Order of Service - October 19, 2014 "Under Every Grief"
Date of Service:
October 19, 2014
Joy and woe are woven fine, clothing for the soul divine.
Under every grief and pine, runs a joy with silken twine.
- William Blake (1757-1827)
Gathering Hymn We would be one, as now we join in singing
Our hymn of love to pledge ourselves anew
To that high cause of greater understanding
Of who we are, and what in us is true.
We would be one in living for each other
To show to all a new community.
Prelude Come Back (9am) Daniel Gledhill
I Will Remember You (11am) arr. DeReau K. Farrar
Welcome
Chalice Lighting Leon Henderson-MacLennan
Opening Hymn #1000 Morning Has Come
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
Story for All Ages
Song of Blessing Vision for humanity, all around the child.
Loving as one family, all around the child.
Life passages well understood, known and felt around the earth;
Light of love and joy extend all around the child.
Life Together
Pulpit Message Ernest D. Pipes Distinguished Lecture Committee
Pat McGwire (9am), Diana Spears (11am)
Offering Intermezzo sinfonico, Cavalleria Rusticana Pietro Mascagni
Devotional Time
Sung Response When I breathe in, I breathe in peace.
When I breathe out, I breathe out love.
Music for the Morning Clair de lune (9am) Claude Debussy
I Promise Nothing (11am) Jacob Avshalomoff
Sermon Under Every Grief Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
Closing Hymn #17 Every Night and Every Morn
Benediction
Musical Response When She Loved Me (9am) Randy Newman
The paper reeds by the brooks (11am) Randall Thompson
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Service Notes
Service participants: Kirk Attebury, Nancy Babbitt, Sheila Cummins, Sanna Egan,
Dwight Flowers, Barbara Gibbs, Wendi Gladstone, Dave Goetz, Alice Hall, Michael
Monte, David Olsen, Sue Stoyanoff, Ned Wright, Michael Young.
Thank you for your Community Offering last week of $335.37 to benefit Camp Aranu’tiq
for transgender and gender-variant children.
Today’s Community Offering will go to Our House Grief Support Center. Grief is a
natural reaction after the death of someone close. Yet in our society few people are
prepared for the intensity and duration of the grief process. Our House was founded on
the premise that grievers need understanding, support, and connection. If you or
someone you care about is grieving, we are here to help. For support: 1.888.417.1444.
http://www.ourhouse-grief.org.