Transforming Ourselves: A 75th Anniversary Service


Sunday Worship, May 7, 2023, 10:30 a.m.

“Transforming Ourselves: A 75th Anniversary Service”

Worship Lead: Rev. Bethany Russell-Lowe
Worship Associate: Watercolor Golightly
Worship Leaders: Brian Moon, Jamili Omar, and Hangyu Bai


Our Order of Service:

  • Welcome
    • Rev. Bethany Russell-Lowe
  • Prelude
    • Wonder of Wonders” — Desert Chorale
  • Call to Worship
    • Rev. Bethany Russell-Lowe
  • Chalice Lighting
    • Watercolor Golightly
  • Hymn #1
    • Brian Moon
  • Joys and Sorrows
    • Watercolor Golightly
  • Prayer
    • Rev. Bethany Russell-Lowe
  • Hymn
    • #123 Brian Moon
  • Offering
    • Watercolor Golightly
  • Offertory
    • Hangyu Bai
  • Homily
    • Rev. Bethany Russell-Lowe
  • Anthem
    • A New Day” Desert Chorale
  • New Member Recognition
    • Jamili Omar and Judy Jessing
  • Hymn
    • Brian Moon
  • Chalice Extinguishing
    • Watercolor Golightly
  • Postlude
    • Happy Birthday” Desert Chorale

Attributions:

  • Prelude
    • Wonder of Wonders” by Randall Springer
  • Chalice Lighting
    • On The Brink” by Rev. Leslie Takahashi
  • Hymn #1
    • May Nothing Evil Cross This Door” #1 in Singing the Living Tradition
  • Prayer
    • Welcoming the Ancestors” by Rev’s Christina Shu and Tera Landers
  • Hymn #123
    • Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade, #123 in Singing the Living Tradition
  • Offertory
  • Homily Sketches excerpt from
    • Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner,
    • Turning to One Another” by Margaret Wheatley
  • Anthem
    • Benediction” by Georgeann Weaver
  • Hymn
    • A New Day” by Agnes Paulsen
  • Chalice Extinguishing
    • It Becomes More” by Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern
  • Postlude
    • Happy Birthday