Presentation of the Colors
Please stand if you are comfortably able.
Led by Troop 426
Call to Celebration
Led by A Member of Troop 426
One: From the corners of this city, from the confusion of life, from the loneliness of our hearts,
All: Gather us, O God.
One: To feed our minds, to fire our imagination, to free our hearts, to encourage our spirits,
All: Gather us, O God.
One: In the way that we gather is our identity.
All: We remind one another: “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.”
One: We pray: God of surprises, startle us with truth, amaze us with your power and grace, beckon us, and lead us far above restricted hope and narrow faith. May it be so.
All: We live our prayer by living in peace with one another.
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 (Chorus)
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 (Chorus)
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