A m y M o s e s - L a g o s

Saturday, March 29, 20144:00 pm

The First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

Celebration of Ordination

PRELUDE ReikoOdaLane,organ Passacaglia and Fugue inC-minor, BWV582 byJohannSebastianBach

PROCESSIONAL(congregationstanding) LedbyTheReverendWendyBartel SiyahambaNo. 1030 in “Singing the Journey”

WordandMusic:SouthAfrica,20thCent.Ed.AndersNyberg

WELCOME TheReverendDr.DavidSammons

LIGHTINGOFTHECHALICE TheReverendRogerJones

CENTERINGPRAYER ChaplainBlakeArnall

MUSIC CynthiaDavis,cello Ashokan Farewell byJayUngar MarkJohnson,piano

FAMILYBLESSING TheReverendSheriPrud’homme

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"Whenstrangerssojournwithyouinyourland,youshalldothemnowrong,thestrangerswhosojournwithyoushallbetoyouasnativesamongyou,andyoulovethemasyourself;foryouwerestrangersinthelandofEgypt."—Leviticus19:33-34

OrdinationofAmyMoses-LagosMarch29,2014

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HYMN(congregationstanding) LedbyTheReverendWendyBartel Spirit of Life, #123 in “Singing the Living Tradition.”

MusicandwordswrittenbyCarolynMcDade.Printedwithcopyrightpermission.FuentedeAmor,SpanishtranslationwrittenbyErvinBarrios.Printedwithcopyrightpermission.

As we sing, children who wish to go to childcare are welcome to go at this time in the service.

SERMON TheReverendLeslieTakahashiMorris Every Day Border Crossing

ANTHEM ChoiroftheFirstUnitarianUniversalistSocietyofSanFrancisco

Esto les Digo byKinleyLange

INVITATIONTOTHEOFFERING EvanJunker

BELLOFERTORYMUSIC BellChoir Simple Gifts TraditionalShakerHymnarr.KevinMcChesney

TheofferingwillbesharedbetweentheFirstUnitarianUniversalistSocietyofSanFrancisco,theLivingTraditionFund,andtheUnitarianUniversalistJusticeMinistryofCalifornia.PleasemakecheckspayabletoUUSF,with“MosesOrdination”onthememoline.

FuentedeAmor,venhaciamí.Yalcorazón,

cántaletucompasión.Soplaalvolar,subeenlamar,hastamoldear

lajusticiadelavida.Arráigame,libérame,

FuentedeAmor,Venamí,venamí.

SpiritofLife,comeuntome.

Singinmyheartallthestirringsofcompassion.

Blowinthewind,riseinthesea;

moveinthehand,givinglifetheshapeofjustice.

Rootsholdmeclose;wingssetmefree;

SpiritofLife,cometome,cometome.

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PRESENTATIONOFORDINATIONGIFT Dr.AmyKelly

LAYINGONOFHANDS TheReverendDavidTakahashiMorris

ACTOFORDINATION StephanieGowin,Moderator,BoardofTrustees

Stephanie:WillthemembersoftheFirstUnitarianUniversalistSocietyofSanFranciscopleaseriseinbodyorspirit?AmyMoses-Lagos,recognizingyoursenseofobligationtoservethecauseofliberalreligionandhavingreceivedtherecommendationoftheMinisterialFellowshipCommitteeoftheUni-tarianUniversalistAssociationofCongregations,andbytheauthorityofavoteofthiscongregation,wedesire toordainyouto theUnitarianUniversalistministry.Weofferyouordination,aprivilegebestoweduponusbythenatureofourfreefaith.Amongus,andwhereveryoumaybecalledtoserve,wewouldhaveyoupreachinfreedomandinlove,ministeringaliketojoyandsorrow,modelingthevaluesofourfreefaithbyyourexample.Areyoureadytoserveinthisministry?

Amy:Iam.

Stephanie:Willthemembersofthiscongregationpleasejoinmeinsayingthewordsofordination.

Congregational Members of UUSF:We, the members of the First Unitarian Universalist SocietyofSanFrancisco,doherebyordainyou,AmyMoses-Lagos, to theUnitarianUniversalistMinistry.Whereveryouarecalledtominister,wewouldhaveyouuseyourgifts intheserviceof justiceandcompassion.Wepledgeourselvestojourneywithyouinunityofthespirit,inthebondofpeace,andinallthewaysoftruthandlove.

Stephanie:WillAmy’sfamily,friends,colleaguesandallthosegatheredherepleaseriseinbodyorinspirittobearwitnesstothisactofordination?Pleasejoinyourvoiceswithmenow.

All Gathered:Amy,youhavetouchedourlivesinmanyways.Youhavecelebratedwithusintimesofjoy.Youhaveaccompaniedusintimesofsorrow.Youhavegivenusyourloveandyourfriendship.Weareproudofyou,aswetooenterintothespiritofyourordination.Wepledgetojourneywithyouandsupportyouinthisministry,yourlife’swork.

Amy:Withadeepsenseofgratitudeandhumility,mindfulofitsprivilegesandresponsibilities,Itakeuptheministrytowhichyouordainme.Ipledgetousemygiftsintheserviceofloveandjusticeinthewiderworld.

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Pleaseriseinbodyorspirit

HYMN(congregationstanding) LedbyTheReverendWendyBartel Fire of Commitment, No.1028

WordswrittenbyMaryKatherineMornandJasonShelton.MusicwrittenbyJasonShelton.Printedwithcopyrightpermission.

CHARGETOTHEMINISTER TheReverendsBarbaraandBillHamilton-Holway

OFFERINGTHEHANDOFFELLOWSHIP TheReverendLindiRamsden

BENEDICTION TheReverendAmyMoses-Lagos

RECESSIONALANDPOSTLUDE ReikoOdaLane,organ Hymn to Joy, BasedonthethemebyLudwigVanBeethoven

Please join us for the reception in the Thomas Starr King Room.

We welcome the presence of children and babies during the worship service. We also have childcare available for ages 0-6 for those who wish to use it.

Feel free to ask the ushers if you need assistance in locating the childcare room.

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Chaplain Blake Arnall,M.Div,BCC,ACPESupervisor

The Reverend Wendy Bartel,Co-MinisterSierraFoothillsUnitarianUniversalists

Stephanie Gowin,ModeratoroftheBoardofTrusteesFirstUnitarianUniversalistSocietyofSanFrancisco

The Reverend Barbara Hamilton-Holway,Co-MinisterUnitarianUniversalistChurchofBerkeley

The Reverend Bill Hamilton-Holway,Co-MinisterUnitarianUniversalistChurchofBerkeley

The Reverend Roger Jones,SeniorMinisterUnitarianUniversalistSocietyofSacramento

Evan Junker,ExecutiveDirectorUnitarianUniversalistJusticeMinistryofCalifornia

Dr. Amy Kelly,OrdinationCommitteeChairFirstUnitarianUniversalistSocietyofSanFrancisco

The Reverend Sheri Prud’homme

The Reverend Lindi Ramsden,Co-ProducerThirstyforJustice:thestruggleforthehumanrighttowater

The Reverend Dr. David Sammons,InterimSeniorMinisterFirstUnitarianUniversalistSocietyofSanFrancisco

The Reverend David Takahashi Morris,Co-MinisterMt.DiabloUnitarianUniversalistChurch

The Reverend Leslie Takahashi Morris,Co-MinisterMt.DiabloUnitarianUniversalistChurch

PARTICIPANTS

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Ordination MarshallThe Reverend Sonya Sukalski, Director of Faith Community Engagement The Video Project

Ordination CommitteeDr. Amy Kelly, chair

Nan McGuire Jim StevensJulia Wald

Order of Service Design and Sound Jonathan Adam Silk

FlowersDr. Amy Kelly

MusiciansCynthia Davis, cello

Bill Ganz, choir directorMark Johnson, piano

Reiko Oda Lane, organChoir of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

Bell Choir of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

UshersLead Usher: Linda Messner

Joan RostJim Valent

Angelina WiseBill Wise

Reception Catering was provided by Richard M. Dawkins, RMD Catering & Events.

Siyahamba No. 1030 in “Singing the Journey”

Word and Music: South Africa, 20th Cent. Ed. Anders Nyberg

Zulu: Siyahamb’ ekukha-nyen’ kwen-khos’,

siyahamb’ ekukha-nyen’ kwen-khos’

(repeat)

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Siyahambaaaa----- Oo-oo-----

Siyahamb’ ekukahanyen’ kwenkhos.

(repeat)

English: We are marching in the light of God.

Spanish: Caminando en la luz de Dios.Caminando en la luz de Dios.(repeat)

Caminandoooo--- Oo-ooCaminando en la luz de Dios.(repeat)