From Rev. Ben –
Happy Halloween—and a Good Reformation Day to you. This week’s service is organized as an observation of Remembrance Sunday, which we Protestants observe (when we observe it) on the first Sunday of November, as close as possible to All Saints day and All Souls day (which this year are tomorrow and Monday).
Thank you to everyone who put together this week’s service!
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- Marcia provides a prelude, “Toccata in A minor”, by JP Sweelinck
- I will welcome you to celebration,
- Eloise Gilland leads us in a call to celebration,
- The opening hymn is “For All the Saints”,
- Debbie Fallehy brings a blessing for all those who have November birthdays,
- The Santos family leads us in a prayer for peace,
- International scholar Sewon Jang will read to us from the Book of Deuteronomy,
- I will preach a sermon,
- For the special music Kim will celebrate monarch butterflies,
- I will lead us in a celebration of the sacrament of communion (be sure to get prepared some bread and a cup of wine, juice, or whatever else you are drinking),
- The closing hymn is “When We Are Living”, and
- The celebration will close with a family life video that ends with our charge and a benediction.
The Charge (say together) Go out into the world in peace. Have courage; hold on to what is good. Return no one evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, and help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve God, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.