Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance
Today’s service will be held indoors in the sanctuary as an in-person service and also live streamed at this link. Click on “live” for the live stream. Join us!
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Gathering Music Polly Dunford
Introduction to Service Rev. Dr. Steven Morgan
Community Notes Sarah Shumpert
Welcome and Announcements
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Opening Hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Hymnal #339
1) Lift every voice and sing till earth and heaven ring, ring with the harmonies of liberty.
Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies; let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us; sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us.
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
let us march on, till victory is won.
2) Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod, felt in the days when hope unborn had died.
Yet, with a steady beat, have not our weary feet come to the place for which our parents sighed?
We have come over a place that with tears has been watered; we have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered, out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
3) God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, thou who hast brought us thus far on the way; thou who hast by thy might led us into the light, keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met thee; lest our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee; shadowed beneath thy hand may we forever stand, true to our God, true to our native land.
Reading Quotations of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
"We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long,
but it bends toward justice." (At the Washington National Cathedral, March 31, 1968)
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness,;
only love can do that." (Strength to Love, 1963)
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.
This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."
(Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Oslo, Norway, 1964)
"Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights.
You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in." (March for Integrated Schools, April 18, 1959)
"I oppose the war In Vietnam because I love America. I speak out against it not in anger but with anxiety and sorrow in my heart,
and above all with a passionate desire to see our beloved country stand as a moral example of the world." (Anti-War Conference, Los Angeles, California, February 26, 1967)
"If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional.
Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective." (Christmas sermon, Atlanta, Georgia, 1967)
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.
Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
(Letter from Birmingham, Alabama jail, April 16, 1963)
"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds,
and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits."
(Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Oslo, Norway, 1964)
"It is not enough to say 'We must not wage war.' It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.”
We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war, but the positive affirmation of peace."
(Anti-War Conference, Los Angeles, California, February 25, 1967)
"Every nation must now develop an overriding loyalty to mankind
as a whole in order to preserve the best in their individual societies."
(In New York City, April 4, 1967)
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension;
it is the presence of justice." (1967 “Nonviolence and Racial Justice” article the The Christian Culture)
"No, no, we are not satisfied,
and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream"."I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
Song of Prophecy “Abraham, Martin, and John”
The Voice of Dr. King’s calling for the Spirit of Amos
Reflections Sarah Shumpert
Message The Prophetic Spirit of Amos in Drama
Ordination and Installation of Elders Rev. Nancy Blakely
Presentation of Elders Elect
Constitutional Questions
Prayer and Laying on of Hands
Charge and Welcome
Communion Gathering at the Table Rev. Nancy Blakely
The Great Thanksgiving
Sharing the Bread and Cup
Prayer After Communion
Closing Hymn “We Shall Overcome” Hymnal #379
1) We shall overcome; we shall overcome; we shall overcome someday.
Refrain: O, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome someday!
2) We’ll walk hand in hand; we’ll walk hand in hand; we’ll walk hand in hand someday. Refrain
3) We shall all be free; we shall all be free; we shall all be free someday. Refrain
4) We shall live in peace; we shall live in peace; we shall live in peace someday.
Refrain
Shalom (meaning - “May you be well and whole and in communion with all creation.”)
Shalom, my friends, Shalom, my friends, Shalom, Shalom.
Till we meet again, Till we meet again, Shalom, Shalom. ******************************
Session meets following worship service.
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Calendar of Service -
January 25 - PFLAG; Worship Committee meets following worship
February 1 - David Johnson; 1st Sunday Potluck
February 8 - Rev. Dr. Steven Morgan
February 15 - Khalid Imam - Muslim leader
February 22 - Rev. Tricia Lytle
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Bible Study has reconvened on Mondays at 6:30 pm through Zoom. The new topic is The Origins of Christianity as a historical and theological study. If you’d like to be added to the Zoom invite list, contact Cynthia at cynthiakwarner@mac.com.
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Immigration Workshop: On Thursday, January 22, First Baptist Church in Pendleton (FBCP) will host a workshop where local community experts will present immigration solutions that welcome immigrants and refugees as neighbors without harming the interests of American citizens. This workshop will be from 6 PM to 8 PM in the Fellowship Hall of FBCP. The workshop is free and parking is easy!
More details are here: https://immigrationbridges.
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Choir practice for the Lenten season will start on Sunday, January 25, at 9:25 in the choir room. New members are welcome. Please come a few minutes early to get your music. See you there! Polly
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The next Campus Edge Concert (CEC) at Saint Andrew Catholic Church will take place on Sunday, January 25 at 3:00. The concert will be presented by Petrie Winds, a faculty quintet in residence at Converse College in Spartanburg and is free. This woodwind quintet plays both classical and contemporary arrangements. Saint Andrew's Church in Clemson is located at 209 Sloan St. in downtown Clemson and has plenty of free parking.
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Our next Meet and Eat gathering will be Wednesday, February 4, at 5:30 pm at Electric City Pizza in downtown Anderson.
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Al-Anon meets in the church building on Saturdays from 9:30-10:30. Volunteers have been asked to open and close the building for them.
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Coats and winter wear are still being collected for South Main Chapel and Mercy Center. If you have any that are very gently worn, please bring them in to church.
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Please remember to donate non-perishable food items to AIM (Anderson Interfaith Ministries). An extra item when you shop is a great help to others in our community.
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