I was invited to talk about my personal faith practice as someone who has for the last 15 years been an active member of the Hare Krishna community in Winnipeg. I am going to talk about that, but I decided to frame it within the story of my “faith journey”, how I came to my current faith practice, and the role that music and sacred sound has had in shaping my spiritual evolution through life.
Service Leader: Daniel Clark
Service Coordinator: Jill Moats
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Order of Service
Centering Thought
We’ve all experienced the sensation of being moved by powerful music…These experiences give you just a taste of the powerful effect mantra and mantra chanting can have on your life. Whereas a song can transform your mood, mantra chanting can transform your very existence.
— The Himalayan Yoga Institute
Centering Music
Raghupati (traditional Hindu hymn)
Daniel Clark
Chalice Lighting
Adapted from Shawn Trapp
Jill Moats
Opening Words
Bhakti Music, from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Daniel Clark
Gathering Hymn
#92 Mysterious Presence, Source of All
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
Jill Moats
Affirmation
Love Is the Spirit
Joys and Sorrows
led by Jill Moats
Pastoral Hymn
#1059 May Your Life Be As a Song (sung seated)
Reading
Mantra Chanting Heals and Connects, by Annemarie Mal
Jill Moats
Words for Offering
We Give, by Kristin Collins
Jill Moats
Offering
Our Share the Plate Partner for July and August is Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities (MLPD).
The offering will be gratefully received, during or after the service. Donation options are at this link.
Offertory
Rosebud, composed and played by Octavia MacIsaac
Hymn
#197 There Are Numerous Strings
Meditation
Prayer in a Time of Awe, by Maureen Killoran
Jill Moats
Sermon
Sacred Sound, by Daniel Clark
Closing Hymn
#148 Let Freedom Span Both East and West
Announcements
Jill Moats
Closing Words
by Amy Zucker Morgenstern
Jill Moats
Chalice Extinguishing
Carry the Flame
Gratitude
Gratitude to all who made this service happen, including
- Leader: Daniel Clark
- Coordinator: Jill Moats
- Music: Daniel Clark and Octavia MacIsaac (piano), Debby Lake (lyrics coordination, hymn consultation), Esther Kathryn and Kelvin Seifert (hymn consultation), Ashlyn Noble (lyrics slides)
- Music for Affirmation: Composed by P.J. Buchan
- Coordinator Lifespan Religious Exploration (CLRE): Ana Castañeda Aguilera
- Childcare: Paulina Hernandez
- Tech Team: Arthur Burstow, Vladymyr Martynov, Ashlyn Noble, Jessica Hamm, Nathalie Waite, Ihor Pushkar
- Ushers: Cheryl Simmonds, Janet Toews, and others
- Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen, Jessica Hamm
- Greeter: Paula Keirstead and others
- Hospitality: Janet Toews, Marian Siemens, and others
- Chalice Sculptor & Banner Designer: Jo’Anne Kelly
- Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
- Share the Plate committee: Sara Allen, Lynn Clark, Paula Keirstead, Diane Pearce
- Pastoral Care: Rev Stefan Jonasson
- Website and office support: Nathalie Waite
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