We’ve heard about generational trauma, the way patterns of harm can ripple through a family tree.  But what about strength?  And wisdom?  Can connecting to our ancestors’ stories help us find courage and take action in the present?

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Welcome
Greeting and Announcements
Territorial Acknowledgement
Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation
Opening Words
Opening Hymn:
#1007, There’s a River Flowin’ in my Soul
Time for All Ages:
Higgins:  A Drop with a Dream, by Christopher Buice
Reeb Benediction
Offertory
Candles of Joys and Sorrows
Reading:
from Bucket Brigade by Jeanne G. Pomeroy
Reflection:
Gifts from the Ancestors (Elizabeth Stevens)
Meditation
Ritual:  What’s in Your Bucket?
Gift of Music:  Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Reflection:  A Gift of Strength from my Great-Great-Grandmother (Loren Brown)
Closing Hymn
Closing Ritual
Musical Benediction:  There Is a Love
Embodying the Flame
Spoken Benediction

Topics: Perseverance