July 23, 2017                                                                                                                       The Secret of Life

*Gathering Hymn (standing)                  #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are                                words by Rumi

                                                              Come, come, whoever you are,                                        arr by Lynn Ungar

                                                               wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving.

                                                              Ours is no caravan of despair.

                                                              Come, yet again come.

 

Prelude (seated)                                    Secrets                                                                                     Amy Beach

 

Welcome

 

Chalice Lighting

 

*Opening Hymn (standing)                  #347 Gather the Spirit

 

*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

 

Time for All Ages (seated)

 

Song of Blessing                                #413 Go Now in Peace

                                                           Go now in peace

                                                           Go now in peace

                                                           May the spirit of Love surround you as you go

                                                           As you go, on your way

 

Life Together

 

Offering                                              The Thorn Birds Theme                                                          Henry Mancini

 

Devotional Time                                 Universal Spirit of love,

                                                           O God within each one of us                 by Rev. Dr. Dorothy May Emerson

 

Silence

 

Sung Response                                 #1009 Meditation on Breathing                                     by Sarah Dan Jones

                                                          When I breathe in, I breathe in love

                                                          When I breathe out, I breathe out peace

 

Reading                                             An Eternal Verity                                                      W. W. Waldemar Argow

 

Music for the Morning                        Prelude Op. 28, No. 15                                                       Frederick Chopin

 

Sermon                                              The Secret of Life                                                            Rev. Arvid Straube

 

*Closing Hymn (standing)                  #131 Love Will Guide Us                                                          Sally Rogers

 

*Benediction

 

Postlude (seated)                               Minute Waltz                                                                       Frederick Chopin

 

*Please stand in body or in spirit

 

 

Greeters:                                    Wendi Gladstone, Michael Young & Steve Young

Ushers:                                       Kit Shaw & Jila Tayefehnowrooz

Coffee:                                        Sylvia Young

Welcome Table:                         Carol Ring

Bookstore:                                  Sarah Harper

 

Today, 40% of our offering will go to Step Up On Second. Step Up delivers compassionate support

to people experiencing serious mental illness to help them recover, stabilize, and integrate into the

community. With 100 permanent supportive housing units at six locations in Santa Monica and on

the Westside of Los Angeles, Step Up now serves over 1,800 individuals each year with a focus on

offering help, hope, and home. More information available at www.StepUpOnSecond.org.

 

Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube was in UU parish ministry for 33 years before beginning a ministry of spiritual

direction, spiritual coaching and teaching. He has served congregations in Washington State, North

Carolina, and, most recently as Lead Minister of the First UU Church of San Diego. He earned a Master

of Arts in Divinity at the University of Chicago and a Doctor of Ministry degree at Meadville Lombard

Theological School in Chicago, where he now teaches. In 2013 Meadville Lombard awarded him with

an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree.