Gathering Music (Mary Bopp)
Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek)
Centering
Prelude
“Swimming to the Other Side”
By Pat Humphries
Jennifer Richard, vocals and guitar
Chalice Lighting and Opening Words
Excerpt from “The Hill We Climb”
By Amanda Gorman
Opening Hymn
#188 “Come, Come, Whoever You Are”
Words ad. From Rumi,
Music by Lynn Adair Ungar
Come, come, whoever you are,
wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving.
Ours is no caravan of despair.
Come, yet again come.
Time for All Ages
Song
#1023 “Building Bridges”
Words: The women of Greenham Common peace occupation in England, 1983
Music: Contemporary English Quaker chant
Building Bridges between our divisions,
I reach out to you, will you reach out to me?
With all of our voices and all of our visions,
friends, we could make such sweet harmony.
Joys and Concerns
Musical Meditation
Offering
We do not gather our gifts only for ourselves but to share with the larger community. Continuing our practice of sharing our gifts with the community beyond our walls, fifty percent of our Sunday plate collections for the month of February will be shared with Manchester’s African American and Black Affairs Council.
Offering Music
“All Ye Refugees”
Jenn Richard, guitar and vocals
by Sandra McCracken
Sermon
“On Inclusion, Part I”
Rev. Josh Pawelek
Closing Hymn
#155 “Circle Round for Freedom”
By Linda Hirschhorn
Circle 'round for freedom, circle 'round for peace,
for all of us imprisoned, circle for release,
circle for the planet, circle for each soul,
for the children of our children, keep the circle whole.
Extinguishing the Chalice
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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