1408.17 Ordinaty Time 20A Bilingual

Song/Canto:  Celebremos (David Stout)
Prayer/Oración

Welcome and Milestones/Bienvenido y Aconticimientos
Song/Canto:  God grant them many years/Dios muchos años dales (Russian polychronia)
Offerings/Ofrendas

Song/Canto:  Jesus the Christ says (Urdu)

Invitation to the table/Invitación a la mesa

Prayer of Thanksgiving/Acción de gracias

Sanctus:  LAND OF REST

Communion/Comunión

Songs/Cantos:  Peace, Salaam, Shalom (Pat Humphries)

Que la paz que nacé en nosotros (Collective creation, Matanzas, Cuba / World Council of Churches)

Prayer/Oración

The Peace/La Paz
Song/Canto:  La paz de Dios sea contigo (Collective creation, Matanzas, Cuba / World Council of Churches)*
Benediction/Bendición
Postlude/Posludio:  Marche from Le prophète (Giacomo Meyerbeer)

*seasonal for Ordinary Time

Forces:
Soprano cantor
Tenor cantor

Tenor/guitar

Tenor/bass guitar

Piano/Organ

Percussion

17 de agosto de 2014 + August 17, 2014

Adorando Todos/as Juntos/as + All Together Worship

Song of Worship and Praise +

Canto de Adoración y Alabanza

Celebremos

Celebremos, come celebrate,

y cantemos, come sing.

Alabemos, give praise to Cristo Jesús.

Celebremos, come share the joy,

share the joy of God’s love.

Compartamos el gozo de su amor.

Christ is the way, el camino.

Christ is the truth, la verdad.

Christ is the life.

El es la vida, el es la vida, el es la vida.

Christ is my way, mi camino.

Christ is my truth, mi verdad.

Christ is my life.

El es mi vida, el es mi vida, el es mi vida.

Celebremos, come celebrate,

y cantemos, come sing.

Alabemos, give praise to Cristo Jesús.

Celebremos, come share the joy,

share the joy of God’s love.

Compartamos el gozo de su amor.

Christ is the way, el camino.

Christ is the truth, la verdad.

Christ is the life.

El es la vida, el es la vida, el es la vida.

Christ is my way, mi camino.

Christ is my truth, mi verdad.

Christ is my life.

El es mi vida, el es mi vida, el es mi vida.

Christ is my life.

Prayer + Oración

Welcome and Milestones +

Bienvenida y Acontecimientos

NOT ON PPT

8/21 Gerald Alexander

God grant them many years + Dios muchos años dales

THE EUCHARIST + LA EUCARISTIA

Offerings + Ofrendas

Song + Canto

Jesus the Christ says + Cristo Jesús dice

Cristo Jesús dice, “Yo soy el pan, el pan de vida para el mundo soy.”

El pan de vida para el mundo soy, el pan de vida para el mundo soy.

Cristo Jesús dice, “Yo soy el pan, el pan de vida para el mundo soy.”

Jesus the Christ says, I am the way, the way and the truth and the life am I.

The way and the truth and the life am I, the way and the truth and the life am I.

Jesus the Christ says, I am the way, the way and the truth and the life am I.

Cristo Jesús dice, “Yo soy la luz, la luz verdadera del mundo soy.

La luz verdadera del mundo soy, la luz verdadera del mundo soy.

Cristo Jesús dice, “Yo soy la luz, la luz verdadera del mundo soy.

Jesus the Christ says, I am the life, the resurrection and  the life am I.

The resurrection and the life am I, The resurrection and the life am I.

Jesus the Christ says, I am the life, the resurrection and the life am I.

Invitation to the Table + Invitación a la Mesa

Prayer of Thanksgiving + Acción de gracias

Uno/a:  Dios habita en ustedes.

Todos/as:  Y también en ti.

One:  Come to the table with thankful hearts.

All:  We open our hearts to God and to one another.

READ THIS COLUMN Uno/a:  O Dios creativo, fuente de toda la vida y fundamento de nuestro ser, eres la energia vibrante bailando al centro del universo.  Te mueves a través de nosotros, y de dejas conocer por medio de nosotros también.  Como co-creadores contigo, encontramos la valentía para mover más allá de nosotros mismos, para dejar atrás los caminos viejos y abrazar la nueva vida.  And so, in concert with those of every generation who have been touched by your redeeming love, we lift our praise to you. Uno/a + One:  Santo, santo, santo Dios, Dios de gloria y poder: Cielos y tierra proclaman tu gloria.  Hosana en los cielos. Todos/as + All:  Hosana en los cielos. One + Uno/a:  Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest.  Hosanna in the highest. All + Todos/as:  Hosanna in the highest.  Hosanna in the highest. One:  From the beginning we did not trust you when you called us “good.” In our arrogance, we placed ourselves outside your garden of love. Separate from you, vulnerable and unprotected, we feared one another and our diversity. Ashamed of our humanity, and afraid of being ourselves, we distrusted your Word of love and forgiveness. But you did not abandon us to our isolation and despair. You sent your servant Jesus, baptized him with your Spirit, and infused him with your love and confidence. Healing, teaching, and sharing table with all manner of individuals, Jesus proclaimed your love for all humanity and called us forth to be ourselves. Respira a través de nosotros, Dios, que nuestros cuerpos, mentes, almas y espíritus puedan ser llenados con la presencia generosa de tu vida.  Haznos de nuevo como un pueblo santo, fuertemente conectado contigo, firmament arraigado en la tierra, con ojos para reconocer lo sagrado en toda la vida.  Danos poder para esparcir la luz de Cristo en nuestro complejo y maravilloso mundo.  Todos/as:  Amén.

THIS COLUMN ON PPT Uno/a:  Creative God, source of life and ground of our being, you are the vibrant energy dancing at the center of the universe!  Through us you move, and through us you are made known to the world.  Co-creators with you, we are emboldened to move beyond ourselves, to find the courage to let go of old ways and welcome new life.  Así que, en concierto con personas de todas la generaciones que tú has tocado con el amor redentor, elevamos nuestra alabanza hacia tí. Uno/a + One:  Santo, santo, santo Dios, Dios de gloria y poder: Cielos y tierra proclaman tu gloria.  Hosana en los cielos. Todos/as + All:  Hosana en los cielos. One + Uno/a:  Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest.  Hosanna in the highest. All + Todos/as:  Hosanna in the highest.  Hosanna in the highest. Uno/a:  Desde el principio no confiamos en tí cuando nos llamaste “buenos/as.” En nuestra arrogancia, nos pusimos fuera de tu jardín de amor.  Separados de ti, vulnerables y desprotegidos/as, nos hemos temido los unos a los otros, y hemos desconfiado en nuestra diversidad.  Apenados de nuestra humanidad y miedosos de ser quienes somos,  desconfiamos de tu Palabra de amor y perdón.  Pero tú no nos abandonaste a nuestro aislamiento y desesperación.  Nos enviaste tu servidor, Jesús; lo bautizaste con tu Espíritu y lo infundiste con tu amor y confianza.  Sanidad, enseñanza y compartiendo la mesa con todo tipo de individuales, Jesús proclamó tu amor por toda la humanidad y nos llamó a ser quienes somos. Breathe through us, God, that our bodies, minds, souls and spirits may be filled with your life-giving presence.  Make us again a holy people, strongly bound to you, firmly rooted in the earth, with eyes to see all life as sacred.  Empower us to spread the light of Christ in our complex and wondrous world.  All:  Amen.

BOTH COLUMNS ON PPT SIDE BY SIDE All: Our Father-Mother in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread; forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

BOTH COLUMNS ON PPT SIDE BY SIDE Todos/as: Padre y Madre nuestro que estás en los cielos, santificado sea tu nombre. Venga tu reino. Hágase tu voluntad, en la tierra como en el cielo. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día, y perdona nuestra ofensas, como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden. Y no nos dejes caer en tentación, mas libranos de mal. Porque tuyo es el reino, el poder, y la gloria, por todos los siglos. Amén.

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Communion Songs + Cantos de comunión

Salaam, shalom

//Peace, salaam, shalom. Paz, salaam, shalom.//

Que la paz que nace en nosotros

//¡Que la paz que nace en nosotros sea paz para el mundo también!//

//May the peace which is born here among us be the peace that envelops the world!//

Prayer + Oración

The Peace + La Paz

One + Uno/a:  The peace of Christ be with you all.

All + Todos/as:  And also with you.

Uno/a + One:  La paz de Cristo esté con ustedes.

Todos/as + All:  Y con tu espíritu.

Song + Canto

La paz de Dios sea contigo + The peace of God be always with you

La paz de Dios sea contigo,

querida amigo, sea contigo.

Con este abrazo nos unimos,

querida amiga, en el camino.

//Hacia la paz y el verdad,

hacia el amor y la amistad.//

The peace of God be always with you,

beloved brother, God’s peace go with you.

With this embrace we are united,

beloved sister, while on the journey.

//And may your journey bring you peace,

may truth and love attend your way.//

Blessing + Bendición

Postlude + Posludio

14.08.17 Ordinary Time 20A Reflection

It is beyond dispute that a child, even before it begins to write the alphabet and gathers worldly knowledge, should know what the soul is, what truth is, what love is and what forces are hidden in the soul.  It should be the essence of true education that every child learns this and in the struggle of life be able more readily to overcome hatred by love, falsehood by truth and violence by taking suffering on itself.

~Gandhi

14.08.17 Ordinary Time 20A English

Hymn:  Wake now my senses (Thomas Mikelson / SLANE, Irish traditional)
Call to Worship
Psalm 13 (antiphon:  Isaac Everett, The Emergent Psalter)

Prayer of Confession
Song of Praise:  Ain’t-a that good news (African-American)*

Prayer of the Day

Sh’ma Israel (Tsvika Pik)

Reading from Hebrew Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14

Song:  Isaac and Abraham (Joan Baez)

Sermon:  (Matthias Peterson-Brandt)
Hymn:  We are (Ysaye Barnwell) 

Litany:  Commitment to Life

Prayer Song:  The Kingdom of God (Taizé)*
Silent Meditation
Prayers of the People
Announcements

Song:  Travel on (Sydney Carter)

*Seasonal for Ordinary Time/August

Forces:
Soprano

Tenor/Guitar

Tenor/Bass guitar

Drums

August 17, 2014

20^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Please stand, all who are able.

Hymn

Wake now, my senses, and hear the earth call;
feel the deep power of being in all;
keep, with the web of creation your vow,
giving, receiving as love shows us how.

Wake now, my reason, reach out to the new,
join with each pilgrim who quests for the true;
honor the beauty and wisdom of time;
suffer your limit, and praise the sublime.

Wake now, compassion, give heed to the cry;
voices of suffering fill the wide sky;
take as your neighbor both stranger and friend,
praying and striving their hardship to end.

Wake now, my conscience, with justice your guide;
join with all people whose rights are denied;
take not for granted a privileged place;
God's love embraces the whole human race.

Wake now, my vision of ministry clear;
brighten my pathway with radiance here;
mingle my calling with all who will share;
work toward a planet transformed by our care.

Call to Worship

One:  We are people of all ages who enter this space
bringing our joys and our concerns.
All:  We come together in hope.

One:  We greet each other warmly with our voices and our smiles.
All:  We come together in peace.

One:  We share our growth and our aspirations.
All:  We come together in wonder.

One:  We share our losses and our disappointments.
All:  We come together in sorrow.

One:  We share our concern and our compassion.
All:  We come together in love.

One:  We sing and pray and listen.
We speak and read and dream.
We think and ponder and reflect.
We cry and laugh and reflect.
We mourn and celebrate and meditate.
We strive for justice and for mercy.
All:  We come together to worship God.

Please be seated

Psalm 13

One, then all:  Will you forgive me?  Did you forget me?  When life is heavy, do you lift it with me?

One: How long, O God? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

All:  Will you forgive me?  Did you forget me?  When life is heavy, do you lift it with me?

One:  Consider and answer me, O God my God! Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

and my enemy will say, “I have prevailed”; my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

All:  Will you forgive me?  Did you forget me?  When life is heavy, do you lift it with me?

One:  But I trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

I will sing to God, who has dealt bountifully with me.

All:  Will you forgive me?  Did you forget me?  When life is heavy, do you lift it with me?

Prayer of Confession

NOT ON PPT

Matthias leads confession ritual with rocks.

Please stand, all who are able.

Song of Praise

//I ‘ve got a crown up in-a the Kingdom
Ain’t-a that good news.//
I’m going to lay down this world
Going to shoulder up my cross
Goin’ to take it home to Jesus
Ain’t-a that good news

//I ‘ve got a harp up in-a the Kingdom
Ain’t-a that good news.//

I’m going to lay down this world
Going to shoulder up my cross
Goin’ to take it home to Jesus
Ain’t-a that good news

//I ‘ve got a Savior in-a the Kingdom
Ain’t-a that good news.//

I’m going to lay down this world
Going to shoulder up my cross
Goin’ to take it home to Jesus
Ain’t-a that good news

Prayer

NOT ON PPT

Ruler of the universe,
you call us to radical loyalty
beyond all earthly claim.
Grant us strength to offer ourselves to you
as people who have been raised from death to life
through Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
One God, now and forever. Amen.

Please be seated

Sh’ma Israel

Cantor, then all:

//Sh’ma Israel Adonai eloheinu, Adonai echad.//

Cantor:

Baruch shem k’vod, shem k’vod malchuto l’olam vaed.

Reading from Hebrew Scripture

Genesis 22:1-14

NOT ON PPT

God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.”

So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac; he cut the wood for the burnt offering, and set out and went to the place in the distance that God had shown him. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place far away. Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the boy and I will go over there; we will worship, and then we will come back to you.” Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together. Isaac said to his father Abraham, “Father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Abraham said, “God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together. When they came to the place that God had shown him, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. He bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.

But the angel of the Holy One called to him from heaven, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” And Abraham looked up and saw a ram, caught in a thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place “The Holy One will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Holy One it shall be provided.”

Reader:  Hear what the Spirit is saying to you today.

All:  Thanks be to God!

Please be seated

Song

Isaac and Abraham (Joan Baez)

sung by Elyse, Tim, and Tom

Sermon

Please stand, all who are able.

Song

//For each child that's born, a morning star rises and sings to the universe who we are.//

We are our grandmothers' prayers. We are our grandfathers' dreamings. We are the breath of the ancestors. We are the spirit of God.

//For each child that's born, a morning star rises and sings to the universe who we are.//

We are Mothers of courage, Fathers of time, Daughters of dust, the sons of great visions, Sisters of mercy, Brothers of love, lovers of life, Builders of nations, Seekers of truth, Keepers of faith, Makers of peace, Wisdom of ages.

//For each child that's born, a morning star rises and sings to the universe who we are.//

A Litany:  “Commitment to Life”

One:  In the midst of hunger and war
All:  We celebrate the promise of plenty and peace

One:  In the midst of oppression and tyranny
All:  We celebrate the promise of service and freedom

One:  In the midst of racism and despair
All:  We celebrate the promise of faith and hope

One:  In the midst of fear and betrayal
All:  We celebrate the promise of joy and loyalty

One:  In the midst of hatred and death
All:  We celebrate the promise of love and life

One:  In the midst of sorrow and decay

All:  We celebrate the promise of creativity and renewal

One:  In the midst of death on every side
All:  We celebrate the promise of the Living Christ.

Please be seated

Prayer Song

//The kingdom of God is justice and peace

and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Come, Lord, and open in us

the gates of your Kingdom.//

Silent Meditation

Prayers

News of the People

Not on ppt:

Welcome cards

Service concludes with bilingual celebration

8/24 Annual meeting and ice cream social

8/25 Taste of Larchmont

Please stand, all who are able.

Song

1.  Travel on, travel on,

there’s a spirit that is flowing,

a spirit that is flowing night and day.

Travel on, travel on

//with the spirit that is flowing,

the spirit will be with us all the way.//

2.  Travel on, travel on,

there’s a spirit that is growing,

the spirit grows like flowers night and day.

travel on, travel on

//with the flower that is growing,

the spirit will be with us all the way.//

3.  Travel on, travel on,

there’s a spirit that is playing,

the spirit plays like music every day.

//Travel on, travel on

with the music that is playing,

the spirit will be with us all the way.//

4.  In the kingdom of heaven

is our end and our beginning,

and the road that we must follow every day.

//Travel on, travel on

to the kingdom that is coming,

the kingdom will be with us all the way.//

Song

1.  You are salt for the earth, O people:

salt for the reign of God!

Share the flavor of life, O people:

life in the City of God.

Bring forth the reign of mercy,

bring forth the reign of peace;

bring forth the reign of justice,

bring forth the City of God!

2.  You are a light on a hill, O people:

light for the City of God!

Shine so holy and bright, O people:

shine for the City of God.

Bring forth the reign of mercy,

bring forth the reign of peace;

bring forth the reign of justice,

bring forth the City of God!

3.  You are a seed of the Word, O people:

bring forth the reign of God!

Seeds of mercy and seeds of justice

grow in the City of God.

Bring forth the reign of mercy,

bring forth the reign of peace;

bring forth the reign of justice,

bring forth the City of God!

4.  We are a blessed and a pilgrim people:

bound for the reign of God!

Love our journey and love our homeland:

love is the City of God!

Bring forth the reign of mercy,

bring forth the reign of peace;

bring forth the reign of justice,

bring forth the City of God!