Event Start Date:10/12/2024Event End Date:10/12/2024Event Venue:Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, March 27th at 10:30 am. As we prepare to return to our Sanctuary on April 3, our community finds itself once again on the threshold of transition, needing to revision the immediate and long arc of our future as a congregation. Our visiting speaker, the Rev. Rachael Hayes, will use the model of the octopus to encourage us to find wholehearted ways to stay engaged, and to find connection by moving from the center out. Order of Service Prelude Call to Community: Courage, My Friend, sung by Rainier Reunion Welcome and Invitation Chalice Lighting & Congregational Affirmation Hymn: #123 Spirit of Life sung by Chris McEwen Time for All Ages – Inky’s Amazing Escape by Sy Montgomery Offering: Sound Generations Gift of Music: Flowers of Edinburgh –  played by Chris McEwen Joys and Sorrows Sung Response – “There is a Love” Meditation – Lisa Reitzes Reflection – Judi Finney Anthem: “We Rise” sung by Rainier Reunion Sermon – “Silly Octopus” by Rev. Rachael Hayes Sending Hymn: #354 “We Laugh, We Cry” Benediction – Rev. Rachael Announcements, Closing Words, and Releasing the Flame Music for Parting – “As You Go,” sung by the Go Janes Postlude