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Order of Service: June 24, 2018 "Sabbath Moments"
 
            June 24, 2018                                                                                                           “Sabbath Moments”
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*Gathering Hymn                                 #1007 There’s a River Flowin’ in My Soul
 
Call to Worship                                     Rima Snyder, Worship Associate
 
Chalice Lighting                                   Summer Morning                                                                       Mary Oliver
 
Music for the Morning                          Reverie                                                                               Claude Debussy
 
Welcome
 
*Opening Hymn                                     #65 The Sweet June Days
 
*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                                 #1009 Meditation on Breathing
                                                             When I breathe in, I’ll breathe in peace.
                                                             When I breathe out, I’ll breathe out love.
 
Life Together
 
Offering
 
Offertory Anthem                                  Simple Gifts                                                                                 Traditional
 
Devotion
 
Silence
 
Musical Response
 
Sermon                                               Sabbath Moments                                                Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins
 
Going Deeper                                      Have you ever stopped and gotten out of your car
                                                            so that you could look more closely at something beautiful?
 
                                                            What do you do so that your soul can rest?
 
                                                            When is the last time you did that?
 
*Closing Hymn                                     #1011 Return Again
 
*Benediction
 
Musical Benediction
 
Invitation to Fellowship
 
*Please stand in body or in spirit
 
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Greeters: James Duckman, Michael Young & Steve Young
Ushers: Nina Emerson & Dan Patterson
Coffee: Cathy Wolfson & Sylvia Young
Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs & Carol Ring
Bookstore: Sarah Harper
 
Service Notes
 
Today, 40% of our offering will go to to the First Universalist Church of Southold, New York which recently burned to the ground. It was the longest-standing UU church on Long Island.
 
Now that the smoke has cleared, the church is working to rebuild a space that meets their functional needs, in order to offer UU heritage and values to the community. The cost of modernizing to code is beyond what the insurance is covering. All UU Congregations are being asked to contribute.
 
Given our place in earthquake and fire country, we well know the help we would need to rebuild our home here if the need ever arose.
 
Please give generously, so that UUism can flourish where it is needed.
 
Order of Service: June 3, 2018 "Finding Your Voice"
             
              June 3, 2018                                                                                                  “On Finding Your Voice”
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*Gathering Hymn                                        #1068 Rising Green
 
Call to Worship                                           Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, Worship Associate
 
Chalice Lighting                                        Chalice Lighting                                                                             Hafiz
                                                                  Laugh
                                                                  Because that is the purest
                                                                  Sound.
                                                                  Sing
                                                                  Because this is a food
                                                                  Our starving world
                                                                  Needs.
 
Music for the Morning                              “Ain't No Stoppin Us Now”                             by McFadden & Whitehead
 
Welcome (responsively)                          We Bid You Welcome                                                          Reading #442
 
*Opening Hymn                                      #1071 On the Dusty Earth Drum
 
*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
 
Story for All Ages                                      You Can’t Stop the Music                                        by Aaron McEmrys
 
*Song of Blessing                                      #1048 Ubi Caritas
                                                                  There where love is / And goodness
                                                                  There where love is / There God dwells
 
Life Together
 
Offering
 
Offertory Anthem                                     “People Get Ready”                                                      by Curtis Mayfield
 
Devotional Time
 
Reading                                                  Finding Your Voice                                                           Dan Cumberland
 
Silence
 
Musical Response
 
Reflection                                              On Finding Your Voice                                                   Dr. Zanaida Robles
 
Going Deeper
 
                    Recall how the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s was
strengthened by some of the most inspirational songs ever sung. What if
we broadened our definition of “singing?” Can all of our words be called
melodic, rhythmic, dynamic? And then, can our voices harmonize and
create counterpoint with the voices of our neighbors? The truth is that
EVERYONE has this power, even those who claim they can’t sing!
What if we learned to acknowledge and use the power of our own voices,
imbuing our statements and questions with the energy of singing?
How amazing it would be if we used this power in other disciplines and
environments so our unique songs may be sung boldly for the good of our
communities. Can we do a better job of recognizing and cultivating the
relevance and power of the voices of the marginalized and oppressed?
What if our communities harnessed the transformative power of
collective artistic expression, perhaps through singing?
 
*Closing Hymn                                            #368 Now Let Us Sing
 
*Benediction
 
Musical Benediction
 
Invitation to Fellowship
 
*Please rise in body or in spirit
 
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Greeters: Barbara & Kim Andres, Tom Foretich & Denise Helton
Ushers: Bonnie Brae & Peggy Kharraz
Coffee: Hugo Conteras, Deirdre Dietel, Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen
Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs & Linda van Ligten
Bookstore: Sarah Harper
 
Service Notes
Today, 40% of our offering will go to the Equal Justice Initiative. The Equal Justice Initiative is
committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to
challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most
vulnerable people in American society. Please give what you can to help out those struggling in our
larger community. Thank you!
 
Order of Service: June 5, 2016 "Celebration Sunday"
 
                        June 5, 2016                                                                                                             Celebration Sunday
 
I think us here to wonder, myself. To wonder. To ask. And that in wondering ‘bout the big things
and asking ‘bout the big things, you learn about the little ones, almost by accident.
But you never know nothing more about the big things than you start out with.
The more I wonder, the more I love.
-Alice Walker, The Color Purple
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*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                                                     Come Home                                                                                   Daniel Gledhill
 
Welcome
 
Chalice Lighting
 
*Opening Hymn                                      #130 O Liberating Rose
 
*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
 
Story                                                         Miss Rumphius, Part I                                                               Barbara Cooney
 
Song of Blessing                                   Love Will Guide Us                                                                  arr. Betty A. Wylder
                                                                  Love will guide us, peace has tried us.
                                                                  Hope inside us will lead the way
                                                                  On the road from greed to giving.
                                                                  Love will guide us through the hard night.
 
Life Together
 
Appreciations
 
Pulpit Message                                      Interweave LGBTQI and Allies
                                                                  Janet Goodwin
 
Offering                                                    Don’t Be Afraid                                                                   arr. Jennifer McMillan
 
Story                                                         Miss Rumphius, Part II
 
Quiet Listening
 
Making the World More Beautiful
 
Sung Response                                    I Know This Rose Will Open                                                       Mary E. Grigolia
                                                                 Sé que ̮abrirá esta rosa,
                                                                 Y sé que mi temor se irá.
                                                                 Sus alas mi amor desplegará.
                                                                 Sé que ̮abrirá esta rosa.
 
                                                                  I know this rose will open.
                                                                  I know my fear will burn away.
                                                                  I know my soul will unfurl its wings.
                                                                  I know this rose will open.
 
Music for the Morning                           Casida/These Roses                                                                         Rima Snyder
 
Flower Ritual
 
*Closing Hymn                                       Life Calls Us On
 
*Benediction
 
Musical Response                                 Drinkin’ of the Wine                                                               Rosephanye Powell
 
*Please stand in body or in spirit
 
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Greeters:                                                   Tom Foretich, Barbara Gibbs & Denise Helton
Ushers:                                                      Bonnie Brae, Dan Patterson, Rick Rhoads & Jila Tayefenhnowrooz
Coffee:                                                       Deirdre Dietel, Peggy Rhoads, Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen
Welcome Table:                                       Linda van Ligten
Bookstore:                                                Mark Warkentin
 
Service Notes
 
Today’s flowers are given by the UUSM Choir in honor of DeReau Farrar, in appreciation of four
wonderful years singing together. We wish you all the best!
 
This month, 60% of our offering will go to to Common Ground: The Westside HIV Community
Center, now part of the Venice Family Clinic. Common Ground is the only HIV agency on the
Westside of Los Angeles. Common Ground is committed to helping everyone know their HIV status
and making sure that people living with the virus find – and stay connected to – medical care.
 
Order of Service: March 11, 2018 "Butterflies, Zebras, Moonbeams & Fairy Tales"
 
           March 11, 2018                                                  “Butterflies and Zebras and Moonbeams and Fairy Tales”
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*Gathering Hymn                                           #1020 Woyaya
 
Call to Worship                                             Jacki Weber, Worship Associate
 
Chalice Lighting                                           From “Free Medicine”                                                   Elias Amidon
 
Music for the Morning                                  What if We Are The Key?               Leslie Beauvais & Edward Brand
 
Welcome
 
*Opening Hymn                                           #1024 When the Spirit Says Do
 
*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 Message
 
Offering
 
Offertory Anthem                                        The Morning After                                      A. Kasha and J. Hirschhorn
                                                                                                                                                   with Leslie Beauvais
 
Devotional Time
 
Reflection
 
Pastoral Prayer
 
Silence
 
Musical Response
 
Sermon                                                      Butterflies and Zebras...                                              Rev. Greg Ward
 
Going Deeper
 
*Closing Hymn                                          #1028 The Fire of Commitment
 
*Benediction
 
Musical Benediction
 
Invitation to Fellowship
 
*Please stand in body or in spirit
 
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Greeters:                        Dwight Flowers (9am); Barbara Gibbs & Katie Malich (11am)
Ushers:                          Erik Paesel & Kit Shaw (9am); Steve DePaul & Ned Wright (11am)
Coffee:                           Alice Hall & Alicia van Ooyen (9am); Linda van Ligten (11am)
Welcome Table:             Barbara Gibbs (9am); Sheila Cummins (11am)
Bookstore:                     Sarah Harper (9am & 11am)
 
Service Notes
 
Today, 40% of our offering will go to She Should Run. Founded in 2011, She Should Run provides an approachable starting place and network for women leaders considering a future of running and serving public office. Their mission is to expand the talent pool of women of all political leanings, ethnicities, and backgrounds running for office in the United States by providing community, resources, and growth opportunities for aspiring political leaders. When women run for office they win at the same rates as men. Yet women are not encouraged and recruited at the same rate as men... Please give what you can to help support gender equity in public office. Thank you!
 
Order of Service: March 12, 2017 "Arrival: Data Driven Religion"
 
             March 12, 2017
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*Gathering Hymn                                       #1010 We Give Thanks
                                                                      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                                                        Ebenezer                                                                       Thomas John Williams
 
Welcome
 
Chalice Lighting                                        Sabina Mayo-Smith
 
*Opening Hymn                                       #103 For All the Saints
 
*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 Message                                        Right Relations Task Force
                                                                    Emily Linnemeier
 
Offering                                                      Ave Verum Corpus                                                                          W. A. Mozart
 
Devotional Time
 
Silence
 
Sung Response                                     #396 I Know This Rose Will Open
                                                                   I know this rose will open.
                                                                   I know my fear will burn away.
                                                                   I know my soul will unfurl its wings.
                                                                   I know this rose will open.
 
Responsive Reading                            #568 Connections Are Made Slowly
 
Music for the Morning                          This is Love to Me                                                                               Adam Gautel
                                                                  “Kyrie” from Requiem K.626                                                            W. A. Mozart
 
Sermon                                                   Arrival: Data Driven Religion                                              Rev. Silvio Nardoni
 
*Closing Hymn                                     #139 Wonders Still the World Shall Witness
 
*Benediction
 
Musical Response                               Blessed Be
 
*Please stand in body or in spirit
 
❦ ❦ ❦ ❦
 
Greeters:                                              Dwight Flowers, Katie Malich & Jila Tayefehnowrooz
Ushers:                                                 Bonnie Brae, Steve DePaul, Ned Wright & Michael Young
Coffee:                                                  Phyllis Kory, Linda van Ligten & Jila Tayefehnowrooz
Welcome Table:                                  Barbara Gibbs
Bookstore:                                           Sarah Harper
 
Service Notes
Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to Safe Place for Youth. From its recently expanded
location in Venice, CA, Safe Place for Youth seeks to inspire, nurture, and empower the resilient
human spirit of homeless youth (ages 12 - 25) by providing immediate and lasting solutions, one
young person at a time. Safe Place for Youth prioritizes low barriers for entry, harm-reduction, a
trauma-informed approach, and the provision of a safe, supportive environment. They do this through
a continuum of care that includes street outreach, drop-in services, case management, health and
wellness, and education and employment programs. For more information, to volunteer or to donate:
http://www.safeplaceforyouth.org.
 
Rev. Silvio Nardoni is a former affiliate minister of this congregation. He continues to practice law in
Glendale and counts that as part of his ministry. He lives in Silver Lake with his wife, Wanda, and an
assortment of feathered and furry friends. His passions include watching movies and his hobbies
include gardening and playing billiards.
 
Order of Service: March 15, 2015 "Handle With Care"
 
Be kind, for everyone is struggling in some way ~ Plato
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*Gathering Hymn                                  Come and Go With me to that Land                                          arr. Kenny Smith
                                                                  Come and go with me to that land,
                                                                  Come and go with me to that land,
                                                                  Come and go with me to that land where I’m bound. (x2)
 
Prelude                                                    Fond Memories (9am)                                                                  Daniel Gledhill
                                                                  Wanting Memories (11am)                                                        Ysaye Barnwell
 
Welcome
 
Chalice Lighting                                    Mark Warkentin
 
*Opening Hymn                                     #1014 Standing on the Side of Love
 
*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
 
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                                                     Torn                                                                                              Natalie Imbruglia
                                                                   Colleen Keene, soprano
 
Devotional Time
 
Silence
 
Devotional Music                                    É tudes-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 3 (9am)                         Sergei Rachmaninov
                                                                   My Soul is Awakened (11am)                                                          Brad Burrill
 
Responsive Reading                             We Begin Again in Love                                                                     Les Kleen
                                                                   We forgive ourselves and each other
                                                                   We begin again in love.
 
Music for the Morning                             Hallelujah                                                                                   Leonard Cohen
                                                                    Michael Guinn, tenor
 
Sermon                                                     Handle With Care                                                                Nica Eaton-Guinn
 
*Closing Hymn                                        Love One Another                                                                Rev. Jason Shelton
                                                                   Let us love, let us serve, let us honor one another, yes!
                                                                   O let us love, let us serve, let us honor one another, yes!
                                                                   Love one another,
                                                                   Serve one another,
                                                                   Honor one another,
                                                                   As equals hand in hand.
                                                                   Love one another,
                                                                  Serve one another,
                                                                   Honor one another,
                                                                   That’s how we understand.
 
*Benediction
 
Musical Response                                   Losing My Mind (9am)                                                      Stephen Sondheim
                                                                     Dona Nobis Pacem, Paukenmesse                           Franz Joseph Haydn
 
*Please stand in body or in spirit
 
 
❦ ❦ ❦ ❦
 
"All other spiritual teachings are in vain if we cannot love." ~ Jack Kornfield
 
Greeters:                                                         Rhonda Peacock (9am)
                                                                          Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone & David Olson (11am)
Ushers:                                                            Peggy Kharraz & Kit Shaw (9am)
                                                                          David Goetz & Michael Young (11am)
Coffee:                                                             Jonathan Bijur & Alice Hall (9am)
                                                                          Sheila Cummins & Pam Teplitz (11am)
Bookstore:                                                       Nancy Babbitt
Backyard Bounty:                                           Roberta Frye
 
Service Notes
 
This month, 60% of our offering will go to the Friends of Orange County Detainees . An outreach
program of Tapestry UU Church in Mission Viejo, Friends of Orange County Detainees seeks to honor
equity and justice in human relations by supporting a strong, vibrant visitation program of
undocumented people placed in detention centers in Orange County, California. UU Santa Monica’s
Faith in Action team is currently recruiting 15 additional volunteers who can make regular visits to people
in detention centers in Orange County. All are welcome, and Spanish language familiarity/fluency is
particularly helpful. Please contact fia@uusm.org or visit the Faith in Action table to register.
 
 
Order of Service: March 18, 2018 "My Stroke of Insight"
 
           March 18, 2018                                                                                                      “My Stroke of Insight”
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*Gathering Hymn                                            #1010 We Give Thanks
 
Call to Worship                                               Catherine Grasso                                                   Worship Associate
 
Chalice Lighting                                              Untitled                                                                     Author Unknown
                                                                        Our different paths come together in this Holy place.
                                                                        Graced by the history of our free religious heritage.
                                                                        Let us be mindful of the forces deep within which call us to
                                                                                become more than we are.
                                                                        May this hour bring rest and renewal, comfort and challenge.
                                                                        May we be reminded here of our highest aspirations, and
                                                                                inspired to bring our gifts of love and service to the altar
                                                                                of humanity.
                                                                        May we know once again that we are not isolated beings,
                                                                                but that we are connected – in mystery and in wonder
                                                                                to each other, to this community and to the universe.
 
Music for the Morning                                    The Oneness of Everything                                   by Jim Scott (9am)
                                                                       Acceptance                                                  by Daniel Gledhill (11am)
 
Welcome
 
*Opening Hymn                                             #20 Be Thou My Vision
 
*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                                           “How Does This Look?”                                          by Kathleen Hogue
 
*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 Message
 
Offering                                                         Planned Parenthood
 
Offertory Anthem                                          Rivers of Babylon                                               by Trevor McNaughton
                                                                                                                                  and company, arr. Jenson (9am)
                                                                     Here We Have Gathered                                     by Steve Wight (11am)
 
Devotional Time
 
Reflection
 
Pastoral Prayer
 
Silence
 
Musical Response
 
Sermon                                                         My Stroke of Insight                                                      Rev. Greg Ward
 
Going Deeper
 
*Closing Hymn                                              #201 Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
 
*Benediction
 
Musical Benediction
 
Invitation to Fellowship
 
*Please stand in body or in spirit
 
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Greeters:                  Audrey Lyness (9am); Roberta Frye & David Olson (11am)
Ushers:                    Bonnie Brae & David Goetz (9am); Hugo Contreras & Michael Young
Coffee:                     Alice Hall & Eileen McCormack (9am); Cathy Wolfson & Sylvia Young (11am)
Welcome Table:       Sheila Cummins (9am); Barbara Gibbs (11am)
Bookstore:                Sarah Harper (9am & 11am)
 
Service Notes
 
Today, 40% of our offering will go to Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education. We offer compassionate care, backed by medical experts and more than 100 years of research in reproductive health. It provides information about choices for women who are pregnant, referrals, birth control and medical care for women. Please give what you can to help out those who need our support in our larger community. Thank you!
 
Order of Service: March 19, 2017 "Intergenerational Justice"
 
     March 19, 2017
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*Gathering                                              Hymn Bind Us Together
                                                                 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                                                  Looking Forward                                                                              Daniel Gledhill
 
Welcome                                              James Witker
 
Chalice Lighting
 
*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
 
Time for All Ages                                                                                                                                       Rev. Michael Dowd
 
Song of Blessing                                 #414 As We Leave This Friendly Place
                                                                As we leave this friendly place, love give light to every face;
                                                                May the kindness which we learn, light our hearts till we return.
 
Life Together
 
Offering                                                 Sonata in G minor                                                                                      J. S. Bach
                                                                Kenneth Alexander, flute
 
Devotional Time                                                                                                                                         Rev. Michael Dowd
 
Silence
 
Sung Response                                #131 Love Will Guide Us
 
Reading                                                                                                                                                      Rev. Michael Dowd
 
Music for the Morning                       Amazing Grace                                                                          arr. Robles/Maddox
                                                             Kenneth Alexander, flute
 
Sermon                                               Intergenerational Justice:                                                       Rev. Michael Dowd
                                                             Sacred Science, Evolving Faith
 
*Closing Hymn                                  #298 Wake Now My Senses
 
*Benediction                                                                                                                                              Rev. Michael Dowd
 
Musical Response                             Sacred Trust                                                                                      Nancy Nordlie
 
*Please stand in body or in spirit
 
❦ ❦ ❦ ❦
 
Greeters:                                      Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone, Audrey Lyness & David Olson
Ushers:                                         Hugo Contreras, Nina Emerson, Peggy Kharraz & Kit Shaw
Coffee:                                          Rebecca Crawford, Alice Hall, Eileen McCormack & Jila Tayefehnowrooz
Welcome Table:                          Wendi Gladstone
Bookstore:                                   Sarah Harper
 
Service Notes
 
Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to Safe Place for Youth. From its recently expanded
location in Venice, CA, Safe Place for Youth seeks to inspire, nurture, and empower the resilient
human spirit of homeless youth (ages 12 - 25) by providing immediate and lasting solutions, one
young person at a time. Safe Place for Youth prioritizes low barriers for entry, harm-reduction, a
trauma-informed approach, and the provision of a safe, supportive environment. They do this through
a continuum of care that includes street outreach, drop-in services, case management, health and
wellness, and education and employment programs. For more information, to volunteer or to donate:
http://www.safeplaceforyouth.org.
 
Guest Speaker: Rev. Michael Dowd is a bestselling author, eco-theologian and pro-science prophetic
voice whose great joy is sharing a message of inspiration about our sacred responsibility to future
generations. Since 2002, he and his wife, Connie Barlow, a science writer and educator, have traveled
North America and spoken to more than 2,000 secular and religious groups, including some 500 UU
congregations. Michael will deliver a special presentation entitled “Faithful to the Future:
Inspiration for Chaotic Times,” at 3pm today in the Sanctuary.
 
Pulpit Host: Church member James Witker is co-chair of Faith In Action, serves on the Adult RE
Committee, the Right Relations Task Force, and co-organizes AAHS, (Atheists, Agnostics, Humanists
& Secularists).
 
Order of Service: March 26, 2017 "What is Meaningful & What We Value"
 
       March 26, 2017
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*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 ear and eye, for the heart and mind's delight,
                                                                      For the mystic harmony linking sense to sound and sight:
                                                                      Source of all, to thee we raise this, our hymn of grateful praise.
 
Prelude                                                                                                                                                              Daniel Gledhill
 
Welcome
 
Chalice Lighting                                       Linda Marten
 
*Opening Hymn                                       #347 Gather the Spirit
 
*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                                                                                                                                                 Margot Page
 
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                                                                                                                                                  Beth Rendeiro
 
Offering                                                   Turn the World Around                                                                     Larry Farrow
 
Reading                                                 “Listen to Each Other”                                                              Margaret Wheatley
                                                                 Read by Emily Linnemeier
 
Devotional Time
 
Silence
 
Sung Response                                 #1009 Meditation on Breathing
                                                             When I breathe in, I breathe in peace.
                                                             When I breathe out, I breathe out love.
 
Music for the Morning                       Lament                                                                                               Carolyn McDade
 
Reflections                                         What is Meaningful & What We Value                        Right Relations Task Force
                                                             David Olson, Sarah Robson, Ken Alexander
 
Sung Response                               #1008 When Our Heart Is In A Holy Place
                                                            When our heart is in a holy place, when our heart is in a holy place
                                                            We are filled with love and amazing grace.
                                                            When our heart is in a holy place.
 
Message                                           Heartwood                                                                       Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
 
*Closing Hymn                               #1008 When Our Heart is in A Holy Place
 
*Benediction
 
Musical Response                          Sacred Trust
 
*Please stand in body or in spirit
 
❦ ❦ ❦ ❦
 
Greeters:                                      Barbara & Kim Andres, Tom Foretich & Kris Langabeer
Ushers:                                         Tom Foretich, David Goetz, Rick Rhoads & Jila Tayefehnowrooz
Coffee:                                         Sheila Bjornlie, Nancy Howell, Leah Moore & Sylvia Young
Welcome Table:                         Kris Langabeer & Carol Ring
Bookstore:                                  Sarah Harper
 
Service Notes
 
Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to Safe Place for Youth. From its recently expanded
location in Venice, CA, Safe Place for Youth seeks to inspire, nurture, and empower the resilient
human spirit of homeless youth (ages 12 - 25) by providing immediate and lasting solutions, one
young person at a time. Safe Place for Youth prioritizes low barriers for entry, harm-reduction, a
trauma-informed approach, and the provision of a safe, supportive environment. They do this
through a continuum of care that includes street outreach, drop-in services, case management,
health and wellness, and education and employment programs. For more information, to volunteer
or to donate: http://www.safeplaceforyouth.org.
 
Order of Service: March 27, 2016
 
       March 27, 2016                                                                                                                                   Easter Sunday
 
Alleluia!
For the circle, the spiral, the web, the egg, the orbit, the center,
the seed, the flower, the fruit, the opening, the death, the release, the seed.
- Barbara Pescan
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Prelude                                                 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140                          Johann S. Bach
 
Call to Worship
 
Chalice Lighting
 
*Opening Hymn                                   #1000 Morning Has Come
 
*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                                  Nowruz: The Persian New Year                                        Jila Tayefehnowrooz
 
Song of Blessing                                  Morning Has Broken                                                                 Eleanor Farjeon
                                                                 Morning has broken like the first morning,
                                                                 Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
                                                                 Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!
                                                                 Praise for them, springing fresh from the word!
 
Life Together
 
Offering Speaker                                    Jacki Weber
 
Offering                                                   Alléluia Festif                                                                              Frédéric Debons
 
Easter Prayer
 
Silence
 
Sung Response                                   There’s a Wideness in Your Mercy                                          Calvin Hampton
                                                                There’s a wideness in your mercy like the wideness of the sea;
                                                                There’s a kindness in your justice, which is more than liberty.
                                                                 And the love we serve is broader than the measures of our minds,
                                                                 And the heart of the eternal is most wonderfully kind.
 
Selection                                                Angel Israfel: Whose Heart-Strings Are a Lute               Dominick Argento
 
Reflection                                               Kit Shaw
 
Selection                                                Alleluja, Regina Coeli , K. 108                              Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
 
Easter Message                                                                                                                      Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
 
*Closing Hymn                                    #1068 Rising Green
 
*Benediction
 
Musical Response                             Halle, Halle, Halle                                                                            arr. John L. Bell
 
*Please stand in body or in spirit
 
❦ ❦ ❦ ❦
 
Greeters:                                           Glen Howell, Kris Langabeer, Michael Young & Steve Young
Ushers:                                              Bonnie Brae, Tom Foretich, Jila Tayefehnowrooz & Ned Wright
Coffee:                                               Sheila Bjornlie, Nancy Howell, Leah Moore & Sylvia Young
Bookstore:                                         Mark Warkentin
 
Service Notes
 
Thank you to our guest harpists, Alison Bjorkedal and Allison Allport.
 
Alison Bjorkedal is a GRAMMY award-winning musician who teaches and performs in the Los Angeles
area. She has performed with the San Diego Symphony, Pasadena Symphony/Pops Orchestra, Long
Beach Symphony and Long Beach Opera. Named "excellent player" and "enterprising young harpist" by
the Los Angeles Times, Alison's notable chamber music performances include the world premieres of
works by William Kraft, Anne LeBaron, and Wadada Leo Smith. She is active in the television and
motion picture recording industry. Alison teaches at Pasadena City College and CalARTS.
 
Allison Allport’s harp music is heard on many albums including Muppets: The Green Album . Allison’s
other recording credits include soundtracks such as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Star Wars: The Force
Awakens . Allison has performed many times with the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, including their
production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen . Allison has also performed with the Los Angeles
Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Symphony and Pasadena Symphony. Allison is on faculty at California
State University, Northridge and Idyllwild Arts Summer Program; she also maintains a private studio.
Current projects include recording on John Williams’s upcoming film score for The B.F.G. Allison also
serves as president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Harp Society.
 
Today, 60% of our offering will go to Homeboy Industries. Homeboy Industries provides hope,
training and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women in Los
Angeles, offering an “exit ramp” from the cycle of violence, incarceration, and despair, empowering
them to develop the strength and skills to transform their lives and become contributing members of
our community.
 
Order of Service: March 4, 2018 "What Women Really Want"
 
            March 4, 2018                                                                                              “What Women Really Want”
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*Gathering Hymn                                       #396 I Know This Rose Will Open
 
Call to Worship                                          Abby Arnold, Worship Associate
 
Chalice Lighting                                                                                                                             Susan B. Anthony
 
Music for the Morning                               Let the River Run (9am)                                                     Carly Simon
                                                                 Casida/These Roses (11am)                                              Rima Snyder
 
Welcome
 
*Opening Hymn                                      #1001 Breaths
 
*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.
 
Announcements
 
Pulpit Message                                                                                                                           Nancy Edmundson,
                                                                                                                                        Right Relations Consultant
 
Offering
 
Offertory Anthem                                  Waltz (9am)                                                                               Amy Beach
                                                             The Half-Moon Westers Low (11am)                                    Susan Calvin
 
 
Reading                                               “The Descent of Women”                                                   Elaine Morgan
 
Pastoral Prayer
 
Silence
 
Musical Response
 
Sermon                                               What Women Really Want                                                           Rev. Greg
 
Going Deeper
 
*Closing Hymn                                   #1026 If Every Woman in the World
 
*Benediction
 
Musical Benediction
 
Invitation to Fellowship
 
*Please stand in body or in spirit
 
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Greeters:              Denise Helton (9am); Kim & Barbara Andres and Tom Foretich (11am)
Ushers:                 Barbara Kernochan & Dan Patterson (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 offering will go to The California Women’s Law Center. The California Women’s Law Center (CWLC) has served as a unique advocate in California, working in collaboration with allies to protect, secure, and advance the comprehensive civil rights of women and girls. At least 75% of legal services clients in California are women and their children, a staggering client base with diverse and complex needs. The CWLC serves women - with a particular emphasis on low income women and girls - in difficult situations when their legal rights are being
denied.
 
Order of Service: March 5, 2017 "Where is the Fair in Farewell?"
 
             March 5, 2017
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*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                                                                                                                                                                Daniel Gledhill
 
Welcome
 
Chalice Lighting                                     Jacki Weber
 
*Opening Hymn                                     #1 May Nothing Evil Cross This Door
 
*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
                                                                  This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine...
                                                                  Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine...
 
Life Together
 
Pulpit Message                                      Barbara Gibbs, Dining for Dollars Auction Fundraiser
 
Voices of Community                             Beth Rendeiro & Alison Hurst, Safe Place for Youth
 
Offering                                                     Karitas Habundat                                                             Hildegard von Bingen
 
Devotional Time
 
Silence
 
Sung Response                                   #1013 Open My Heart
                                                                Open my heart, to all that I seek.
                                                                Let me be part of the Love You give.
 
Responsive Reading                        #658 To Risk
 
Music for the Morning                       Troubled Water (9am)                                                                     Margaret Bonds
                                                              Go Down Moses (11am)                                                            Adolphus Hailstork
 
Sermon                                               Where is the Fair in Farewell?                               Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
 
*Closing Hymn                                 #1008 When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place
 
*Benediction
 
Musical Response                           Blessed Be
 
*Please stand in body or in spirit
 
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Greeters:                                         Barbara & Kim Andres, Tom Foretich, Barbara Gibbs & Denise Helton
Ushers:                                            Tom Early, Barbara Kernochan, Linda van Ligten & Greg Wood
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 Safe Place for Youth. From its recently expanded
location in Venice, CA, Safe Place for Youth seeks to inspire, nurture, and empower the resilient
human spirit of homeless youth (ages 12 - 25) by providing immediate and lasting solutions, one
young person at a time. Safe Place for Youth prioritizes low barriers for entry, harm-reduction, a
trauma-informed approach, and the provision of a safe, supportive environment. They do this through
a continuum of care that includes street outreach, drop-in services, case management, health and
wellness, and education and employment programs. For more information, to volunteer or to donate:
http://www.safeplaceforyouth.org.
 
Karitas Habundat translation:
Loving tenderness abounds for all
from the darkest
to the most exalted one beyond the stars.
 
Exquisitely loving all
she bequeaths the kiss of peace
upon the ultimate King.