Celebrant: Nancy Nelson
The first in our series of services on ages and stages, in this service, we’ll be invited to reflect on the ways that nurturing our inner child helps us find joy, peace, and powerful healing.
We’ll be talking about the Inner Child, and as part of the service, we’ll spend a moment sharing what we were like and what our life was like when we were little. If you have one, PLEASE BRING A PHOTO OF YOURSELF AS A KID to show and share.
Welcome and AnnouncementsTerritorial Acknowledgement
Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation
Opening Words: from Sandra Cisneros
Opening Hymn: #368, Now Let Us Sing
Time for All Ages
Reeb Benediction
Introducing the Inner Child
Offertory
Joys and Sorrows
Meditation: Forgotten Language by Shel Silverstein
Gift of Music: Little Again by the Secret Sisters; Chelsey Byrd Lewallen and Elizabeth Stevens
Homily: Part One: Connecting
Singing Together: #1019, Everything Possible
Homily: Part Two: Reparenting and Healing
Gift of Music: Kid Fears by the Indigo Girls; Chelsey Byrd Lewallen and Elizabeth Stevens
Homily: Part Three: Gifts of Childhood: Nancy Nelson
Closing Hymn: #1017, Building a New Way
Closing Reading: by Dr. Diana Raab
Musical Benediction: There is a Love
Embodying the Flame
Spoken Benediction
Topics: Perseverance