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Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words Summer Solstice by Cliff Reed Long, long days that fade imperceptibly into short nights; The hush descending on countryside and garden as springtime songbirds fall silent; Ripening fields of wheat and barley, whispering of harvest-time to come; It is midsummer, and our thoughts turn to holidays … Read more
Prelude Chanson de Matin by Edward Elgar Opening Words by Cliff Reed We are here to love – to love each other, to love our frail, wounded selves, to love our broken world, and to love its suffering people. Let us worship so that love will flow. Chalice Lighting (you may … Read more
Prelude Chanson de Matin by Edward Elgar 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
My apologies for the mewing from Luna during the final prayer…. Prelude: Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words: by Rabindranath Tagore I ask for a moment’s indulgence to sit by Thy side. The works that I have in hand I will finish afterwards. Away from the sight of Thy … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by Andrew C. Kennedy We come to love a church, the traditions, the history, and especially the people associated with it. And through these people, young and old, known and unknown, we reach out — Both backward into history and forward into the future … Read more
Prelude Chanson de Matin by Edward Elgar Opening Words by Linda Hart (adapted) We enter into this time and this place to join our hearts and minds together. What is it that we come here seeking? Many things, too many to mention them all. Yet, it is likely that some common longings … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism. And there are those who give and know not pain … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words Life is amazing by L.R. Knost Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and the awful, it’s ordinary, and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax 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 Going Down Hoping from Beyond Darkness by Cliff Reed We’re going down. The world is in a tailspin. Our beautiful earth is headed for destruction, along with us, its foolish people. Yes, we’re going down, going down in flames. And yet, and … Read more