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	Order of Service: Sept. 25, 2016 "Beginning Again" September 25, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are* Come, come, whoever you are Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving Ours is no caravan of despair Come, yet again come. Ven, ven, cual eres, ven, Nomada en busqueda, si amas la vida La nuestra es la caravana de amour Ven, otra vez ven. Prelude Simple Gifts arr. Daniel Gledhill Welcome Chalice Lighting Director of Music Interview and Audition Panel Kim Miller & Karen Shu Patterson 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 Kathleen Hogue, Director of Religious Education Song of Blessing #413 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 Pulpit Message UUCCSM Children’s Choir Delaney Hutchinson Offering Zion’s Walls Copland/Koponen Devotional Time #505 Let Us Be at Peace Thich Nhat Hanh Silence Sung Response #1011 Return Again Return again, return again, return to the home of your soul. Return again, return again, return to the home of your soul. Return to who you are, return to what you are, return to where you are Born and reborn again. Return to who you are, return to what you are, return to where you are Born and reborn again. Return again, return again, return to the home of your soul. Music for the Morning Wonfa Nyem Abraham Kobina Adzenyah Sermon Beginning Again Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur Closing Hymn #1017 We Are Building A New Way Benediction Musical Response Umoja (Unity) Zanaida Robles Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Glen Howell, Kris Langabeer, Michael Young & Steve Young Ushers: Tom Foretich, David Goetz, Dan Patterson & Kit Shaw Coffee: 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 LA GOAL. LA GOAL is a bold and courageous community that empowers adults with developmental disabilities to live healthy, productive, independent lives. LA GOAL unlocks the full potential of every person and offers society a new perspective on inclusion – one that demonstrates life is simply better when people with developmental disabilities are a part of it. LA GOAL is based in Culver City and is currently recruiting volunteers to build meaningful reciprocal relationships with clients in arts, sewing, and ceramics, and as tutors in adult education. Welcome back, UU Santa Monica Choir Members! (denotes section leader): SOPRANO: Becky Erskine, Diane Fletcher-Hoppe, Colleen Keene, Cindy Kelly, Kim Miller. ALTO: Sue Bickford, Janet Goodwin, Jyvonne Haskin, Karen Hsu Patterson, Rima Snyder. TENOR: Karlton Bontrager, Leonard Cachola, Lars Kjeseth, Liam Mina, Gabriel Paredes. BASS: Norb Gallery, *James Hayden, Larry Howard & Kevin Smith. Order of Service cover image by this month’s Art Wall artist: Jose Ramirez, Angeles, (2016).
	Order of Service: Sun, Aug 20, 2017 "Don't Be Afraid to Stand Out" Sunday August 20, 2017 Don’t Be Afraid to Stand Out ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gathering Hymn (standing) #1031 Filled with Loving Kindness* Prelude (seated) Welcome Chalice Lighting Deirdre Dietel, Roberta Frye, & Cathie Gentile Opening Hymn (standing) #1008 When Our Heart is in a Holy Place* 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 Offering for the Westside Food Bank (seated) Time for All Ages Say Something* Kathleen Hogue Song of Blessing #414 As we Leave This Friendly Place Life Together Pulpit Message Leon Henderson-MacLennan Offering It Don’t Mean a Thing Duke Ellington Devotional Time Silence Sung Response #1053 How Could Anyone Sermon Don’t Be Afraid to Stand Out Gabriella Rosco Closing Hymn (standing) #1064 Blue Boat Home Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing Postlude (seated) Singing American Gospel Tune Dismissal Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone, Audrey Lyness & David Olson Ushers: Tom Early & Barbara Kernochan Coffee: Sheila Cummins, Deirdre Dietel & Eileen McCormack Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs & Wendi Gladstone Bookstore: Sarah Harper Service Notes* Today, 40% of our offering will go to Camp de Benneville Pines. Camp de Benneville Pines is a UU camp in the San Bernardino National Forest, about 90 miles east of Los Angeles. Since 1962, Unitarian Universalists have gathered in the pines to experience the wonder of the natural world while deepening their connections to their faith and one another. This year the all-church camp weekend will be September 15-17, and registration is now open. Please register with our Camp Dean, Jacki Weber. As with all church programs, if the registration fee is a barrier to your participation, please let Jacki know, as scholarships are available, jacki.weber@gmail.com. Gabriella Rosco organizes in Santa Monica for CLUE-LA , (Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice). The Santa Monica CLUE Committee stands with women and men in various industries that routinely dehumanize, marginalize and disrespect their workers. In Santa Monica, there are three active campaigns: with hotel workers, iron workers and carwash workers, (or Carwasheros). A bar has been raised in Santa Monica in terms of living wages, safe working conditions and respect on the job. When situations look bleak and impossible, the faith community rallies with workers. They stand united, and work to build a more just and sacred society. Gabriella feels blessed to be a part of this movement with CLUE and the Santa Monica CLUE Committee. More information is available at http://www.cluejustice.org/.
	Order of Service: Sun, Aug 27, 2017 "Why We Need a New Sanctuary Movement" Sunday August 27, 2017 Why We Need a New Sanctuary Movement --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn (standing) #347 Gather the Spirit* Prelude (seated) Profitizia Welcome Chalice Lighting Opening Hymn #1021 Lean on Me* Covenant Love is the doctrine of this church.* The quest for truth is its sacrament, And service is its prayer. To dwell together in peace, To seek knowledge in freedom, To serve humankind in fellowship, Thus do we covenant with each other. Hymn of Praise Offering for the Westside Food Bank (seated) Time for All Ages Song of Blessing #414 As We Leave This Friendly Place* Life Together Pulpit Message Offering Gracias Por El Amor Devotional Time Silence Sung Response Reading Music for the Morning Negro Bembon Sermon Why We Need a New Sanctuary Movement Kent Wong Joined by Hugo Romero Closing Hymn (standing) De Colores* Benediction & Chalice Extinguishing Musical Response Amen in Bb Dismissal Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Michael Young & Steve Young Ushers: Tom Foretich & Jila Tayefehnowrooz Coffee: Sylvia Young Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs & Carol Ring Bookstore: Sarah Harper Service Notes Today, 40% of our offering will go to Camp de Benneville Pines. Camp de Benneville Pines is a UU camp in the San Bernardino National Forest, about 90 miles east of Los Angeles. Since 1962, Unitarian Universalists have gathered in the pines to experience the wonder of the natural world while deepening their connections to their faith and one another. This year the all-church camp weekend will be September 15-17, and registration is now open. Please register with our Camp Dean, Jacki Weber. As with all church programs, if the registration fee is a barrier to your participation, please let Jacki know, as scholarships are available, jacki.weber@gmail.com. Kent Wong is the director of the UCLA Labor Center, where he teaches courses in labor studies and Asian American studies. He previously served as staff attorney for the Service Employees International Union. He was the founding president of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, the founding president of the United Association for Labor Education, and currently is vice president of the California Federation of Teachers.
	Order of Service: Sun, August 14, 2016 "Poetry Service" August 14, 2016 The temple bell stops But the sound keeps coming Out of the flowers ~ Basho --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn Find A Stillness* Find a stillness, hold a stillness, let the stillness carry me. Find the silence, hold the silence, let the silence carry me. In the spirit, by the spirit, with the spirit giving power, I will find true harmony. Seek the essence, hold the essence, let the essence carry me. Let me flower, help me flower, watch me flower, carry me. In the spirit, by the spirit, with the spirit giving power, I will find true harmony. Welcome Rima Snyder Prelude An die Musik (To Music) Franz Schubert Lynn Angebranndt, cello You lovely art, in how many grey hours, When life’s mad whirl beset me, Have you kindled my heart to warm love, Have you transported me into a better world! Oft has a sigh flowing out from your harp, A sweet, divine harmony from you Unlocked to me the heaven of better times, You lovely Art, I thank you for it!! Chalice Lighting Katie Malich Opening Hymn #66 When the Summer Sun is Shining* (We will sing verses 1 and 3) 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 Ours be the poems of all tongues* All things of loveliness and worth. All arts, all ages and all songs, One life, one beauty on the earth. Offering for the Westside Food Bank Poems for All Ages My Paradise, I Remember That Summer Jacqueline Melgar Two “Where I’m From” poems Nick, Rima Snyder Song of Blessing Go Now in Peace Go now in peace, go now in peace, May the spirit of love surround you As you go, as you go on your way. Community News Pulpit Message Right Relations Committee 826 LA Danielle Perez Offertory Song Without Words, Op. 109 Felix Mendelssohn Reading Ode To Silence Mark Belletini Silent Meditation Responsive Reading #646 The Larger Circle Wendell Berry Music and Poetry, the Language of Spirit Rima Snyder The Meadow Doesn’t Know About the Stock Market Elizabeth Alexander text by George Ella Lyon Come Soon Elizabeth Alexander text by Lilian Moore Closing Hymn #330 The Arching Sky of Morning Grows* Benediction Postlude The Poet’s Harp* Felix Mendelssohn From Songs Without Words, Op. 38, No. 3 Extinguishing the Chalice Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Dwight Flowers, Katie Malich & Jila Tayefehnowrooz Ushers: Bonnie Brae & Michael Young Coffee: Linda van Ligten & Jila Tayefehnowrooz Welcome Table: Carol Ring Bookstore: Mark Warkentin Service Notes* Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to 826 LA: The Writing Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children and young adults develop writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter To a Friend by Lillian Moore Everything is lusting for light, thrusting up up splitting the earth, opening flaring fading, seed into shoot bud into flower nothing beyond its hour. Come soon. The apple blossom has melted like spring snow. The lilac changed the air surprising every breath. Now low in the field wild strawberries fatten. Come soon. It's a matter of life. And Death. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Meadow Does Not Know by George Ella Lyon The meadow does not know about the stock market. Today she is worth exactly what she was worth yesterday, a year ago, at creation. I don’t mean property value, taxable assets. I mean milkweed and copper moths honeybees, cow vetch, king snakes. Meadow life is not money. What rises and falls here are stems and flowers, leaves and fruit. No zigzag line of profit and panic but the great wheel turning. Here God gives of her extravagance and here, like flicker, viceroy, dragonfly we come into our inheritance. http://www.georgeellalyon.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	Order of Service: Sun, Feb 4, 2018 "Here If You Need Me" February 4, 2018 “Here If You Need Me” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn #347 Gather The Spirit* Call to Worship Dorothy Steinicke, Worship Associate Chalice Lighting #447 Albert Schweitzer At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. Music for the Morning You’ve Got A Friend (9am) Carol King Make Our Garden Grow Again (11am) Leonard Bernstein Welcome Opening Hymn #1002 Comfort Me Covenant Love is the doctrine of this church. The quest for truth is its sacrament, And service is its prayer. To dwell together in peace, To seek knowledge in freedom, To serve humankind in fellowship, Thus do we covenant with each other. Hymn of Praise From all that dwell below the skies* Let songs of hope and faith arise Let peace, goodwill on earth be sung Through every land, by every tongue. Offering for the Westside Food Bank Time for All Ages Song of Blessing #210 Wade In The Water Life Together Pulpit Message Offering Offertory Anthem When I Am Frightened (9am) Shelley Jackson Denham From The Ends Of The Earth (11am) Alan Hovhaness Devotional Time Reading “What They Did Yesterday Afternoon” Warsan Shire Pastoral Prayer Silence Musical Response Sermon Here If You Need Me The Reverend Greg Ward Going Deeper Closing Hymn #311 Let It Be A Dance* Benediction Musical Benediction Invitation to Fellowship Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Denise Helton (9am); Kim & Barbara Andres and Tom Foretich (11am) Ushers: Tom Early & Barbara Kernochan (9am); Linda van Ligten & Greg Wood (11am) Coffee: Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen (9am); Hugo Contreras (11am) Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs (9am); Linda van Ligten (aam) Bookstore: Sarah Harper (9am & 11am) Service Notes Today, 40% of our offering will go to NAMI Westside Los Angeles. NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI advocates for access to services, treatment, supports and research and is steadfast in its commitment to raising awareness, removing the stigma and building a community of hope for all of those in need. NAMI Westside Los Angeles is committed to improving the lives of families who love someone struggling with mental illness by educating, advocating, listening, learning and leading. Help us partner with those working to ensure hundreds of thousands of families, individuals and educators get the support and information they need.
	Order of Service: Sun, Jan 14th, 2018 - "Testing Our Tolerance for Diversity" January 14, 2018 “Testing Our Tolerance for Diversity” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn #1018 Come and Go With Me* Call to Worship Jacki Weber, Worship Associate Chalice Lighting Music for the Morning Busca el Amor arr. by Jason Shelton Welcome Opening Hymn #131 Love Will Guide Us* 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 “For Every Child” UNICEF 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 Update on our Covenant of Right Relations Offering Offertory Anthem Would You Harbor Me Ysaye Barnwell Devotional Time Reflection Pastoral Prayer Silence Musical Response Sermon Testing Our Tolerance for Diversity Rev. Greg Going Deeper Closing Hymn #1014 Standing on the Side of Love Benediction Musical Benediction Invitation to Fellowship Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Dwight Flowers (9am); Barbara Gibbs & Katie Malich (11am) Ushers: Bonnie Brae & Peggy Kharraz (9am); Hugo Contreras & Steve De Paul (11am) Coffee: Phyllis Kory (9am); Linda van Ligten (11am) Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs (9am & 11am) Bookstore: Sarah Harper (9am & 11am) Service Notes* Today, 40% of our offering will go to to the Institute for Religious Tolerance, Peace and Justice. By promoting interfaith dialogue and universal respect for different faiths, The Institute for Religious Tolerance seek to minimize the conflicts that are shaped by religion and that employ religion as their excuse. It seeks to disarm the religious intolerance that is often the cause and underlying root of oppression and warfare. The Institute for Religious Tolerance seeks to have far reaching and long lasting effects in helping the world to mature to a more peaceable, tolerant and just place ... Please give what you can to help out those struggling in our larger community. Thank you!
	Order of Service: Sun, Jan 21st, 2018 - "Stone by Stone, Bird by Bird, Hand in Hand" January 21,2018 “Stone by Stone, Bird by Bird, Hand in Hand” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are Call to Worship Rima Snyder, Worship Associate Chalice Lighting We Can Never Be Born Enough* e.e. cummings Music for the Morning Take Me To Church Hozier Gabriel Paredes, tenor Welcome Opening Hymn #18 What Wondrous 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 Story for All Ages Song of Blessing This Little Light of Mine This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine (3x) Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine... Life Together Offering Offertory Anthem You Raise Me Up Rolf Lovland Gabriel Paredes, tenor Devotional Time Reflection Pastoral Prayer Silence Musical Response Sermon Stone by Stone, Bird by Bird, Hand in Hand Rev. Greg Ward Going Deeper Closing Hymn #15 The Lone, Wild Bird* Benediction Musical Benediction Invitation to Fellowship Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Audrey Lyness (9am); Roberta Frye & Wendi Gladstone (11am) Ushers: Dan Patterson & Kit Shaw (9am); Michael Young & Ned Wright (11am) Coffee: Deirdra Dietel & Eileen McCormack (9am); Sheila Cummins & Pam Teplitz (11am) Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs (9am); Carol Ring (11am) Bookstore: Audrey Lyness (9am & 11am) Service Notes Today, 40% of our offering will go to the Institute for Religious Tolerance, Peace and Justice. By promoting interfaith dialogue and universal respect for different faiths, The Institute for Religious Tolerance seek to minimize the conflicts that are shaped by religion and that employ religion as their excuse. It seeks to disarm the religious intolerance that is often the cause and underlying root of oppression and warfare. The Institute for Religious Tolerance seeks to have far reaching and long lasting effects in helping the world to mature to a more peaceable, tolerant and just place ... Please give what you can to help out those struggling in our larger community. Thank you!
	Order of Service: Sun, Jan 28th, 2018 - "Soul Keeping" January 28, 2018 “Soul Keeping” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gathering Hymn #318 We Would Be One* Call to Worship Cassie Winters, Worship Associate Chalice Lighting Blessed is the Fire That Burns Deep in the Soul Eric A. Heller-Wagner Blessed is the fire that burns deep in the soul. It is the flame of the human spirit touched into being by the mystery of life. It is the fire of reason; the fire of compassion; the fire of community; the fire of justice; the fire of faith. It is the fire of love burning deep in the human heart; the divine glow in every life. Music for the Morning Laudate Dominum W.A. Mozart with Colleen Keene Welcome Opening Hymn #1068 Rising Green* 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 Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor Song of Blessing #118 This Little Light of Mine This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine (3x) Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine (3x) Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Life Together Offering Offertory Anthem Sull’ Aria W.A. Mozart with Colleen Keene & Zanaida Robles Devotional Time Pastoral Prayer Reading Well spring of energy Deng Ming-Dao Rises in the body’s core Tap it and be sustained Channel it and it will speak The source of all power is within yourself. Although external circumstances may occasionally hamper you, true movement comes solely from within yourself. The source is in everyone, anyone can learn to tap it; Then, power rises like a shimmering well though the center of your body. We cannot say that a person will become enlightened solely by virtue of having tapped Finding the source of spiritual power is a great joy; deciding how to direct it is the greatest of responsibilities. Silent Meditation Musical Interlude Sermon Soul Keeping Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins Musical Response Going Deeper 1) Are you nurtured by your current spiritual practices? 2)Have you ever wondered or longed for something more spiritually? 3)When is the last time you initiated a celebration of yourself? 4)When you don’t measure up to your ideal of spiritual practices, what do you do? 5) What is one thing you would like to do to take better care of your soul? Closing Hymn #1031 Filled With Loving Kindness* Benediction Musical Benediction Invitation to Fellowship Please stand in body or in spirit Service Participants: 9am: Sheila Bjornlie, James Duckman, David Goetz, Wendi Gladstone, Barbara Kernochan, Audrey Lyness & Leah Moore 11am: Barbara & Kim Andres, Kirk Attebury, Nina Emerson, Tom Foretich, Wendi Gladstone, Audrey Lyness, Michael Young, Steve Young & Sylvia Young) Today, 40% of our offering will go to the Institute for Religious Tolerance, Peace and Justice, seeking to have reaching and lasting effects to a more peaceable, tolerant and just place. Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins works as an organization development consultant for mission-driven organizations. She is ordained by the Presbyterian Church and has a certificate in UU Studies from Starr King School for the Ministry. She came to UUSM to visit and liked it so much she stayed. She serves now as a member of the Board and as co-leader of the contemplatiove worship service Heart & Soul.
	Order of Service: Sun, June 17, 2018 "Abraham & the Peach Seed Monkey" June 17, 2018 “Abraham and the Peach Seed Monkey” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn #15 The Lone, Wild Bird* Call to Worship Cassie Winters, Worship Associate Chalice Lighting Reflections from Fred Rogers Music for the Morning To The Light Severin Brown (backup: Leslie Beauvais) S. Browne, Freebo, D. Roth Welcome Opening Hymn #8 Mother Spirit, Father 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 Papa’s Song by Kate & Jim McMullan read by Kathleen Hogue Song of Blessing #1048 Ubi Caritas Ubi caritas et amor, Ubi caritas Deus ibi est . Life Together Pulpit Message Offering Offertory Anthem On My Way To Play S. Browne Severin Brown (with Leslie Beauvais) Devotional Time Reading Excerpt from “Hymns to an Unknown God” Sam Keen Pastoral Prayer Silence Musical Response Sermon Abraham and the Peach Seed Monkey Rev. Greg Ward Going Deeper Closing Hymn #123 Spirit of Life Benediction Musical Benediction Invitation to Fellowship Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone, Audrey Lyness & David Olson Ushers: Kit Shaw & Michael Young Coffee: Sheila Cummins, Alice Hall, Eileen McCormack & Pam Teplitz Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs & Wendi Gladstone Bookstore: Sarah Harper Service Notes Today, 40% of our offering will go to The Boys and Girls Club’s LGBTQ Inclusion Initiative, which provides a safe and welcoming environment for youth of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions in all affiliated Youth Centers. By exploring gender and sexuality issues, introducing inclusive language, and equipping Club staff with training and teaching tools, BGCA strives to create a safe and supportive, progressive atmosphere not only for our LGBTQ youth, but for all young people. Severin Browne performs solo to packed house concerts, intimate listening rooms, and even an occasional almost-rowdy bar with SoCal friends. He is a sought-after guest in many singer-songwriter festivals and shows, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished performers in the Los Angeles area. Severin’s easy manner in front of an audience makes it seem as if playing his guitar and singing his songs is effortless and second-nature. His brilliant lyrics invite listeners into the songs while his solid melodies carry the story from one note to the next.
	Order of Service: Sun, May 6, 2018 "Lost in Translation" May 6, 2018 “Lost in Translation” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Hymn #1056 Thula Klizeo Call to Worship Margot Page,* Worship Associate Chalice Lighting Music for the Morning Saranam Jason Shelton Welcome Opening Hymn #1004 Busca El Amor 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 #1023 Building Bridges* Building bridges between our divisions, I reach out to you will you reach out to me? With all of our voices and all of our vision, friends, we can make such sweet harmony Life Together Pulpit Message Offering Offertory Anthem Ecco Mormorar L’Onde Claudio Monteverdi Devotional Time Reading / Reflection Variations on Genesis 11:1-9 Pastoral Prayer Silence Musical Response Sermon Lost in Translation Rev. Greg Going Deeper Closing Hymn #1030 Siyahamba* Benediction Musical Benediction Invitation to Fellowship Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Denise Helton (9am); Barbara & Kim Andres and Tom Foretich (11am) Ushers: Steve DePaul & Erik Paesel (9am); Greg Wood & Ned Wright (11am) Coffee: Kit Shaw & Alicia van Ooyen (9am); Hugo Contreras & Sheila Cummins & Pam Teplitz (11am) Bookstore: Sarah Harper (9am & 11am) Service Notes Today, 40% of our offering will go to St. John’s Well Child and Family Center which serves nearly 100,000 low-income patients in the Los Angeles area. Because funding for low-income community health centers is constantly under attack, 27 million Americans are unsure of when, where or whether they will get healthcare. Well Child and Family Center offers services and programs for low-income children, women, homeless, and transgender patients. Since the division between the rich and poor is larger than it's ever been, funding community health centers has become a political issue. But the public - and St. Johns believes it is a human issue. Partnering with local agencies offering health services to those with greatest need is a moral issue. We invite you to make a difference... Please give what you can to help out those struggling in our larger community.
	Order of Service: Sun, Sept 3, 2017 "Making Room at the Table" Sunday September 3, 2017 Making Room at the Table This is a modern dance with real animals. It’s supposed to symbolize peaceful coexistence but it’s usually pretty loud and the dancers have to watch where they step all the time. I heard someone say they didn’t know peace was so smelly. ~ Peace Dance, Brian Andrews (StoryPeople.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gathering Hymn (standing) #389 Gathered Here* Prelude (seated) This is the Island of Gardens Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Welcome Chalice Lighting Sue Stoyanoff Opening Hymn (standing) #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 Offering for the Westside Food Bank (seated) Time for All Ages Kathleen Hogue Song of Blessing #407 We’re Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table* Life Together Pulpit Message Leon Henderson-MacLennan Offering From a Distance Julie Gold Devotional Time Silence Music for the Morning Blowing in the Wind Bob Dylan Sermon Making Room at the Table Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins Closing Hymn (standing) #170 We Are a Gentle, Angry People* Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing Postlude (seated) Deep River* Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Dismissal Please stand in body or in spirit ❦ ❦ ❦ ❦ Greeters: Barbara & Kim Andres, Denise Helton Ushers: Linda van Ligten & Greg Wood Coffee: Kit Shaw, Pam Teplitz & Alicia van Ooyen Welcome Table: Barbara Gibbs Bookstore: Sarah Harper Service Notes* Today, 40% of our offering will go towards efforts to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey. It is expected that the cleanup effort will be long, and many have been displaced. Please give what you can to help out those in the path of this storm. Thank you! About Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: African British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, (August 15, 1875- September 1, 1912), was affectionately referred to in his time as the African “Mahler.” His most popular work, "Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast" for soli, chorus and orchestra, is a shining example of his command of musical form, texture, harmony, and orchestration, which resulted in overnight fame and respect among colleagues that few men of color could have hoped to enjoy in the early twentieth century. Because of his incredible success in a field dominated by white males at a time when racism in America was peaking, Coleridge-Taylor’s influence on African American artists and intellectuals was powerful and far-reaching. Today, in remembrance of the 105th anniversary of his death, we honor the legacy of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with a selection of his music. Questions to Ponder 1) Think of a time when you tried to make room at a table for yourself. If you were silenced or felt isolated, what were the circumstances. If you had a seat but no voice, what were the circumstances? Did things change? How? 2) Think of a time when you invited others to sit at a table where you had a place. What was done to make the newcomers welcome and comfortable? How did things change? What did you learn about yourself? …from those who had been invited?
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