Gathering Music
Welcome and Announcements
Introduction to the Service and Guest Speakers (Anne Vogel)
Centering
Prelude
"Secret of Life"
by James Taylor
Andy Ricci, guitar and vocals
Chalice Lighting
Joys and Concerns
Silent Meditation
Offering
Continuing our practice of sharing our gifts with the community beyond our walls, fifty percent of our Sunday plate collections for the month of August will be split among three area food pantries: MACC Food Pantry, Hockanum Valley Food Pantry and CT Mutual Aid East of the River Food Pantry.
Offertory Music
"Circle Game"
by Joni Mitchell
Andy Ricci, guitar and vocals
Sermon 1: "In Search of Ritual" (Laurie Kelliher)
Hymn
#1009 "Meditation on Breathing"
by Sarah Dan Jones
Dorothy Bognar, piano
Michael Michaud
"Pray It Again and Again"
from The Power and the Pain
by Andrew Holecek
Musical Meditation
"Meditation on Breathing"
Sermon 2: "Over and Over Again! Breath, Mantras, Meditation and Movement (Michael Michaud)
Closing Hymn
#1031 "Filled with Loving Kindness"
Ancient Buddhist Chant
adapted by Mark W. Hayes, music by Ian W. Riddell
Extinguishing the Chalice
Closing Words
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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