Order of Service - Feb. 7, 2016 "Blessing of the Animals"
Date of Service:
February 7, 2016
February 7, 2016 Blessing of the Animals
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*Gathering Hymn We Give Thanks Wendy Luella Perkins
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.
Prelude Entr’acte, Die Fledermaus Johann Strauss
Welcome
Chalice Lighting Dagny Stahl, YRUU (9am)
Kelly, Connor, and Lillie Makino (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 Supper Bowl Kickoff
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 Build Your Own Theology
Sarah Robson
Congregational Conversations
Margot Page, Committee on Ministry
Offering Speaker UU Animal Ministry
Amy Lacomb
Offering Thank You (9am) Daniel Gledhill
I Found Me a Cat (11am) Aaron Copland
Candles of Memory Where Love Is (9am) Joanne Bushman Doxey
The Blue Bird (11am) Charles V. Stanford
Sung Response #15 The Lone, Wild Bird
Blessing of the Animals
*Closing Hymn #203 All Creatures of the Earth and Sky
*Benediction
Musical Response Somewhere in Time (9am) John Barry
I Want to Be a Worker (11am) Isaiah Baltzell
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Tom Foretich, Denise Helton & Jila Tayefehnowrooz
Ushers: Peggy Kharaz, Greg Wood & Ned Wright
Coffee: Resa Foreman, Peggy Rhoads, Kit Shaw & alicia Van Ooyen
Welcome Table: Linda van Ligten
Bookstore: Mark Warkentin
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. There is something profound about reciting this text anytime topics such as oppression, justice, or activism enter the conversation. 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 central source of nonhuman animal awareness and 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 nonhuman animals within our UU congregations and in the world.