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- encourage masking when indoors
- run the furnace filtration system for ventilation, doors and windows open only when necessary
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In celebration this week:
- The gathering music will be “Peace, Salaam, Shalom” by Pat Humphries
- Katie Kilby will welcome everyone to Celebration
- then Karen Ray Gibson will lead us in a Call to Celebration by Helen Weaver, an American writer & translator, 1931-2021
- The opening hymn will be “This Is My Song”
- next, Karen Ray will lead us in a Prayer of Awareness, by John Phillip Newell
- Time with Children (children will then be dismissed to Godly Play)
- we will hear invitations after that
- then the MPC Choir will perform “Al Yadil Yadil Yadi”; a Palestinian folk song, arranged by John Higgins, Kim Rankin directing
- Karen Ray will read from Romans 12:14-21 and Isaiah 2:4
- Next we will hear from Rabbi Cat Zavis,
- then we will sing the song of response, “Od yavo shalom aleinu” (Peace will come upon us, yet) by Mosh Ben-Ari
- Katie will lead us in a pastoral prayer next
- the offering plates will be passed while an offertory is played by Gail Onion on the Native Flute
- the closing song will be “Let There be Peace on Earth” by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson
- we will recite the Charge together
- there will be a benediction
- followed by a postlude, “The Heavens Declare”, Psalm 19, by Benedetto Marcello, played by Marcia Roy
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. Care for Creation. Love and serve God, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Celebration live stream recordings
Every week, we post a live stream recording to YouTube. You can view information about those live stream recordings and access a link to the playlist on our Celebration Recordings page.