“Lines of Connection”
Led by Rev. John Monroe & Joan Dutchess Freidson
24 March 2024
Welcome – Rev. John Monroe
Gathering Hymn– Mark Lorenz
#1008 “When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place”
Welcome and Announcements – Nancy McCormick
Ringing the Bowl – Nancy McCormick
Invocation – Joan Dutchess Freidson
This is another day we have been given.
This is indeed a sacred day.
Let us be grateful for the capacity to sense, feel, and understand.
Let us be grateful for the incredible gift of life,
And let us be especially grateful for
the ties of love which bind us together
Giving dignity, meaning, worth and joy to all of our days.
Chalice Lighting– Rev. John Monroe
“Blessing” by Carrie Newcomer
Chalice Hymn– Mark Lorenz
#1045 “There Is a Balm in Gilead”
Time For All Ages – Joan Dutchess Freidson
“As You Go” by Kathleen Tracy
We hold you in our love as you go, as you go.
May your heart be at peace, as you go
To nurture the spark of your precious life.
We hold you in our love as you go.
Joys and Sorrows – Rev. John Monroe
Meditation– Rev. John Monroe
Moment of Silence
Sung Response –
“Alleluia”
Reading– Joan Dutchess Freidson
“Love Came First” by Donna Ashworth
Sermon – Rev. John Monroe
“Lines of Connection”
Anthem– Kris Adams
“Climb” by Jessi Alexander & Jon Mabe
Offering – Nancy McCormick
1/3 of the offering goes to LAWS (The Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter)
Offering Interlude – Mary Matheny
Extinguishing the Chalice and Covenant – Joan Dutchess Freidson
This congregation is dedicated to the proposition
that behind all our differences and beneath all our diversities,
there is a unity that binds us together and makes us one
in spite of time and death and the space between the stars.
We pause now in silent witness to that unity.
by David Bumbaugh
Benediction – Rev. John Monroe
Closing Music – Mark Lorenz
#1007 “There’s a River Flowin’ in My Soul”
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Catch up with old friends and make connections with new ones!
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Worship Associate – Joan Dutchess Freidson
Board Host – Nancy McCormick
Music Director – Kris Adams
Cantor – Mark Lorenz
Accompanist – Mary Matheny
Live Stream Operator – Jonah Mills
RE Leader – Archana Asrani
RE Teacher – Denise Dittmar