Order of Service, Nov. 6, 2016 "The Joy of Generosity"
Date of Service:
November 6, 2016
November 6, 2016
I will tell you something about stories.
They aren’t just entertainment.
Don’t be fooled. They are all we have.
All we have to fight off illness and death.
You don’t have anything if you don’t have stories.
-- Leslie Marmon Silko
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*Gathering Hymn #16 ‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple
‘Tis a gift to be simple, ‘tis a gift to be free
‘tis a gift to come down where we ought to be
and when we find ourselves in the place just right,
‘twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
to bow and to bend we shan’t be ashamed
To turn, turn will be our delight,
‘til by turning, turning we come ‘round right.
Prelude Claire de lune Claude Debussy
Welcome
Chalice Lighting YRUU Youth Group
*Opening Hymn #126 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
*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 #413 Go Now in Peace Natalie Sleeth
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
Pulpit Message Board of Directors
Jacki Weber (9am)
Ron Crane (11am)
Speaker Almost Unconditional Love Len Harris
Offering Pie Jesu Gabriel Faure
Devotional Time
Silence
Sung Response #123 Spirit of Life
Responsive Reading #646 The Larger Circle Wendell Berry
Music for the Morning Komm Süsser Tod J.S. Bach
Sermon Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
*Closing Hymn #1064 Blue Boat Home
*Benediction
Musical Response Amen in Bb
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Tom Foretich, Barbara Gibbs & Denise Helton
Ushers: Bonnie Brae, Peggy Kharraz, Dan Patterson & Rick Rhoads
Coffee: Deirdre Dietel, Peggy Rhoads, Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen
Welcome Table: Linda van Ligten
Bookstore: Sarah Harper
Service Notes
Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to the Westside Coalition: Housing Hunger Health, (WC). The Westside Coalition, (formerly the Westside Shelter & Hunger Coalition), is an alliance of 44 organizations, public agencies and faith communities committed to ending hunger and homelessness through service coordination, public education and advocacy. The coalition was founded in 1982 to serve the Westside of Los Angeles County and is the oldest coalition in the county working on behalf of the homeless. Please save the date: the 2017 Santa Monica Homeless Count will take place on Wed, Jan 25, 2017 from 10:30pm to 2:30am. This annual volunteer and city-led effort measures progress toward ending homelessness and gives a snapshot of who is experiencing homelessness and where they are located.
Pie Jesu Translation:
Pious Lord Jesus, give them rest.