Planned Parenthood’s

Clergy Advocacy Board.