Let’s start the year off right by letting go of what no longer serves and setting our intentions on the future we long for. Our annual burning ceremony will be followed by a silent, Quaker-style service for deep calming and reflection.

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Welcome
Greeting and Announcements
Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation
Opening Words:  by Debra Haffner
Reeb Benediction
Opening Hymn:  #123, Spirit of Life
First Reading: The Journey, by Mary Oliver (Fran Rodriguez)
Short Silence (~30-60 seconds)
Second Reading:  Burning the Old Year, by Naomi Shihab Nye (Rodney Frey)
Short Silence (~30-60 seconds)
Offertory
Third Reading: Release, by Peter Friedrichs (Loren Brown)
Short Silence (~30-60 seconds)
Homily
Meditation:  Meditation on Letting Go, by Carol Allman-Morton (Martha Schmidt)
Burning Ceremony
Music/Chant While Papers Are Burned: #184, Be Ye Lamps Unto Yourselves
Ritual of Hope and Transformation
Introduction to Quaker-Style Silent Service:  Bill Styer

Topics: Emergence