Sunday July 21, 2024
Today, we arrive at the final reflection in our series with renowned American Rabbi Sharon Brous. We have explored her open-hearted wisdom on many vital aspects: how to navigate our journey together, the power of simply showing up, the impact of truly seeing one another, and recognizing the image of the Holy One in every person. Now, we face perhaps the most challenging call of all: finding ways to “stay at the table,” especially with those whose views and ways of being in the world dramatically collide with our own. It is, in fact, an invitation to train our hearts to see that we are all—our adversaries included—bound together.
Presiding: André Fontaine
Music: Gordon Miller
Lighting the Christ Candle: D’Arcy McPherson
Scripture: Acts 9: 10-19
Scripture Reader: Cheryl Macpherson
Reflection Reader: Mahima Sylvester
Prayers: Sarah Hovey
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Update on Masking for Sunday Morning Worship
As we continue to discern what is the best masking practice at any given moment, for this next stretch of time we are lifting our requirement for masking during Sunday morning worship. However, if you are feeling more comfortable to continue wearing a mask, you are most welcome to do so. And as always, if you are feeling unwell, please enjoy worshipping from home via our very fine streamed services.
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Sunday service is also live-streamed from the sanctuary at 10:15am Sunday morning. Please participate, live on YouTube. The platform has the option for you to add your comments, prayers and concerns in the live chat window. You may also choose to write your prayers down, speak them aloud during the service, or send your prayer requests to us via email. Arrive at 10:15am to greet each other, then the service will begin right at 10:30am.
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Our worship each Sunday is intended to be a collective experience, a communal practice.
We might step into whatever is our sanctuary, each one of us as individuals, and yet as we assemble, from wherever we are, we become a people, drawn together through song and prayer, through word and ritual, and through the Spirit who breathes through it all, through us all.
One and the same Spirit uniting us breathing us into life!
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