*Gathering Hymn                                         Gathered here, in the mystery of the hour.

                                                                        Gathered here in one strong body.

                                                                        Gathered here in the struggle and the power.

                                                                        Spirit, draw near.

 

Prelude                                                          Reflection II                                                                              Richard Wilder

 

Welcome

 

Chalice Lighting                                           Joyce Holman

 

*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                                                           A Higher Purpose                                                                   Daniel Gledhill

 

Devotional Time

 

Silence

 

Sung Response                                          Voice still and small, deep inside all, I hear you call, singing.

                                                                       In storm and rain, sorrow and pain, still we’ll remain singing.

                                                                       Calming my fears, quenching my tears, through all the years, singing.

 

Reading                                                        Last Night, As I Was Sleeping                                         Antonio Machado

 

Music for the Morning                                The Best of All Possible Worlds, Candide                  Leonard Bernstein

 

Sermon                                                         The Greatest Good                                                  Catherine Farmer Loya

 

*Closing Hymn                                             #6 Just as Long as I Have Breath

 

*Benediction

 

Musical Response                                      Finlandia                                                                                      Jean Sibelius

 

*Please stand in body or in spirit

 

 

 

Greeters:                                                              Kris Langabeer (9am)

                                                                               Barbara Gibbs, Katie Malich & Jila Tayefehnowrooz (11am)

Ushers:                                                                 Tom Early & Barbara Kernochan (9am)

                                                                               Dave Goetz & Ned Wright (11am)

Coffee:                                                                  Phyllis Kory & Robert Kory (9am)

                                                                              Sanna Egan & Linda van Ligten (11am)

Bookstore:                                                           Nancy Babbitt

Backyard Bounty:                                               Sue Stoyanoff

 

                                                                               Service Notes

 

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. 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.

 

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. Our Extra Helpings Westside

Program, which recovers food that would otherwise be thrown away from bakeries, restaurants,

caterers and food suppliers, provides about one third of the food we distribute. Thanks to the

economies of scale and our efficient operation, we can acquire five pounds of food for each donated

dollar.