Gathering Music
“Hosea”
Western Priory, Gregory Norbet, O.S.B.
Monastic tradition; prayer and song
Janet Fall, guitar and voice
Come back to me with all your heart
Don’t let fear keep us apart.
Trees do bend though straight and tall;
So must we to others’ call.
Long have I waited for your coming home to me and living deeply our new life.
The wilderness will lead you to your heart where I will speak.
Integrity and justice, tenderness you shall know.
Long have I waited for your coming home to me and living deeply our new life.
You shall sleep secure with peace; faithfulness will be your joy.
Long have I waited for your coming home to me and living deeply our new life.
Come back to me with all your heart
Don’t let fear keep us apart.
Trees do bend though straight and tall.
So must we to others’ call.
Long have I waited for your coming home to me and living deeply our new life.
Welcome and Announcements
Centering
Opening Chant
“So-I Sunandarhee”
Sikh tradition, in Gurmukhi language
Janet Fall, harmonium and voice
LEADER: so-i sunandarhee mayraa tan man maulaa; naam japandarhee laalee, naam japandarhee lalee
pandh julandarhee mayraa andar thandhaa; gur darshan daykh nihaalee, gur darshan daykh nihaalee
waaheguru waaheguru waaheguru waahe jee-o
ALL: waaheguru waaheguru waaheguru waahe jee-o
LEADER: waaheguru waaheguru waaheguru waahe jee-o
ALL: waaheguru waaheguru waaheguru waahe jee-o
LEADER: so-i sunandarhee mayraa tan man maulaa; naam japandarhee laalee, naam japandarhee laalee
ALL: Hearing of thee, my body and mind blossom,
I contemplate the name of my Beloved; I contemplate the name of my Beloved
LEADER: so-i sunandarhee mayraa tan man maulaa; naam japandarhee laalee, naam japandarhee laalee
ALL: Hearing of thee, my body and mind blossom,
I contemplate the name of my Beloved; I contemplate the name of my Beloved
LEADER: pandh julandarhee mayraa andar thandhaa; gur darshan daykh nihaalee, gur darshan daykh nihaalee
ALL: Walking thy path my inner being is cooled
Seeing thy vision, I am blessed; seeing thy vision I am blessed.
LEADER: pandh julandarhee mayraa andar thandhaa; gur darshan daykh nihaalee, gur darshan daykh nihaalee
ALL: Walking thy path my inner being is cooled
Seeing thy vision, I am blessed; seeing thy vision I am blessed.
Seeing thy vision, I am blessed; seeing thy vision I am blessed.
LEADER: gur darshan daykh nihaalee, gur darshan daykh nihaalee.
Translation:
Hearing of thee, my body and mind blossom,
I contemplate the name of my Beloved; I contemplate the name of my Beloved
Walking thy path my inner being is cooled
Seeing thy vision, I am blessed; seeing thy vision I am blessed.
Ecstatic is the experience of the Guru, the One who brings you into wisdom.
Ecstatic is the experience of the soul within that connects with the Divine.
Chalice Lighting and Opening Words
“A Legacy of Caring”
By Thandeka
Spoken by Rev. Josh Pawelek
Chant
“Mandam” (Slowly)
Children’s song from Tamil
Janet Fall, musician
Mandam Mmmm, Mandam; Mandam Mmmmm Mandam
Mandam Mmmm, Mandam ; Mandam Mmmmm Mandam
Gachchhati Bala Mandam Mandam
Udayati Suryah Mandam Mandam
Gachchhati Bala Mandam Mandam
Udayati Suryah Mandam Mandam
Vikasati Pushpam Mandam Mandam
Vihasati Chandhah Mandam Mandam
Mandam Mmmm, Mandam; Mandam Mmmmm Mandam
Mandam Mmmm, Mandam ; Mandam Mmmmm Mandam
Translation:
Slowly, MMM, Slowly
Move slowly like a child (every moment is important)
The sun rises slowly
Flowers blossom slowly
Moon sets slowly
Slowly, MMM, Slowly
Silence
Meditation
excerpt from M Archive: After the End of the World
by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
spoken by Rev. Josh Pawelek
Chant “Om” (sound of creation; beginning of sound; sacred sound of the universe)
(3 times)
Joys and Concerns
Chant “Om” (sound of creation; beginning of sound; sacred sound of the universe)
(3 times)
Offering
The recipient of our March community outreach offering is Moral Monday CT, a statewide coalition of individuals and organizations, rooted in the social justice and civil rights movements. Based in Hartford, Moral Monday CT gathers voices in the struggle for freedom and justice for black and brown people. Their areas of focus, activism and social change work include police accountability, voting rights, and workers rights. Moral Monday CT was founded by Bishop John Selders and Lady Pamela Selders.
Offering Music
“Om Namah Shivaya”
Hindu tradition
Janet Fall, musician
Om Namah Shivaya, om namah shivaya, om namah shivaya
Shivaya namah om; shivaya namah om; shivaya namah om; shivaya namah
Translation: Salutations benevolent one.
Sermon
“That’s How We Learned to Get Through This”
Rev. Josh Pawelek
Closing Chant
Rakhay rakhanahaar
Sikh tradition, in Gurmukhi language;
Janet Fall, musician
Rakhay rakhanahaar aap ubaari-an
Gur kee pairee paa-I kaaj savaari-an
Ho-aa aap da-i-aal manah(u) na visaari-an
Saadh janaa kai sang bhavajal taari-an
Saakat nindak dusht khin maa-he bidaari-an
Tis sahib kee tayk naanak mania maa-he
Jis simarat sukh ho-I sagalay dookh jaa-he
End: sagalay dookh jaa-he; sagalay dookh jaa-he; sagalay dookh jaa-he;
All troubles depart; all troubles depart; all troubles depart)
Translation:
The Great protector, the One who protects, that One who exists within us of Himself or Herself lifts us up.
That One gave us the Lotus Feet of the Guru on our foreheads and so all of our affairs and work are taken care of.
God is merciful, kind, and compassionate so that we do not forget God in our mind.
In the company of the Holy, we are carried across the challenges, calamities, and scandals of the world.
Attachment to the world and the energy of slanderous enemies from within or without are destroyed.
That great Lord is my anchor. Nanak, keep firm in your mind and cultivate the vibration of peace by meditating and repeating God’s Name.
In remembering God’s Name, all happiness comes while sorrows and pain go away. (all troubles depart).
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.
About today’s musician: Janet Fall is a music therapist who has had a lifetime love of chants. She has recently completed several classes in harmonium Sikh chants, NY Open Center Sound and Music Institute program, and Silvia Naakaach’s Yoga of the Voice within which she has learned several of today’s chants.
