Sustaining Rhythm
Sunday, August 17, 2025, 10:25 am
Online on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620
Passcode: BUF
Zoom by phone, for audio only: (346) 248-7799
Meeting ID: 738 363 620
Passcode: 306220
Gathering Music Corcovado & Desafinado Antonio C Jobim
Melanie Reick, Beth Beyers, and Jaco ten Hove
Welcome Rev. Barbara ten Hove
Prelude A Place for you, Melanie DeMore
Beth Byers & Aiyana Stephens
Opening Words Su Livingston
Hymn #298, Wake Now My Senses
Chalice Lighting
Reading the Covenant
Love is the spirit of this fellowship, and service
gives it life. Celebrating our diversity, and joined by a quest for truth,
we work for peace and honor all creation. This is our covenant.
Children’s Focus
Children’s Blessing
We hold you in our love as you go as you go. May
your hearts be at peace as you go. To nurture the spark of your precious
life, we hold you in our love as you go.
SEJC Stephanie Sisson, Communications &
Outreach Coordinator of Bellingham Food Bank
Offertory
Sermon Reflections I
Musical Interlude Return Again
Sermon Reflections II
Musical Interlude Repeat, Carrie Koehnline
Reflections
Musical Interlude Moment Musical, F. Schubert
Closing Words and Extinguishing the Chalice
Closing Song #155, Circle Round for Freedom
Afterward
If you’re with us on Zoom today, please stay after the service for our online coffee hour. If you’re here in person, please join us downstairs for coffee and conversation. Visitors: you may wish to use a red cup — then we’ll know you’re open to a bit of orientation.
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