All are invited to join us for our Oakwood Manor Annual Interfaith Memorial Service to remember residents who have died in 2020-2021.
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Meeting ID: 818 1400 8055
Passcode: 478451
Oakwood Manor Interfaith Memorial Service
Welcome
We gather today to remember our loved ones who have passed this year. We give thanks for them and for the many good memories of their time with us.
In this Remembrance Service, we comfort one another with stories and precious memories of our loved ones.
Listen now to this beautiful song called Holy Angels by Sara Thomsen
Poem by Marge Piercy
Look around us, search above us, below, behind.
We stand in a great web of being joined together.
Let us praise, let us love the life we are given.
Time flows through us like water.
The past and the dead speak through us.
We breathe our children’s children, blessing.
Blessed is the earth from which we grow,
blessed the life we are lent,
blessed the ones who teach us,
blessed the ones we teach,
blessed is the light,
blessed is the darkness
but blessed above all else is peace
which bears the fruits of knowledge
on strong branches.
Peace that bears joy into the world,
peace that enables love, peace over each of us,
everywhere, blessed and holy is peace.
Adapted from Kadish Poem by Marge Piercy
Psalm 23: God is my shepherd, I shall not want.
All: God is my shepherd, I shall not want.
O my Beloved, You are my shepherd,
I shall not want;
You bring me to green pastures for rest
And lead me beside still waters
Renewing my spirit;
You restore my soul.
You lead me in the path of goodness
To follow Love’s way.
All: God is my shepherd, I shall not want.
Even though I walk through the
Valley of the shadow and of death,
I am not afraid;
For You are ever with me;
Your rod and your staff
They guide me,
They give me strength and comfort.
You prepare a table before me
In the presence of all my fears;
You bless me with oil, my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me
All the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the heart of the Beloved forever.
Amen.
Translation by Nan Merrill, Praying the Psalms
New Testament: Gospel: John 14:1-3
Don't let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God;
In God's house there are many dwelling places;
Otherwise, how could I have told you that I was going to prepare a place for you? I am indeed going to prepare a place for you
And then I will come back to take you, that where I am, there you may be as well.
Tribute
Loving God, we remember those who have passed since 2019. We pray that they may rest in eternal light and everlasting peace. We carry them in our hearts forever. Amen.
Family, friends, community light a candle and share a thought, prayer, poem, song or brief story in remembrance.
At the conclusion of each tribute, we pray together:
All: Loving God, we remember the blessings that (person's name) brought to us.
Benediction
Our hearts are a bit broken even as we are also grateful for the many ways over the years that our loved ones graced our lives.
They enriched the human fabric of our days.
May their spirits know a peace unburdened by earthly pain and trial.
May they be blissfully enfolded in the synchrony of All Creation
May they be at rest, embraced in unending love, forever and ever, Amen.
Closing Song: When the Saints Go Marching In
This Service was created by Bridget Mary Meehan and Mary Theresa Streck
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