Order of Service, November 22, 2015
Date of Service:
November 22, 2015
November 22, 2015
“And the point is, to live everything.
Live the questions now.
Perhaps then, someday in the future, you will gradually,
without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.”
- Rainer Maria Rilke
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*Gathering Hymn Come, Come, Whoever You Are Lynn Adair Ungar
Come, come, whoever you are,
Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving.
Ours is no caravan of despair.
Come, yet again come.
Ven, ven cual eres, ven,
Nómada͜ en búsqueda, si͜ amas la vida.
La nuestra͜_es la caravana de͜_amor.
Ven, otra vez ven.
Prelude How Lucky You Are (9am) Daniel Gledhill
If I Can Sing, I Still Am Free (11am) Rich Campbell
Welcome Leon Henderson-MacLennan
Chalice Lighting
*Opening Hymn #67 We Sing Now Together
*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 As You Leave This Friendly Place Johann Sebastian Bach
As you leave this friendly place, love give light to every face;
May the kindness which you learn light your hearts ‘til you return.
Life Together
Offering Thanksgiving Theme Vince Guaraldi
Devotional Time Excerpt from Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke
Rev. Dr. Kikanza J. Nuri-Robins
Silence
Sung Response Comfort Me arr. Susan Peck
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
Responsive Reading #727 The Bread We Share
Music for the Morning My Favorite Things, The Sound of Music (9am) Richard Rodgers
Acceptance (11am) Daniel Gledhill
Sermon For This We Are Thankful? Rev. Dr. Kikanza J. Nuri-Robins
*Closing Hymn #128 For All That Is Our Life
*Benediction Rev. Dr. Kikanza J. Nuri-Robins
Musical Response Each Life That Touches Ours for Good (9am) Laurence Lyon
Wonder Blessing (11am) Susanne Maziarz
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Dwight Flowers, Glen Howell, Michael Young & Steve Young
Ushers: Steve DePaul, David Goetz, Dan Patterson & Ned Wright
Coffee: Sheila Bjornlie, Nancy Howell, Leah Moore & Sylvia Young
Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs & Kria Langabeer
Bookstore: Mark Warkentin
Service Notes
This month, 60% of the non-pledge offering will go to Step up on Second. Step up on Second
provides help, hope and a home for individuals affected by mental illness. Each day, Step Up sees 100
individuals and offers 22 programs in a continuum of care, all free of charge. For over a decade,
volunteers from our church served a meal to residents at Step Up on Second on the 4th Saturday of the
month, and we continue to reach out to our neighbors at Step Up in any way we can.
