Gathering Hymn

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.

Welcome

                                                              Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

Choral Prelude

All Things Are Ready                         William Augustine Ogden

Chalice Lighting

Opening Hymn #209

O Come, You Longing Thirsty Souls

Covenant

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

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

Part I

What Will You Bring to the Feast?

                from Story, Song and Spirit by Erika Hewitt (adapted)

Song of Blessing

From you I receive, to you I give,

Together we share, and from this we live.

 A Time for Community

Offertory 

Come Home                                                             Peter Eldridge

Part II

The Common Pot

Sung Response #1010

We Give Thanks

Part III

The Lesson

Sung Response

How our garden grows; how we harvest love:

We plant seeds that blossom; the fruit grows forth thereof.

How our garden grows: with stewardship and care.

Hearts and souls become strong from gifts freely shared.

(tune: Cranham by Gustav Holst)

Sharing Gifts

Choral Anthem

Tewa (Indigenous) Prayer                                       John M. Maas

Message

                                                              Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

Joining Hands

Closing Hymn #1064

Blue Boat Home

Benediction

Choral Postlude

Lebenslust                                                                Franz Schubert

Extinguishing the Chalice