GATHERING IN THE SPIRIT’S PRESENCE
Centering Affirmation:
Breathing in, I know I am breathing in.
Breathing out, I smile.
Welcome and Announcements
Lighting of the Community Candle
One: We clasp the hands of those who go before us,
And the hands of those who come after us.
All: We enter the little circle of each other’s arms,
And the larger circle of earth’s creatures, whose hands are joined in a dance,
One: We are dancing in and out of life, a dance so rich and so diverse that we pause in awe.
All: We light this flame to honor our past. We light this flame to endorse our community’s present. We light this flame to symbolize our future.
Singing Our Faith ~ "All Are Welcome"
Let us build a house where love can dwell
And all can safely live
A place where Saints and children tell
how hearts learn to forgive
Built of hopes and dreams and visions,
Rock of faith and vault of grace
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
All are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where prophets speak
And words are strong and true
Where all God's children dare to seek
to dream God's reign anew
Here the cross shall stand as witness
And a symbol of God's grace
Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
All are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where love is found
In water, wine and wheat
A banquet hall on holy ground
where peace and justice meet.
Here the love of God, through Jesus
Is revealed in time and space
As we share in Christ the feast that frees us:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
All are welcome in this place.
Sharing Peace
One: May a heart of peace rest with you.
All: And also with you.
You are invited to share the peace with your neighbors.
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