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	Order of Service - Christmas Eve, 2015: 6pm & 8pm Christmas Eve 6pm and 8pm Gathering Hymn O Come All Ye Faithful John Francis Wade O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem. Come and behold him, born the King of angels; Venite, adoremus, venite, adoremus, venite, adoremus Dominum. Lo, humble shepherds, hasting to his cradle, leaving their flocks in the fields, draw near. We, too, with gladness, thither bend our footsteps; Venite, adoremus, venite, adoremus, venite, adoremus Dominum. Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation; O sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest; Venite, adoremus, venite, adoremus, venite, adoremus Dominum. Prelude Etude-Tableau, Op. 33, No. 6 Sergei Rachmaninoff Welcome Rev. Tera Little Chalice Lighting Catherine Farmer Loya (6pm) DeReau K. Farrar (8pm) Carol #238 Within the Shining of a Star Story The First Christmas Carol Marianne Jordan Catherine Loya (6pm) Rev. Tera Little (8pm) Anthem The First Noel (6pm) arr. Dan Forrest Свете тихий (8pm) Sergei Rachmaninoff with Gabriel Paredes Lesson Luke 2:1-7 (6pm) Elias Ellison (8pm) Alyssa Wood Carol #256 Winter Night Lesson Luke 2:8-14 Kevin Arnold (6pm) Buudha Quant (8pm) Anthem O Magnum Mysterium (6pm) Tomas Luis de Victoria Слава въ вышнихъ Богу (8pm) Sergei Rachmaninoff Lesson Luke 2:15-19 Jeremy Arnold (6pm) Karen Hsu Patterson (8pm) Homily Love Reborn Rev. Tera Little Carol #241 In the Bleak Midwinter Offering Abby Arnold (6pm) Cathie Gentile (8pm) Offertory And Peace Attend Thee (6pm) Daniel Pinkham Богородице Дѣво (8pm) Sergei Rachmaninoff Homily Still Christmas Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels Sharing the Light Carol #251 Silent Night, Holy Night Benediction Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels Carol #245 Joy to the World! Extinguishing the Chalice *Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Service Notes Thank you to our service participants: Dan Patterson, Kit Shaw, Jila Tayefehnowrooz Choral music for the 8pm service is from movements #4, #6, and #7 of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil. Thank you to those who spent the extra time and effort to learn this challenging and beautiful music in Ancient Slavic: Colleen Keene, Alice Maupin, Jyvonne Haskin, Rima Snyder, Karen Hsu Patterson, Gabriel Paredes, Lars Kjeseth, Larry Howard, and James Hayden. Refreshments after tonight’s services are provided by the Hospitality Committee: Sheila Cummins, Debbie Menzies and Carol Ring One hundred percent of our offering will go to the Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC). OPCC empowers people to rebuild their lives, with the goal of ending-- not simply managing -- human suffering. OPCC is an independent, community-supported organization in which staff, volunteers and clients work with mutual respect to address the effects of poverty, abuse, neglect and discrimination. The agency's programs are designed to remove barriers to access the resources individuals need to ensure their survival, end their victimization and improve their quality of life. If you would like to make an additional gift to the church, please designate UU Santa Monica on your check or mark UU Santa Monica on one of the small envelopes provided. You can also make a one-time or monthly gift to the church at www.uusm.org/make-a-donation.
	Order of Service - Christmas Eve, 6pm & 8pm December 24, 2016 Christmas Eve 6pm & 8pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gathering Hymn #253 O Come, All Ye Faithful* John Francis Wade O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him, born the king of angels; O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ the lord. Lo, humble shepherds, hastening to his cradle, Leaving their flocks in the fields, draw near. We, too, with gladness, thither bend our footsteps; O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ the lord. Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! “Glory to God! Glory in the highest!” O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ the lord. Prelude O Holy Night arr. Daniel Gledhill Welcome Chalice Lighting Kathleen Hogue (6pm) Dr. Zanaida Robles (8pm) Carol #237 The First Noel arr. John Stainer The first Noel, the angels did say* Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay: In fields where they lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the king of Israel. They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east, beyond them far: And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the king of Israel. And by the light of that same star Three wise men came from country far; To seek for a king was their intent, And to follow the star wherever it went. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the king of Israel. Story The Sounds of Christmas Kathleen Hogue Welcoming Our Children Responsive Reading #616 For So the Children Come Leonard Cachola (6pm) Cathie Gentile (8pm) For so the children come And so they have been coming Always the same way they come Born of the seed of a man and a woman No angels herald their beginnings No prophets predict their future courses No wise men see a star to show where to find The babe that will save humankind Yet each night a child is born is a holy night Parents – sitting beside their children’s cribs Feel glory in the sight of new life beginning They ask, “Where and how will this new life end? Or will it ever end?” Each night a child is born is a holy night – A time for singing A time for wondering A time for worshipping. Selection Carol for a Child Elizabeth Sutton Benefiel The Birth Luke 2:1-7 Sue Bickford (6pm) Tom and Fred Kafka (8pm) Carol #255 There’s a Star in the East Traditional There’s a star in the east on Christmas morn, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. It will lead to the place where the babe is born. Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Leave your ewes and leave your lambs Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Leave your sheep and leave your rams, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Follow, follow, rise up, shepherd, and follow. Follow the star of Bethlehem, rise up, shepherd, and follow. If you hark to the angel’s holy word, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. You’ll forget your flock, you’ll forget your herd. Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Leave your ewes and leave your lambs Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Leave your sheep and leave your rams, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Follow, follow, rise up, shepherd, and follow. Follow the star of Bethlehem, rise up, shepherd, and follow. The Shepherds & the Angels Luke 2:8-14 The Burton Family (6pm) Scott Roewe (8pm) Selection A La Nanita Nana arr. Charlotte Lansberg Pondering in Our Hearts Luke 2:15-19 Emma Stashin (6pm) Linda Marten (8pm) Christmas Prayer Now is the Moment of Magic Victoria Safford Sharing Silence Carol #244 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Richard Storrs Willis It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold: “Peace on the earth, goodwill to all from heaven’s all gracious king.” The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing. Still through the cloven skies they come, with peaceful wings unfurled; And still their heavenly music floats o’er all the weary world. Above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hovering wing; And ever o’er its Babel sounds the blessed angels sing. But with the woes of war and strife the world has suffered long; Beneath the angel strain have rolled two thousand years of wrong; And man, at war with man, hears not the love song that they bring. O hush the noise, ye men of strife, and hear the angels sing! For lo! The days are hastening on, by prophet bards foretold, When with the ever-circling years comes round the age of gold. When peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendors fling, And the whole world give back the song which now the angels sing. Offering Alleluia Alan Hovhaness Sharing the Light Carol #251 Silent Night, Holy Night Franz Xaver Gruber Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant, so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night, Shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing, “Alleluia,” Christ the savior is born, Christ the savior is born. Silent night, holy night, Son of god, love’s pure light Radiant beams from thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace Jesus, lord at thy birth, Jesus, lord at thy birth. Closing Words Carol #245 Joy to the World! Lowell Mason Joy to the world! the Lord is come: let earth receive her King Let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing, And heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven and nature sing. Joy to the world! the Savior reigns; let us our songs employ While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, repeat the sounding joy Repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat the sounding joy. No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground He comes to make his blessings flow, far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far as, far as the curse is found. He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, and wonders of his love, And wonders of his love, and wonders, wonders of his love. Benediction Musical Response Gloria* Antonio Vivaldi Extinguishing the Chalice Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Service Notes* Thank you to our service participants: Bob Dietz, Tom Early, Nina Emerson, Tom Foretich, Barbara Kernochan, Karl Lisovsky, Dan Patterson, Linda van Ligten, Greg Wood. Refreshments after tonight’s services are provided by the Board of Directors and friends, with special thanks to Jacki Weber, Emily Hero and all those who donated cookies and other goodies. One hundred percent of our offering will go to the Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC) . OPCC empowers people to rebuild their lives, with the goal of ending-- not simply managing -- human suffering. OPCC is an independent, community-supported organization in which staff, volunteers and clients work with mutual respect to address the effects of poverty, abuse, neglect and discrimination. The agency's programs are designed to remove barriers to access the resources individuals need to ensure their survival, end their victimization and improve their quality of life. If you would like to make an additional gift to the church, please designate UU Santa Monica on your check or mark UU Santa Monica on one of the small envelopes provided. You can also make a one-time or monthly gift to the church at www.uusm.org/make-a-donation.
	Order of Service - Christmas Eve, 9am and 11am December 24, 2017 “The Straight Skinny on the Fat Man in Red” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn #249 “On this Day Everywhere” Call to Worship Jacki Weber, Worship Associate Chalice Lighting Whether or not something is true* is not a matter of fact. It is a matter of whether it has the power to expand our heart as well as our head. We light our chalice that we may increase both our love and our reason. Music for the Morning “Purer than pure” by Vincent Persichetti arr. Danny Gledhill [#250] Welcome Opening Hymn #240 “I Heard the Bells” (to the tune of “I Saw Three Ships”) 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 “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list, and checking it twice Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake! O! You better watch out! You better not cry Better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town Life Together Pulpit Message Offering Offertory Anthem “Angels We Have Heard” on High arr. Danny Gledhill Devotional Time Reflection “The Night Before Christmas” (modern day version) With apologies to Clement Moore Pastoral Prayer Silence Musical Response Sermon “The Straight Skinny on the Fat Man in Red” Rev. Greg Going Deeper Closing Hymn #259 “We Three Kings” Benediction Musical Benediction Invitation to Fellowship Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: James Duckman (9am); Kirk Attebury, Michael Young & Steve Young (11am) Ushers: Peggy Kharraz & Kit Shaw (9am); Steve DePaul & Dan Patterson (11am) Coffee: Sheila Bjornlie & Leah Moore (9am); Cathy Wolfson & Sylvia Young (11am) Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs (9am); Carol Ring (11am) Bookstore: Sarah Harper Service Notes* At each of our five services today, we will collect money for our Ministerial Discretionary Fund. This fund is so that we will have some way of providing care for our fellow members and friends who find themselves without enough food or who can’t pay a bill … for those who’ve been unexpectedly laid off or who need just a little help with a prescription or receiving treatment - but, are uncomfortable asking. There is currently no active fund or line item in our budget that allows us offer the spirit of care to our fellow members in need. This fund allows us to be difference makers in the lives of our fellow members. Please give what you can to help out those struggling in our larger community. Thanks!
	Order of Service - Dec 24, 4pm Family Service December 24, 2016 Christmas Eve Family Service, 4:00pm Each night a child is born is a holy night. A time for singing, a time for wondering, a time for worshipping. - Sophia Lyon Fahs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Carol Jingle Bells* Traditional Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh O'er the fields we go, Laughing all the way Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright What fun it is to laugh and sing A sleighing song tonight Chorus: Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride, And soon Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side; The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot We got into a drifted bank, And then we got upsot. (Repeat Chorus) End: Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Welcome Chalice Lighting Opening Hymn #235 Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la! 'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la! Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la la la! Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la la la la! See the blazing yule before us, Fa la la la la la la la! Strike the harp and join the chorus, Fa la la la la la la la! Follow me in merry measure, Fa la la la la la la la! While I tell of Yuletide treasure, Fa la la la la la la la! Fast away the old year passes, Fa la la la la la la la! Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, Fa la la la la la la la! Sing we joyous all together! Fa la la la la la la la! Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa la la la la la la la! ...Fa la la la la la la la! Time for All Ages “Sounds of Christmas” Kathleen Hogue Hymn #245 Joy to the World verses 1 & 2 Joy to the world! The Lord is come. Let earth receive her King Let every heart Prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing And heaven and nature sing And heaven and heaven and nature sing He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love; And wonders of His love; And wonders, and wonders of His love. Child Dedication Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur & Kathleen Hogue Hymn #1061 For So the Children Come Each night a child is born is a holy night – A time for signing, A time for wondering, A time for worshipping. Each night a child is born is a holy night. Offering Offertory #237 The First Nowell verses 1 & 2 The First Nowell the angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter's night that was so deep. Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Born is the King of Israel. They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east beyond them far, And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night. Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Born is the King of Israel. Litany We Are the Light of the World We are the light of the world. Sharing Our Stars Hymn #251 Silent Night* Sharing Candlelight Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia, Christ the Savior is born! Christ the Savior is born Silent night, holy night! Son of God love's pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy face With dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus Lord, at Thy birth Jesus Lord, at Thy birth Benediction Please stand in body or in spirit Service Notes Thank you to our ushers: Kit Shaw and Michael Young. Refreshments after tonight’s services are provided by the Board of Directors and friends, with special thanks to Jacki Weber, Emily Hero and all those who donated cookies and other goodies. One hundred percent of our offering will go to the Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC). OPCC empowers people to rebuild their lives, with the goal of ending-- not simply managing -- human suffering. OPCC is an independent, community-supported organization in which staff, volunteers and clients work with mutual respect to address the effects of poverty, abuse, neglect and discrimination. The agency's programs are designed to remove barriers to access the resources individuals need to ensure their survival, end their victimization and improve their quality of life. If you would like to make an additional gift to the church, please designate UU Santa Monica on your check or mark UU Santa Monica on one of the small envelopes provided. You can also make a one-time or monthly gift to the church at www.uusm.org/make-a-donation.
	Order of Service - Dec. 11, 2016 - Door Into the Dark December 11, 2016 Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, as without light, nothing flowers. - May Sarton ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Gathering Hymn #163 For the Earth Forever Turning v.1 & 4 only For the earth forever turning For the skies, for every sea For our lives, for all we cherish, sing we our joyful song of peace For the world we raise our voices For the home which gives us birth In our joy, we sing returning home to our blue green hills of earth. Prelude Cranham Holst, arr. by Daniel Gledhill Welcome Rev. Kikanza J. Nuri-Robins Chalice Lighting Opening Hymn #226 People, Look East* 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 #118 This Little Light of Mine Traditional This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine... (repeat x 3) Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine...(repeat x 3) Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Life Together Pulpit Message Board of Directors Offering It Had to Be You (9am) Isham Jones A la Nanita Nana (11am) Arr. Charlotte Lansberg Responsive Reading #555 Some Things Will Never Change Thomas Wolfe Silence Sung Response Come and Find the Quiet Center Attrib. B. F. White Come and find the quiet center in the crowded life we lead, find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed: Clear the chaos and the clutter, clear our eyes that we might see all the things that really matter, be at peace and simply be. In the Spirit let us travel, open to each other’s pain Let our loves and fears unravel, celebrate the space we gain There’s a place for deepest dreaming, there’s a time for heart to care In the Spirit’s lively scheming there is always room to spare. Music for the Morning Star in the East (9am) Traditional from the Southern Harmony A Hope Carol (11am) David Dickau Sermon Door Into the Dark Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur Closing Hymn #55 Dark of Winter* Benediction Musical Response Umoja* Zanaida Robles Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Dwight Flowers, Katie Malich & Jila Tayefehnowrooz Ushers: Bonnie Brae, Barbara Kernochan, Ned Wright & Michael Young Coffee: Peggy Rhoads, Jila Tayefehnowrooz & Linda Van Ligten Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs Bookstore: Sarah Harper Service Notes* Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to OPCC, (Ocean Park Community Center), to empower people to rebuild their lives. OPCC is an independent, community-supported organization in which staff, volunteers and clients work with mutual respect to address the effects of poverty, abuse, neglect and discrimination. The agency's programs are designed to remove barriers to access the resources individuals need to ensure their survival, end their victimization and improve their quality of life. OPCC’s goal is to end -- not simply manage -- human suffering on the Westside of Los Angeles. Hymn of Praise: Tune “Old Hundreth,” Genevan psalter, 1551
	Order of Service - Dec. 18, 2016 - Friendly Beasts December 18, 2016 Each night a child is born is a holy night. A time for singing, a time for wondering, a time for worshipping. - Sophia Lyon Fahs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gathering Hymn #224 Let Christmas Come* Let Christmas come, its story told, when days are short and winds are cold; let Christmas come, its lovely song, when evening's soon and night is long. Let Christmas come, its great star glow, on quiet city, parks of snow; let Christmas come, its table gleam, love born again: the truth of dream. Prelude Silent Night Welcome Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur Opening Words Chalice Lighting The Hutchinson Family (9am) 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 “Do you see what I see?” Kathleen Hogue Song Spirit of the Christmas Tree Dr. Zanaida Robles, songleader Chorus: I’ve got a light and it shines in me. It shines in the eyes of a little baby. It lives in you, it lives in me, it lives in the spirit of the Christmas Life Together Offering Star in the East Traditional from the Southern Harmony Introduction to Pageant Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur Silent Reflection Story I Mary and Joseph Arrive First Sung Response Dr. Zanaida Robles Song Sing Glory Allelu Chorus: Glory, Glory Sing Glory Allelu. Glory, Glory sing Glory Allelu. Glory, Glory, Alleluia, Glory, Glory, Alleluia. Glory, Glory, sing Glory Allelu. Story II The Shepherds and the Angels Third Sung Response Dr. Zanaida Robles Carol #237 The First Nowell* verses 1 & 2 The First Nowell the angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter's night that was so deep. Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Born is the King of Israel. They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east beyond them far, And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night. Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Born is the King of Israel. Story III A Star, Wise Ones, and Camels Fourth Sung Response Dr. Zanaida Robles Carol #253 O Come, All Ye Faithful* verses 1 & 3 Oh come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant Oh come ye, oh come ye to Bethlehem Come and behold Him Born the King of Angels Chorus: Oh come let us adore Him (x 3) Christ the lord. Sing choirs of angels Sing in exultation Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above Glory to god, glory in the highest. Chorus: Oh come let us adore Him (x 3) Christ the lord. Story IV Gifts from the Wise Ones Fifth Sung Response Dr. Zanaida Robles Carol #259 We Three Kings of Orient Are* verses 1 & 4 We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar. Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star. Chorus: O star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect Light. Born a king on Bethlehem's plain, Gold I bring to crown Him again, King forever, ceasing never Over us all to reign. Story V The Friendly Beasts Song Jesus, Our Brother Story VI All Things Can Yet Again Be Born Anew Sixth Sung Response Dr. Zanaida Robles Carol #245 Joy to the World* verses 1 & 2 Joy to the world! The Lord is come. Let earth receive her King Let every heart Prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing And heaven and nature sing And heaven and heaven and nature sing He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love; And wonders of His love; And wonders, and wonders of His love. Benediction Musical Response Spirit of the Christmas Tree* Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone, Audrey Lyness & David Olson Ushers: Steve DePaul, Dan Patterson, Rick Rhoads & Jila Tayefehnowrooz Coffee: Sheila Cummins, Alice Hall, Eileen McCormack & Pam Teplitz Welcome Table: Wendi Gladstone Bookstore: Sarah Harper Service Notes* Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to OPCC, (Ocean Park Community Center), to empower people to rebuild their lives. OPCC is an independent, community-supported organization in which staff, volunteers and clients work with mutual respect to address the effects of poverty, abuse, neglect and discrimination. The agency's programs are designed to remove barriers to access the resources individuals need to ensure their survival, end their victimization and improve their quality of life. OPCC’s goal is to end -- not simply manage -- human suffering on the Westside of Los Angeles.
	Order of Service - Dec. 21, 2016 Winter Solstice December 21, 2016, 7pm Winter Solstice May the light around us guide our footste…ps may the darkness around us nurture our dreams. -- Kathleen McTigue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Song Return Again* Shlomo Carlebach Return again, return again, return to the home of your soul. (x 2) Return to who you are, return to what you are, return to where you are Born and reborn again. Return again, return again, return to the home of your soul. Prelude The Holly and the Ivy Traditional Lynn Angebranndt, cello Welcome Chalice Lighting (Unison) The Turning of the Wheel of Time Starhawk The turning of the Wheel of time is a circle, as the year is a circular journey we make around the sun. We begin in the dark of the year, when present, past and future meet. Calling the Directions #446 To the Four Directions Joan Goodwin Story Indra’s Net Traditional Buddhist & Hindu Tale Musical Response We are the flow and we are the ebb We are the weavers, we are the web. Message Rima Snyder Questions to Consider What do you want to nurture in your life? What brings you strength and joy? How can you use your experiences over the past year to transform aspects of your life in the days to come? Poem The Alchemist Bill Goldberg Night Music Must the Winter Come So Soon? Samuel Barber Lynn Angebranndt, cello & Karen Hsu Patterson, piano Responsive Reading #608 This Clay Jug Kabir Inside this clay jug there are canyons and pine mountains, and the maker of canyons and pine mountains! All seven oceans are inside, and hundreds of millions of stars. The acid that tests gold is there, and the one who judges jewels. And the music from the strings no one touches, and the source of all water. If you want the truth, I will tell you the truth: Friend, listen: The God whom I love is inside. Walking Meditation Circle Chant The Earth, the Air, the Fire, the Water Ritual Closing Activity Closing Song Light is Returning* Charlie Murphy Light is returning, even though this is the darkest hour. No one can hold back the dawn. Let's keep it burning, let's keep the light of hope alive. Make safe our journey through the storm. One planet is turning, circling in her path around the sun. Earth Mother is calling her children home. Benediction Black Elk Everything the Power of the World does is in a circle.* The Sky is round and I have heard that the Earth is round like a ball and so are all the stars. The Wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, the Sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The Moon does the same and both are round. Even the seasons are a great circle in their changing, and always come back to where they were. Please stand in body or in spirit Service Notes* Thank you to our service participants, ushers, and musicians: Lynn Angebranndt, Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, Tom Early, Kathleen Hogue, Peggy Kharraz, Karen Hsu Patterson, Jimmy Ranieri, Judith Martin-Straw and Rima Snyder. Many thanks to our reception hosts: Joyce Holmen, Katie Malich and Diana Spears. ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ The Alchemist, by Bill Goldberg Life is alchemy, one thing becomes another. The seed becomes the tree, the flower the fruit, coal becomes a diamond, sand, a pearl. The river becomes the cloud, the cloud, rain, the rain, the river. The earth changes into food, and sunlight becomes all living things. We transform our experiences also. Our pain becomes compassion, our suffering, art, our problems teach us life's lessons. Becoming the alchemist is part of our healing, using every experience for our movement towards wholeness. Alchemy, what a beautiful word. It goes to the heart of creation.
	Order of Service - Dec. 3, 2017 "What Are You Waiting For?" December 3, 2017 “What Are You Waiting For?” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are* Call to Worship Joyce Holmen, Worship Associate Chalice Lighting Music for the Morning Prepare the Way (9am) by Zanaida Robles The Lamb (11am) by Daron Hagan Welcome Opening Hymn #226 People, Look East* 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 While You Wait Kathleen Hogue Song of Blessing #395 Sing and Rejoice Life Together Offering Today we are donating to the Westside Food Bank. Offertory Anthem Liebe by Edvard Grieg Reading Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins Musical Interlude Guided Meditation In the quietness of this place, surrounded by the all pervading presence of the Holy, my heart whispers: Keep fresh before me the moments of my High Resolve, that in good times or in tempests, I may not forget that to which my life is committed. Keep fresh before me the moments of my high resolve. By Howard Thurman Sermon What Are You Waiting For? Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins Going Deeper What are YOU waiting for? What will you do while you wait? Closing Hymn #194 Faith Is a Forest* Extinguishing the Chalice, Benediction Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins Invitation to Fellowship Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Denise Helton (9am); Kim & Barbara Andres, Tom Foretich (11am); Ushers: David Goetz & Barbara Kernochan (9am); Linda van Ligten & Greg Wood (11am) Coffee: Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen (9am); Deirdre Dietel (11am) Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs (9am); Linda van Ligten (11am) Bookstore: Sarah Harper (9am & 11am) Service Notes Today, 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to the Westside Food Bank . The need for food assistance in our area is up by over 85% since the start of the Great Recession. Westside Food Bank’s mission is to distribute as much food as possible to local agencies with food assistance programs. As the food bank warehouse for the Westside since 1981, they annually distribute 4.5 million pounds of food to over 70 local social service agencies. Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins works as an organization development consultant for mission-driven organizations. She is ordained by the Presbyterian Church and has a certificate in UU Studies from Starr King School for the Ministry. She came to UUSM to visit and liked it so much she stayed. She serves us now as a member of the board and as co-leader of the contemplative worship service.
	Order of Service - December 21, 2014 (Evening Solstice Service) December 21, 2014, 7pm Winter Solstice May the light around us guide our footsteps… may the darkness around us nurture our dreams. -- Kathleen McTigue Gathering Song Round and Round* Author unknown Round and round the earth is turning, Turning always 'round to darkness, And from darkness 'round to light. Prelude The Holly and the Ivy Traditional Lynn Angebranndt, cello Welcome Judith Martin-Straw Chalice Lighting Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur Opening Words Darkness to Light Story The Return of the Sun Musical Response Come Darkness, Come Light arr. Rima Snyder Rima Snyder, singer Karen Hsu Patterson, piano and Lynn Angebranndt, cello Candle Lighting Meditation in Darkness Responsive Reading I who am the beauty of the green earth Starhawk I who am the beauty of the green earth and the white moon among the stars and the mysteries of the waters, I call upon your soul to arise and come unto Me. For I am the soul of nature that gives life to the universe. From Me all things proceed and unto Me they must return. Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold—all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. And you who seek to know Me, know that your seeking and yearning will avail you not, unless you know the Mystery For if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without. For behold, I have been with you from the beginning, And I am that which is attained at the end of desire. Invitation to the Spiral Dance Judith Martin-Straw Closing Song Light is Returning* Charlie Murphy Light is returning, even though this is the darkest hour. No one can hold back the dawn. Let's keep it burning, let's keep the light of hope alive. Make safe our journey through the storm. One planet is turning, circling in her path around the sun. Earth Mother is calling her children home. Benediction May the Light of Your Soul Guide You* John O'Donohue Rima Snyder Extinguishing the Chalice Please stand in body or in spirit Service Notes* Thank you to our service participants and musicians: Lynn Angebranndt, Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, DeReau Farrar, Carrie Lauer, Karen Hsu Patterson, Kit Shaw, Rima Snyder and Judith Martin-Straw. Many thanks to our reception hosts, Kirk Attebury, Joyce Holmen, and Katie Malich. ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ May the Light of Your Soul Guide You, by John O'Donohue May the light of your soul guide you. May the light of your soul bless the work you do with the secret love and warmth of your heart. May you see in what you do, the beauty of your own soul. May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light and renewal to those who work with you, and to those who see and receive your work. May your work never weary you; May it release within you wellsprings of refreshment, inspiration and excitement. May you be present in what you do. May you never become lost in the bland absences. May the day never burden you. May dawn find you awake and alert, approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities and promises. May evening find you gracious and fulfilled. May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected.
	Order of Service - December 21, 2014 (Morning Services) Gathering Hymn O come, o come, Emmanuel, and with your captive children dwell.* Give comfort to all exiles here, and to the aching heart bid cheer. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come within as Love to dwell. Prelude I’ll Be Home for Christmas Walter Kent Welcome Chalice Lighting The Peters Family Opening Hymn Deck the hall with boughs of holly, fa la la la la, la la la la.* ‘Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la, la la la la. Don we now our gay apparel, fa la la la la la, la la la. Troll the ancient yuletide carol, fa la la la la, la la la la. See the blazing yule before us, fa la la la la, la la la la. Strike the harp and join the chorus, fa la la la la, la la la la. Follow me in merry measure, fa la la la la la, la la la. While I tell of yuletide treasure, fa la la la la, la la la la. 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. Offering for the Westside Food Bank and Turning Point 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. Story Part I The Longest Night Song of Blessing Fast away the old year passes, fa la la la la, la la la la. Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, fa la la la la, la la la la. Sing we joyous all together, fa la la la la la, la la la. Heedless of the wind and weather, fa la la la la, la la la la. Life Together Offering Candlelight Carol John Rutter Story Part II A Light in the Window Musical Response Light One Candle Peter Yarrow Don’t let the light go out, it’s lasted for so many years. Don’t let the light go out, let it shine through our love and our tears. Story Part III Upon This Shining Night Musical Interlude Greensleeves Anonymous (16th century) arr. Bernard Dewagtere Welcoming New Children Responsive Reading #616 For So the Children Come Sophia Lyon Fahs Quiet Time Musical Response #259 We Three Kings Story Part IV The Friendly Beasts Closing Words Closing Song This Little Light of Mine* Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Service Notes* Thank you to our service participants: Nancy Babbitt, Sheila Cummins, Tom Early, Barbara Gibbs, Wendi Gladstone, Alice Hall, David Hallinan, David Olson, Rhonda Peacock, Rick Rhoads, Rima Snyder, Pam Teplitz & Ned Wright. Many thanks to our guest musicians: Bill Nunan, Eve Ahlers, Sammy Nunan, Tommy Nunan, Mari Nunan, and Piper Redman. Today’s Community Offering will go to the Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC). OPCC empowers people to rebuild their lives, with the goal of ending-- not simply managing -- human suffering. OPCC is an independent, community-supported organization in which staff, volunteers and clients work with mutual respect to address the effects of poverty, abuse, neglect and discrimination. The agency's programs are designed to remove barriers to access the resources individuals need to ensiure their survival, end their victimization and improve their quality of life.
	Order of Service - December 27, 2015 "Be Lamps Unto Yourselves" December 27, 2015 “Be ye lamps unto yourselves; be your own confidence. Hold to the truth within yourselves as the only lamp.” - Traditional ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gathering Hymn Open the Window* Elise Witt Open the window children, open the window now. Open the window children. Open the window, let the dove fly in. Open the window, let the dove fly in. Neighbors lock their doors, build fences so high. Open the window, let the dove fly in. Don’t see what’s to discover on the other side. Open the window, let the dove fly in. Open the window children, open the window now. Open the window children. Open the window, let the dove fly in. Open the window, let the dove fly in. Prelude In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 751 Johann Sebastian Bach Welcome Margot Page Chalice Lighting Committee on Ministry Opening Hymn #391 Voice Still and Small 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 Time for All Ages The Empty Pot Demi Margot Page Song of Blessing We’ll Build a Land Carolyn McDade We’ll build a land where we bind up the broken. We’ll build a land where the captives go free, Where the oil of gladness dissolves all mourning. Oh, we’ll build a promised land that can be. Come build a land where sisters and brothers, Anointed by love, may then create peace: Where justice shall roll down like waters, And peace like an everflowing stream. Life Together Offering #118 This Little Light of Mine Devotional Reading Sarah Caine Silence Devotional Hymn This Is My Song Jean Sibelius This is my song, O light of all the nations, A song of peace for lands afar and mine. This is my home, the country where my heart is; Here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine; But other hearts in other lands are beating With hopes and dreams as true and high as mine. Music for the Morning Pastorale David Schack Sermon Be Lamps Unto Yourselves Sarah Caine Closing Hymn #368 Now Let Us Sing* Benediction Sarah Caine Musical Response In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 729* Johann Sebastian Bach Please rise, in body or in spirit. ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Service Notes* Greeters: Karen Patch, Michael Young & Steve Young Ushers: Tom Foretich, Peggy Kharraz, Rick Rhoads & Kit Shaw Coffee: Sheila Bjornlie, Leah Moore, Alicia Van Ooyen & Sylvia Young Bookstore: Mark Warkentin Sarah Caine is graduating in May from Starr King School for the Ministry, (where she also sits on the Board of Trustees), with a Masters of Divinity degree, and currently serves as a Chaplain Resident at Providence Saint John's just down the street! Sarah grew up in the Pacific Southwest District in Tucson, AZ and Los Angeles, and spent some time in Korea and Northern California. Her passions include trauma and resilience work, environmental justice, dance, and combat sports (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai). She's excited to see how her path of ministry will unfold. Welcome and thanks to our guest musician this morning, Charlotte Lansberg. Charlotte is a pianist, organist, conductor and composer who was born in Glendale, California and has spent her career in the Los Angeles area, most recently in Altadena. As an organist and conductor, Charlotte led the choir at Holy Redeemer Church in Montrose from 1999 to 2015. She has written music for commercials and film scores, and heads a record company, Choo Choo Records. Charlotte has recently founded an innovative choir, Credo, dedicated to excellence in Catholic church music. This month, 60% of our non-pledge offering will go to the Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC). OPCC empowers people to rebuild their lives, with the goal of ending -- not simply managing -- human suffering. OPCC is an independent, community-supported organization in which staff, volunteers and clients work with mutual respect to address the effects of poverty, abuse, neglect and discrimination. The agency's programs are designed to remove barriers to access the resources individuals need to ensure their survival, end their victimization and improve their quality of life.
	Order of Service - December 28, 2014 "Once Upon a time - Again" December 28, 2014 We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. - T.S. Eliot, Little Gidding Gathering Hymn Morning Has Come* Jason Shelton Open our eyes to see that life abounds; Open hearts to welcome it among us. The light of hope here shines upon each face. May it bring faith to guide our journey home. Prelude Where or When, Babes in Arms Richard Rodgers Welcome Eric Huang, Worship Associate Call to Worship Meditation XVII, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions John Donne Chalice Lighting Black Elk Speaks told by John G. Neihardt Nalani Santiago-Kalmanson Opening Hymn #12 O Life That Maketh All Things New* 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. Offering for the Westside Food Bank and Turning Point 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. Time for All Ages Something from Nothing Phoebe Gilman Kim Santiago-Kalmanson Song of Blessing Go Your Way In Peace Jim Scott Go your way in peace, wander as you may. Blessed is the path you take, may love guide you on your way. Comfort find in truth, may your struggles cease. May the fire within your heart light the way of peace. Life Together Offering Hundreds of Stories, In the Heights Lin-Manuel Miranda Devotional Time Silence Devotional Hymn Winds Be Still Samuel Sebastian Wesley Bird fly high. Lift our gaze toward distant view. Help us to sense life’s mystery. Fly high and far, and lead us each to see How we move through the winds of eternity. Reading Why Our Memory Fails Us Christopher Chabris & Daniel Simons Music for the Morning Once Upon a Time, All American Charles Strouse Sermon Once Upon a Time - Again Michael Eselun Closing Hymn #191 Now I Recall My Childhood* Benediction Michael Eselun Musical Response I Know Where I’ve Been, Hairspray* Marc Shaiman Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Service Notes* Service participants: Nancy Babbitt, Tom Foretich, Glen Howell, Nancy Howell, Peggy Kharraz, Sue Stoyanoff, Michael Young, Steve Young & Sylvia Young. Welcome back and thanks to our guest musician this morning, Michael Antaramian. Today’s Community Offering will go to the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, a national model for providing integrative patient care for individuals and families touched by cancer.

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