January 14, 2024
A Living Legacy: What Saves Us Now
Ninety-five years since Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born, what of his legacy lives on now in our lives and world? Drawing from an array of readings by Dr. King and contemporary movement leaders, we will engage his living legacy.
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Order of Service
Prelude:
Welcome: Rev. Dr. Robin Tanner, Lead Ministry Team
Hymn: Oh I Woke Up This Morning, traditional spiritual: Rosena Hill Jackson and Misa Iwama
Chalice Lighting: Cathy Bataille, Worship Associate
Reading: Excerpt November, 1954: Transformed Nonconformist read by Chris Budin, Beacon Membership Coordinator
Time For All Ages: The Greatest Word in the English Language, Dr. Tuli Patel, Lead Ministry Team
Candle Lighting: Kit Stinson (9:30 service) and Shawn Jordan (11 service)
Music: Precious Lord by Thomas A. Dorsey
Reading: Excerpt March 1963: Shattered Dreams read byCathy Bataille
Prayer
Testimonial: Chris Budin
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Offertory: Shed a Little Light by James Taylor
Reading: Excerpt April 3, 1968: I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
Homily: A Living Legacy: What Saves Us Now
Hymn #169 We Shall Overcome
Benediction: Rev. Dr. Robin Tanner
Postlude
Additional Beacon Staff & Volunteers who made this service possible:
Live Stream Technician: Will Cisco
Chat Host: Mia Morse
Board Greeter: Barbara Heisler
Welcome Team: 9:30 Dick Muldoon; Suzanne Wagner 11:00 Stephanie Szarek; Michael Szarek
Audio Tech: Riley Yau