Photo Credit: Kala Wilkins
“Value Is a Verb"
April 21, 2024, at 10:00am
In Person at the Chapel at South Church, 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, and via Zoom
Prelude Prelude No. 1 by George Gershwin
Welcome and Announcements Denise Woodin, Board Member of the Week
Chalice Lighting
Opening Words excerpt from “Brazil: TIAA-CREF and Land Grabbing” in Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, 2/28/22
Gathering Song Gather the Spirit (#347)
Candles of Joy and Concern A time for a brief sharing of personal joys and concerns.
Offering and Offertory Lyric Piece: “Gade” by Edvard Grieg
If you are online and wish to give to FUSW, after the service please go to https://www.fusw.org/giving.html. A link will also be placed in the chat at the end of the service.
Reading excerpt from “More Wall Street Firms Flip-Flop on Climate Pledges,”
New York Times, 2/20/24.
Sermon “Value Is a Verb” – Rev. Arlin Roy
Hymn The Fire of Commitment (#1028)
Interlude fr. Piano Concerto in A minor by Robert Schumann
Personal Reflections A time for brief sharing about how today’s worship has made a difference for you.
Closing Hymn Once to Every Soul and Nation (#119)
Closing Words and
Chalice Extinguishing Rev. Arlin Roy
Welcome and Announcements Denise Woodin, Board Member of the Week
Chalice Lighting
Opening Words excerpt from “Brazil: TIAA-CREF and Land Grabbing” in Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, 2/28/22
Gathering Song Gather the Spirit (#347)
Candles of Joy and Concern A time for a brief sharing of personal joys and concerns.
Offering and Offertory Lyric Piece: “Gade” by Edvard Grieg
If you are online and wish to give to FUSW, after the service please go to https://www.fusw.org/giving.html. A link will also be placed in the chat at the end of the service.
Reading excerpt from “More Wall Street Firms Flip-Flop on Climate Pledges,”
New York Times, 2/20/24.
Sermon “Value Is a Verb” – Rev. Arlin Roy
Hymn The Fire of Commitment (#1028)
Interlude fr. Piano Concerto in A minor by Robert Schumann
Personal Reflections A time for brief sharing about how today’s worship has made a difference for you.
Closing Hymn Once to Every Soul and Nation (#119)
Closing Words and
Chalice Extinguishing Rev. Arlin Roy
Thank you to everyone who helped with today’s service!
Rev. Arlin Roy
Music: Alan Murray
Remote Tech: Matthew Clowney
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We respectfully acknowledge that the Rivertowns stand on the unceded territory of the Munsee, Lenape, and Wappinger peoples.
Our Zoom session will stay open for coffee hour after service until 12:00pm.
Click here to join our online worship service via Zoom, or call 646-558-8656,
Meeting ID: 921 3956 4302, Passcode: 266397
Rev. Arlin Roy
Music: Alan Murray
Remote Tech: Matthew Clowney
________________________________________________________
We respectfully acknowledge that the Rivertowns stand on the unceded territory of the Munsee, Lenape, and Wappinger peoples.
Our Zoom session will stay open for coffee hour after service until 12:00pm.
Click here to join our online worship service via Zoom, or call 646-558-8656,
Meeting ID: 921 3956 4302, Passcode: 266397
Gather the Spirit (#347)
Gather the spirit, harvest the power.
Our sep’rate fires will kindle one flame.
Witness the mystery of this hour.
Our trials in this light appear all the same.
(Chorus)
Gather in peace, gather in thanks.
Gather in sympathy now and then.
Gather in hope, compassion and strength.
Gather to celebrate once again.
Gather the spirit of heart and mind.
Seeds for the sowing are laid in store.
Nurtured in love, and conscience refined,
with body and spirit united once more.
(Chorus)
Gather the spirit growing in all,
drawn by the moon and fed by the sun.
Winter to spring, and summer to fall,
the chorus of life resounding as one.
(Chorus)
The Fire of Commitment (#1028)
From the light of days remembered burns a beacon bright and clear
Guiding hands and hearts and spirits Into faith set free from fear.
Chorus:
When the fire of commitment sets our mind and soul a blaze
When our hunger and our passion meet to call us on our way
When we live with deep assurance of the flame that burns within,
Then our promise finds fulfillment and our future can begin.
From the stories of our living rings a song both brave and free,
Calling pilgrims still to witness to the life of liberty.
Chorus
From the dreams of youthful vision comes a new, prophetic voice,
Which demands a deeper justice built by our courageous choice
Chorus
Once to Every Soul and Nation (#119)
Once to every soul and nation comes the moment to decide,
in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side:
then to stand with truth is noble, when we share its wretched crust;
ere that cause bring fame and profit, and ‘tis prosperous to be just.
Though the cause of evil prosper, yet ‘tis truth alone is strong;
though its portion be the scaffold, and upon the throne be wrong.
Then it is the brave one chooses, while the coward stands aside,
till the multitude make virtue of the faith they have denied.
Gather the spirit, harvest the power.
Our sep’rate fires will kindle one flame.
Witness the mystery of this hour.
Our trials in this light appear all the same.
(Chorus)
Gather in peace, gather in thanks.
Gather in sympathy now and then.
Gather in hope, compassion and strength.
Gather to celebrate once again.
Gather the spirit of heart and mind.
Seeds for the sowing are laid in store.
Nurtured in love, and conscience refined,
with body and spirit united once more.
(Chorus)
Gather the spirit growing in all,
drawn by the moon and fed by the sun.
Winter to spring, and summer to fall,
the chorus of life resounding as one.
(Chorus)
The Fire of Commitment (#1028)
From the light of days remembered burns a beacon bright and clear
Guiding hands and hearts and spirits Into faith set free from fear.
Chorus:
When the fire of commitment sets our mind and soul a blaze
When our hunger and our passion meet to call us on our way
When we live with deep assurance of the flame that burns within,
Then our promise finds fulfillment and our future can begin.
From the stories of our living rings a song both brave and free,
Calling pilgrims still to witness to the life of liberty.
Chorus
From the dreams of youthful vision comes a new, prophetic voice,
Which demands a deeper justice built by our courageous choice
Chorus
Once to Every Soul and Nation (#119)
Once to every soul and nation comes the moment to decide,
in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side:
then to stand with truth is noble, when we share its wretched crust;
ere that cause bring fame and profit, and ‘tis prosperous to be just.
Though the cause of evil prosper, yet ‘tis truth alone is strong;
though its portion be the scaffold, and upon the throne be wrong.
Then it is the brave one chooses, while the coward stands aside,
till the multitude make virtue of the faith they have denied.
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