May 20, 2018                                                         Celebrating Religious Education & Our Bridging Ceremony

 

*Gathering Hymn                                    #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are

 

Call to Worship                                       And So We Come                                                           Kathleen Hogue

 

Chalice Lighting                                     I Want to Be With People                                             Dana E. Worsnop

                                                               Charley Duckman & Brian Oakes

 

Music for the Morning                           I’ll Be There for You                                                      by The Rembrandts

                                                              Delaney Hutchinson

 

Welcome Margot Page

 

*Opening Hymn                                    #1008 When Our Heart is in a Holy Place

 

*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                                An AAHSome Story: The Lucky Seaweed

                                                           Sabina and the Sea Creatures

 

Teacher Appreciation Litany

 

Congregation:                Thank you teachers and facilitators for taking responsibility as leaders of classes,

                                       giving of your time, gifts and energy; we offer you our gratitude. We sincerely appreciate

                                       your commitment to sharing the great promise of our common heritage and the unfolding

                                       future with our children, youth, and adults.

 

All:                                We are all part of this one community, children, youth, and adults alike. May we all be

                                       enriched by exploring our world and deepening our faiths together.

 

*Song of Blessing                        The UU Principles Song                                                   Written by Katie Covey

                              (After the Principles Song, OWL K/1 children and their teachers may leave)

 

Life Together Margot Page

 

Offering Margot Page

 

Offertory Anthem                                  Heart Song                                                              composer: Shakti Deva

                                                             Religious Exploration Kids

 

Reflection                                           How is it With Your Soul?                                                   by Ashley Horan

                                                           Beverly Shoenberger

 

Pastoral Prayer                                                                                                                                  Rev. Greg Ward

 

Silence

 

Interlude                                             Holiday                                                                                         by Paramore

                                                            Analivia Martin-Straw

 

Bridging               Dagny Stahl, Analivia Martin Straw, Alex Michaelson, Cheyenne Mayson, Sanna Legan

 

Reflection                                            Words from the Bridging Youth & Their Parents

 

 

Kathleen:                We celebrate this new phase of your life's journey.

 

Congregation:         We encourage you to continue your own free and responsible search for truth and meaning.

 

Kathleen:                 With both joy and sorrow, we let you go to spread your wings.

 

Congregation:          This church community will always provide a spiritual home for you.

 

Kathleen:                  Your roots are here.

 

Congregation:           Wherever life takes you, may you make a place for yourself

                                  in a Unitarian Universalist congregation.

 

Kathleen:                   It is up to you to show up, get involved, and give something back.

 

Congregation:             It is up to us to build a bridge of support for youth and young adults.

 

All:                               We pledge ourselves to make our congregation a haven for all who are walking

                                     the bridge from youth into adulthood.

 

Going Deeper

 

*Closing Hymn                                            Circle Game                                                                         Joni Mitchell

 

*Benediction                                                                                                                                      Kathleen Hogue

 

Musical Benediction

 

Invitation to Fellowship

 

*Please stand in body or in spirit

 

Service Participants: Sheila Cummins, Roberta Frye, Barbara Gibbs, Wendi Gladstone, Alice Hall, Sarah

Harper, Peggy Kharraz, Audrey Lyness and David Olson, Pam Teplitz, Michael Young

 

Today, 40% of our offering will go to St. John’s Well Child and Family Center, which serves nearly

100,000 low-income patients in the Los Angeles area. Well Child and Family Center offers services and

programs for low-income children, women, homeless, and transgender patients.