Gathering Music (Mary Bopp)
Welcome (Rev. Josh Pawelek)
Announcements
Centering
Prelude
“Allegro” from Flute Quartet in D, KV 285
by Wolfgang A. Mozart
Greig Shearer, flute
Anhared Stowe, violin
Patricia Vance, viola
Pablo Issa, cello
Chalice Lighting and Opening Words
You Are Beloved, and You Are Welcome Here
By the Rev. Joan Javier-Duval
Opening Hymn
#360 “Here We Have Gathered”
Words by Alicia Carpenter
Music: Genevan psalter, 1543
Here we have gathered, gathered side by side;
circle of kinship, come and step inside!
May all who seek here find a kindly word;
may all who speak here feel they have been heard.
Sing now together this, our hearts’ own song.
Here we have gathered, called to celebrate
days of our lifetime, matters small and great:
we of all ages, women, children, men,
infants and sages, sharing what we can.
Sing now together this, our hearts’ own song.
Life has its battles, sorrows, and regret:
but in the shadows, let us not forget:
we who now gather know each other’s pain;
kindness can heal us: as we give, we gain.
Sing now in friendship this, our hearts’ own song.
Time for All Ages
“The Parable of the Great Banquet”
Music
“Adagio” from Flute Quartet in D, KV 285
by Wolfgang A. Mozart
Greig Shearer, flute
Anhared Stowe, violin
Patricia Vance, viola
Pablo Issa, cello
Joys and Concerns
Musical Interlude
Offering
For the month of September, our Community Outreach offering will be shared by two organizations:
She Leads Justice
She Leads Justice advocates for under-resourced, marginalized women in Connecticut. They work to close the civil legal justice gap and to create state policy for economic security. Formerly known as the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund, their work supports women who identify as cisgender and transgender, and non-binary individuals, as well as people of all marginalized gender identities.
Manchester Latino Affairs Council
The Manchester Latino Affairs Council (M.L.A.C.) was established in January of 2007. Its current mission is to address social issues with a focus on diversity, inclusivity and equality within Manchester’s Latino community. MLAC sponsors Manchester’s annual Hispanic Heritage Day and is looking forward to its first public “Three Kings Celebration” in January and a “Latina Heart Health Walk” next April.
Offering Music
“Rondeau” from Flute Quartet in D, KV 285
by Wolfgang A. Mozart
Greig Shearer, flute
Anhared Stowe, violin
Patricia Vance, viola
Pablo Issa, cello
Sermon
“Sitting at the Messianic Table”
Rev. Josh Pawelek
Closing Hymn
#407 “We’re Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table”
Traditional
We’re gonna sit at the welcome table.
We’re gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days, hallelujah!
We’re gonna sit at the welcome table,
gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days.
All kinds of people around that table…
No fancy style at the welcome table…
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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