Passover Reflections: A Place for Elijah April 28, 2024 | 9:45 & 11:15 am Bound by courageous love, growing in spirit, and inspiring compassionate action | ||
Prelude Welcome – Karen Gender Chalice Lighting Opening Hymn #104: “When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land” David Nalesnik, piano Unison Reading of Our Church Covenant – Members of the Wise Women’s Covenant Group Eliot Unitarian Chapel Congregational Covenant As a free congregation, we promise to one another our mutual trust and support. To create Beloved Community, we promise to be kinder to each other than we have to be. To listen fully to each other with an open mind and heart. To speak responsibly and respectfully. To find ways to improve our church for all members and friends. Wisdom Story
Children’s Recessional (sing twice) “From You, I Receive” – Rabbi Nathan Segal From you I receive, to you I give; together we share, and from this we live. Prayer Meditative Hymn #394: “Hava Nashirah” Invitation to Giving: Today’s offering will be shared with EarthDance Farm. Offertory Dedication of Gifts (Unison) To the work of the church, which is weaving a tapestry of love and action, we dedicate our lives and these, our offerings. Message: A Place for Elijah “A Place at the Table” – Rev. Krista Taves “My spirituality informs my daily life” – Kathy Brunts “This was where I belonged” – Kate Magrath Anthem: “Al Shlosha D’varim” arr. Allan Naplan Eliot Chapel Choir “Striving to be free” – Tim Gardner; read by Kathy Brunts, 11:45 service “A Door that Opens Wide” – Rev. Krista Taves Closing Hymn #220: “Bring Out the Festal Bread” Chalice Extinguishing We extinguish this chalice but not the light of truth, the warmth of community, or the fire of commitment. These we carry in our hearts until we are together again. Postlude: “This Land Is Your Land”" by Woody Guthrie
Link to Donate to the This Week at Eliot Shared Plate Next at Eliot Sunday, May 5 – 9:45 & 11:15 am “Let the Children Come” Rev. Krista Taves and Scott Stewart In this special service we dedicate ourselves to the children who’ve come into our midst and celebrate our youth transitioning into adulthood.
#104, When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land When Israel was in Egypt’s land, let my people go; oppressed so hard they could not stand, let my people go. (Chorus) Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt land, tell old Pharaoh, to let my people go. The Lord told Moses what to do, let my people go; to lead the tribe of Israel through, let my people go. (Chorus) For you the cloud shall clear the way, let my people go; a fire by night, a shade by day, let my people go. (Chorus) We need not always weep and moan, let my people go; and wear these slav’ry chains forlorn, let my people go. (Chorus) Children’s Recessional: “From You, I Receive” From you I receive, to you I give; together we share, and from this we live. #394, Hava Nashirah Hava nashirah. Shirah alleluia! Hava nashirah. Shirah alleluia! Hava nashirah. Shirah alleluia! Come, let’s be singing. Sing alleluia! Come, let’s be singing. Sing alleluia! Come, let’s be singing. Sing alleluia! #220, Bring Out the Festal Bread (Chorus) Bring out the festal bread, and sing songs of freedom. Shout with the slaves who fled, and sing songs of freedom. What modern pharaohs live in arrogance crownéd? Who shall be sent to challenge folly unbounded? (Chorus) Chains still there are to break; their days are not finished. Metal or subtle-made they’re still not diminished. (Chorus) Still does resentment bind each brother and sister. Still do the plagues affect us red as the river. (Chorus) Long be our journeying, yet justice is worth it; dance, sister Miriam, and help us to birth it. (Chorus) O people, lift your heads and look to the mountains; bushes aflame still call us, rocks still gush fountains! (Chorus) | ||
