As our theme for the month implies, gratitude doesn’t just arise on its own. It’s a practice that we grow, and one of the ways we grow it is through reciprocity – the idea that giving and receiving is an exchange. This morning, we’ll explore gratitude as a relational practice of reciprocity. [Image from: commons.wikimedia.org]
Worship Associate: Vera Leone
The Share the Plate recipient for Sunday, November 9 and Sunday, November 23 (no STP on 11/16) is Outreach LGBTQ+ Community Center.
Outreach’s mission is a commitment to equity and quality of life for all LGBTQ+ people through community building; health and human services; and economic, social, and racial justice advocacy. Their transgender services include: the Madison Area Transgender Association (MATA), trans resources and referrals, and transgender advocacy. Thank you to Reverend Karen for nominating Outreach in recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20.
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Order of Service
- Gathering Song “Come, Come, Whoever You Are” #188
- Welcome
- Prelude “Fireweed” by Beverly McKiver
- Call to Worship
- Lighting the Chalice and Musical Response
- Centering in Beauty
- Shared Music “For the Beauty of the Earth” (Sing Out Love)
- Time for All Ages “The Legend of the Three Sisters,” a Haudenosaunee legend
- Shared Music “We Give Thanks” #1010 (teal hymnal)
- Wisdom from the World’s Traditions “The Serviceberry” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Reflection
- Offering “Sea of Clouds” by Naoko Ikeda
- Joys and Sorrows
- Shared Music “What Gift Can We Bring” #404 (gray hymnal)
- Extinguishing the Chalice and Benediction
Topics: Gratitude