September 7, 2025 You Belong Here: A Homecoming Celebration Reverend Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: Lynne Turvey Order of Service Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting The Spirit of Water by Katie Sivani Gelfand We light this chalice as a symbol of reunion. We reunite in this sanctuary to share the flow of our hearts with one another. We gather together in ritual to celebrate our fountains of joy to hold each other through storms of grief to guide one another through rapids of transformation to rest together on ponds of stillness. Together, we honor the spirit of water, its many forms, and its life-giving essence. Hymn 1000 Morning Has Come by J. Shelton Sharing Our Abundance Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X) Ingathering Ritual with Calling of Directions (Response: Hymn 389 Gathered Here. By P.A. Porter) Invitation to greet your neighbours Service Leader Reflection Video Sing Along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADNit5IXoeQ Swimming to the Other Side by P. Humphries – not recorded Candles of Joy and Concern Hymn 1007 There’s a River Flowing In My Soul. By P. Mayer and H. Prichard Message and Water Ceremony Hymn 1064 Blue Boat Home Extinguishing the Flame May The Waters Gathered Here by Susan Karlson May the Waters gathered here remind us of what each of us brings to this community and of the waters that nourished us before we were even born, that continue to give us sustenance and energy for our life journeys. and for all creatures on this earth. May we gratefully continue to swim to the other side. Benediction: Carry the Flame Postlude