Gathering Music
Welcome and Announcements
Centering
Prelude
"Lovingly"
Improvisation by Mary Bopp
Service Introduction
Chalice Lighting and Opening Words from Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
by John O'Donohue
Opening Hymn
"There is More Love Somewhere"
#95 in Singing the Living Tradition
Words & music: African American hymn
There is more love somewhere.
There is more love somewhere.
I'm gonna keep on 'til I find it.
There is more love somewhere.
There is more hope somewhere ...
There is more peace somewhere ...
There is more joy somewhere ...
Joys and Concerns
Musical Meditation
Story: A Lamp in Every Corner by Janeen K. Grohsmeyer
Offering
For the month of January, the recipient of our community outreach offering is the CT Alliance to End Sexual Violence. Their mission is to create communities free of sexual violence and to provide culturally affirming, trauma-informed advocacy, prevention, and intervention services centered on the voices of survivors. The Alliance seeks to create a world in which everyone believes sexual violence is a preventable problem and actively plays a role in ending it.
Offering Music
"Answering the Call of Love"
Music by Jason Shelton; Arranged by Mary Bopp
Sermon
Closing Hymn
"I've Got Peace Like a River"
#100 in Singing the Living Tradition
Words and Music: Marvin V. Frey
I've got peace like a river,
I've got peace like a river,
I've got peace like a river in my soul.
I've got peace like a river,
I've got peace like a river,
I've got peace like a river in my soul.
I've got joy like a fountain ...
I've got love like an ocean ...
I've got pain like an arrow ...
I've got tears like the raindrops ...
I've got strength like a mountain ...
Extinguishing the Chalice
Closing Words from How to Love by Thich Nhat Hanh
Closing Circle
May faith in the spirit of life
And hope for the community of earth
And love of the light in each other
Be ours now, and in all the days to come.
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