May 28, 2017

*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!

 

Prelude                                                Prelude Op. 28, No. 4                                                         Frederic Chopin

 

Welcome

 

Chalice Lighting                                   Jila Tayefehnowrooz (9am)

                                                            Tom Peters (11am)

 

*Opening Hymn                                   #112 Do You Hear?

 

*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                                #1053 How Could Anyone

                                                           How could anyone ever tell you you were anything less than beautiful?

                                                           How could anyone ever tell you you were less than whole?

                                                           How could anyone fail to notice that your loving is a miracle?

                                                           How deeply you’re connected to my soul.

 

Life Together

 

Pulpit Messages                                 Farewell Committee

                                                           Gretchen Goetz (9am)

                                                           Cathie Gentile (11am)

 

                                                            Faith in Action

                                                            Peggy Rhoads (11am)

 

Offering                                               It’s A Life (9am)                                                                  Burkhard Dallwitz

                                                           Dahil Sa Iyo (11am)                            Miguel Velarde, arr. Fabian Obispo Jr.

 

Devotional Time

 

Silence

 

Sung Response                                #1037 We Begin Again in Love

                                                         We forgive ourselves and each other.

                                                         We begin again in love.

 

Music for the Morning                      Goodbye My Love (9am)                                                      Stephen Flaherty

                                                         I Will Be Earth (11am)                                                           Gwenyth Walker

 

Sermon                                            Living in the Future                                            Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

 

*Closing Hymn                                 #1028 The Fire of Commitment

 

*Benediction

 

Musical Response                           Amen in Bb

 

*Please stand in body or in spirit

 

 

Greeters:                              Glen Howell, Kris Langabeer, Michael Young & Steve Young

Ushers:                                 Tom Foretich, David Goetz, Jila Tayefehnowrooz & Ned Wright

Coffee:                                 Sheila Bjornlie, Nancy Howell, Leah Moore & Sylvia Young

Welcome Table:                   Barbara Gibbs & Carol Ring

Bookstore:                           Sarah Harper

 

Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to Unitarian Universalism beyond our congregation. Today we send our gifts to our Unitarian Universalist Association to promote social justice and liberal religion through public advocacy, leadership development, faith formation, and support for over 1,000 Unitarian Universalist congregations in the United States and around the world.

 

About Our Guest Accompanist

Travis Reynolds is a composer, pianist, and educator recently based out of Los Angeles. He has held positions as staff accompanist at The Boston Conservatory, pianist for St. Anthony Shrine in downtown Boston, teacher at Belmont Music School, and co-artistic director for SoundWave Milwaukee and Soundry; he currently teaches out of his studio in Inglewood and at West Hollywood Academy of Music. His music has been performed by the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, St. Luke’s Chamber Series, Calliope, and others. Travis is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory, where he studied with Jan Swafford and Dalit Warshaw.

 

“Dahil Sa Iyo” Translation

My life has been full of hardship and suffering.

Because of you, I want to live.

You alone, my love, are my hope.

I became happy.

All this is because of you.