Order of Service: July 19, 2015 "Creating Our Own Theology"
Date of Service:
July 19, 2015
*Gathering Hymn Bind Us Together Bob Gillman
Bind us together, oh bind us together
With cords that cannot be broken.
Bind us together, oh bind us together
Oh, bind us together with love.
Prelude Mr. C Pete Snell
Welcome Nica Eaton-Guinn
Chalice Lighting Natalie Kahn
*Opening Hymn #360 Here We Have Gathered
*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 The Three Questions Jon J. Muth
Song of Blessing I Seek the Spirit of a Child Traditional
I seek the spirit of a child, the child who meets life naturally,
The child who sings the world alive, and greets the morning sun with glee.
Children are real beyond all art.
May I see: Joy’s a gift to our heart.
I seek the wonder of a child, a child who sees delightfully,
Now clowns in cloud, now gold in sun - imaginations true and free.
Children are real beyond all lies.
May I see: Faith’s a gift to our eyes.
Life Together
Offering Wandering Daniel Gledhill
Devotional Time
Silence
Sung Response Building Bridges
Building Bridges between our divisions,
I reach out to you, will you reach out to me,
With all of our voices and all of our visions,
Friends, we could make such sweet harmony.
Music for the Morning Lydia Pete Snell
Sermon Creating our Own Theologies Nica Eaton-Guinn
with Jo An Peters, Clayton Fossett, Andrea Steffan,
Sarah Robson, Natalie Kahn & Mark Warkentin
*Closing Hymn #1054 Let This Be a House of Peace Jim Scott
*Benediction Nica Eaton-Guinn
Musical Response Colin’s Dream Pete Snell
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Roberta Frye, David Olson & Rhonda Peacock
Ushers: Rick Rhoads & Michael Young
Coffee: Kit Shaw & Alicia Van Ooyen
Bookstore: Nancy Babbitt
Service Notes
Thank you to our guest musician this morning, UUSM member, Pete Snell. Pete grew up on the East
Coast playing in clubs in the tri-state area. He studied with Linc Chamberland, Pat Martino, Joe Pass,
and at The Manhattan School of Music before heading to Los Angeles in the 1980's. There he signed with
Capitol Records and Bruce Lundvall to do two albums with his band, In Vitro. Next, he toured with Lyle
Lovett and his Large Band, Sam Phillips, and many others while doing session work in Los Angeles for
many television shows, films, and solo artists. Currently, Pete is producing artists, composing for film
and television, doing session work and playing in Los Angeles area jazz clubs.
This month, 60% of our offering will go to Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. With locations in
Culver City and throughout Los Angeles, Didi Hirsch transforms lives by providing quality mental
health care and substance abuse disorder services in communities where stigma or poverty limit
access. Its Suicide Prevention Center was the first in the nation to provide 24/7 crisis counseling and
receives over 55,000 calls each year at 877-7-CRISIS, or 877-727-4747.