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	Order of Service - May 15, 9am Coming of Age May 15, 2016, 9:00am Coming of Age --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn Bind Us Together* Bob Gillman Bind us together, oh bind us together With cords that cannot be broken. Bind us together, oh bind us together Oh, bind us together with love. Prelude Prelude Daniel Gledhill Welcome & Introduction Chalice Lighting Andrea Steffan & JoAn Peters Coming of Age Advisors Opening Hymn #6 Just as Long as I Have Breath* 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 Rejoice in youth that grows and thrives,* In the support that forms these lives; Rejoice in love that frees us all And helps us up, so we stand tall. Haley Weaver, former UUSM youth Offering for the Westside Food Bank Time for All Ages Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! Theodor Seuss Geisel Song of Blessing Go Now in Peace Natalie Sleeth Go now in peace. Go now in peace. May the spirit of love surround you As you go, as you go on your way. Life Together Nap Time (Meditation) Reflection Letting Go and Holding Tight Catherine Farmer Loya Offering Vocalise Sergei Rachmaninov Credo Mitchell Watson Credo Spencer Michaelson Music for the Morning Allegro in D Major James Hook Mitchell Watson Declaration of Coming of Age Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur & Catherine Farmer Loya Welcome to YRUU Special Thanks Closing Hymn #1021 Lean on Me Benediction Musical Response You’ve Got a Friend Carole King Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Karen Patch Ushers: Tom Early & Peggy Kharraz Coffee: Alice Hall & Eileen McCormack Bookstore: Mark Warkentin Service Notes* Today, 60% of our non-pledge offering will go to the Unitarian Universalist Association. In our covenant as member congregations of the UUA, it is written that we pledge one another our mutual trust and support. This church’s support for the UUA through this offering, as well as through contributing 89% of our Fair Share contribution in our 2015-16 budget, enables us to embody our pledge of trust and support. Among many other expressions of our faith in the world, the UUA supports Standing on the Side of Love, the Our Whole Lives sexuality education curricula, and Tapestry of Faith religious education resources. This year’s UUA General Assembly is June 22-26 in Columbus, Ohio. Are you interested in attending and representing our congregation as a delegate at the largest annual gathering of UUs in the world? Please contact the church office for more information at office@uusm.org.
	Order of Service - May 31, 2015 "Awe & Wonder" Gathering Hymn Bind Us Together* Bob Gillman Bind us together, oh bind us together With cords that cannot be broken. Bind us together, oh bind us together Oh, bind us together with love. Prelude Flying Free Don Besig Welcome James Witker Chalice Lighting Greg Germann Opening Hymn #207 Earth Was Given As A Garden* 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 Gate A-4 Naomi Shihab Nye 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 Offering Freedom Amos Lee Devotional Time Meditation On A Grapefruit Craig Arnold Silence Sung Response #1011 Return Again Responsive Reading #610 I Call That Church Free Mohammed Iqbal Music for the Morning I Stand in Awe arr. Mark Hayes Sermon Awe & Wonder Jessica Clay Closing Hymn #208 Every Time I Feel The Spirit* Benediction Jessica Clay Musical Response The Sound of Music* Richard Rodgers * Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Bryan Cahill (9am) fUUsion ℅ Karen Patterson (11am) Ushers: Peggy Kharraz & Ned Wright (9am) Tom Foretich & Dan Patterson (11am) Coffee: Sheila Bjornlie & Leah Moore (9am) Resa Foreman & Jila Nouroz (11am) Bookstore: Nancy Babbitt Service Notes Thank you to our worship leaders this Sunday! Jessica Clay, preaching, is currently making her way through divinity school at Starr King, (our UU seminary up in Berkeley), after many years of volunteer leadership as a member here in Santa Monica. Today’s pulpit host, James Witker, is now serving here as co-chair of Faith in Action at UUSM and is active with our AAHS group for atheists, agnostics, humanists, and secularists. We’re very thankful to have these two leading our worship services this weekend. This month, 60% of our offering will go to the the Unitarian Universalist Association . As one of over 1,000 UU congregations in the United States and around the world, UU Santa Monica pledges our mutual trust and support to all other UU congregations. Our support for the UUA through our shared offering, as well as our congregation’s annual gift of $15,000 toward our Fair Share contribution, allows UU congregations to transform their communities, enables religious leaders to innovate and inspire, and amplifies our collective voice to bring more justice and more love to the world. Calling all UUs: Join leaders, volunteers, and the UU Santa Monica YRUU Youth Group and advisors at the largest annual gathering of UUs in the country at General Assembly in Portland, OR, June 24-28 by registering at www.uua.org/ga or speaking with Congregation President Patricia Wright.
	Order of Service - May 7, 2017 "God of Our (Mis)Understanding" May 7, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are* Prelude Cuando el Porbre J. A. Olivar & M. Manzano Welcome Chalice Lighting Jacki Weber Opening Hymn #360 Here We Have Gathered* 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 Zax Dr. Seuss Song of Blessing #414 As We Leave This Friendly Place As you leave this friendly place, love give light to every face; May the kindness which you learn, light your hearts till you return. Life Together Offering Lucky to be Me (9am) Frank Loesser Alleluia (11am) Randall Thompson Devotional Time Silence Sung Response #352 Find a Stillness verse 1 Reading Isaiah 6:1-8 Music for the Morning Easy to Love (9am) Cole Porter O My Dove (11am) DeReau Farrar Sermon God of Our (Mis)Understanding Rev. Greg Ward Closing Hymn #318 We Would Be One* Benediction Musical Response Amen in Bb* Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Barbara & Kim Andres, Tom Foretich Ushers: Steve DePaul, Peggy Kharraz, Dan Patterson & Linda van Ligten Coffee: Deirdre Dietel, Peggy Rhoads, Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs & Linda van Ligten Bookstore: Sarah Harper Service Notes* 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. Rev. Greg Ward comes to us from a year of healing interim ministry at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Vancouver in Washington. He was raised here in L.A. and has deep roots in the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church in Pasadena and at Camp de Benneville Pines. With 20 years of parish ministry across the US and Canada, Rev. Greg is looking forward to sharing his passion for our faith and to helping optimize our organizational and spiritual health. In four months, Rev. Greg will begin as our Developmental Minister.
	Order of Service - Nov. 13, 2016 "Hope & Fear" November 13, 2016 If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? - Rabbi Hillel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn #155 Circle ‘Round for Freedom* Circle 'round for freedom, circle 'round for peace, For all of us imprisoned, circle for release, Circle for the planet, circle for each soul, For the children of our children, Keep the circle whole. Prelude We’ll Build a Land Carolyn McDade Welcome Chalice Lighting #658 To Risk Anonymous (Responsive) Opening Hymn #109 As We Come Marching, Marching* 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 We Are Not Afraid Aaron McEmrys Song of Blessing #414 As We Leave This Friendly Place As you leave this friendly place, love give light to every face. May the kindness which you learn, light your hearts till you return. Life Together Pulpit Message Board of Directors Jacki Weber (9am) Ron Crane (11am) Offering The Circle Game Joni Mitchell Devotional Time Candle Lighting Sung Response #86 Blessed Spirit of My Life Music for the Morning Jeux d’eau (9am) Maurice Ravel The Road Not Taken (11am) Randall Thompson Sermon Hope and Fear Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur Closing Hymn #95 There is More Love Somewhere* Benediction Musical Response Amen in Bb* Zanaida Robles Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Dwight Flowers, Katie Malich & Jila Tayefehnowrooz Ushers: Tom Early, Kit Shaw, Ned Wright & Michael Young Coffee: Phyllis Kory, Jila Tayefehnowrooz & Linda van Ligten Bookstore: Sarah Harper Service Notes* Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU was founded to ensure the promise of the Bill of Rights and to expand its reach to people historically denied its protections. In our first year, we fought the harassment and deportation of immigrants whose activism put them at odds with the authorities. In 1939, we won in the U.S. Supreme Court the right for unions to organize. We stood almost alone in 1942 in denouncing our government’s round-up and internment in concentration camps of more than 110,000 Japanese Americans. And at times in our history when frightened civilians have been willing to give up some of their freedoms and rights in the name of national security, the ACLU has been the bulwark for liberty.
	Order of Service - Nov. 1st, 2015 Dia de los Muertos November 1, 2015 Day of the Dead Gathering Hymn Gathered Here* Philip A. Porter Gathered here in the mystery of the hour Gathered here in one strong body Gathered here in the struggle and the power Spirit, draw near. Unidos en el misterio de la hora. Unidos ya en un gran cuerpo. Unidos ya en la lucha triunfadora. Espíritu ven. Prelude Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton Welcome Catherine Farmer Loya Chalice Lighting Sanna Legan Opening Hymn Fuente de Amor* Carolyn McDade Fuente de͜ Amor, ven hacia mí. Y͜ al corazón, cántale tu compasión. Sopla͜ al volar, sube͜ en la mar, hasta moldear la justicia de la vida. Arráigame, libérame, Fuente de͜ Amor, ven a mí, ven a mí. 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. Life Together Pulpit Message on the Eternity Garden Offering for the Westside Food Bank and Turning Point Story: Part I Uncle Monarch Judy Goldman Paice Van Ooyen & Sydney Burton (9am) Paice Van Ooyen (11am) La Ofrenda Vilma Ortiz Body Prayer Offering When I Am Laid in Earth, Dido and Aeneas Henry Purcell Story: Part II Day of the Dead Judy Goldman Bringing Names Children’s Recessional Reflections on Loss Cheyenne Mason & Catherine Farmer Loya Closing Hymn #1002 Comfort Me* Benediction Catherine Farmer Loya Musical Response Fond Memories* Daniel Gledhill Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Service Notes* Greeters: Tom Foretich, Denise Helton, Karen Patch and Jila Tayefehnowrooz Ushers: Peggy Kharaz, Jila Tayefehnowrooz, Linda van Ligten & Greg Wood Coffee: Rebecca Crawford, Deirdre Dietel, Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs & Linda van Ligten Bookstore: Welcome to Mark Warkentin, our new bookstore volunteer! Uncle Monarch illustrations by René King Moreno. Today’s Community Offering will go to Our House Grief Support Center. Grief is a natural reaction after the death of someone close. Yet in our society few people are prepared for the intensity and duration of the grief process. Our House was founded on the premise that grievers need understanding, support, and connection. If you or someone you care about is grieving, we are here to help. For support: 1.888.417.1444. http://www.ourhouse-grief.org.
	Order of Service - Nov. 20, 2016 - Thanksgiving November 20, 2016 Thanksgiving ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn #21 For the Beauty of the Earth* For the beauty of the earth, for the splendor of the skies For the love which from our birth, over and around us lies Source of all, to thee we raise this, our hymn of grateful praise. For the joy of human care, sister, brother, parent, child For the kinship we all share, for all gentle thoughts and mind Source of all, to thee we raise this, our hymn of grateful praise. Prelude Do You Know Daniel Gledhill Welcome Chalice Lighting Joyce Holmen Opening Hymn #67 We Sing Now Together* 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 Stone Soup Song of Blessing #414 As We Leave This Friendly Place As you leave this friendly place, love give light to every face. May the kindness which you learn, light your hearts till you return. Life Together Pulpit Message Stewardship Committee Cynthia Kelly Offering Long Time Ago Aaron Copland Litany of Thanksgiving #512 We Give Thanks This Day O. Eugene Pickett Silence Music for the Morning Someone Else’s Story (9am) Benny Anderson Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sound (11am) G. F. Händel Message The Real Challenge of Gratitude Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur Closing Hymn #128 For All That Is Our Life* Benediction Musical Response Amen in Bb* Traditional Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone, Audrey Lyness & David Olson Ushers: Bonnie Brae, David Goetz, Linda van Ligten & Greg Wood 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 the Westside Coalition: Housing Hunger Health, (WC). The Westside Coalition, (formerly the Westside Shelter & Hunger Coalition), is an alliance of 44 organizations, public agencies and faith communities committed to ending hunger and homelessness through service coordination, public education and advocacy. The coalition was founded in 1982 to serve the Westside of Los Angeles County and is the oldest coalition in the county working on behalf of the homeless. Please save the date: the 2017 Santa Monica Homeless Count will take place on Wed, Jan 25, 2017 from 10:30pm to 2:30am. This annual volunteer and city-led effort measures progress toward ending homelessness and gives a snapshot of who is experiencing homelessness and where they are located.
	Order of Service - Nov. 6, 2016 Vespers Service November 6, 2016 Remembrance Vespers Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly. ~ Edward Albee (1928 - 2016) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prelude Komm Süsser Tod J.S. Bach, (1685-1750) Chalice Lighting Opening Hymn #101 Abide with Me* Reading Do Not Stand By My Grave Mary Elizabeth Frye Rima Snyder Selection Introitus and Kyrie Antonio Lotti, (1667-1740) Silence Responsive Reading #468 We Need One Another George E. Odell Lois Hutchinson We need one another when we mourn and would be comforted. We need one another when we are in trouble and afraid. We need one another when we are in despair, in temptation, and need to be recalled to our best selves again. We need one another when we would accomplish some great purpose, and cannot do it alone. We need one another in the hour of success, when we look for someone to share our triumphs. We need one another in hour of defeat, when when with encouragement we might endure, and stand again. We need one another when we come to die, and would have gentle hands prepare us for the journey All our lives we are in need, and others are in need of us. Offering Offertorium Litany Response: You are not forgotten. Candle Lighting Sanctus & Benedictus Silence Responsive Reading We Remember Them Sylvan Kamens James Hayden & Rabbi Jack Riemer In the rising of the sun and its going down, We remember them. In the blowing wind and the chill of winter, We remember them. In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring, We remember them. In the blue sky and warmth of summer, We remember them. In the rustling of leaves and the beauty of autumn, We remember them. In the beginning of the year and when it ends, We remember them. When we are weary and in need of strength, We remember them. When we are lost and sick at heart, We remember them. When we have joys we yearn to share, We remember them. So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are part of us, We remember them. Selection Agnus Dei and Communio Hymn #1002 Comfort Me Benediction Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur Postlude Etude Op. 33, No. 2* Sergei Rachmaninoff, (1873-1943) Please stand in body or in spirit About Antonio Lotti’s Missa pro defunctis* Missa pro defunctis was composed by Antonio Lotti more than 300 years ago as one of many works written while he served as music director at St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice. In addition to his church work, Lotti was known in his day for composing a wide variety of music including cantatas, madrigals, instrumental music, and some 30 operas. His secular style could be described as ornamental, instrumentally adorned, and solo-oriented, bridging the gap between the ornate baroque and highly-refined classical periods of music. Lotti’s sacred music, however, is almost exclusively a cappella and firmly rooted in a traditional style of imitative part-writing for four equal voices. This traditional a cappella sound is exemplified in the Missa pro defunctis, a work whose text comes from the Roman Catholic liturgy of the mass for the dead or Requiem. With seven distinct sections performed a cappella, this contemplative work captures the solemnity and grace of our Remembrance Vespers, as we turn toward that which is sacred in remembrance of those who have passed from this life to the next. - Dr. Zanaida Robles, Director of Music Service Notes Our offering tonight will benefit the Music Fund. Grief is a natural reaction after the death of someone close. Yet in our society few people are prepared for the intensity and duration of the grief process. Our House Grief Support Center was founded on the premise that grievers need understanding, support, and connection. If you or someone you care about is grieving, Our House is here to help. For support: 1.888.417.1444. www.ourhouse-grief.org. Missa pro defunctis translation Introitus and Kyrie: Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, And let perpetual light shine upon them. A hymn, O God, becometh Thee in Zion And a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer. All flesh shall come before you. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Offertorium: Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory, deliver the soulds of all the faithful departed from the pains of Hell and the bottomless pit. Deliver them from the jaws of the lion, lest hell engulf them, lest they be plunged into darkness; but let the holy standard-bearer Michael lead them into the holy light, as once you promised to Abraham and to his seed. Lord, in praise we offer you Sacrifices and prayers, accept them on behalf of those who we remember this day: Lord, make them pass from death to life, as once you promised to Abraham and to his seed. Sanctus and Benedictus: Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts! Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest! Agnus Dei and Communio: Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Grant them rest. Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Grant them eternal rest. Let everlasting light shine upon them, Lord, with Thy saints forever, for Thou art merciful. Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them, for Thou art merciful.
	Order of Service - Nov. 8, 2015 November 8, 2015 Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. - Thich Nhat Hahn Gathering Hymn We Give Thanks* arr. Susan Peck Oh we give thanks for this precious day. For all gathered here, and those far away; For this time we share, with love and care Oh we give thanks for this precious day Prelude Thank You (9am) Daniel Gledhill What a Wonderful World (11am) arr. Glenn M. Carlos Welcome Chalice Lighting Jacki Weber (9am) Disability Support Group (11am) Opening Hymn #21 For the Beauty of the Earth* 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 Keeper of the Rain Kristin Maier Song of Blessing The Land of Bursting Sunrise David Hurd The land of bursting sunrise, all lavender and blue, Its cloud-strewn, light-swept day skies flow, and every day renew. To east the glow of dawning, to west the blaze of night, ‘Round all the long horizon’s rim, the everlasting light! This land of open vistas, life rooted deep and free, Thy canyoned plains, thy mountains vast, plumb earth’s immensity. Here in life’s fragile balance, the sun and stars above, Find hand in hand, and heart to heart, the everlasting love. Life Together Pulpit Message Commitment Campaign 2016 Patricia Wright Offering Earth and Sky Melissa Sky-Eagle 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 All of Us in the Arms Rev. Angela Herrera Music for the Morning Seguidilla et Duo, Carmen (9am) Georges Bizet Hold Your Hands Out Over the Earth (11am) A. MacDonald Diers Sermon Oh, We Give Thanks Rev. Tera Little Closing Hymn #1064 Blue Boat Home* Benediction Musical Response Each Life That Touches Ours for Good* (9am) Laurence Lyon Wonder Blessing (11am) Susanne Maziarz Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Barbara Gibbs, Kris Langabeer & Katie Malich Ushers: Bonnie Brae, David Goetz, Kit Shaw & Ned Wright Coffee: Sanna Egan, Robert & Phyllis Kory, Linda van Ligten Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs Bookstore: Mark Warkentin Service Notes* This month, 60% of the non-pledge offering will go to Step up on Second. Step up on Second provides help, hope and a home for individuals affected by mental illness. Each day, Step Up sees 100 individuals and offers 22 programs in a continuum of care, all free of charge. For over a decade, volunteers from our church served a meal to residents at Step Up on Second on the 4th Saturday of the month, and we continue to reach out to our neighbors at Step Up in any way we can.
	Order of Service - November 16, 2014 "Always Coming Home" At the Charles Street Meeting House in Boston, we have gathered the symbols and art of the world’s religions to adorn our place of religious celebration. Thus we declare that they all belong to us, but by the fact that they are all there, with all their mutual contradictions and identities, we declare that we belong to none of them, nor to any selection or combination of them. - Kenneth Patton, humanist, Universalist, and minister of the Charles Street Meeting House, 1949-69. Gathering Hymn For all that is our life, we give our thanks and praise.* For all life is a gift, which we are called to use To build the common good and make our own days glad. For needs which others serve, for services we give, For work and its rewards, for hours of rest and love; We come with praise and thanks for all that is our life. Prelude Home, The Wiz Charlie Smalls Jyvonne Haskin, mezzo soprano Welcome Chalice Lighting Delaney Hutchinson Opening Hymn #1064 Blue Boat Home* 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 Caboose Who Got Loose Bill Peet McCartney Hutchinson Song of Blessing Go now in peace, go now in peace May the spirit of love surround you As you go, as you go, on your way. Life Together Pulpit Message from the 2015 Commitment Campaign Leon and Nicole Henderson-MacLennan Offering A place to be (9am) Daniel Gledhill No Time (11am) arr. Susan Brumfield Devotional Time Silence Sung Response 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 can see All the things that really matter, be at peace and simply be. Music for the Morning Going Home (9am) arr. Daniel Gledhill Lead Me Home (11am) Eric Barnum Sermon Always Coming Home Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur Closing Hymn #1054 Let This Be A House of Peace* Benediction Musical Response Autumn Leaves* (9am) arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place (11am) Anton Bruckner Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Service Notes* Service participants: Kirk Attebury, Nancy Babbitt, Sue Bickford, Sheila Cummins, Tom Early, Roberta Frye, Alice Hall, David Olson, Rhonda Peacock, Rick Rhoads, Pam Teplitz, Ned Wright, Michael Young. The photograph of the Charles Street Meeting House can be found here: http://www.redbarnrockland.com/bostonreligion_themes.html. Today’s Community Offering will go to Step Up on Second. Step Up delivers compassionate support to people experiencing serious mental illness to help them recover, stabilize, and integrate into the community. With 100 permanent supportive housing units at six locations in Santa Monica and on the Westside of Los Angeles, Step Up now serves over 1,800 individuals each year with a focus on offering help, hope, and home. For the past 15 years, our church has served a meal to residents at Step Up on Second once a month. Are you ready to Step Up? Please contact hunger@uusm.org.
	Order of Service - November 2, 2014 "Day of the Dead" Day of the Dead Gathering Hymn Gathered here in the mystery of the hour* Gathered here in one strong body Gathered here in the struggle and the power Spirit, draw near. Prelude Sobre las Olas Juventino Rosas Welcome Chalice Lighting Opening Hymn Fuente de_Amor, ven hacia mí.* Y_al corazón, cántale tu compasión. Sopla_al volar, sube_en la mar, hasta moldear la justicia de la vida. Arráigame, libérame, Fuente de_Amor, ven a mí, ven a mí. - McDade / trans. Barrios 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 La Ofrenda Vilma Ortiz Song of Blessing Vision for humanity, all around the child. Loving as one family, all around the child. Life passages well understood, known and felt around the earth; Light of love and joy extend all around the child. Life Together Pulpit Message from the 2015 Commitment Campaign Story: Part I Grandmother and the Butterflies from Ghost Wings by Barbara M. Joose Body Prayer Offering Hundreds of Stories, In the Heights Lin-Manuel Miranda Story: Part II Remembering Bringing Names Interlude Fly Away Nica Eaton-Guinn Butterfly Ritual Closing Hymn #1001 Breaths* Benediction Musical Response Dos Gardenias* Isolina Carrillo Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Service Notes* Service participants: Nancy Babbitt, Steve DePaul, Sanna Egan, Tom Foretich, Denise Helton, Peggy Kharraz, Diane Macunovich, Peggy Rhoads, Kit Shaw, Rima Snyder, Linda van Ligten, Alicia van Ooyen, Greg Wood. Today’s Community Offering will go to Our House Grief Support Center. Grief is a natural reaction after the death of someone close. Yet in our society few people are prepared for the intensity and duration of the grief process. Our House was founded on the premise that grievers need understanding, support, and connection. If you or someone you care about is grieving, we are here to help. For support: 1.888.417.1444. http://www.ourhouse-grief.org.
	Order of Service - November 23, 2014 "Thanksgiving" Thanksgiving Gathering Hymn For all that is our life, we give our thanks and praise.* For all life is a gift, which we are called to use To build the common good and make our own days glad. For needs which others serve, for services we give, For work and its rewards, for hours of rest and love; We come with praise and thanks for all that is our life. Prelude What a Wonderful World (9am) Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World (11am) arr. Glenn Carlos Welcome Chalice Lighting Cheyenne Mason, Sanna Legan and Alexis Restrum Opening Hymn #21 For the Beauty of the Earth* 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 Welcome Table Table Blessing For food in a world where many walk in hunger; For courage in a world where many walk in fear; For friends in a world where many walk alone; We give thanks. Song of Blessing This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine… Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine... Life Together Pulpit Message from the 2015 Commitment Campaign Natalie Kahn (9am) and Abby Arnold (11am) Offering Theme, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Vince Guaraldi Devotional Time Let Us Give Thanks for a Bounty of People Max Coots Silence Sung Response We give thanks this day. Music for the Morning Prayer of Thanksgiving (9am) Daniel Gledhill i thank You God (11am) Raymond Egan Message Our Song of Thanksgiving Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur and Nica Eaton-Guinn Sung Response For sorrow we must bear, for failures, pain, and loss, For each new thing we learn, for fearful hours that pass: We come with praise and thanks for all that is our life. For all that is our life, we give our thanks and praise; For all life is a gift which we are called to use To build the common good and make our own days glad. Sharing Bread Closing Hymn We Give Thanks* Benediction Musical Response Autumn Leaves* (9am) arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place (11am) Anton Bruckner Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Service Notes* Service participants: Abby Arnold, Nancy Babbitt, Sheila Bjornlie, Bonnie Brae, Glen Howell, Nancy Howell, Natalie Kahn, Carrie Lauer, Leah Moore, Dan Patterson, Kit Shaw, Rima Snyder, Michael Young, Steve Young, Sylvia Young. Today’s Community Offering will go to Step Up on Second. Step Up delivers compassionate support to people experiencing serious mental illness to help them recover, stabilize, and integrate into the community. With 100 permanent supportive housing units at six locations in Santa Monica and on the Westside of Los Angeles, Step Up now serves over 1,800 individuals each year with a focus on offering help, hope, and home. For the past 15 years, our church has served a meal to residents at Step Up on Second once a month without fail. Are you ready to Step Up to volunteer? Please contact hunger@uusm.org.
	Order of Service - November 30, 2014 "Finding Sanctuary" Gathering Hymn #116 I’m on My Way* Welcome Nica Eaton-Guinn Chalice Lighting Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins Opening Hymn #1007 There’s A River Flowing in my Soul* 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 Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins Song of Blessing Go now in peace, go now in peace May the spirit of love surround you As you go, as you go, on your way. Life Together Offering Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Michael Guinn, Vocalist Devotional Time Nica Eaton-Guinn Meditative Hymn #1002 Comfort Me Sermon Finding Sanctuary Nica Eaton-Guinn Music for the Morning Sanctuary Song Make us aware we are a sanctuary Each made holy and loved right through With thanksgiving, I am a living Sanctuary for you Closing Hymn #95 There is More Love Somewhere* Benediction Musical Response Lean on Me* Michael Guinn, Vocalist Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Service Notes* Service participants: Nancy Babbitt, Sheila Bjornlie, Bryan Cahill, Tom Early, Dwight Flowers, Resa Foreman, Tom Foretich, Peggy Kharraz, Jila Nouroz, Karen Hsu Patterson, Rick Rhoads, Rima Snyder. Our guest musician today is Michael Guinn. Other than being Nica Eaton-Guinn’s husband, Michael had a successful career as a recording artist for Sony in Japan in the 1990s. We are grateful that he is sharing his gifts with our community today. Today’s Community Offering will go to Step Up on Second. Step Up delivers compassionate support to people experiencing serious mental illness to help them recover, stabilize, and integrate into the community. With 100 permanent supportive housing units at six locations in Santa Monica and on the Westside of Los Angeles, Step Up now serves over 1,800 individuals each year with a focus on offering help, hope, and home. Are you ready to Step Up? For the past 15 years, our church has served a meal to residents at Step Up on Second once a month without fail. We will have a meeting for all interested in volunteering next Sunday, December 7 outside under the shade structure after the second service. Please sign up at hunger@uusmorg.

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