ORDER OF WORSHIP | MAY 1, 2022 | 10:00 AM HYBRID SERVICE
Before the service: You may light a candle for the joys and sorrows in your heart.
Please respect those seeking silence.
Gathering
Announcements
Susan Walkley, Worship Associate
Prelude
“First of May: Songs of Comfort,” by James Taylor
Welcome & Greeting
Susan Walkley
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.
Call to Worship
Liz Wiley, Worship Associate
Lighting the Chalice
Words by Marnie Singer
Susan Walkley
The chalice is the container—
the space where the musicians and the listeners gather.
The oil is the fuel—
the hours of practice and the life experiences of everyone in the room.
The wick is the instruments and vocal cords
through which the music will flow.
And the flame—the flame!—is the music which is created,
as if by magic, when the instruments are lifted,
the breath is inhaled,
and the downbeat is nodded.
May this flame ignite the music within us all!
Reading
The Dance: Moving to the Deep Rhythms of Your Life by Oriah
Liz Wiley
Meditation & Prayer, Sung, Spoken & Silent
Susan Walkley
Wisdom Story
Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
Centering Chant (Invoking the Quarters)
Austen Petersen & Liz Wiley
Earth my body, Water my blood
Air my breath and Fire my spirit
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 Music
“Early One Morning,” traditional English folk song, new words by Liz Wiley
WUU Choir
Procession to May Pole
Led by Jane Ferguson, recorder
Earth Day Every Day Chant
STJ #1073 “The Earth Is Our Mother”
Blessing of the Green Drum
Austen Petersen
May Pole
Drumming/percussion accompaniment led by Tim Kloth
Dismissing the Quarters Song
STJ #1074 “Turn the World Around”
Led by the WUU Choir
Virtual Chalice Extinguishing
“Carry It Home,” by Betsy Rose
Susan Walkley
Carry it home to your children
Carry in out on the street
Carry it on to the ones you know
And to the ones you meet
Carry it light on your shoulders
Carry it deep in your soul
For we have been blessed with magic
And the magic will make us whole
Closing Circle & Benediction
Liz Wiley
SLT=Gray Hymnal | STJ=Teal Hymnal
Post-service conversation on Zoom: Zoom participants are invited to stay online for virtual social time.
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