November 24, 2024 (Click the date for the OOS)

Worship Leader Rev. Kate Walker, Mac Perkins-High and Erica Shadowsong 

Music  Lee Saville-Iksic, piano 

Song Leaders  Bill Collinge & Will Snavely 

Tech  Andrew Papale 

Prelude   “Reverie” by Robert Schumann 

Welcome   Rev. Dr. Kate R. Walker 

Lighting the Chalice and Call To Worship   Rev. Kate and Friends 

Opening Hymn  #67 “We Sing Now Together” 

Collective Reading Mac Perkins-High  

We covenant to affirm and promote:  

• The inherent worth and dignity of every person;  

• Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations;  

• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;  

• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;  

• The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;  

• The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;  

• Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.  

• Journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions  

Time for All Ages  “The Dinner Train” Erica Shadowsong 

Offering   Mac 

Donations by check may be mailed to the church office.  Electronic donations can be made online through the church website or by texting “give” to (412) 435-1050 and following the instructions.          

Share the plate for November is Community Food Bank* 

Joys and Sorrows: During the offertory music, you are invited to light a candle or place a stone in Blessed Community water as you offer silent gratitude or prayers. Two tables are in the sanctuary; one in the front, to the right of the platform, and one in the back right alcove. 

Offertory Music  “uMelusi Wami”, Improvisation on a Zulu Gospel Song 

Sharing Joys & Sorrows  Rev. Kate 

Meditation, silence, or prayer  

Sung Response #402 “From You I Receive” 

“From you I receive, to you I give, together we share, and from this we live” 

Homily  “Bread for the World” Rev. Kate            

Bread Communion  Rev. Kate, Erica and Mac 

Hymn #69 “Give Thanks” 

Extinguishing the Chalice Flame  Rev. Kate and Mac 

We extinguish this flame 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. 

Benediction   Rev. Kate 

Postlude  “Fields of Gold” by Sting 

To donate to Share the Plate  

– by check mailed to the church office, please include STP on the memo line  

– online on the church website, use the drop down to select Plate. 

– by texting “Give” to 412-435-1050 following the directions with the word share or pledge after the donation amount as appropriate. 

To make a pledge payment  

-by check, please put pledge in the memo line  

– online on the church website, keep the default General Fund 2024 option  

*Food is a basic human need, yet every day thousands of our neighbors struggle to have enough food on their plates.  At Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, we work to ensure that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one. 

The Mission of the Food Bank is to leverage the power of community to achieve lasting solutions to hunger and its root causes.   

The Vision of the Food Bank is to see a future with communities where everyone has access to the food and resources they need to thrive. 

To learn more about the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank visit its website at Home | Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank (pittsburghfoodbank.org)