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Welcome/ Check in (How are you feeling?)
Sharing of Invitations (see back of the order of worship)
Reading of Church vision “12 Step Program for Ecologic Civilization”
Invocation
Our Dear, Dear Mother by Raffi
Our dear, dear Mother, daily provider, earth be your name. The time has come, to honor you, to know you and to show our love.” 1.You give us each day our daily grain, kissed by the sun and kissed by the rain. Teach us now to find a way to care for you in our work and play. Chorus 2.Within the beauty of your silent spin, we know you’re hurting and we feel your pain. With your forgiveness we can start anew. We need a chance to make it up to you. Chorus
Passing of the Peace God Loves You and There is Nothing You Can Do About It!
Musical Prayer Walk Forth
(adapted by Bonnie and Jean-Yves Leloup’s translation of Matthew 5:3-12)
Walk forth you who are the poor in spirit, for yours is the kingdom of heaven.
Walk forth you who mourn, for you will be comforted.
Walk forth you who are meek, for you will inherit the earth.
Walk forth you who are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for you will be filled.
Walk forth you who are the merciful, for you will receive mercy.
Walk forth you who are the pure in heart, for you will see God.
Walk forth you who are the peacemakers, for you will be called children of God.
Walk forth you who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for yours is the kingdom of heaven.
Walk forth when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Amen
Scripture Gospel of Luke 21:5-19 (see insert)
Reflection Triage Rev. Bonnie
Musical Response Wanting Memories by Sweet Honey and the Rock Refrain: I am sitting here wanting memories to teach me to see the beauty in the world in my own eyes.
Prayer (In unison) Gracious God we give thanks for life, for this church, for the teachings of Jesus and Mary Magdalene and all the saints. We give thanks God, you who call us forward to walk forth in love and courage. Fill us with your love and courage today as we learn to care and love our common home, Mother Earth and all of creation. Amen
Prayer Requests (Please offer name and condition briefly.)
Prayer (in unison) Our Mother Father God who is within us we celebrate your many names. Your wisdom come, your will be done, unfolding from
the depths within us. Each day you give us all that we need. You remind us of our limits and we let go. You support us in our power and we act with
courage. For you are the dwelling place within us the empowerment around us and the celebration among us now and forever. Amen
Offering for Church (Please make your tax deductible checks out to Church for Our Common Home and the basket is in the dining room.)
Silent time to write and share
What I want to do before global ecologic devastation and my death?
Closing Prayer St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi Prayer
Make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy, And where there is sadness, joy, joy, joy. God grant that I may not so much seek; To be consoled as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we pardoned. And it is in dying that we are born, to Eternal Life. Amen, Amen, Amen
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Benediction Blessing Song by Miriam Therese Winters
May the blessings of God go before you. May her grace and peace abound. May her spirit live within you. May her love wrap you round. May her blessings remain with you always. May you walk on holy ground.
Communion is our vegetarian pot luck dinner at the Mary Magdalene Café!
Scripture Gospel of Luke 21:5-19
Some disciples were speaking of how the Temple was adorned with precious stones and votive offerings. Jesus said, 6 “You see all these things? The day will come when one stone won’t be left on top of another—everything will be torn down.” 7 They asked, “When will this happen, Rabbi? And what will be the sign that it’s about to happen?” Jesus said, “Take care not to be misled. Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the One’ and ‘The time is at hand.’ Don’t follow them. 9 And don’t be perturbed when you hear of wars and insurrections. These things must happen first, but the end doesn’t follow immediately.” 10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and empire against empire. 11 There will be great earthquakes, plagues and famines in various places—and in the sky there will be frightening omens and great signs. 12 But before any of this, they’ll arrest you and persecute you, bringing you before synagogues and sending you to prison, bringing you to trial before rulers and governors. And it will all be because of my name—13 this will be your opportunity to give your testimony. 14 So make up your minds not to worry about your defense beforehand, 15 for I’ll give you the words, and a wisdom that none of your adversaries can take exception to or contradict. 16 You’ll be betrayed""even by your parents, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. 17 Everyone will hate you because of me, 18 yet not a hair of your head will be harmed. 19 By patient endurance, you’ll save your lives."
― from "The Inclusive Bible: The First Egalitarian Translation"
Invitations: Our current ecologic crisis is a call to awaken to the reverence of life and the truth that all nature is alive and sacred. As we witness the sixth extinction of life on earth, the only one created by us humans, we are invited to reclaim the ancient wisdom traditions. We are one organic, interspecies, interconnected whole. What we do affects everyone else. Every Sunday at 5 pm we acknowledge that we need one another more than ever before and commune with God called by many names. We celebrate the wisdom traditions from the East, West, indigenous peoples, new science as we study the teachings of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, the Bible and the newly found gnostic gospels.
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NO MORE BEACH WORSHIP for a few months.
Advent Book Group My Xmas gift to you! Book group, The Wisdom Jesus by Cynthia Bourgeault 2nd and 4th Sunday 3-5 pm or on a Monday nights, in person or online for 8 meetings?
Dec. 1st Thanksgiving Vegetarian Pot Luck Party and sharing of China and Korea trip after Taize
Dec. 15th 8 pm Blind Boys at the Belly Up order tix from Bonnie now!
$40 scholarships available
Our Lady of Guadalupe special worship Dec. 8th please bring music, dances, flowers or any gifts for Our Lady.
Christmas worship will be Dec. 22 at 5 pm with a vegetarian xmas tamale dinner
Lectio Divina and Centering Prayer Contemplation of scriptures and Centering Prayer, an ancient Christian contemplative silent prayer practice, every Wednesday at 10 am.
Monthly Taize Chanting service first Sunday of every month.
NO MORE BEACH WORSHIP for a few months
Prayer and Healing Service third Sunday of the month.
Dream Circle every first and third Sunday before worship 3-5 pm.
Committee on Ministry meeting every third Sunday each month 7 pm
Digital Arts Team Meeting Nov 24 before church call Jamie for more info
Please call Rev. Bonnie if you would like a pastoral visit and/or if you would like to pray or if you have prayer requests. (858) 248-5123.
“Human Self-Destruction or Healthy Future? Might Whitehead Help?”Class that Dr. John B. Cobb Jr. Please join Rev. Bonnie Tarwater and Church for Our Common Home for an online class 10 weeks 9-11 am (PST) throughthe Claremont Institute for Process Studies, https://claremontprocess.org/The church has paidand you are welcome to come to my house and enjoy one or all classes as my guest. Oct. 12 Freedomvs Determinism; Meaning vs Meaninglessness, Oct.19 Organism vs. Mechanism, Oct. 25 Community vs Competitive Individualism, Nov. 2 Nature as Having Value in Itself vs Nature as Only Resources for US, Nov. 9 The Priority of Experience over its Objects, Nov. 16 Experiencing as Synthesizing Relations, Nov. 23 Science and Religions, Nov. 30 God and Idolatry