Order of Service, January 3, 2016 - Song of Our Community
Date of Service:
January 3, 2016
January 3, 2016
“The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests.
The primary purpose of prayer is to praise, to sing, to chant.
Because the essence of prayer is a song
and people cannot live without a song… ”
- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
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*Gathering Hymn Lean On Me arr. David Moran
Sometimes in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow.
But, if we are wise, we know that there’s always tomorrow.
Lean on me when you’re not strong
And I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on,
For it won’t be long ‘til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on.
If there is a load you have to bear that you can’t carry,
I’m right up the road - I’ll share your load if you just call me.
Lean on me when you’re not strong
And I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on,
For it won’t be long ‘til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on.
Prelude Hold On Jodie Wilson
with Margaret Best-Collins & Jyvonne Haskin
Welcome Rev. Tera Little
Chalice Lighting Committee on Ministry
*Opening Hymn #1000 Morning Has Come
*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 You Can’t Stop the Music Rev. Aaron McEmrys
Song of Blessing Over My Head arr. Nolan Williams, Jr.
Over my head, I hear music in the air.
Over my head, I hear music in the air.
Over my head, I hear music in the air.
There must be a god somewhere.
Over my head, I hear singing in the air.
Over my head, I hear singing in the air.
Over my head, I hear singing in the air.
There must be a god somewhere.
Pulpit Message Committee on Ministry
Offering I Need You to Survive Rev. Hezekiah Walker
Life Together
Devotional Time
Silence
Sung Response Find A Stillness arr. Larry Phillips
Find a stillness, hold a stillness, let the stillness carry me.
Find the silence, hold the silence, let the silence carry me.
In the spirit, by the spirit, with the spirit giving power,
I will find true harmony.
Seek the essence, hold the essence, let the essence carry me.
Let me flower, help me flower, watch me flower, carry me.
Lean on me when you’re not strong
And I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on,
For it won’t be long ‘til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on.
Music for the Morning One Voice Ruth Moody
Lisa Dee, Jyvonne Haskin & Margaret Best-Collins
Sermon Song of Our Community Rev. Tera Little
*Closing Hymn #311 Let It Be A Dance
*Benediction
Musical Response Stand Rev. Donnie McClurkin
with Jennifer Young
*Please stand in body or in spirit
Service Notes
Greeters: Denise Helton, Tom Foretich & Jila Tayefehnowrooz
Ushers: Peggy Kharraz, Linda van Ligten, Greg Wood & Ned Wright
Coffee: Deirdre Dietel, Peggy Rhoads, Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen
Bookstore: Mark Warkentin
Welcome back and thank you to our guest musicians this morning, Selah Gospel Choir! To find out
more information about them and their upcoming performances, visit www.selahgospelchoir.com.
Today’s Community Offering will go to the UU Service Committee to advance human rights and
social justice in the United States and around the world. The work of the UU Service Committee is
built on the conviction that all people are entitled to basic human rights, which transcend divisions of
class, race, nationality, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and gender. We envision a world free
from oppression and injustice, where all can realize their full human rights.