ORDER OF WORSHIP | JULY 31, 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
Nan Hart, Worship Associate
Katrina Landon
Opening Hymn
STJ #1036 “Calypso Alleluia”
Led by Linli Wang
Welcome & Greeting
Nan Hart
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
by Nita Penfold
Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
Lighting the Chalice
Nan Hart
Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers.
Those who look into the perfect law,
the law of liberty, and persevere,
being not hearers who forget
but doers who act – they will be blessed in their doing.
Wisdom Story
with words by Toshi Seeger
Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
Meditation & Prayer, Sung, Spoken & Silent
with video from the Space Telescope Science Institute, featuring song “Floating in Heaven” by Brian May
Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig
Centering Hymn
SLT #299 “Make Channels for the Streams of Love”
Led by Allison Halerz
Sharing Our Gifts
Online Giving
Text-to-Give: 757-500-0688
In-Person Giving: Place offerings in the dropbox in the Gathering Hall.
This week’s offering will benefit the Minister’s Charitable Giving Fund, which helps people in our congregation and in the larger community who need short-term help paying rent and other essential expenses. Your gifts will help shelter homeless families, pay utility bills in the cold of winter, and offer hope in times of despair. Thank you so much for your generosity.
Offertory Music
“This Little Light of Mine”
Performed by Danya River
Reading
from “For the Traveler,” by John O’Donohue
Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig & Nan Hart
Sermon
“Refreshed”
Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig
Closing Hymn
STJ #1057 “Go Lifted Up”
Extinguishing the Chalice
Nan Hart
We extinguish this flame,
but not the light of truth,
the warmth of community,
or the fire of commitment.
These we carry in our hearts
until we are together again.
Closing Circle & Benediction
Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig
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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