Order of Service for Sunday, September 15, 2013
Gathering Hymn
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Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. Ours is no caravan of despair. Come, yet again come. |
Welcome |
Sue Bickford, Pulpit Host |
Prelude (9:00) Choral Prelude (11:00) |
Sonatina, second movement Robert Fleming Deep Peace Bill Douglas |
Chalice Lighting |
Bronwen Jones (9:00) |
Opening Hymn #298 |
Wake Now My Senses |
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 |
Story for All Ages |
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Song of Blessing |
Go now in peace, Go now in peace, May the spirit of love surround you As you go, as you go On your way. ~ Natalie Sleeth |
A Time for Community |
Offertory
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We’re In This Love Together Al Jarreau Gabriel Paredes, tenor soloist |
Devotional Time Pastoral Prayer Silence Sung Meditation #34 |
Christina Shu
Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire |
Reading |
Excerpt from Prayers for a Thousand Years Pema Chödrön |
Music for the Morning (9:00) Choral Anthem (11:00) |
Breathe On Me Robert Jackson Who Will Remember? David Stanley York |
Sermon |
“The Journey Down the Mountain” Christina Shu |
Closing Hymn #168 |
One More Step |
Benediction |
Postlude (9:00) Choral Postlude (11:00) |
Hommage Maurice Dela Lebenslust (Love of Life) Franz Schubert |
Extinguishing the Chalice |