Gathering Music (Dorothy Bognar)
Welcome and Announcements (Anne Vogel)
Introduction to the Service and Guest Speakers
Centering
Prelude
"Secret of Life"
by James Taylor
Andy Ricci, guitar and vocals
Chalice Lighting (Laurie Kelliher)
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
When I breathe in,
I'll breathe in peace.
When I breathe out,
I'll breathe out love.
When I breathe in,
I'll breathe in peace.
When I breathe out,
I'll breathe out love.
When I breathe in,
I'll breathe in peace.
When I breathe out,
I'll breathe out love.
Michael Michaud
"Pray It Again and Again"
from The Power and the Pain
by Andrew Holecek
Musical Meditation
"Meditation on Breathing"
performed by Dorothy Bognar
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
May I be filled with loving kindness. May I be well.
May I be filled with loving kindness. May I be well.
May I be peaceful and at ease.
May I be whole.
May you be filled with loving kindness. May you be well.
May you be filled with loving kindness. May you be well.
May you be peaceful and at ease.
May you be whole.
May we be filled with loving kindness. May we be well.
May we be filled with loving kindness. May we be well.
May we be peaceful and at ease. May we be whole.
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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