Order of Service (Service Leader: Jeff Bisanz) Feb 11, 2024

Chimes

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements

Prelude

Chalice Lighting - Amanda Gorman (adapted by Lea Morris)

Hymn 118 “This Little Light of Mine”

Service Leader Reflection

Sharing Our Abundance (iHuman)

Hymn 402 From You I Receive

Hymn 1059 “May Your Life Be as a Song”

Message “Freedom: A Personal Act”

Hymn of the Month “Be the Light” by Lea Morris

Meditation

Candles of Joy and Concern

Hymn 1018 “Come and Go With Me”

Extinguishing the Flame - John Murray (Adapted by R. Morrison)

Benediction

“Carry the Flame”

Postlude

What’s Love Got to do With It? January 28, 2024

Rev Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: Oksana Atwood

Have you heard the quote? ‘If I asked you to name all the things that you love, how long would it take for you to name yourself?’ In this service we will explore how loving ourselves and paying attention to our own well-being is not just important, it’s imperative.

Order of Service

Chimes

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements

Prelude

Chalice Lighting

Let us Look First to the Response of Love by Maureen Killoran

In these hard times, let us look first to the response of love.

In the midst of challenge, may our chalice flame bear witness to the inherent worth and dignity of every human being.

In the midst of uncertainty, may our chalice be a beacon of encouragement, that our values may guide our choices.

Let us look first to the response of love.

Hymn 346 Come, Sing a Song With Me

Time for All Ages

Sharing Our Abundance

Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X)

Service Leader Reflection

Hymn of the Month

There is a Love by Gordon Ritchie

Candles of Joy and Concern

Meditation

Message What’s Love Got to do With It?

Hymn 1008 When Our Heart is in a Holy Place

Extinguishing the Flame

Even When Our Hearts Are Broken by Rebecca Ann Parker

Even when our hearts are broken

by our own failure

or the failure of others

cutting into our lives,

even when we have done all we can

and life is still broken,

there is a Universal Love

that has never broken faith with us

and never will.

Benediction

Carry the Flame

Postlude

PLEASE NOTE: no audio till 1:08 --- apologies!

ORDER OF SERVICE

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements

Prelude

Chalice Lighting - The Flames of Love by Rev. Kimi Floyd Reisch

Hymn 1028 - Fire of Commitment

Service Leader Reflection – John Sproule

Sharing Our Abundance - Change for Children

Hymn 402 - From You I Receive (Sing 2X)

Responsive Reading - You Are Beloved and You Are Welcome Here by Rev. Joan Javier-Duval

Hymn of the Month - A Hand of Love by Gordon Ritchie

Message - What Are You in Love With? - Rev. Morrison

Meditation

Spoken Candles of Joy and Concern

Hymn 1017 - Building a New Way

Extinguishing the Flame - by bell hooks

Benediction

Carry the flame of peace and Love until we meet again (sing 2x)

Postlude

Just Keep Loving: It Will Change Your Heart and Mind.

January 14, 2024,

Rev. R. Morrison, Service Leader: Erica Deneve

Order of Service

Chimes

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements

Prelude

Chalice Lighting We All Emerge by Eric Williams

Hymn 188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are

Service Leader Reflection Erica Deneve

Sharing Our Abundance Change for Children

Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X)

Meditation

Meditation Hymn 1009 Meditation on Breathing

Candles of Joy and Concern

Hymn of the Month There is a Love by Gordon Ritchie

Message Just Keep Loving: It Will Change Your Heart and Mind

by Rev Morrison

Video Presentation (not available on recordings)

Hymn 1014 ` Answering the Call of Love

Extinguishing the Flame A Love That Seeps Into Everything

by Rosemary Wahtola Trammer

Benediction

Carry the Flame

Postlude

Order of Service

Welcome, Land Acknowledgements, Announcements

Prelude – “O Ye Who Taste That Love Is Sweet”

Opening Words – “Love is a Choice” by Carter Heyward

Hymn # 1029 “Love Knocks and Waits”

Lighting the Chalice –“ Infinite Possibilities of Love” by Rev. Tom Goldsmith

Sharing Our Abundance – Change For Children

From You I Receive

Responsive Reading #610 “The Journey of Love”

Hymn #1034 “De Noche” (in English)

Candle Lighting

Reading – “Humans' Core Function Is Love” by Adrienne Maree Brown

Hymn # 95 “There is More Love Somewhere”

Reading – “Love, it sits in the chest, at least at the start”

Music – “I Choose Love” by Mark A. Miller

Reading – “Love Showed Up”  by Elizabeth Harding

Music – “Deep In My Soul” by Gordon Ritchie

Reading – “Psalm 23 for This Moment” by Kevin Tarsa

Hymn # 1047 “Nada Te Turbe”(in Spanish)

Responsive Reading – “In Love”  by Charles Thomas

Hymn #10 “Immortal Love”

Extinguishing the Chalice – “To Serve, to Grow, and to Love” by Kent McKusick

Postlude – “A Hand of Love” by Gordon Ritchie

Carry The Flame

We adorn our Mitten Tree with gifts of warmth for those that may be out in the cold. We acknowledge new little ones that have come into our lives with our Baby Candle ritual.

ORDER OF SERVICE

Chimes

Greeting, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements

Prelude - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by the Barenaked Ladies (not recorded)

Chalice Lighting - Come We Now Out of the Darkness by Annie Foester

Hymn 237 - The First Noel

Lighting the Advent Candles - Jones Harvey

Sharing Our Abundance - Ministerial Fund

Offertory - Carol of the Bells by Lindsay Stirling (not recorded)

Hymn 402 - From You I Receive (Sing 2x)

Service Leader Reflection - Elora Kiely

Candles of Care and Connection

Hymn - The Holly and the Ivy

Reading - Why the Evergreens Never Lose Their Leaves, written by Florence Holbrook, read by Wren Harder-Tessier

Meditation

Lighting the Baby Candles

Reflection

Decorating the Tree

Blessing the Tree

Hymn – O Mitten Tree

Extinguishing the Flame – We Keep Its Light In Our Hearts by Maddie Sifantus

Benediction

Carry the Flame of peace and love until we meet again (sing 2x)

Creating Mystery: What Is This Magic? December 10, 2023

Rev. Rosemary Morrison, Service Leader Susan Ruttan

Order of Service

Chimes

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements

Prelude

Chalice Lighting

Chalice Lighting #434 in Singing the Living Tradition:

May we be reminded here of our highest aspirations,

and inspired to bring our gifts of love and service

to the altar of humanity.

May we know once again that we are not isolated beings

but connected, in mystery and miracle, to the universe,

to this community and to each other.

Hymn 389 Gathered Here

Sharing Our Abundance

Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X)

Hymn 225 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Lighting the Advent Candles

Service Leader Reflection

Meditation

Meditation Hymn 83 Winds Be Still

Message

Candles of Care and Concern

Hymn 235 Deck the Halls

Extinguishing the Flame

The Mystery of Being Here by John O’Donohue

May you awaken to the mystery of being here

And enter the quiet immensity of your own presence…

May you receive great encouragement when unknown frontiers beckon…

May you take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.

May you experience each day as a sacred gift

Woven around the heart of wonder.

Benediction

Carry the Flame

Postlude

Order of Service

Chimes

Greeting, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements

Prelude “The Dark’-Chorealis

Opening Words “In This Spirit of Searching” by Rev. Joan Javier-Duval, reader: Yvonne Mireau

Chalice Lighting “A Chalice Lighting for the Dark and the Light” by Frances Koziar, reader: Robert Begg

Lighting the Advent Candles “Liturgy for the Lighting of the Advent Candles” by Rev. Rosemary Morrison, reader: Jan McMillan

Reading “Solstice” by Gary Kowalski, reader: Alec Moorji

Choral Response “Solstice Night” - Chorealis

Sharing Our Abundance (Ministerial Fund)

Hymn 402 “From You I Receive”

Hymn 55 “Dark of Winter”

Reading “Winter's Wisdom” by Jeanne Mackey, reader: Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet

“Give Me a Silent Night”- Chorealis

Reflection “The Gifts of Darkness and Silence” by Karen Mills

Hymn 246 “O Little Town of Bethlehem”

Candles of Care and Connection

Meditation “Guided Meditation on Darkness” by Shari Woodbury

In Silence: “Listening With the Heart” by Gary Kowalski, reader: Gordon Ritchie

In Music: “Listen to the Silence of the Night” - Chorealis

Hymn 244 “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” (verses 1, 3, 4)

Closing Words “Embrace the Night” by Jennifer Gracen, reader: Bonnie McMillan

Extinguishing the Flame

Closing Song “A Heartsong Blessing”- Chorealis

Carry the Flame

Postlude

ORDER OF SERVICE

Prelude

Opening Words

Chalice Lighting

Hymn 1000 - Morning Has Come

Time for All Ages - From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Chang Thom, Illustrated by Wai-Yant Li and Kai Yun Ching (not recorded)

Sharing Our Abundance - Make the Season Kind

Hymn 402 - From You I Receive (Sing 2X)

Hymn 1020 - Woyaya

Message - T Is for Transgender - Lyn Markham and Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet

Lighting of the Memorial Candles (spoken and silent) - Led by Erica Deneve

Extinguishing the Flame

Carry the flame of peace and Love until we meet again (sing 2x)

Postlude

“What We Give: How Practicing Generosity Changes Us” Nov 12, 2023

Service Leader: Marilyn Gaa

Order of Service

Chimes

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements

Prelude

Chalice Lighting “The Chalice of Our Being” by Richard S. Gilbert

Hymn 389 “Gathered Here”

Sharing Our Abundance “Make the Season Kind”

Hymn 402 “From You I Receive”

Service Leader Reflection - Marilyn Gaa

Hymn 1010 “We Give Thanks”

Meditation

Meditation Hymn 1031 “Filled With Loving Kindness”

Candles of Joy and Concern

Video Presentation "These Hands" by David Gunning

Message “What We Give: How Practicing Generosity Changes Us” - Rev. Morrison

Time of Reflection

Hymn 368 “Now Let Us Sing”

Extinguishing the Flame “Blessed by Our Connections” by Susan Karlson

Carry the Flame

Postlude