Gathering Music (begins at 9:50) – Dorothy Bognar
Welcome and Announcements
Centering
Prelude
“I Wonder as I Wander”
Words and Music by John Jacob Niles;
Arr. by Sharon Aaronson
Performed by Dorothy Bognar, piano
Chalice Lighting and Opening Words (Rev. Sara Ascher)
May the light from this flame be a beacon of our faith, in the days that grow dark and dreary.
May the light from this flame be warmth to our spirits, during times of restless searching.
May the light from this flame be a celebration of the truth, meaning and joy we find
within these walls and in our dreams.
Opening Hymn
“Come, Come, Whoever You Are”
Words adapted from Rumi; Music by Lynn Adair Ungar
#188 in Singing the Living Tradition
Come, come, whoever you are,
wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving.
Ours is no caravan of despair,
Come yet again come.
Meditation on a New Year (Beth Hudson-Hankins)
Welcoming Visitors and Sharing Joys and Concerns
Musical Interlude
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 January will go to The Domestic
Worker Justice Campaign.
Offering Music
“The Long and Winding Road”
Words and Music by Paul McCartney and John Lennon;
Arr. by Philip Kevern
Performed by Dorothy Bognar, piano
“Wanderer, Worshipper, Lover of Leaving”
Speakers: Cory Clark, Laurel Hennebury, Susan Barlow
Closing Hymn
“Love Will Guide Us”
Words by Sally Rogers;
Music: traditional, arr. by Betty A Wylder
Love will guide us, peace has tried us,
hope inside us will lead the way
on the road from greed to giving.
Love will guide us through the hard night.
If you cannot sing like angels,
If you cannot speak before thousands,
you can give from deep within you.
You can change the world with your love.
Love will guide us, peace has tried us,
hope inside us will lead the way
on the road from greed to giving.
Love will guide us through the hard night.
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.
