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March_6_Communicator.rtf
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Ashes March 6, 2011 To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones know ing your own life depends on it and, when the time come s to let it go, to let it go. Mary Oliver FOCUSING OUR WORSHIP Gathering h ymn: HWB 48 All creatures of our God and king Welcome and t houghts on Ash Wednesday Congregational r eading: S T J 176 THOUGHTS ON LENTEN THEME: BECOMING HUMAN Children's t ime: Becoming from s eeds Silent r eflection: Does the Lenten theme, "Becoming human," prompt you to give up or take on anything through the Lenten season? Hymn STS 100 O blessed spring ON ASHES Memento, homo, guia pulvis es: A f ew h umble t houghts on a shes A ritual of a sh Accompanying music: ``All afflicted, rejoice''and ``Open unto us the doors of mercy,'' by Akafist, Russian m ale c hamber c hoir Reading from ``Ashes'' by Anne Lamott Hymn: STJ 109 There is m ore l ove s omewhere JOURNEYING TOGETHER Offering: STJ 152 Sharing from our l ives Sharing the Journey: Communion Hymn: STJ 87 Put peace into each other's h ands HWB 421 Blessed be the tie that binds SENDING The Lord's Prayer Return |
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