ORDER OF WORSHIP | NOVEMBER 19, 2023 | 10:00 AM HYBRID SERVICE
We are committed to being an antiracist, anti-oppressive congregation. We celebrate people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations. We honor our spiritual connection to the earth and all living things.
Before the service: You may light a candle for the joys and sorrows in your heart. Please respect those seeking silence.
Opening Welcome
David Hopkinson, Worship Associate
Announcements
Katrina Landon
Prelude
Consolation No. 3, by Franz Liszt
Heidi Souza, piano
Opening Greeting
David Hopkinson
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
Rev. Michelle Collins, Interim Minister
Opening Hymn
SLT #170 “We Are a Gentle, Angry People”
Lighting the Chalice
David Hopkinson
We light this chalice
for the warmth of love;
for the light of truth;
for the energy of action;
and for the harmony of peace:
Peace in our hearts,
peace in our community,
and peace in our world.
Veterans Day Recognition
Rev. Michelle Collins
Medley of the Armed Forces
Heidi Souza, piano
Children & youth are invited to Religious Education classes
Transgender Day of Remembrance
with meditation by Paul Langston-Daley
Rev. Michelle Collins & Deborah Fabian
Grounding Hymn
STJ #1053 “How Could Anyone”
Sharing Our Gifts
Online Giving
Text-to-Give: 757-500-0688
In-Person Giving: Place offerings in the collection plates as they’re passed during the service.
This week’s offering will help our congregation pay down the mortgage for our beautiful building. We take these monthly mortgage collections in gratitude for the physical space that helps us gather, and in the spirit of lightening the financial load on future generations. If you have been inspired by the beauty of our buildings and you would like to support the well-being of our congregation far into the future, please give generously today to help pay down our mortgage debt. Thank you for your support.
Offertory Music
Prelude in B minor, Op. 28, No. 6, by Frédéric Chopin
Heidi Souza, piano
Reflection
“Attention to Our Traditions”
Rev. Michelle Collins
Closing Hymn
SLT #21 “For the Beauty of the Earth”
Extinguishing the Chalice
David Hopkinson
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 Words
Rev. Michelle Collins
SLT=Gray Hymnal | STJ=Teal Hymnal
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