ORDER OF WORSHIP | DECEMBER 26, 2021 | 10:00 AM HYBRID SERVICE
Gathering
Announcements
Liz Wiley, Worship Associate
Welcome & Greeting
Liz Wiley
Come, come, whoever you are,
Whomever you love,
Whatever your image of the Holy,
Your presence here is a gift.
All are worthy, all are welcome.
Prelude
“O Toi L’au-dela de tout,” from the Taize Community
Recorded in the Church of Reconciliation, Taize, 2012
Introduction
Susan Walkley, Worship Associate
Sharing Our Gifts
Online Giving
Text-to-Give: 757-500-0688
In-Person Giving: Place offerings in the dropbox in the Gathering Hall.
The collection this week goes to our general operating fund to help cover all of those essential things like staff salaries and building maintenance, as well as the activities that are so important to all of us, from social justice initiatives to crayons for our RE children. Thank you for your support!
Offertory
“Taize – A short video from the village”
Opening Hymn
SLT #388 “Dona Nobis Pacem”
Performed by SoulSinging groups from Resound NW
Reading
SLT #421
Susan Walkley
Hymn
“Ubi Caritas”
Performed by Kings Return
Reading
SLT #666 “The Legacy of Caring,” by Rev. Thandeka
Liz Wiley & Susan Walkley
Hymn of Light
STJ #1048 “Ubi Caritas”
Joelle Griffin Russell, Piano
You are invited to light a candle and place it in the sand.
Silence
Hymn
STJ #1047 “Nada Te Turbe”
Performed by The Paul Leddington Wright Singers
Reading
by the Rev. Kimberly Debus
Liz Wiley
Reading & Hymn
Reading: “Fire of the Spirit,” by Ken Herman
Hymn: STJ #1049 “Vieni Spirito Creatore”
Susan Walkley & Joelle Griffin Russell, Piano
Reading
SLT #660 “To Live Deliberately,” by Henry David Thoreau
Liz Wiley
Hymn
SLT #188 “Come, Come Whoever You Are”
Joelle Griffin Russell, Piano
Benediction
SLT #701 by Sara Moores Campbell
Susan Walkley
SLT=Gray hymnal | STJ=Teal hymnal
Post-service Zoom group: Zoom participants are invited to stay online for virtual social time in the main Zoom room.
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