Order of Service for May 12, 2013
Gathering Hymn
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Come, come whoever you are, Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving. Ours is no caravan of despair, Come, yet again come.
Ven, ven, cual eres, ven, Nómada_en búsqueda, si_amas la vida. La nuestra_es la caravana de_amor, Ven, otra vez ven. |
Call To Worship |
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur |
Prelude (9:00) Choral Prelude (11:00) |
Prelude in F-sharp Major J.S. Bach Make Channels for the Streams of Love Lowell Mason |
Chalice Lighting |
Rob Briner (9:00) Karl Lisovsky (11:00) |
Opening Hymn #299 #23 |
Make Channels for the Streams of Love (9:00) Bring Many Names (11:00) |
Covenant
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Love is the doctrine of this church. The quest of 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
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From all that dwell below the skies Let songs of hope and faith arise Let peace, good will on earth be sung Through every land, by every tongue. ~ based on Isaac Watts |
Offering for the Westside Food Bank |
Time For All Ages |
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Song of Blessing #1053 |
How Could Anyone |
A Time for Community |
Pulpit Message |
Lifespan Religious Exploration |
Offertory (9:00) (11:00) |
Child Falling Asleep Robert Schumann Dona Nobis Pacem Michael Scott |
Devotional Time Pastoral Prayer Silence Hymn |
When I breathe in, I breathe in peace. When I breathe out, I breathe out love.
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Reading |
Mother's Day Proclamation Julia Ward Howe |
Music for the Morning (9:00) Choral Anthem (11:00) |
As the Deer Martin Nystrom Turn Back Gustav Holst |
Sermon |
"Are the Children Well?" Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur |
Closing Hymn |
Keep On Moving Forward |
Benediction |
Postlude (9:00) Choral Postlude (11:00) |
Satin Doll Duke Ellington What is it like when you die? (Song # 4 from Children's Letters to God) C.M. Shearer |
Extinguishing the Chalice |