8-17-2025 Order of Service

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.

If you’re new, we’d be grateful to have you provide us with contact information so we can let you know what’s happening here. There are buff-colored visitor contact cards in the pew racks, and in the entryway, that you can drop in the collection basket. Or provide your contact information HERE. 


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1207 Ellsworth Street, Bellingham 98225

For info about donating online (credit card or PayPal), by automatic bank transfer, or via phone apps, see the “give” button in the upper right-hand corner at buf.org or contact the office: (360) 733-3837 / admin@buf.org