"The foregoing generations beheld God and nature face to face; we, through their eyes. Why should

not we also enjoy an original relation to the Universe?" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

*** Gathering Hymn                                  Love will guide us, peace has tried us,

                                                                      Hope inside us will lead the way

                                                                     On the road from greed to giving.

                                                                      Love will guide us through the hard night.

*** Please stand in body or spirit.

 

Welcome                                                     Rima Snyder, pulpit host

 

Prelude                                                       “Dream of Peace”                                                                Debra Penberthy

 

Chalice Lighting

 

Opening Hymn                                            #315 This Old World

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

 

Time For All Ages                                         Hidden Treasures                                                                Catherine Loya

 

***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                                                        “I Believe I Can Fly”                                                              arr. Tony Esposito

 

Devotional Time

Pastoral Prayer                                            Children                                                                                         Kahlil Gibran

Silence

Sung Response #1031                              May I be filled with loving kindness, may I be well.

                                                                         May I be filled with loving kindness, may I be well.

                                                                         May I be peaceful and at ease, may I be whole.

 

Responsive Reading #657                        It Matters What we Believe                                                Sophia Lyon Fahs

 

Music for the Morning                                  “Half the Sky”                                                                         Debra Penberthy

 

 

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

 

*** Closing Hymn #295                              Sing Out Praises For the Journey

 

*** Benediction and Extinguishing the Chalice

 

*** Postlude                                                 “Youkali”                                                                                             Kurt Weill

 

Greeters: Bryan Cahill, Glen Howell & Karen Hsu Patterson

Ushers: Tom Foretich & Peggy Kharraz

Coffee: Patrick Meighan, Resa Foreman & Jila Tayefehnowrooz

Bookstore: Nancy Babbit

Backyard Bounty: Rima Snyder

 

 

This month, 50% of the non-pledge offering will go to Common Ground: The Westside HIV Community Center.

Now housed within the Venice Family Clinic, Common Ground is the only HIV agency on the Westside of Los

Angeles and is committed to helping everyone know their HIV status and making sure that people living with

the virus find – and stay connected to – medical care.

 

Welcome to our guest musician this morning, Debra Penberthy. Debra is a wonderful local singer-songwriter

who has been involved in social justice and activating human potential her entire career. She has been

performing and writing since the mid-90s, and is now putting her work out on a wider scale—recording her first

professional EP, which includes "Half the Sky," written as a theme song for the Half the Sky Movement

(www.halftheskymovement.org). There will be an event to help fund the EP on July 17th at 8:00pm at Throop

Memorial Church. The event will include performances by Ty Fance, Nicole Starrett, Debra, and others. There is

a $10 suggested donation or $15 to reserve a copy of the EP. More info and music at www.debrapenberthy.com

and soundcloud.com/debra-penberthy.

 

Also, a big welcome back to Michael Antaramian, who is filling in this morning for Daniel Gledhill, while he is

away on vacation.