If you had the forethought to store up delights you’ve experienced, to revisit when you need a smile, what would they be? This morning, we’ll offer some poems about everyday delights to inspire us, and we’ll invite you to share your everyday delights.
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Order of Service
- Gathering Song: #188 “Come, Come, Whoever You Are”
- Welcome
- Prelude: “Canoeing” by Amy Marcy Beach
- Call to Worship
- Lighting the Chalice and Musical Response
- “Why I Wake Early” by Mary Oliver
- Time for All Ages: “An Ode To the Fresh Cut” by Derrick Barnes
- Shared Music: Hymn #395 “Sing and Rejoice”
- Wisdom and Reflections: “A Collection of Everyday Delights”
- “This Is Just To Say” by Willliam Carlos Williams
- “Ode to Enchanted Light” by Pablo Neruda
- “The High-Five from Strangers, Etc.” by Ross Gay
- “Secret” by Lesléa Newman
- Offering: “Rainbow Connection” by Paul Williams and Kenneth L. Ascher, arr. Philip Keveren
- Joys and Sorrows
- Shared Music: Hymn #128 “For All That Is Our Life”
- Extinguishing the Chalice and Benediction
- “Praise the Rain” by Joy Harjo
Notes – Links to Elements of This Week’s Service
“Crown: Ode To Fresh Cut” by Derrick Barnes
“Why I Wake Early” by Mary Oliver
“This Is Just To Say” by Willliam Carlos Williams
“Ode to Enchanted Light” by Pablo Neruda
“The High-Five from Strangers, Etc.” by Ross Gay
“Praise the Rain” by Joy Harjo
Topics: Delight