Divining the Body

SAMPLE OOS

Welcome & Introduce Amy

Bell

Gathering Music - “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera

Call into the Circle of Love and Justice – Amy

Chalice Lighting (unison) - “Let us Worship” #437

Hymn - #389 “Gathered Here”

Time For All Ages - “I will be Gentle with Myself” by Libana - Amy

Hymn - “Sacred the Body” by Ruth Duck, Music by Cat Stevens

Joys and Sorrows

Prayer and Meditation - Amy

Musical meditation -”Meditation on Breathing”

Reading - “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou

Offering /Offertory

Sermon “Divining the Body” - The Reverend Amy Beltaine

Musical Celebration- “Born this Way” by Lady Gaga

Chalice Extinguishing - “I celebrate myself” by Walt Whitman

Benediction - Amy

Unison Sing alternates

• “I Will Be Gentle with Myself”, libana pg 28 (Amy leads with ASL teach and 4 repeats) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLWV8mjmE4g
• “Now I Walk in Beauty”, melody by Gregg Smith, based on Navajo “beauty prayer” Libana pg 31 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K-Jw6ng6ac&feature=BFa&list=AVGxdCwVVULXe74crKe3jWjo6lSCNy14Pc&lf=list_related
• “I Am the Self” Michael Tierra from Songs for Earthlings pg 243
• #1008 When Our Heart is in a Holy Place
• Comfort Me (Pastoral Hymn)

Performed music alternates

• How Could Anyone Ever Tell You, Libby Roderick, Earthlings pg 284 (and Hymnal?)
• Ordinary Day, Peter Mayer http://petermayer.net/music/
• Could you Be, Peter Mayer http://petermayer.net/music/
• Big Boned Gal, KD Lang http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01KrL1ilnB4
• Big Girls (you are beautiful) by MIKA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDSK91mUNLU
• “Dem Bones” medley

Readings alternates

• the Creation Story by Starhawk
• "God Says Yes to Me" by Kaylin Haught:
• “Matter (How We Know)” by Susan Griffin
• ‘For the Senses,” by John O’Donohue