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Isabel Fairhurst received this from her
son , and wants you to know it expresses
her feeling of thankfulness for you.*
THE FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF EAST LIBERTY
Order of Worship
Prelude Mrs. LaCombe
Call to Worship
Processional Hymn # 141
Invocation
Responsive Reading of Thanksgiving
Our hearts are filled with gratitude for the
gracious gift of life, glorous in its
flowering of truth, goodness, and beauty;
FOR THE HIGH FAITH THAT GIVES US COURAGE, EVEN IN
THE DARKEST HOURS;
For the hope that, rising out of defeat, springs
eternal in our souls;
FOR THE LOVE WHICH FROM OUR BIRTH HAS ENRICHED
ALL OUR DAYS;
For memories stirring deep within us of those
who gave to us their best;
FOR ALL THE COMPANY OF THE PAST WHO HAVE SHOWN
US THE WAY OF TRUTH;
For those who poured into our lives the richness of devotion;
FOR THOSE WHO, BY THE BEAUTY OF THEIR LIVES, HAVE
MADE POSSIBLE FOR US FAITH IN GOODNESS;
For the unconquerable faith that has triumphed
through all the years; for the assurance that
we live to enrich the lives of our children
and our children's children unto unnumbered
generations;
FOR ALL THESE GIFTS WE RETURN THE GRATITUDE OF
OUR HEARTS.
A.L. Weatherly
Reading
" Thanksgiving, 1623 " William Bradford
Choir Anthem
Reading
" Gratitude and Prayer " Luke
Congregational Hymn # 369
Litany of Gratitude
For the fair world in which we live; for the
wonder of life, its intimations of grandeur,
its oneness and its manifold forms:
WE PRAISE AND THANK THE SOURCE OF NATURE'S BEAUTY.
For the power to help one another; for the
shared life which can never be exhausted:
WE GIVE THANKS, AND REDEDICATE OUR LIVES IN
HUMAN FELLOWSHIP.
For the message of the prophets, the songs of
the poets, and the wisdom of the interpreters;
for discoveries of continents of truth whose
margins we may see:
WE HALLOW THE MEMORY OF ALL SEEKERS OF THE LIGHT.
For our heritage of freedom; for the deepening
of our faith, and the courage that is given us
when together we love and serve the good:
WE STAND IN AWE AND ADORATION BEFORE THE INMOST
REALITIES OF BEING, AND THEIR FULFILLING.
For our fellowship of this congregation, and
for the spirit that leads us to this high hour
of gratitude and dedication:
WE LIST UP OUR HEARTS IN THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE:
MAY OUR THANKSGIVING HELP TO BUILD AND BEAUTIFY
THE TEMPLE OF A WISER TOMORROW .
Meditation
Choral Response
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