Order of Service: March 15, 2015 "Handle With Care"
Date of Service:
March 15, 2015
Be kind, for everyone is struggling in some way ~ Plato
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*Gathering Hymn Come and Go With me to that Land arr. Kenny Smith
Come and go with me to that land,
Come and go with me to that land,
Come and go with me to that land where I’m bound. (x2)
Prelude Fond Memories (9am) Daniel Gledhill
Wanting Memories (11am) Ysaye Barnwell
Welcome
Chalice Lighting Mark Warkentin
*Opening Hymn #1014 Standing on the Side of Love
*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
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.
Life Together
Offering Torn Natalie Imbruglia
Colleen Keene, soprano
Devotional Time
Silence
Devotional Music É tudes-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 3 (9am) Sergei Rachmaninov
My Soul is Awakened (11am) Brad Burrill
Responsive Reading We Begin Again in Love Les Kleen
We forgive ourselves and each other
We begin again in love.
Music for the Morning Hallelujah Leonard Cohen
Michael Guinn, tenor
Sermon Handle With Care Nica Eaton-Guinn
*Closing Hymn Love One Another Rev. Jason Shelton
Let us love, let us serve, let us honor one another, yes!
O let us love, let us serve, let us honor one another, yes!
Love one another,
Serve one another,
Honor one another,
As equals hand in hand.
Love one another,
Serve one another,
Honor one another,
That’s how we understand.
*Benediction
Musical Response Losing My Mind (9am) Stephen Sondheim
Dona Nobis Pacem, Paukenmesse Franz Joseph Haydn
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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"All other spiritual teachings are in vain if we cannot love." ~ Jack Kornfield
Greeters: Rhonda Peacock (9am)
Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone & David Olson (11am)
Ushers: Peggy Kharraz & Kit Shaw (9am)
David Goetz & Michael Young (11am)
Coffee: Jonathan Bijur & Alice Hall (9am)
Sheila Cummins & Pam Teplitz (11am)
Bookstore: Nancy Babbitt
Backyard Bounty: Roberta Frye
Service Notes
This month, 60% of our offering will go to the Friends of Orange County Detainees . An outreach
program of Tapestry UU Church in Mission Viejo, Friends of Orange County Detainees seeks to honor
equity and justice in human relations by supporting a strong, vibrant visitation program of
undocumented people placed in detention centers in Orange County, California. UU Santa Monica’s
Faith in Action team is currently recruiting 15 additional volunteers who can make regular visits to people
in detention centers in Orange County. All are welcome, and Spanish language familiarity/fluency is
particularly helpful. Please contact fia@uusm.org or visit the Faith in Action table to register.