What Can We Learn? October 9, 2025 Rev. Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: Jeff Bisanz Guest speaker: Whitney Haynes Order of Service Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting/Opening Words The Chalice of Our Being by Rev. Richard Gilbert “Each morning we must hold out the chalice of our being to receive, to carry, and give back.”—Dag Hammarskjold Each morning we hold out our chalice of being To be filled with the graces of life that abound— Air to breathe, food to eat, companions to love, Beauty to behold, art to cherish, causes to serve. They come in ritual procession, these gifts of life. Whether we deserve them we cannot know or say, For they are poured out for us. Our task is to hold steady the chalice of our being. We carry the chalice with us as we go, Either meandering aimlessly, Or with destination in our eye. We share its abundance if we have any sense, Reminding others as we remind ourselves Of the contents of the chalice we don’t deserve. Water from living streams fills it If only we hold it out faithfully. We give back, if we can, something of ourselves— Some love, some beauty, some grace, some gift. We give back in gratitude if we can Something like what is poured into our chalice of being— For those who abide with us and will follow. Each morning we hold out the chalice of our being, To receive, to carry, to give back. Hymn 1000 Morning Has Come by Jason Shelton Moment to Remember: Doug Eastwell Sharing Our Abundance Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X) Service Leader Reflection – Jeff Bisanz Hymn 299 Make Channels for the Streams of Love by R.C. French Presentation Whitney Haynes –Alberta Workers for Research and Education (AWARE), https://albertaworkers.org/ed4all Hymn 118 This Little Light African American Spiritual Meditation Meditation Music 1053 How Could Anyone by L. Roderick Candles of Joy and Concern Hymn 1014 Answering the Call of Love by Jason Shelton Extinguishing the Flame The practice of noticing continues… by Rev. Michelle Collins Our worship ends, but the practice of noticing continues. May you discover treasures hiding in tomorrow's ordinary moments: the warmth of morning coffee, a stranger's kindness, the miracle of lungs that breathe without asking. Go forth gathering what is already here. Benediction Carry the Flame Postlude