Order of Service: Feb. 12, 2017 - "Blessing of the Animals"
Date of Service:
February 12, 2017
February 12, 2017 Blessing of the Animals
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*Gathering Hymn #203 All Creatures of the Earth and Sky Verse 1 only
All creatures of the earth and sky,
Come, kindred, lift your voices high
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Bright burning sun with golden beam,
Soft shining moon with silver gleam:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Prelude Devotion arr. Gledhill; from Missouri Harmony, 1820
Welcome
Chalice Lighting Johnson Family (9am)
Jo An Peters (11am)
*Opening Hymn #149 Lift Every Voice and Sing
*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
Or barked or meowed, by every tongue.
Offering for the Westside Food Bank
Time for All Ages A Stormy Tale Kathleen Hogue
Song of Blessing This Little Light of Mine Traditional
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine...
Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine...
Life Together
Pulpit Messages Dining for Dollars
Heart & Soul
Offering Speaker Amy & Bruno Lacombe (11am)
Offering The Monk and His Cat (9am) Samuel Barber
Duetto Buffo di due Gatti (11am) Gioachino Rossini
Our Pet Stories Cassandra Christenson & Delaney Hutchinson, Makino Family (9am)
Ellie Peters & Nalani Santiago-Kalmanson (11am)
Responsive Reading A Prayer for the Animals Albert Schweitzer
Hear our humble prayer, O Spirit, for our friends the animals,
especially for animals who are suffering;
for animals that are overworked, underfed and cruelly treated;
for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars;
for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry;
for all that must be put to death.
We entreat for them all mercy and pity, and for those who deal with
them we ask a heart of compassion
and gentle hands and kindly words.
Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals, and so to share
the blessings of the merciful.
Devotional Time
Sung Response #15 The Lone, Wild Bird
Introduction to the Blessing
Blessing of the Animals
Congregational Blessing: “[Name of pet] ”
We love you,
We bless you,
We appreciate you.
We behold the loving spirit within you.
*Closing Hymn #1064 Blue Boat Home
*Benediction
Musical Response Colours in the Dunes Bongani Ndodan-Breen
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Service Participants : Bonnie Brae, Hugo Contreras, Dwight Flowers, Sarah Harper, Barbara
Kernochan, Phyllis Kory, Katie Malich, Jila Tayefehnowrooz, Linda van Ligten & Michael Young.
Service Notes
To honor African American Heritage Month, in February our opening hymn will be Lift Every Voice and
Sing. Often called the Black National Anthem, this hymn is a setting of a poem that was originally
written to honor President Lincoln in 1899. It is a text that calls us toward the pursuit of liberty for all,
while rejoicing in the progress we have made and honoring those lives that have been and will be lost
to the struggle.
Today, 60% of our offering will go to the UU Animal Ministry. The Unitarian Universalist Animal
Ministry serves as a source of education for UUs by relating the religious and spiritual aspects of our
tradition to justice and ethical issues, and by promoting and supporting justice making efforts for
animals within our UU congregations and in the world.
Black History Month Composer Spotlight: Bongani Ndodana-Breen . Please see flyer section.