Our congregational meeting follows worship this morning.

Pre-Service Environment: We enjoy visiting with each other and connecting. Online participants are invited to open their camera feed and unmute to visit.

Singing Our Faith ~ “There Is Room For All”

There is room for all in the shelter of God’s wing.

There is room for all in the shelter of God’s love.

And I rejoice and sing,

“My refuge and my rock in whom I trust!”

There is room for all.

There is room for all.

One: Divine Teacher, whirl around us with your wisdom,

One: As the Holy Winds fill our lives with dreams, empower us to live God’s hope in this world.

One: May the Divine Gales of this day move us to know the love of God.

Singing Our Faith ~ "I Saw a Tree by the Riverside"

I saw a tree by the riverside one day as I walked along,

Straight as an arrow and pointing to the sky,

Growing tall and strong.

“How do you grow so tall and strong?”

I said to the riverside tree.

This is the song that my tree friend sang to me.

Chorus:

I’ve got roots growing down to the water,

I’ve got leaves growing up to the sunshine,

And the fruit that I bear is a sign of the life in me.

I am shade from the hot summer sun down,

I am nest for the birds of the heaven.

I’m becoming what the Lord of trees has meant me to be,

A strong young tree. (last time repeat this line)

I saw a tree in the wintertime when snow lay on the ground,

Straight as an arrow and pointing to the sky,

And winter winds blew all around.

“How do you stay so tall and strong?”

I said to the wintertime tree.

This is the song that my tree friend sang to me.

Chorus

I saw a tree in the city streets where buildings blocked the sun;

Green and lovely, I could see it gave joy to everyone.

“How do you grow in the city streets?”

I said to the downtown tree.

This is the song that my tree friend sang to me.

Chorus

Celebration Song - "Circle of Friends," chorus only

Laugh (echo) Cry (echo) Live (echo), Die (echo)

Hello! (echo) Goodbye! (echo)

And God makes us a circle of friends.

One: Because of our love for the Divine Giver, we seek ways to share our love and our vision through our treasures, talents, and time. 

May the gifts we share today and throughout this week nudge us to dream big dreams.

God’s People are Cool (a video celebration)

One: Like a campfire, the Source of Life offers warmth and welcome. 

One: Like a forest ranger, The Source of Life provides a spark of clarity, burning away the things that get in the way of our vision and imagination. 

One: ... The flame of mutuality and shared imagination.

One: In the midst of Pentecost, the Source of Life and Love gathers us around this table for warmth and renewal, to light our fires of renewal and restoration, to kindle the flame of faith.

Communion Song - "One Bread, One Body"

Chorus

One bread, one body, one Lord of all,

One cup of blessing which we bless.

And we, though many throughout the earth,

We are one body in this one Lord.

1. Gentile or Jew, servant or free,

Woman or man, no more.

Chorus

2. Many the gifts, many the works,

One in the Lord of all.

Chorus

3. Grain for the fields, scattered and grown,

Gathered to one, for all.

Chorus

Word About Life - Shared by Rev. Ken Heintzelman

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. 

Spiritual Direction Tip: the languages of the Universe

Words for Mission

One: In each gust of wind, may we reach out to the Spirit who inspires.

Send-Off Song - A short break time and visiting before the Congregational Meeting

The agenda for the Congregational Meeting is linked here.