Order of Service, September 27, 2015 "The Mountains Are Calling"
Date of Service:
September 27, 2015
September 27, 2015
“The mountains are calling and I must go.”
- John Muir
*Gathering Hymn Simple Gifts Traditional
‘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 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 Pifa, Messiah (9am) George F. Handel
Hallelujah, Amen, Judas Maccabaeus (11am) George F. Handel
Welcome Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
Chalice Lighting
*Opening Hymn #163 For the Earth Forever Turning
*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
Welcoming Religious Education Staff
Time for All Ages No Lists on the Sabbath Marc Gellman
Song of Blessing This Little Light of Mine Traditional
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…
Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine...
Life Together
Pulpit Message Camp De Benneville Pines Team
Offering Moving On (9am) Daniel Gledhill
The Birds Begun at Four O’Clock (11am) Emma Lou Diemer
Devotional Time
Silence
Sung Response Blessed Spirit of My Life Shelley Jackson Denham
Blessed Spirit of my life, give me strength through stress and strife;
Help me live with dignity; let me know serenity.
Fill me with a vision, clear my mind of fear and confusion.
When my thoughts flow restlessly, let peace find a home in me.
Spirit of great mystery, hear the still, small voice in me.
Help me live my wordless creed as I comfort those in need.
Fill me with compassion, be the source of my intuition.
Then, when life is done for me, let love be my legacy.
Reading #660 To Live Deliberately Henry David Thoreau
Music for the Morning Presto, Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 31, No. 3 Ludwig Van Beethoven
Sermon The Mountains Are Calling Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
*Closing Hymn #1064 Blue Boat Home
*Benediction
Musical Response Danny Boy (9am) Fred E. Weatherly
An Evening Prayer (11am) Charles Gabriel
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Greeters: Wendi Gladstone, Kris Langabeer, Michael Young & Steve Young
Ushers: Barbara Kernochan, Peggy Kharraz & Ned Wright
Coffee: Pam Teplitz & Sylvia Young
Welcome Table: Kris Langabeer & Carol Ring
Bookstore: Nancy Babbitt
Service Notes
Today, 60% of our offering will go to Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice of Los Angeles
(CLUE-LA).