November 26, 2023
Youth Sunday: Life is a lot like Bread!
Our annual service led by Beacon youth which considers all the lessons that breads (of all sorts!) teaches us. We will share our annual bread communion with the richness of youthful wisdom.
Join the conversation on Beacon’s Slack channel #sundaychat.
Order of Service
Prelude
Welcome led by Abigale Laney and Elías Alderman
Hymn #1024 When the Spirit Says Do ~ led by Elise Hinrichs and Essa McGowan
Sung Chalice Lighting: #362 Rise Up, O Flame
Introduction to our Annual Bread Communion ~ Croissants and Donuts: Sameer Kuriyan, Abigale Laney and Essa McGowan
Hymn #407 We’re Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table
Reflections Part I featuring Elías Alderman, Jonah Cymbala, Andrea Duran Rodon and Maya
Testimonial from Sameer Kuriyan
Offering: There are three ways to give to Beacon’s mission of radical inclusion, feeding the human spirit and healing the world.
Online giving through Vanco: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-ZAE0/home
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Make a check payable to Beacon. Mail to 4 Waldron Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
Offertory: “Blackbird” by Paul McCartney, Phoenix Rydzewski on guitar
Bread Communion ~ led by Rev. Dr. Robin Tanner and emilie boggis, Lead Ministry Team
Reading: “Bread” by Richard Levine, read by Suzanne Wagner
Candle Lighting ~ led by Lucy Boggis, Henry McCann, and Hannah Schell, Youth Chaplains
Hymn #1002 Comfort Me
Reflections Part II featuring Elías Alderman, Jonah Cymbala, Andrea Duran Rodon and Maya
Hymn: #1064 Blue Boat Home
Benediction
Postlude
Additional Beacon Staff & Volunteers who made this service possible:
Live Stream Technician: Will Cisco
Audio Technician: Riley Yau
Board Greeter: Barbara Heisler (9:30 AM); Kathleen Grant (11 AM)
Welcome Team: Dick Muldoon (9:30 AM); Suzanne Wagner & Rhoda Climenhaga (11 AM)