Time, Age, and Memory are phenomena we all experience, but those experiences are necessarily subjective, varying among different people. This week we’ll consider some aspects of Time, Age, and Memory that can affect how we think about them and what meanings they might hold for us in our own lives. [Image from wikimedia commons: Van Gogh’s Starry Night Over the Rhone]
Worship Associate: Susan Podebradsky; Special Music: Bryan Rainey
The Share the Plate for Sunday July 27th and Sunday Aug 10th is the Wisconsin Abortion Fund (WAF). WAF removes barriers to abortion care by providing financial, logistical, and emotional support to people seeking abortion care. Their work is to cultivate collective care and to remove barriers to abortion access. They champion the self-determination of all people and foster a community rooted in compassion for the purpose of empowering abortion care seekers. They were nominated by Rachel Avery.
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Order of Service
- Gathering Song “Come, Come, Whoever You Are” #188
- Welcome
- Prelude “Efterklang” (“Remembrances”) by Edvard Grieg, Op. 71 No. 7 from “Lyric Pieces”
- Call to Worship
- Lighting the Chalice and Musical Response
- Centering in Beauty
- Shared Music “We Laugh, We Cry”#354 (gray hymnal), verses 1, 3, and 4
- Time for All Ages “Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge” by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas
- Shared Music “Just as Long As I Have Breath” #6 (gray hymnal)
- Wisdom from the World’s Traditions “Tralfamadorian Time” by Kurt Vonnegut
- Reflection
- Offering “The Circle Game” by Joni Mitchell
- Joys and Sorrows
- Shared Music “Blue Boat Home” #1064 (teal hymnal)
- Extinguishing the Chalice and Benediction