Mending and Minding:
Repairing the Fabric of Our Lives
November 24, 2024
Reverend Rosemary Morrison. Service Leader: Brandie Moller-Reid
Chimes
Welcome and Announcements
Land Acknowledgement
Prelude
Chalice Lighting
Being Sanctuary By Jo VonRue, Linette Lowe
Welcome to this space, this sanctuary of peace where we come to not only create our best selves, but to also do the work of creating a beloved community. We come together today as individuals much like individual pieces of glass or pottery that are different shapes, sizes, and colors, all of which are broken, with imperfect jagged edges, but always beautiful.
While our pieces may not always fit neatly together, it is within this sanctuary, guided by our Principles that we gather together to create a beautiful mosaic. May the brokenness and beauty you find in one another create peace in this space and fill our hearts with love as we create this special time together.
Hymn 347 Gather the Spirit
Opening Words
Sharing Our Abundance
Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X)
Service Leader Reflection
Hymn 1058 May Your Life Be As A Song
Reading Excerpt from: ‘Unplug the Christmas Machine: A Complete Guide to Putting Love and Joy Back into the Season
Message Mending and Minding: Repairing the Fabric of Our Lives
Meditation
Meditation Hymn 1009 Meditation on Breathing
Spoken Candles of Joy and Concern
Hymn 1024 When the Spirit Says Do
Extinguishing the Flame
A Blessing for Presence
John O’Donohue
May you awaken to the mystery of being here
And enter the quiet immensity of your own presence.
May you have joy and peace in the temple of your senses…
May you respond to the call of your gift
And find the courage to follow its path…
May warmth of heart keep your presence aflame and anxiety never linger about you.
May your outer dignity mirror an inner dignity of soul.
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
