WELCOMING
Gathering Music
Ringing of the Church Bell
Affirmation of Faith
Love is the Doctrine of this Church,
The Quest for Truth is its Sacrament,
Service is its Prayer,
And this is our Covenant:
To dwell together in Peace,
To seek the truth in Love,
And to help one another.
Invitation
# 429 by William F. Schulz
Prelude
Lighting the Chalice
We gather this hour as people of faith,
with joys and sorrows, gifts and needs.
We light this beacon of hope,
Sign of our quest for truth and meaning,
in celebration of the life we share together.
ALIGNING
Re-covenanting
May we forgive ourselves and each other
and begin again in love.
* please rise in body and spirit
Greet Your Neighbor
* Hymn
#1008 When Our Heart is In a Holy Place
Sharing of Personal Joys, Sorrows, and Milestones
* Doxology
From all that dwell below the skies,
Let songs of hope and faith arise,
Let peace, good will on earth be sung,
Through every land by every tongue. Amen
EXPLORING
Responsive Reading
#568 by Marge Piercy
Posing, Contemplating, & Sharing about:
How can you tell whether or not something is good?
Story
story: "The Wild" by Yuval Zommer
* Hymn
#318 We Would Be One
Sermon
Bearing Fruit
INTEGRATING
Offering
Loose Change for Social Change
River Forest Primarily low income district in hobart that has students from pre-k to 12. The health services directin of the district reached out to us about helping to stock a hygiene and supply closet for students in need in the district. Faith in Action has decided to help with this during July. Loose Change will be donated to the district for hygiene products. We will also collect the following supplies in the parish hall during the month of july. Backpacks, Pens, Pencils, Crayons, Tissues, and Disinfectant wipes.
Announcements
* Hymn
#301 Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky
Closing Words
#569 by Olympia Brown
Extinguishing the Chalice & Postlude
