Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
For celebrations and prayer concerns, please text Pastor Ken at 480-263-3308.
Create the Space
One: As we settle into this sacred place, we strive to put away the pressures of the world that ask us to perform, to deny our emotions and our embodiment, to put on brave fronts.
All: We strive to silence the voices that ask us to be perfect. This is a community of compassion and welcoming. We set an intention to live the words we proclaim: “No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome.”
One: We bring all that we are and all that we yet can be, to this safe and sacred place. Join me in silence and gratitude. Amen.
Singing Our Welcome - Down by the Riverside
Gonna lay down my burdens, down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside.
Gonna lay down my burdens, down by the riverside
To study war no more!
Chorus
I ain’t gonna study war no more,
ain’t gonna study war no more
I ain’t gone study war no more –
I ain’t gonna study war no more, ain’t gonna study war no more. I ain’t gonna study war no more.
Gonna’ lay down my sword and shield,
down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside.
Gonna lay down my sword and shield, down by the
riverside, To study war no more.
Chorus
Celebrations and Celebration Song
This is our time to share the celebrations of our lives: birthdays, anniversaries, words of kindness and works of peace and justice. Please be aware that we are streaming our services and what you share will be shared on the internet.
Celebrate your heart and your spirit.
Celebrate your life while you live it.
Even when it’s hard to do, celebrate the best of you.
Celebrate your dreams and your vision.
Celebrate the love you’ve been given.
Cherish all that you’ve been through, celebrate the best of you.