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Christina Gibbons and George Carvill will introduce the new online archive created for the 50th anniversary of our beautiful building. We celebrate the dynamic vitality of our Church in the past and anticipate its promise for the future.
“An Abundance of Gifts”
presented by Christina Gibbons and George Carvill
Click right here Sunday shortly before 10:00 AM to join our online service.
Order of Service
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Gathering
Board Greeting Ron Niswander
Prelude: Siciliano from Sonata No.2 in E-flat major, BWV1031
Johann Sebastian Bach
Eva Greene, piano
Chalice Lighting Charles Butterfield
A Chalice Lit in a Time of Planting
And the people
walked uphill
to where sheep had prepared
the soil for pines
and set a chalice burning
and lifted songs
and words of praise
while they built there
a meetinghouse
and in it said together:
‘Let us plant good works here
and let all that the people do as one
flame bright from this place.’
Charles Butterfield
Opening Hymn #361 Enter, Rejoice, and Come In
Performed by Christina Gibbons, Marie Gorst, Maisie Crowther;
Piano, Eva Greene
Introduction to the Online Archive Christina Gibbons
Pathways
Fellowship
The Bazaar
Camp Hogwarts Linda Hay
Music for All Ages Buckbeak, the Beaknosed Hippogriff
lyrics, Daniel Kasnitz
Fellowship
Friendship Necklaces Elizabeth Lewis
Hymn # 212 We Are Dancing Sarah’s Circle
Performed by Catie G. Berg, Marie Gorst, Elizabeth Lewis
Piano, Eva Greene
Art Exhibits Maisie Crowther
About Us
Conclusions Christina Gibbons
Offering shared with Food Connects
Offertory Prelude for Lute BWV998 Johann Sebastian Bach
Ana Vidovic, guitar
Blessing the Candles of Joys ands Concerns
Closing Hymn #374 Since What We Choose is What We Are
Music: Tallis’ Canon; Words: William DeWitt Hyde, Congregational minister & president of Bowdoin College, from his hymn, “Creative Love, Our Thanks We Give.”
Performed and produced by Robert Wyckoff and George Carvill
Extinguishing the Chalice Charles Butterfield
“Bring me all of your dreams,
You dreamers,
Bring me all of your heart melodies
That I may wrap them
In a blue cloud-cloth
Away from the too-rough fingers
Of the world. ”
Langston Hughes
Closing Circle
Carry the flame of peace and love
Until we meet again. (2x)
Virtual Coffee Hour