We are excited to invite you to a collaborative Pentecost Sunday service led by 13 communities of faith and UCC ministries in the Regina and surrounding areas. This service offers communion; if you wish to participate, please have the elements ready prior to the service.
You will find the lyrics to the hymns below where we invite you to sing along. The words for the Call and Response are also included; the responses are bolded.
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Hymn "Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us" VU 198
Westminster United Church
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐎 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭, 𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬,
𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫;
𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧,
𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫.
𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,
𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞,
𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝'𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧.
𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐡𝐬
𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬;
𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝟏𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰'𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲,
𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐎 𝐆𝐨𝐝, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡'𝐬 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲
𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲,
𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐬,
𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐎 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭, 𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬,
𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞.
𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮,
𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞.
𝐆𝐨𝐝, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲, 𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭,
𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲!
𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐬
𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.
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LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE/PENTECOST FLAME &
CALL TO WORSHIP
Cindy Bourgeois, Wesley United Church
We light this candle as communities of Jesus the Christ
𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧
We gather as United Churches of Regina, separated but not alone, blown together by the Spirit on this Pentecost Day.
𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.
The Spirit, the Ruach Elohim, the breath of God vibrating over the face of the deep, breathing life into not life.
𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.
The Spirit, Pneuma, uncontrolled and uncontrollable blows where it chooses, and you feel it, but you do not know from where it comes or where it goes.
𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.
A mighty wind, tongues of fire, breathing life into a community called to be the church.
𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.
On this day of Pentecost we celebrate God’s presence in the Spirit as a community of communities.
𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧.
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Hymn "Give Me Oil In My Lamp"
Cam Fraser, Knox-Metropolitan United Church
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐩, 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠,
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐩, 𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲.
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐩, 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠,
𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ‘𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐚𝐲.
𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚! 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚!
𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠!
𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚! 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚!
𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠!
Additional verses…
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠.
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐱 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠…
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐮𝐤𝐞, 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠…
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝…
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠…
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RESPONSIVE READING Psalm 104 (Part 2), VU p. 827 with Sung Refrain
Diane Robinson and Don Monk, St. James United Church
Refrain
𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐎 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
O God, how manifold are your works!
𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥;
𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬. Refrain…
There lies the great and mighty Sea,
teeming with living things both great and small.
𝐔𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬,
𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭.
All these look to you,
to give them their food in due season.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐩.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝,
𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.
But when you hide your face they despair.
When you take away their breath, they die, and return to dust.
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧,
𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡. Refrain…
May your glory, O God, endure forever.
𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐎 𝐆𝐨𝐝, 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬.
When you look at the earth it trebles,
𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐞.
I will sing to God as long as I live.
𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠. Refrain…
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A NEW CREED led by Darrell Reine,
Westminster United Church
(We say together in unison)
𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.
𝐖𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝: 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡, 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭.
𝐖𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝.
𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡: 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬, 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐧, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞.
𝐈𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝.
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OFFERING: PRESENTING AND BLESSING OUR GIFTS
Joy Cowan and Diane Taylor-Neale
Heritage United Church
Sung Refrain: MV 191
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐝𝐨? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐲?
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐣𝐨𝐲. 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫.
𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞.
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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Peter Gilmer and Bonnie Morton
Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry
Spoken Refrain: God in your love… 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫.
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THE PRAYER OF JESUS
Vicki Nelson, Olive, Eva, and Rocco
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫/𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫/𝐆𝐨𝐝/𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫… 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧,
𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧. 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐬; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧.
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Hymn "Come Touch Our Hearts" MV 12 verses 1, 2, 5
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧,
𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞;
𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞,
𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮,
𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥;
𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬,
𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝,
𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞;
𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥,
𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞.
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THE SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
Led by Tricia Gerhard, Sunset United Church and
Lorna King, South Saskatchewan Hospital Chaplaincy
We Gather At the Table
Carrying a vision of creation healed and restored…
And so, knowing that all are welcome to participate in communion, Let us remember and celebrate together.
God is with us.
𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.
Christ is present here.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬.
Let us give thanks to God,
𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞.
Holy God of wind and fire…
On earth and in the heavens to give you praise
(spoken all together):
𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲, 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲, 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐝,
𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞!
𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲!
𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬!
𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡!
As we remember that moment when…
And so, gathered around our virtual table,
We share together the bread of life,
And the cup of love.
Let’s pray (all together):
𝐀𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬,
𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲, 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞,
𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐬
𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭,
𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤,
𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬,
𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭,
𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫,
𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.
𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧.
Breaking and Sharing of the Elements
People of God,
Let us share in this life giving,
Soul nurturing meal together.
This is the bread of life!
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝.
(Break bread and eat piece)
This is the cup of love!
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝.
(fill cup and drink)
Prayer After Communion (spoken all together):
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞,
𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝
𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥.
𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫,
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮.
𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐝
𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐞,
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝,
𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐬,
𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐬,
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮.
𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬.
𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧.
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Hymn: "Come O Holy Spirit" MV 23
Heritage United Church
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐎 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭, 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞;
𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞.
𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬:
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬’ 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞!
𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞!
𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦.
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧
𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰!
𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐚… (𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧)
𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭.
𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦;
𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬,
𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦. (𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐱𝟐)
𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝;
𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝.
𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬,
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧:
𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰! (𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐱𝟐)
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CLOSING SONG:
"I am Walking* the Path of Peace" MV 221
Adapted by Laura Sundberg
Roel Tolentino and family, St. James United Church
𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯-𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞,
𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯-𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞,
𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯-𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞,
𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.
𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯-𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞…
𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯-𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞…
* We are using “trav-ling” instead of “walking” to include people of all abilities.
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