Order of Service: July 15, 2018 "Darwin, Natural Faith & the New Story'
Date of Service:
July 15, 2018
July 15, 2018 “Darwin, Natural Faith and the New Story”
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*Gathering Hymn #126 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing Gray Hymnal
Call to Worship Dorothy Steinicke
Chalice Lighting Thomas Lowe Fleischner
& Simone Weil
Music for the Morning I Wish I Knew How Nina Simone
Welcome
*Opening Hymn #1035 Freedom is Coming Teal Hymnal
*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
Time for All Ages
*Song of Blessing #1007 There’s a River Flowin’ in My Soul Teal Hymnal
Life Together
Pulpit Message de Benneville Pines Camping Weekend Karl Lisovsky
Offering
Offertory Anthem Hymn to Freedom Oscar Peterson
Devotional Time
Responsive Reading #530 Out of the Stars Robert T. Weston
Pastoral Prayer
Silence
Musical Response
Sermon Darwin, Natural Faith, and The New Story James Witker
Going Deeper
*Closing Hymn #298 Wake Now My Senses Gray Hymnal
*Benediction
Musical Benediction
Invitation to Fellowship
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone, Audrey Lyness & David Olson
Ushers: Erik Paesel & David Goetz
Coffee: Sheila Cummins, Alice Hall, Eileen McCormack & Pam Teplitz
Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs & Wendi Gladstone
Bookstore: Sarah Harper
Service Notes
Today, 40% of our offering will go to Voices4Freedom.org. Contrary to popular belief, slavery is not a thing of the past. Although it is not legal anywhere on the planet, there are more slaves today than at any time in human history. 45.8 million men, women and children enslaved today.
Voices4Freedom.org is an LA based non-profit which uses education and media and reporting of corporate corruption to shine a light on labor abuses worldwide.
Please support this important application of our principles. Please give what you can to help out those struggling in our larger community. Thank you!