Order of Service -  July 6, 2014

 

 

 

*** Gathering Hymn                                         Enter, rejoice, and come in.

                                                                             Enter, rejoice, and come in.

                                                                            Today will be a joyful day,

                                                                             Enter, rejoice, and come in.

 

*** Please stand in body or spirit.

 

Welcome                                                          Jeremy Arnold, Worship Associate

 

Prelude                                                             “Shell”                                                                              Ronald O’Hannon

 

Chalice Lighting                                              Angela Lisovsky

 

Opening Hymn                                                #305 De Colores

Latecomers will be seated.

 

*** 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

 

Story For All Ages                                           “The Little Horse”                                                    by Viginia Lee Burton

                                                                                read by Jeremy Arnold

 

***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, adapted

 

A Time for Community

 

Offertory                                                            “Free Falling”                                                                 Ronald O’Hannon

 

Devotional Time

Pastoral Prayer                                                “Title Poem”                                                                                   by Rilke

Reading                                                             “Hard Rain”                                                                By Tony Hoagland

Silence

Responsive Reading                                      #642 Psalm 23

 

Music for the Morning                                      “Better”                                                                         Ronald O’Hannon

 

                             Sermon     “Who Ate California?”        Rev. Jim Conn

 

Please remain standing in body or spirit and hold hands for the benediction.

 

*** Closing Hymn                                            #168 One More Step

 

*** Benediction                                                 #698 Your Are Not Alone

 

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

*** Postlude                                                       “Fix You”                                                                arr. DeReau K. Farrar

Greeters: Denise Helton, Sanna Egan & Tom Foretich

Ushers: Rick Rhoads & Ned Wright

Coffee: Pam Teplitz

Bookstore: Nancy Babbit

Backyard Bounty: Sue Stoyanoff

 

 

As you may know, as of July 1 the congregation has approved an increase to the community gift we make

each Sunday to an organization outside the church. This has been 50%, and will now increase to 60%. For

the week of July 6th, 60% of the non-pledge offering will go to CLUE-LA, (Clergy and Laity United for

Economic Justice). CLUE-LA was founded in 1996 to bring together clergy and lay leaders of all faiths to

join low-wage workers in their struggles for justice.

 

Rev. Jim Conn is the founding minister of the Church in Ocean Park. He also helped found the Clergy and

Laity United for Economic Justice, Los Angeles (CLUE-LA) as well as the Santa Monica renter’s rights

campaign. Rev. Conn is also affiliated with Capital & Main as a writer and the Asset Based Community

Development Institute.

 

Layered background vocals coupled with textured melodies make up the Ohannon sound. The band

focuses on creating mood through vocalization while delivering a message that is identifiable and positive

for its listeners. The music can be described as a hodgepodge of sounds and genres- influenced greatly by

Old Soul and Folk music. Ohannon’s band has performed throughout the Los Angeles area promoting

the recently released EP, “Art Over Accolade”. Many of the EP’s songs center around some form of faith,

and the doubt and struggle that accompanies the human experience. The EP has been featured on many

blogs and websites, one of which describes Ohannon as, “one of the most talented individuals many of us

have never heard”. With the release of “Art Over Accolade”, Ohannon hopes that the listener will take the

time to feel and enjoy, and really “listen”.

 

For more information visit: Ohannonmusic.com