Order of Service, Oct 11, 2015 "Are We There Yet?"
Date of Service:
October 11, 2015
October 11, 2015 Coming Out Sunday
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*Gathering Hymn Love Will Guide Us arr. Betty A. Wylder
Love will guide us, peace has tried us,
Hope inside us will lead the way
On the road from greed to giving.
Love will guide us through the hard night.
Prelude Lush Life Billy Strayhorn
Welcome Janet Goodwin
Chalice Lighting DeReau Farrar (9am)
David Titkin, amBi (11am)
*Opening Hymn #298 Wake, Now, My Senses
*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 My Princess Boy Cheryl Kilodavis
Song of Blessing I Know This Rose Will Open Mary E. Grigolia
I know this rose will open.
I know my fear will burn away.
I know my soul will unfurl its wings.
I know this rose will open.
Life Together
Offering It Gets Better Daniel Gledhill
Devotional Time Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kwong
Sung Response I Know I Can arr. Mark Freundt
Though days be dark with storms
And burdens weigh my heart
Though troubles wait at every turn,
I know I can go on.
And though the journey is long,
The destination is near,
Though troubles wait at every turn,
I know I can go on.
Pulpit Message Anitra Winder
Responsive Reading #584 A Network of Mutuality Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Music for the Morning Blessing Scott Alan
Gabriel Paredes, tenor
Sermon Are We There Yet? Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kwong
*Closing Hymn #1014 Standing on the Side of Love
*Benediction #562 A Lifelong Sharing Mother Teresa
Musical Response Prelude, Op. 53, No. 9 Nikolai Kapustin
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Chancel Adornment: Today the chancel is decorated with a tree from the Brownlie-Oakes-Michaelson family in memory of Greg Oakes who left this earth on October 7, 2014. Greg was a loving father and grandfather and who is dearly missed.
Greeters: Dwight Flowers, Barbara Gibbs & Katie Malich
Ushers: Dave Goetz, Rick Rhoads, Kit Shaw & Jila Tayefehnowrooz
Coffee: Sanna Egan, Robert & Phyllis Kory, Linda van Ligten
Welcome/Visitors Table: Barbara Gibbs
Bookstore: Nancy Babbitt
Service Notes
Today, 60% of our offering will go to The Children’s Collective, Inc. providing high quality, comprehensive, educational and family support services to women, minorities, children, youth, families and other adults in South Los Angeles. Each year, the Children’s Collective serves over 12,000 clients in 18 programs in Greater Crenshaw, Manchester/Figueroa, and Exposition Los Angeles. The Yellow Butterfly is the symbol of the Children’s Collective to reflect its charge of Transforming People...Changing Lives. www.childrenscollective.org
Interweave co-sponsors the Westside Bi-Social Chat together with amBi, a social community for bisexual, pansexual, queer and fluid adults and allies: http://www.meetup.com/amBiLA/ Meetings take place every 4th Tuesday from 8:00-9:30pm in Forbes, room 1: http://www.ambi.org/events/la5 . The monthly chat was started by Judy Federick, longtime leader of Interweave, and Vishal Hara of amBi. Today, we remember Judy and her many contributions to Interweave.