Order of Service, September 13, 2015
Date of Service:
September 13, 2015
September 13, 2015 Beginning of Fall 2015 Services
*Gathering Hymn Gracias por el amor arr. William James Ross
Gracias por el amor del cielo, gracias por el inmenso mar,
Gracias por el cantar del bosque. ¡Aleluya!
Gracias por este nuevo día, gracias por nuestra gran unión,
Gracias por todas las bondades. ¡Aleluya!
Welcome Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
Chalice Lighting Dan Patterson
*Opening Hymn Foundations Cynthia Cottam
Like a chalice burning bright,
Many years of sunlight
Shining down on clay and sand
Warm our feet, our souls, our hands.
Nestled in this special place,
Sharing thoughts and songs
We can feel this building’s grace -
Our church home where all belong.
Families both far and near,
Friends who’ve stayed and friends who’ve gone
All who’ve known a welcome here
Are with us in our song.
Here we feel the earth around
And see the sky above
Here we’ve known our heart’s true hope,
Here we’ve shared our true heart’s love.
*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 The Mapmaker Traditional
Catherine Farmer Loya
Song of Blessing 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.
Life Together
Offering Ubi Caritas Ola Gjeilo
Devotional Time
Reading Map of the Journey in Progress Victoria Safford
Mapmaking
Candle Lighting Rise Up, O Flame Christoph Praetorius
Rise up, O flame, by thy light glowing,
Show to us beauty, vision, and joy.
Music for the Morning Love, Come Take Me Home Clif Hardin
Message Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
The Labyrinth
*Closing Hymn #1020 Woyaya
*Benediction
Musical Response An Evening Prayer Charles Gabriel
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Dwight Flowers, Barbara Gibbs & Katie Malich
Ushers: Bonnie Brae, Dan Paterson, Rick Rhoads & Jila Tayefehnowrooz
Coffee: Sanna Egan, Phyllis Kory, Robert Kory & Linda van Ligten
Bookstore: Nancy Babbitt
Service Notes
Welcome back and thank you to our choir: Sue Bickford, Leonard Cachola, Lauren Callendar, Maxwell
DeVita, DeReau K. Farrar, Diane Fletcher-Hoppe, Norb Gallery, Daniel Gledhill, Janet Goodwin, Kate
Groundwater, Jyvonne Haskin, James Hayden, Larry Howard, Karen Hsu Patterson, Brigham Johnson,
Colleen Keene, Cindy Kelly, Alex Lu, Kim Miller, Liam Mina, Gabriel Paredes, Rima Snyder, and Beth
TenPas.
Today, 60% of our offering will go to Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice of Los Angeles
(CLUE-LA). CLUE-LA was founded in 1996 to bring together clergy and lay leaders of all faiths to join
low-wage workers in their struggles for justice.