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Welcome and Announcements
Pastor Ken
Opening Words
Led by Pastor Ken
One: Who are we and what are we called to do?
All: To create a world where every person is radically
affirmed and barriers between people become
bridges of inclusion, justice, and spirituality.
Call to Worship
Led by Susan Wadell
One: Like a pebble in a pond,
Many: God tosses Shadow Rock into the sea of
history.
One: Like a nugget in a puddle,
Many: God tosses Shadow Rock into the ocean of
need.
One: Like a rock jutting out of the middle of a lake,
Many: God tosses Shadow Rock into chaotic waters
to add ripples of a new order of peace, justice
and love.
One: Like ripples on a pond, we are a part of the ever-
expanding circle of care and justice for the sake of
the world. Let us celebrate God!
All: Let us celebrate life!
Our opening songs come from the Ecumenical Institute which provided the inspiration for Rev. Bill Smith to found a church based on a unique expression of Christian faith.
Opening Songs of Our Heritage ~
Please stand if comfortably able
Opening Songs Of Our Heritage When I’m On My Journey
1. When I’m on my journey there is no one there but me,
When I’m on my journey there is no one there but me,
When I’m on my journey there is no one there but me,
Lord, I know there is no one there but me.
2. When I’m on my journey I am one with family . . .
3. When I’m on my journey spirit colleagues there will be . .
4. When I’m on my journey I will bend all history . . .
We of the Spirit (Tune: Meadowlands)
Text by Ecumenical Institute
1. We of the spirit march on to build a new tomorrow,
Ours is the will to will one thing and only,
Ours is the joy, the godly sorrow.
2. We of the spirit are made of flesh and blood and iron,
Ours is the war that’s never won, but winning
Ours is the mission never done.
3. We of the spirit are dif’rent races, dif’rent colors,
Ours is the task to build the earth, the future,
Our lives are given for each other.
4. We of the spirit fight on and hold the common vision.
Ours is not wealth nor status nor vainglory,
Ours is not discord nor division.
5. We of the spirit march on to build a new tomorrow,
Ours is the will to will one thing and only,
Ours is the joy, the godly sorrow.
Shadow Rock Covenant
Led by Susan Wadell
We covenant one with another to be that sensitive and responsive part of human society which perceives and responds to God’s newest thrust in the midst of history. The uniqueness and greatness of every life is radically affirmed. Our task together demands a comprehensive view of life, always pointed intentionally to the future. Our life together involves us individually and corporately in study and worship, always maintaining a proper balance between proclamation of the Word about life with the deeds which make life good. Those activities which eliminate age barriers, cut across religious dogma, reduce cultural parochialisms, and engage secular people with life’s ultimate possibilities will be worthy of our best efforts.
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