Greeting                                                                                                      

Hymn                                       “May Peace Rain Over Us”                             Steve Milloy

Welcome                                                                                                     Rev. Bret Lortie

Covenant                                  Love is the spirit of this church,

and reason is its guide.

To dwell together in peace,

to seek truth in freedom,

and to serve human need:

this is our covenant.

Response                               May love shine forth through us today

May light of reason guide our way

May beauty, truth, and joy become

A flame that burns in everyone.

Joys and Sorrows                                                                                  Rev. Joyce Palmer             

Invocation                                                                                          Rev. Michelle Collins    

Musical Response                        “Whoever You Are”                                             Podd

Commissioning of the Board                   Rev. Bret, Rev. Joyce and Board Members

Backpack Blessing

Announcements                                                                                       

Offertory                                          “Coming Home”                                         Brickman

Testimony                                                                                                                    Linda Kimel      

Hymn #360                             “Here We Have Gathered”                Alicia S. Carpenter

The language in this hymn, written in a different time, presents gender in a way that feels antiquated for many of us. Please sing words that reflect your experience of the world.

Gathering the Waters

Litany for Water Communion                                                      Rev. Daniel O’Connell

Homily                                                                                                     Rev. Joyce Palmer

Anthem            “Sic Parvis Magna (Great Things Have Small Beginnings)”  Emerson

Homily                                                                                                         Rev. Bret Lortie

Hymn #1064                                  “Blue Boat Home”                            Mayer/Prichard

Benediction                                                                                           

Closing Blessing                                                                                                                 Scott

“Go your way in peace,

Wander as you may;

Blessed is the path you take;

May love guide you on your way.”