Order of Service: June 3, 2018 "Finding Your Voice"
Date of Service:
June 3, 2018
June 3, 2018 “On Finding Your Voice”
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*Gathering Hymn #1068 Rising Green
Call to Worship Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, Worship Associate
Chalice Lighting Chalice Lighting Hafiz
Laugh
Because that is the purest
Sound.
Sing
Because this is a food
Our starving world
Needs.
Music for the Morning “Ain't No Stoppin Us Now” by McFadden & Whitehead
Welcome (responsively) We Bid You Welcome Reading #442
*Opening Hymn #1071 On the Dusty Earth Drum
*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 You Can’t Stop the Music by Aaron McEmrys
*Song of Blessing #1048 Ubi Caritas
There where love is / And goodness
There where love is / There God dwells
Life Together
Offering
Offertory Anthem “People Get Ready” by Curtis Mayfield
Devotional Time
Reading Finding Your Voice Dan Cumberland
Silence
Musical Response
Reflection On Finding Your Voice Dr. Zanaida Robles
Going Deeper
Recall how the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s was
strengthened by some of the most inspirational songs ever sung. What if
we broadened our definition of “singing?” Can all of our words be called
melodic, rhythmic, dynamic? And then, can our voices harmonize and
create counterpoint with the voices of our neighbors? The truth is that
EVERYONE has this power, even those who claim they can’t sing!
What if we learned to acknowledge and use the power of our own voices,
imbuing our statements and questions with the energy of singing?
How amazing it would be if we used this power in other disciplines and
environments so our unique songs may be sung boldly for the good of our
communities. Can we do a better job of recognizing and cultivating the
relevance and power of the voices of the marginalized and oppressed?
What if our communities harnessed the transformative power of
collective artistic expression, perhaps through singing?
*Closing Hymn #368 Now Let Us Sing
*Benediction
Musical Benediction
Invitation to Fellowship
*Please rise in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Barbara & Kim Andres, Tom Foretich & Denise Helton
Ushers: Bonnie Brae & Peggy Kharraz
Coffee: Hugo Conteras, Deirdre Dietel, Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen
Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs & Linda van Ligten
Bookstore: Sarah Harper
Service Notes
Today, 40% of our offering will go to the Equal Justice Initiative. The Equal Justice Initiative is
committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to
challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most
vulnerable people in American society. Please give what you can to help out those struggling in our
larger community. Thank you!