February 4, 2018                                                                                                     “Here If You Need Me”

*Gathering Hymn                                       #347 Gather The Spirit

 

Call to Worship                                                                                                 Dorothy Steinicke, Worship Associate

 

Chalice Lighting                                         #447                                                                              Albert Schweitzer

                                                                  At times our own light goes out and is rekindled

                                                                  by a spark from another person. Each of us has

                                                                  cause to think with deep gratitude of those who

                                                                  have lighted the flame within us.

 

Music for the Morning                                You’ve Got A Friend                      (9am)                                   Carol King

                                                                   Make Our Garden Grow Again    (11am)                     Leonard Bernstein

 

Welcome

 

*Opening Hymn                                        #1002 Comfort Me

 

*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                                     #210 Wade In The Water

 

Life Together

 

Pulpit Message

 

Offering

 

Offertory Anthem                                    When I Am Frightened                   (9am)            Shelley Jackson Denham

                                                               From The Ends Of The Earth        (11am)                          Alan Hovhaness

 

Devotional Time

 

Reading                                                 “What They Did Yesterday Afternoon”                                    Warsan Shire

 

Pastoral Prayer

 

Silence

 

Musical Response

 

Sermon                                                    Here If You Need Me                                         The Reverend Greg Ward

 

Going Deeper

 

*Closing Hymn                                        #311 Let It Be A Dance

 

*Benediction

 

Musical Benediction

 

Invitation to Fellowship

 

*Please stand in body or in spirit

 

 

Greeters: Denise Helton (9am); Kim & Barbara Andres and Tom Foretich (11am)

Ushers: Tom Early & Barbara Kernochan (9am); Linda van Ligten & Greg Wood (11am)

Coffee: Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen (9am); Hugo Contreras (11am)

Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs (9am); Linda van Ligten (aam)

Bookstore: Sarah Harper (9am & 11am)

 

 

Today, 40% of our offering will go to NAMI Westside Los Angeles.

 

NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI advocates for access to services, treatment, supports and research and is steadfast in its commitment to raising awareness, removing the stigma and building a community of hope for all of those in need.

 

NAMI Westside Los Angeles is committed to improving the lives of families who love someone struggling with mental illness by educating, advocating, listening, learning and leading. Help us partner with those working to ensure hundreds of thousands of families, individuals and educators get the support and information they need.