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Recently in the public sphere, we’ve been hearing calls for unity.  These calls can harm as well as heal, depending on how they consider and treat difference.  This morning, we’ll explore the roles of sameness, agreement, and difference in beloved community.

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Order of Service for February 14, 2021
“We Need Not Think Alike,” with Rev. Karen Armina

Gathering Song: Hymn #188 “Come, Come, Whoever You Are”
Centering Sound
Welcome
Prelude: “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine),”
   by REM, offered by Lea Morris and Rachel Taylor
Call to Worship
Opening Hymn: #347 “Gather the Spirit”
Lighting the Chalice
Musical Response
Time for All Ages: “If the World Were a Village,”
   adapted from a book by David J. Smith
Hymn: #318 “We Would Be One”
Wisdom from the World’s Traditions: “Beloved Community,”
   Alex Kapitan and Rev Mykal Slack
Reflection: “We Need Not Think Alike” with Rev. Karen Armina
Offering: “Harmonize” by Rising Appalachia
Joys and Sorrows
Closing Hymn: #1023 “Building Bridges”
Extinguishing the Chalice and Benediction
Postlude: “We Are…,” Ysaye Barnwell