Listen ""May Day" - May 2, 2021"
Episode Synopsis
Order of Service
Prelude “Laudnum Bunches” An English Morris Dance Tune
Introduction
Land Acknowledgment
Opening words “Blessed Is the Sky” by Eric Williams
Kindling the Chalice “Like the First Hint of Green” by Jennifer McGlothin
Hymn 347 “Gather the Spirit”
“Meditation on the Four Directions” by Julia Hamilton
Hymn 163 “For the Earth Forever Turning”
Story “Mayfly Day” by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross
Sermon ”Faith Matters: Spring, a time of renewal, rebirth and rejuvenation” by Rev. Linda M. Rhinehart Neas
Song “The Garden Song” written by David Mallett, performed by David Grover and the Big Bear Band
Meditation “Bring Us Close to the Earth” by Lyn Cox
Candles of Care and Connection
Musical Interlude “A Branch of May” arranged by Greg Gilpin, performed by the Moscrop Choir, Burnaby, BC
Sharing our Abundance
Hymn 402 “From You I Receive”
Hymn “Call Us Again” - Lyrics by Rev. Audrey Brooks, music by Gordon Ritchie
Closing words ”Into the sun-washed light” by Judy Welles
Extinguishing the Flame “Four Element Blessing” by Eric Williams
Carry the Flame
Prelude “Laudnum Bunches” An English Morris Dance Tune
Introduction
Land Acknowledgment
Opening words “Blessed Is the Sky” by Eric Williams
Kindling the Chalice “Like the First Hint of Green” by Jennifer McGlothin
Hymn 347 “Gather the Spirit”
“Meditation on the Four Directions” by Julia Hamilton
Hymn 163 “For the Earth Forever Turning”
Story “Mayfly Day” by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross
Sermon ”Faith Matters: Spring, a time of renewal, rebirth and rejuvenation” by Rev. Linda M. Rhinehart Neas
Song “The Garden Song” written by David Mallett, performed by David Grover and the Big Bear Band
Meditation “Bring Us Close to the Earth” by Lyn Cox
Candles of Care and Connection
Musical Interlude “A Branch of May” arranged by Greg Gilpin, performed by the Moscrop Choir, Burnaby, BC
Sharing our Abundance
Hymn 402 “From You I Receive”
Hymn “Call Us Again” - Lyrics by Rev. Audrey Brooks, music by Gordon Ritchie
Closing words ”Into the sun-washed light” by Judy Welles
Extinguishing the Flame “Four Element Blessing” by Eric Williams
Carry the Flame
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