March 11, 2018                                                  “Butterflies and Zebras and Moonbeams and Fairy Tales”

 

*Gathering Hymn                                           #1020 Woyaya

 

Call to Worship                                             Jacki Weber, Worship Associate

 

Chalice Lighting                                           From “Free Medicine”                                                   Elias Amidon

 

Music for the Morning                                  What if We Are The Key?               Leslie Beauvais & Edward Brand

 

Welcome

 

*Opening Hymn                                           #1024 When the Spirit Says Do

 

*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

 

*Song of Blessing                                         #1053 How Could Anyone

                                                                     How could anyone ever tell you

                                                                     you were anything less than beautiful?

                                                                     How could anyone ever tell you

                                                                      you were less than whole?

                                                                     How could anyone fail to notice

                                                                      that your loving is a miracle?

                                                                     How deeply you’re connected to my soul.

 

Life Together

 

Pulpit Message

 

Offering

 

Offertory Anthem                                        The Morning After                                      A. Kasha and J. Hirschhorn

                                                                                                                                                   with Leslie Beauvais

 

Devotional Time

 

Reflection

 

Pastoral Prayer

 

Silence

 

Musical Response

 

Sermon                                                      Butterflies and Zebras...                                              Rev. Greg Ward

 

Going Deeper

 

*Closing Hymn                                          #1028 The Fire of Commitment

 

*Benediction

 

Musical Benediction

 

Invitation to Fellowship

 

*Please stand in body or in spirit

 

 

Greeters:                        Dwight Flowers (9am); Barbara Gibbs & Katie Malich (11am)

Ushers:                          Erik Paesel & Kit Shaw (9am); Steve DePaul & Ned Wright (11am)

Coffee:                           Alice Hall & Alicia van Ooyen (9am); Linda van Ligten (11am)

Welcome Table:             Barbara Gibbs (9am); Sheila Cummins (11am)

Bookstore:                     Sarah Harper (9am & 11am)

 

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