Order of Service – March 22, 2020
Call to Worship: The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry, read by Rev. Jay Libby
Welcome and Greeting: Carolyn Cronin
Chalice Lighting: words by Nancy Reid McKee
Covenant:
Love is the heart of this church.
We commit to:
Being a diverse, welcoming community of mutual care and respect;
Supporting each other's spiritual journey and search for truth and meaning;
Promoting justice and serving the wider community.
We hold ourselves to this promise with compassion and understanding.
Hymn #131: Love Will Guide Us
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.
If you cannot sing like angels,
if you cannot speak before thousands,
you can give from deep within you.
You can change the world with your love.
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.
Time for All Ages: Mimi Olivier
Building Beloved Community
Candles of Joys, Sorrows and Milestones: Carolyn Cronin
Prayer: 9 Obstacles, Laura Solomon
Silent Meditation
Hymn #123: Spirit Of Life
Spirit of Life, come unto me.
Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion,
Blow in the wind, rise in the sea;
move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice.
Roots hold me close; wings set me free:
Spirit of life, come to me, come to me.
Sermon: Rev. Jay Libby
Sending Forth
Hymn 118: This Little Light Of Mine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine…
Building up a world, I’m gonna let it shine…
Closing Words: by Laura Solomon
Parting Music: Alex Cumming