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Prelude Air from Water Music Suite No 1 by George Frideric Handel Two Minutes’ Silence Our service this week will begin with the customary Two Minutes’ Silence, in honour and remembrance of those who have laid down their lives in war. [silence] They shall not grow old, as we that … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words from the Sanskrit Look to this day – For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the verities And realities of your existence: The bliss of growth, The glory of action, the splendour of beauty. For … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by Marie Penn Enter this house of worship – feel the peace, Warming our thoughts and feelings, bringing us grace; Giving ourselves to worship, music and praise; Gath’ring with friends, together our voices to raise. Bring to this house of worship, love and … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by David Usher (adapted) We come together today, seeking a reality beyond our narrow selves; that binds us in compassion, love, and understanding to other human beings, and to the interdependent web of all living things. May our hearts and minds be opened this … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by Andy Pakula Come into this circle of community. Come into this sacred space. Be not tentative. Bring your whole self! Bring the joy that makes your heart sing. Bring your kindness and your compassion. Bring also your sorrow, your pain. Bring your … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by Alex Brianson We gather today to share a particular kind of community – a community of faith in which each of us is free to quest for our own ways of being spiritual and religious. We gather today to think about how … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by David Usher Open your hearts to the wonder of worship. Open your minds to the eternal quest for meaning and truth. Open your eyes to the miracle of creation. Open your arms to the embrace of your fellow men and women. Open … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words Constellations of our Lives by Karen G. Johnston Humans make maps of stars, choosing some stars, ignoring others, to project our imaginations onto the heavens. These maps shift over time, across cultures. Names change for the same assemblage of bright points: Drinking Gourd, Big … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by Andrew Usher We have gathered in this Oasis of Peace from many places, with many thoughts. We pause together now, to allow ourselves to settle into this place at this time, letting the cares of the outside world relax their grip. As we take the time to … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by Sunshine Jeremiah Wolfe This is a congregation that gathers in faith. Not faith in one religion or one god or any one way. We gather in faith of the power of diversity, the power of love, and the hope of a world … Read more