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Gathering Hymn

 

For the earth forever turning,

For the skies, for every sea

For our lives, for all we cherish,

Sing we our joyful song of peace.

Welcome

 

Prelude (9:00)

Choral Introit (11:00)

 

People, Look East                                                                  Farjeon

Chalice Lighting

Rick & Peggy Rhoads

Opening Hymn #1000

Morning Has Come

Covenant

 

Love is the doctrine of this church.     

The quest of 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, good will on earth be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.                  ~ based on Isaac Watts

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

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.                                                                   ~ Natalie Sleeth

 A Time for Community

Pulpit Message 

Patrick Meighan, Pledge Committee

Offertory

Oh, Winter!

Moira Smiley, guest vocalist

Devotional Time

    Sung Meditation

 

  Pastoral Prayer

    Silence

 

When I breathe in, I breathe in peace

When I breathe out, I breathe out love.

                                           

 

Music for the Morning

Si Verias

Sermon

“Developing Night Vision”             Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

Closing Song #55

Dark of Winter

Benediction

Postlude (9:00)

Choral Postlude (11:00)

 

Earth Song                                                                   Frank Ticheli                             

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

Gathering Hymn

 

For the earth forever turning,

For the skies, for every sea

For our lives, for all we cherish,

Sing we our joyful song of peace.

Welcome

 

Prelude (9:00)

Choral Introit (11:00)

Preludio in c minor, op. 56                           Alexander Guilmant

People, Look East                                                                  Farjeon

Chalice Lighting

Chris Brown (9:00)

Geoff Lee (11:00)

Opening Hymn

Woke Up This Morning

Covenant

 

Love is the doctrine of this church.     

The quest of 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, good will on earth be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.                  ~ based on Isaac Watts

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

Story 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.                                                                   ~ Natalie Sleeth

 A Time for Community

Pulpit Message 

Teri Bond, Pledge Committee

Offertory

People Make the World Go ‘Round                           Bell/Creed

Talita G. Long, vocalist                             

Devotional Time

    Pastoral Prayer

    Sung Meditation #225

    Silence

 

                                           

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

 

Responsive Reading #585

Councils                   Marge Piercy                                                          

 

Music for the Morning

Black Butterfly                        

Weil/Mann                                                                                                          

Sermon

“The Gift of Faith”                             Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

Closing Song #1008

When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place

 Benediction

Postlude (9:00)

Choral Postlude (11:00)

Silent Night                                                                Franz Gruber

In December                                                                       Althouse                 

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

Gathering Hymn

 

Come, come, whoever you are.

Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving.

Ours is no caravan of despair.

Come, yet again come.

Welcome

Amy Thiel, Pulpit Host

Prelude

At the Table                                                     Richard Smallwood

Chalice Lighting

 

 Opening Hymn #16

‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple

 Covenant

 

Love is the doctrine of this church.     

The quest of 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, good will on earth be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.                  ~ based on Isaac Watts

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

Story for All Ages

Nasruddin stories (from the Sufi wisdom tradition)                                                                                         

read by Amy Thiel

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.                                                                   ~ Natalie Sleeth

 A Time for Community

Pulpit Message 

John Fels & Ron Crane

Offertory 

I Pray                                                                          Mariah Carey

Devotional Time

    Pastoral Prayer

    Silence

    Sung Meditation

 

First Principles                                                Rev. Mark Belletini

 

#188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are                                 Rumi

Music for the Morning

When Will We Sing the Same Song?                        

John P. Kee                                            

Sermon

"Here All Are Welcome"                               Patrick McLaughlin

Closing Hymn #407

We’re Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table                                                                                        

Benediction

Postlude

Healed                                                               Donald Lawrence  

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

Gathering Hymn

 

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.

Call To Worship

i thank You God                                                       e.e. cummings                                                                                                                      

Prelude (9:00)

Choral Prelude (11:00)

Simple Gifts                                                           arr. Mark Hayes

i thank You God                                                      Lloyd Pfautsch

                                                                        text by e.e. cummings

Chalice Lighting

Barbara Gibbs

Opening Hymn #128

For All That Is Our Life

 Covenant

 

Love is the doctrine of this church.     

The quest of 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, good will on earth be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.           ~ based on Isaac Watts

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

Time for All Ages

The Welcome Table

Song of Blessing

We're Gonna Sit At the Welcome Table

A Time for Community

 

Pulpit Message

Natalie Kahn, Pledge Committee

Offertory                         

In My House                                                             Patrick Gandy

DeReau Farrar, bass-baritone                                                            

Devotional Time

  Pastoral Prayer

  Sung Meditation

  Silence

 

 

Come and Find the Quiet Center

 

Come and find the quiet center in the crowded life we lead,

Find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed:

Clear the chaos and the clutter, clear our eyes that we can see

All the things that really matter, be at peace, and simply be.

 

In the Spirit let us travel, open to each other’s pain,

Let our loves and fears unravel, celebrate the space we gain:

There’s a place for deepest dreaming, there’s a time for heart to care

In the Spirit’s lively scheming there is always room to spare.                      Shirley Murray/B.F. White

Reading

"Thanks"                                                                      W.S. Merwin

Music for the Morning (9:00)

Choral Anthem (11:00)

Give Thanks                                                                 Henry Smith

O Sing a New Song                                                     Rima Snyder

Sermon

"For All That Is Our Life"                 Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur                                                    

Sharing Bread

Closing Hymn #317

We Are Not Our Own

Benediction

 

Postlude (9:00)

Choral Postlude (11:00)

Be Thou My Vision                                             Irish folk melody

Thanks Be To Thee                                                      G.F. Handel

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

Gathering Hymn

 

Gathered here in the mystery of the hour,

Gathered here in one strong body,

Gathered here in the struggle and the power,

Spirit, draw near.

Welcome

Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

Prelude (9:00)

Choral Prelude (11:00)

 As the deer                                                            Martin Nystrom

i thank You God                                                      Lloyd Pfautsch

                                                                        text by e.e. cummings

Chalice Lighting

 

 Opening Hymn #190

Light of Ages and of Nations

Covenant

 

Love is the doctrine of this church.     

The quest of 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, good will on earth be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.           ~ based on Isaac Watts

Thank You and Farewell to Carmen Santos, Preschool Teacher
Introducing Dr. Irene Gregorio, Associate Director of Music, and VanNessa Hulme, Gabriel Paredes, and Bobby Akinboboye, Section Leaders

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

Story 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.                                                                 ~ Natalie Sleeth

A Time for Community

 

Pulpit Message

Lucy Hahn, Pledge Committee

Offertory                         (9:00)                     

                                       (11:00)

Pastorale                                                              Alberto Ginastera

Israeli Lullaby                                                                     Brisman

Devotional Time

  Joys and Sorrows

  Pastoral Prayer

  Sung Meditation #123

 

 

 

Spirit of Life

Reading

 

Music for the Morning

 

Hear My Song  (from “Songs for a New World”)             Brown                                                            

VanNessa Hulme, Jyvonne Haskin, Gabriel Paredes,

Bobby Akinboboye

Sermon

“Afghanistan - Armistice?”      Rev. Kenneth Torquil MacLean                                                    

Closing Hymn # 159

This Is My Song

Benediction

 

Postlude (9:00)

 

Choral Postlude (11:00)

Once to Every Man and Nation                       Thomas Williams

composed in protest of America's war with Mexico in 1845

Nun danket alle Gott                                                       Pachelbel

Angela Romero, trumpet

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

Gathering Hymn

   

For all that is our life, we sing our thanks and praise;

For all life is a gift that we are called to use

To build the common good, and make our own days glad.

Call To Worship

 

Prelude (9:00)

Choral Prelude (11:00)

Fugue in D Major                                                                J.S. Bach

i thank You God                                                      Lloyd Pfautsch

Chalice Lighting

The Scruggs Family

Opening Hymn #40

The Morning Hangs a Signal

Covenant

 

Love is the doctrine of this church.     

The quest of 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, good will on earth be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.           ~ based on Isaac Watts

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

Time for All Ages (9:00)

Celebrating Membership (11:00)

 

Congregational Affirmation:

In thanksgiving and love, we welcome you into membership. We promise you respect for

who you are, support on your journey, celebration in joy, and comfort in sorrow.

We are glad you are among us.

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.                                                                 ~ Natalie Sleeth

A Time for Community

 

Offertory Speaker

Norman Chamlin, St Joseph's Center

Offertory                         (9:00)                                                         

                                       (11:00)          

Interlude

Come Into the Circle                                  Betsy Jo Angebranndt

Devotional Time

  Meditation

  Silence

  Sung Meditation #86

 

Election Promises                                                    Mark Belletini

 

Blessed Spirit of My Life

Responsive Reading #464

And Then                                                                    Judy Chicago

Music for the Morning (9:00)

Choral Anthem (11:00)

Romance in F Major                                            Johannes Brahms

With A Voice of Singing                                            Martin Shaw

Sermon

“The Fire of Commitment”              Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

Closing Song #1028

The Fire of Commitment         

Benediction

                                                                               

Postlude                          (9:00)

Choral Postlude           (11:00)       

How Great Thou Art                                            arr. Mark Hayes

A Rose Touched by the Sun’s Warm Rays                Jean Berger

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

Gathering Hymn

   

Gathered here in the mystery of the hour,

Gathered here in one strong body.

Gathered here, in the struggle and the power,

Spirit, draw near.

Welcome

Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

Prelude (9:00)

Choral Prelude (11:00)

In the Sweet By and By                                    arr. Mark Hayes                                                                       

Since All Is Passing                                               Paul Hindemith

Chalice Lighting

Vilma Ortiz

Opening Hymn #108

How Can I Keep From Singing?

Covenant

 

Love is the doctrine of this church.     

The quest of 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, good will on earth be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.           ~ based on Isaac Watts

A Time for Community

 

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

Introduction to the Story Uncle Monarch        Judy Goldman, illustrated by Rene King Moreno

                                                                              read by Catherine Farmer Loya

Part I

Tio Urbano and the Butterflies     

Music for the Morning (9:00)

Choral Anthem (11:00)

Allerseelen                                                               Richard Strauss

When Peace Like A River                            Bliss, arr. Grotenhuis

The Ofrenda

Vilma Ortiz

Part II

Loss     

Devotional Time

  Joys and Sorrows

  Body Prayer

  Sung Prayer 

 

 

 

Spirit of Life/ Fuente de Amor 

Reflection on Loss #1

Abby Arnold (9:00)

Claudia Dikinis (11:00)

Offertory                         (9:00)                                                         

                                       (11:00)          

 

 Elevation                                                       Alexandre Guilmant

Calling My Children Home                         arr. Joseph Jennings

Part III

Day of the Dead

Reflection on Loss #2

Wendi Gladstone

Bringing Names

 

Butterfly Ritual

 

Closing Song

Comfort Me

 Benediction

                                                                               

 

Postlude                          (9:00)

Choral Postlude           (11:00)       

I Will Remember You                                         Sarah McLachlan

I Will Remember You                               McLachlan, arr. Farrar

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

 

Gathering Hymn

    “Now Let Us Sing”

Sing to the power of the faith within,

Sing to the power of the faith within.

Lift up your voice, be not afraid,

Sing to the power of the faith within.

Sing to the power of the hope within…

    Sing to the power of the love within…

Sing to the power of the joy within…

Welcome

Sue Bickford, pulpit host

Prelude (9:00)

Choral Prelude (11:00)

Allegretto                                                                          Beethoven

Since All Is Passing                                               Paul Hindemith

Chalice Lighting

 

Opening Hymn #1024

When the Spirit Says Do

Covenant

 

Love is the doctrine of this church.     

The quest of 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, good will on earth be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.           ~ based on Isaac Watts

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

Story 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.                                                             ~ Natalie Sleeth

A Time for Community

 

Offertory

                       

A Child is Born (9:00)                                                         T. Jones

Hold On (11:00)                                                           arr. Jennings

Devotional Time

  Pastoral Prayer

  Silent Meditation 

 

 

 

Reading

from Men of Liberty                                 Stephen Hole Fritchman

Music for the Morning (9:00)

Choral Anthem (11:00)

Autumn Theme                                                               P. Keveren

How Can I Keep From Singing?                                         Graves

Sermon

“Theodore Parker: Radical Politics, Radical Faith” 

                                                                                   Rev. Rick Hoyt                                                    

Closing Hymn # 118

This Little Light of Mine

Benediction

                                                                                Theodore Parker

Postlude (9:00)

Choral Postlude (11:00)

Cantilena                                                                   C. Guastavino

Morning By Morning                                              DeReau Farrar

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

Gathering Hymn

Gathered here in the mystery of the hour,

Gathered here in one strong body.

Gathered here, in the struggle and the power,

Spirit, draw near.

Opening Words

David L. Helfer

Prelude (9:00)

Choral Prelude (11:00)

 

Since All Is Passing                                               Paul Hindemith

Chalice Lighting

Ron Crane

Opening Hymn

Oh, I Woke Up This Morning

Covenant

 

Love is the doctrine of this church.     

The quest of 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, good will on earth be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.           ~ based on Isaac Watts

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

Pulpit Message

Galen Dodd

Rainbow Ritual

Geoff Lee & Janet Goodwin

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.                                                             ~ Natalie Sleeth

A Time for Community

 

Offertory Speaker                      

                                      

Tom Early (9:00)

Karen Lamp, Venice Family Clinic (11:00)                                

Offertory                         

Will I Lose My Dignity? (11:00)                 Larsen,  arr.Delgado                                                      

Devotional Time

  Pastoral Prayer

  Sung Meditation   Hymn #6

  Silence

 

 

Just As Long As I Have Breath

Music for the Morning (9:00)

Choral Anthem (11:00)

 

True Colors                                        Steinberg/Kelly, arr. Wight

Sermon

“Transitions : Exploring change, the unexpected, and the grace
of finding our authentic selves”                David L. Helfer                                                     

Closing Hymn #170

We Are A Gentle Angry People

Benediction

 

Postlude (9:00)

Choral Postlude (11:00)

 

Standing on the Side of Love                         Shelton, arr. Farrar

Extinguishing the Chalice

 

Gathering Hymn

Gathered here in the mystery of the hour,

Gathered here in one strong body.

Gathered here, in the struggle and the power,

Spirit, draw near.

Call to Worship

 

Prelude (9:00)

Choral Prelude (11:00)

Simple Gifts                                                           arr. Mark Hayes

Since All Is Passing                                               Paul Hindemith

Chalice Lighting

Bruno Lacombe (11:00)

Opening Hymn #209

O Come, You Longing Thirsty Souls

Covenant

 

Love is the doctrine of this church.     

The quest of 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, good will on earth be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.           ~ based on Isaac Watts

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

Time for All Ages

 

Song of Blessing

This Little Light of Mine

A Time for Community

 

Offertory                         (9:00)

                                       (11:00)                                

 Winter                                                                             Tori Amos

Keep Your Lamps                           spiritual, arr. Andre Thomas

Devotional Time

  Pastoral Prayer

  Sung Meditation

 

 Silence

 

 

When I breathe in, I breathe in peace,

When I breathe out, I breathe out love.

Responsive Reading #646

The Larger Circle                                                     Wendell Berry

Music for the Morning (9:00)

Choral Anthem (11:00)

Le Cathedrale Engloutie                                                    Debussy

Choose Something Like A Star                      Randall Thompson                  

Sermon

“Unfinished Business”                      Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

Closing Song #168

One More Step

Benediction

 

Postlude (9:00)

Choral Postlude (11:00)

Higher Ground                                                     arr. Mark Hayes

Higher Ground                                                      Charles Gabriel

Extinguishing the Chalice