Order of Service - June 7, 2015 "Second Chances"
Date of Service:
June 7, 2015
*Gathering Hymn We Give Thanks Wendy Luella Perkins
Oh, we give thanks for this precious day,
For all gathered here, and those far away,
For this time we share with love and care,
Oh, we give thanks for this precious day.
Prelude Something Better (9am) Daniel Gledhill
Rain Come Down (11am) Shawn Kirchner
Welcome Nica Eaton-Guinn
Chalice Lighting Andrea Steffan (9am)
Karl Lisovsky (11am)
*Opening Hymn #1000 Morning Has Come
*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 and Turning Point
Time for All Ages Catherine Farmer Loya
Song of Blessing This Little Light of Mine Traditional
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…
Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine...
Life Together
Offering Wireless Rag (9am) Adaline Shepherd
Mercy, Mercy Me (11am) arr. Farrar, DeReau K.
Devotional Time
Silence
Sung Response Comfort Me Mimi Bornstein-Doble
Comfort me, comfort me, comfort me oh my soul…
Sing with me, sing with me, sing with me oh my soul…
Speak for me, speak for me, speak for me oh my soul…
Dance with me, dance with me, dance with me oh my soul…
Comfort me, comfort me, comfort me oh my soul...
Reflections Andrea Steffan & Karl Lisovksy
Music for the Morning Sure on This Shining Night (9am) Samuel Barber
Everybody Rejoice, The Wiz (11am) Charlie Smalls
Sermon Second Chances Nica Eaton-Guinn
*Closing Hymn #1015 I Know I Can
*Benediction Nica Eaton-Guinn
Musical Response Angel Sarah McLachlan
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Denise Helton (9am)
Tom Foretich, Denise Helton & Jila Tayefehnowrooz (11am)
Ushers: Steve DePaul & Jila Tayefehnowrooz (9am)
Joann Brownlie & Ned Wright (11am)
Coffee: Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen (9am)
Peggy Rhoads & Pam Teplitz (11am)
Bookstore: Nancy Babbitt
Service Notes
Flowers: From Rima Snyder and Norb Gallery: In loving memory of our dear friends, Elisabeth
Hathaway and Sam Carr Polk. You are in our hearts.
Thank you to our wonderful choir! This Sunday is their last Sunday with us until Ingathering on
September 13th. Thanks to DeReau Farrar for his inspired musical direction, to Daniel Gledhill,
Jyvonne Haskin, James Hayden, Colleen Keene, and Gabriel Paredes for their continued staff support,
and to our dedicated choir members: Sue Bickford, Teri Bond, Lauren Callendar, Diane
Fletcher-Hoppe, Norb Gallery, Janet Goodwin, Kate Groundwater, Larry Howard, Karen Hsu
Patterson, Brigham Johnson, Cindy Kelly, Alex Lu, Kim Miller, Liam Mina, and Rima Snyder - and
dear friends who have recently moved on to other places and things: Tom Ahern, Rob Briner, Rebecca
Crawford, Eric Huang and Richard Scher.
This month, 60% of our 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.