Order of Service - February 15, 2015 "As We Understand God"
Date of Service:
February 15, 2015
*Gathering Hymn For the earth forever turning;
For the skies, for every sea;
For our lives, for all we cherish,
Sing we our joyful song of peace.
For the world we raise our voices,
For the home that gives us birth;
In our joy we sing returning
Home to our bluegreen hills of earth.
Prelude Morgenchoral, Die Dreigroschenoper (9am) Kurt Weill
Ave Verum (11am) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Welcome Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
Chalice Lighting Beth Brownlie (9am)
Susan, George & Ellycea Hendricks Richman (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
Through every land, by every tongue.
Offering for the Westside Food Bank and Turning Point
Time for All Ages
Song of Blessing This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…
Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine…
Life Together
Offering Sicut Cervus (9am) Jason Shelton
Hold Fast to Dreams (11am) André J. Thomas
Devotional Time
Silence
Music for the Morning As Things Are (9am) Johann S. Bach
Earth Song (11am) Frank Ticheli
Introducing Our Speakers
Reflections 12-Step Representatives
Sung Response #23 Bring Many Names, v.1-2
Reflections 12-Step Representatives
Sung Response #23 Bring Many Names, v.3-4
Message As We Understand God Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
*Closing Hymn #23 Bring Many Names, v.5-6
*Benediction
Musical Response Finlandia (9am) Jean Sibelius
May Love Be Your Guide (11am) Clif Hardin
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Rhonda Peacock (9am)
Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone & David Olson (11am)
Ushers: Peggy Kharraz & Kit Shaw (9am)
Rick Rhoads & Michael Young (11am)
Coffee: Jonathan Bijur & Alice Hall (9am)
Sheila Cummins & Pam Teplitz (11am)
Bookstore: Nancy Babbitt
Backyard Bounty: Roberta Frye
Service Notes
We are honored, this morning, to be joined by the choir from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio
City and their Director, Dr. Nancy Holland. Our own choir had a wonderful time being hosted by them
and their congregation last Sunday, and we are very glad they could be with us today.
To honor Black History Month, in February our opening hymn will be Lift Every Voice and Sing . Often
called the Negro National Anthem, this hymn is a setting of a poem that was originally written to honor
President Lincoln in 1899.
This month, as part of our Supper Bowl Sunday campaign, 60% of our offering will go to the Westside
Food Bank to provide food to social service agencies serving preschool children, seniors, veterans,
and people who are homeless on the Westside of Los Angeles. The Food Bank acquires as much food
as possible through donations, and also purchases food from wholesale merchants to consistently
provide our member agencies with the most nutritious food possible. Thanks to the economies of
scale and our efficient operation, we can acquire five pounds of food for each donated dollar.