Greeting
Greetings in the name of our God who is good: whose love endures forever.
Greetings to you, sun and moon, you stars of the northern sky: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Sunrise and sunset, night and day: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Greetings to you, hills and valleys, rivers and ponds, sea and rain: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Greetings to you, oak and pine, hemlock and birch, tamarack and maple: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Greetings to you, hawks and sparrows, cardinals and robins, bats and blue jays, ravens and crows: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Greetings to you, bears and deer, chipmunks and squirrels, and beaver and [wildcats]: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Greetings to you, people of all genders, elders and children, indigenous and colonists, diverse cultures of this rainbow land:
Nurses and teachers, scientists and artists, cleaners and clerks, students and job-seekers,
All who care, who love, and who pray,
Who laugh and learn, who rest and who play: give to our God your thanks and praise. Amen
Opening Song: Rejoice In All Your Works (Psalm 104)
Every mouth that cries for food,
Every lung that yearns for breath,
Every eye that searches through the dark for light—
All creation looks to you
For its breath and for its food.
From the goodness of your hand we’re satisfied.
Chorus:
Oh rejoice in all your works,
King of Heaven, King of Earth!
Every creature you have made declares your praise.
We rejoice in all you’ve made,
God of all-sustaining grace!
With the mountain, sky, and sea, we sing your praise!
Every tree that thirsts for rain,
Every bird that seeks its nest,
Every heart that waits in hope to be made glad—
All creation looks to you
For its breath and for its food.
From the goodness of your hand we’re satisfied
May the pond’rings of my heart,
And the song upon my lips,
With the chorus of creation join in praise:
To the God who made all things,
To the Spirit who sustains,
To the Son who over all creation reigns!
Words and Music: © 2014 Wendell Kimbrough.
Credits… from Psalms We Sing Together, released September 23, 2016
Scripture Reading: Song of Solomon 2.8-13
Listen! It’s my lover: here they come now,
leaping upon the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
My lover is like a gazelle
or a young stag. Here they stand now,
outside our wall,
peering through the windows,
peeking through the lattices.
My lover spoke and said to me, “Rise up, my dearest,
my fairest, and go.
Here, the winter is past;
the rains have come and gone.
Blossoms have appeared in the land;
the season of singing has arrived,
and the sound of the turtledove is heard in our land.
The green fruit is on the fig tree,
and the grapevines in bloom are fragrant.
Rise up, my dearest,
my fairest, and go.
This is the Word of God for the People of God. Thanks be to God.
A Moment of Silent Reflection
Reflection
Litany of Lament and Repentance
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Reflection Music: “We Shall Be Known”sung by Wildchoir
We shall be known by the company we keep
By the ones who circle round to tend these fires
We shall be known by the ones who sow and reap
The seeds of change, alive from deep within the earth
It is time now, it is time now that we thrive
It is time we lead ourselves into the well
It is time now, and what a time to be alive
In this Great Turning we shall learn to lead in love
In this Great Turning we shall learn to lead in love
Part 1
We shall be known by the company we keep
By the ones who circle round to tend these fires
We shall be known by the ones who sow and reap
The seeds of change, alive from deep within the earth
Part 2
It is time now, it is time now that we thrive
It is time we lead ourselves into the well
It is time now, and what a time to be alive
In this Great Turning we shall learn to lead in love
In this Great Turning we shall learn to lead in love
Eucharist
God is with us.
God is present here.
Rejoice! Lift up your hearts.
We lift our hearts to the Most High.
Let us give thanks to the Holy One.
It is right to offer thanks and praise.
We do praise you…
…Therefore, we praise you, O Sacred One, joining our voices with the cry of your animals, the rocks, the stars, the Moon, the Sun, and all the universe as we shout with joy.
All-Holy God, you sent Jesus Christ to be among us. Through His incarnation, You taught us that You are always with us and all of the world. He showed us the way to grace and freedom, and how to show compassion to each other and the world. He gathered a people as your own and filled us with longing for justice and peace for all of creation. Keep us ever vigilant to follow his example so that we may bring about Your reign that He opened for us, through his life, his death, and his resurrection. It is a reign where all your creation will be one. Gracious God among us, help us to feel your presence, and give us the strength to serve your creation and your people this day and every day…
Now gathered at your table…
... so that all of Creation may become one with your Body.
Bring all of us, from every clan, tribe, and nation together, to feast upon your abundant banquet, prepared from the fruits of your earth and made possible by the redemption of your Christ. Through Jesus Christ, in the unity of the entire Universe, all glory and honor to God and Creator, for ever and ever. AMEN.
And now, with the confidence of the Children of God, let us pray together the prayer Jesus taught us.
Holy One, our only Home, hallowed be your name. May your day dawn, your will be done, here as in heaven. Feed us today, and forgive us as we forgive each other. Do not forsake us at the test, but deliver us from evil. For the glory, the power, and the mercy are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
Words of Institution
Sharing of the Bread and Cup
Prayer after Communion
Closing Song - White Flag by Joseph
Your yelling's getting loud
Keep it down now, keep it down now
There's talk going 'round this town
Keep it down now, keep it down now
Noises closing in from all sides
Warning all the ways to die
They say "you'd better give up, you'd better give up"
I'll be an army, no you're
Not gonna stop me gettin' through, ooh
I'll sing a marching song and
Stomp through the halls louder than you, ooh
I could surrender but I'd
Just be pretending, no I'd
Rather be dead than live a lie
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Whisper, move the air
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Sometimes it's all I've got to spare
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Noises closing in from all sides
Warning all the ways to die
They say "you'd better give up
You'd better give up"
I say "I'll never give up, I'll never give up"
I'll be an army, no you're
Not gonna stop me gettin' through, ooh
I'll sing a marching song and
Stomp through the halls louder than you, ooh
I could surrender but I'd
Just be pretending, no I'd
Rather be dead than live a lie
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
I'll be an army, no you're
Not gonna stop me gettin' through, ooh
I'll sing a marching song and
Stomp through the halls louder than you, ooh
I could surrender but I'd
Just be pretending, no I'd
Rather be dead than live a lie
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Dedication & Peace
We join with the Earth and with each other
To bring new life to the land
To restore the waters
To refresh the air.
We join with the Earth and with each other
To renew the forests
To care for the plants
To protect the creatures.
We join with the Earth and with each other
To celebrate the seas
To rejoice in the sunlight
To sing the song of the stars.
We join with the Earth and with each other
To recreate the human community
To promote justice and peace
To remember our children.
We join with the Earth and with each other
We join together as many and diverse expressions of one loving mystery:
for the healing of the Earth
and the renewal of all life.
Amen.
Peace be with you.
And also with you.
Greetings in the name of our God who is good: whose love endures forever.
Greetings to you, sun and moon, you stars of the northern sky: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Sunrise and sunset, night and day: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Greetings to you, hills and valleys, rivers and ponds, sea and rain: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Greetings to you, oak and pine, hemlock and birch, tamarack and maple: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Greetings to you, hawks and sparrows, cardinals and robins, bats and blue jays, ravens and crows: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Greetings to you, bears and deer, chipmunks and squirrels, and beaver and [wildcats]: give to our God your thanks and praise.
Greetings to you, people of all genders, elders and children, indigenous and colonists, diverse cultures of this rainbow land:
Nurses and teachers, scientists and artists, cleaners and clerks, students and job-seekers,
All who care, who love, and who pray,
Who laugh and learn, who rest and who play: give to our God your thanks and praise. Amen
Opening Song: Rejoice In All Your Works (Psalm 104)
Every mouth that cries for food,
Every lung that yearns for breath,
Every eye that searches through the dark for light—
All creation looks to you
For its breath and for its food.
From the goodness of your hand we’re satisfied.
Chorus:
Oh rejoice in all your works,
King of Heaven, King of Earth!
Every creature you have made declares your praise.
We rejoice in all you’ve made,
God of all-sustaining grace!
With the mountain, sky, and sea, we sing your praise!
Every tree that thirsts for rain,
Every bird that seeks its nest,
Every heart that waits in hope to be made glad—
All creation looks to you
For its breath and for its food.
From the goodness of your hand we’re satisfied
May the pond’rings of my heart,
And the song upon my lips,
With the chorus of creation join in praise:
To the God who made all things,
To the Spirit who sustains,
To the Son who over all creation reigns!
Words and Music: © 2014 Wendell Kimbrough.
Credits… from Psalms We Sing Together, released September 23, 2016
Scripture Reading: Song of Solomon 2.8-13
Listen! It’s my lover: here they come now,
leaping upon the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
My lover is like a gazelle
or a young stag. Here they stand now,
outside our wall,
peering through the windows,
peeking through the lattices.
My lover spoke and said to me, “Rise up, my dearest,
my fairest, and go.
Here, the winter is past;
the rains have come and gone.
Blossoms have appeared in the land;
the season of singing has arrived,
and the sound of the turtledove is heard in our land.
The green fruit is on the fig tree,
and the grapevines in bloom are fragrant.
Rise up, my dearest,
my fairest, and go.
This is the Word of God for the People of God. Thanks be to God.
A Moment of Silent Reflection
Reflection
Litany of Lament and Repentance
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Reflection Music: “We Shall Be Known”sung by Wildchoir
We shall be known by the company we keep
By the ones who circle round to tend these fires
We shall be known by the ones who sow and reap
The seeds of change, alive from deep within the earth
It is time now, it is time now that we thrive
It is time we lead ourselves into the well
It is time now, and what a time to be alive
In this Great Turning we shall learn to lead in love
In this Great Turning we shall learn to lead in love
Part 1
We shall be known by the company we keep
By the ones who circle round to tend these fires
We shall be known by the ones who sow and reap
The seeds of change, alive from deep within the earth
Part 2
It is time now, it is time now that we thrive
It is time we lead ourselves into the well
It is time now, and what a time to be alive
In this Great Turning we shall learn to lead in love
In this Great Turning we shall learn to lead in love
Eucharist
God is with us.
God is present here.
Rejoice! Lift up your hearts.
We lift our hearts to the Most High.
Let us give thanks to the Holy One.
It is right to offer thanks and praise.
We do praise you…
…Therefore, we praise you, O Sacred One, joining our voices with the cry of your animals, the rocks, the stars, the Moon, the Sun, and all the universe as we shout with joy.
All-Holy God, you sent Jesus Christ to be among us. Through His incarnation, You taught us that You are always with us and all of the world. He showed us the way to grace and freedom, and how to show compassion to each other and the world. He gathered a people as your own and filled us with longing for justice and peace for all of creation. Keep us ever vigilant to follow his example so that we may bring about Your reign that He opened for us, through his life, his death, and his resurrection. It is a reign where all your creation will be one. Gracious God among us, help us to feel your presence, and give us the strength to serve your creation and your people this day and every day…
Now gathered at your table…
... so that all of Creation may become one with your Body.
Bring all of us, from every clan, tribe, and nation together, to feast upon your abundant banquet, prepared from the fruits of your earth and made possible by the redemption of your Christ. Through Jesus Christ, in the unity of the entire Universe, all glory and honor to God and Creator, for ever and ever. AMEN.
And now, with the confidence of the Children of God, let us pray together the prayer Jesus taught us.
Holy One, our only Home, hallowed be your name. May your day dawn, your will be done, here as in heaven. Feed us today, and forgive us as we forgive each other. Do not forsake us at the test, but deliver us from evil. For the glory, the power, and the mercy are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
Words of Institution
Sharing of the Bread and Cup
Prayer after Communion
Closing Song - White Flag by Joseph
Your yelling's getting loud
Keep it down now, keep it down now
There's talk going 'round this town
Keep it down now, keep it down now
Noises closing in from all sides
Warning all the ways to die
They say "you'd better give up, you'd better give up"
I'll be an army, no you're
Not gonna stop me gettin' through, ooh
I'll sing a marching song and
Stomp through the halls louder than you, ooh
I could surrender but I'd
Just be pretending, no I'd
Rather be dead than live a lie
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Whisper, move the air
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Sometimes it's all I've got to spare
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Noises closing in from all sides
Warning all the ways to die
They say "you'd better give up
You'd better give up"
I say "I'll never give up, I'll never give up"
I'll be an army, no you're
Not gonna stop me gettin' through, ooh
I'll sing a marching song and
Stomp through the halls louder than you, ooh
I could surrender but I'd
Just be pretending, no I'd
Rather be dead than live a lie
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
I'll be an army, no you're
Not gonna stop me gettin' through, ooh
I'll sing a marching song and
Stomp through the halls louder than you, ooh
I could surrender but I'd
Just be pretending, no I'd
Rather be dead than live a lie
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Burn the white flag
Dedication & Peace
We join with the Earth and with each other
To bring new life to the land
To restore the waters
To refresh the air.
We join with the Earth and with each other
To renew the forests
To care for the plants
To protect the creatures.
We join with the Earth and with each other
To celebrate the seas
To rejoice in the sunlight
To sing the song of the stars.
We join with the Earth and with each other
To recreate the human community
To promote justice and peace
To remember our children.
We join with the Earth and with each other
We join together as many and diverse expressions of one loving mystery:
for the healing of the Earth
and the renewal of all life.
Amen.
Peace be with you.
And also with you.