OOS 1-16-22
“Toward Freedom”
Led by Rev. Ellen Quaadgras
Thank you to our Worship Partner Renee Bucklin and our Lay Pastoral Care Associate Sue Bollens
Welcome and Announcements
Chalice Lighting
Prelude: Dim Light by A Labolida
Opening Words by Andrea Hawkins-Kamper
Opening Hymn: #318 We Would Be One
Unison Affirmation
Love is the spirit of this church,
and service our mission.
This is our great covenant:
To dwell together in peace,
To seek the truth in love,
And to help one another.
Joys and Sorrows: Old-Time Medley Spirituals
Prayer adapted from George Kimmich Beach
Song in Response: Return Again
Offering: As the cold winter season begins our Share the Plate recipient for January is The Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness. They are a statewide non-profit pursuing comprehensive and cooperative solutions to end homelessness. Coalition programs and activities include Homeless Management Information System administration, Coordinated Placement, “Barrier Busting,” Homeless Legal Clinic, research, training, and policy analysis and advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels.
Offertory: Offertory in G by Bach arr. by Ph. Hamm
Reading: “The Unseen Skeleton” by Isabel Wilkerson
Sermon
Closing hymn: Hush
Closing words
Carry the Flame