Order of Service - July 27, 2014 "It's You!"

Date of Service: 
July 27, 2014
                 
                    Order of Service                                                             July 27, 2014
 
"If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud" - Emile Zola
 
*** Gathering Hymn                                     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.
 
*** Please stand in body or spirit.
 
Welcome                                                         Ian Dodd
 
Prelude                                                            Morning Peace                                                              Daniel Gledhill
 
Chalice Lighting
 
*** Opening Hymn                                         #131 Love Will Guide Us
 
*** 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.
                                                                                                                                                      - from the Genevan Psalter
 
Offering for the Westside Food Bank
 
Story for All Ages                                                Earrings!                                                                             by Judith Viorst
 
Song of Blessing                                               Go now in peace,
                                                                              Go now in peace,
                                                                               May the spirit of love surround you
                                                                               As you go, as you go
                                                                               On your way                                                                       - Natalie Sleeth
 
A Time for Community
 
Offertory                                                                  Canon in D                                                                - Johann Pachelbel
 
Devotional Time
       Pastoral Prayer                                            The Stream of Life                                                - Rabindranath Tagore
       Silence
        Sung Response                                         #108 How Can I Keep from Singing?
                                                                                  (My Life Flows On in Endless Song)
 
Responsive Reading                                          #530 Out of the Stars
 
Music for the Morning                                          Reflections II                                                                     Joe Engleman
 
Sermon       “It’s You!”        Rev. Anne Hines
 
*** Closing Hymn                                                 #118 This Little Light of Mine
 
Please remain standing in body or spirit and hold hands for the benediction.
 
*** Benediction
 
Please be seated for the postlude.
 
Postlude                                                                  “Blue Monk”                                                                  - Thelonius Monk
 
Extinguishing the Chalice
 
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Greeters:                                                                 Beverly Alison, Teri Bond, Steve Young, Michael Young
Ushers:                                                                    Tom Foretich & Patrick Meighan
Coffee:                                                                      Sylvia Young
Bookstore:                                                               Nancy Babbit
Backyard Bounty:                                                    Roberta Frye
 
Service Notes
 
The Reverend Anne Felton Hines recently retired after over 30 years of parish ministry -- all within our Pacific
Southwest District. Her most recent ministry was with Emerson UU Church in Canoga Park, where she was the
longest-serving minister they'd ever had; they honored her by designating her Minister Emerita. She was born
and raised in Pasadena, and has two adult children and two teenage grandchildren. Besides ministry and her
family, she loves playing classical piano.
 
We are very happy to welcome Joe Engleman’s musical contributions to this morning’s service!
 
Floral Dedication for Joanne Brownlie: "Dear Mommy, Happy Birthday! From your Loving Daughter, Beth and
Son, Tom, and Son-in-Law, Bryan - and your devoted grandkids, Alex, Spencer and Ian. Thank you for making
our lives so rich and wonderful! Let's Partay!"
 
This month, 60% of the non-pledge offering will go to Step up on Second. Step up on Second provides help,
hope and a home for individuals affected by mental illness. Each day, Step Up sees 100 individuals and offers 22 programs in a continuum of care, all free of charge. For over a decade, volunteers from our church have served a meal to residents at Step Up on Second on the 4th Saturday of the month. To join the Hunger Task Force and volunteer, please contact Rhonda Peacock: uurhonda@gmail.com.
a meal to residents at Step Up on Second on the 4th Saturday of the mo