Friends, Every ten years they do an inter-faith service on Earth and Climate in Old South Church at Copley Square. I get invited to recite Hindu scriptures at the event. It is tomorrow (10/3) at 3 PM. You can join if you like. Attaching the program Best regards, Bijoy
*Love. Earth. Justice.* *A Multifaith Service of Prayer, Celebration, and Light* *Old South Church in Boston* *Sunday, October 3, 2021* *3 p.m.* *Prelude* “Wake, Now, My Senses” (Traditional Irish) *Processional “*Here I Am, Lord” by Daniel Laurent Schutte *“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ * *And I said, ‘Here am I; send me.’”*—Isaiah 6:8 *Invoking the Spirit* Rev. Dr. Nancy S. Taylor *Welcome and Land Acknowledgment *Rev. Fred Small *Call to Prayer * Imam Ibrahim Sayar *Hymn *For the Beauty of the Earth (See insert.) * Please rise in body or in spirit.* *A Litany of Sorrow *Rev. Vernon K. Walker United Nations Environmental Sabbath The people respond: “We have forgotten who we are.” *Wampanoag Prayer and Song *Hartman Deetz *Lament for Creation *Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas *Song of Lament *Robert A. Jonas “Kojo No Tsuki,” performed on the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) *Meditation *Yenkuei Chuang *Singing Together* Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman “More Waters Rising” by Saro Lynch * Please rise in body or in spirit.* *Prayers *Dr. Bijoy Misra *Sermon * Rev. Traci Blackmon *Prayer *Sister Tess Browne *Offertory *Old South Church Jazz Ensemble *The offering will be shared equally between GreenRoots* *and the Faith in Action Campaign of Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light.* *A Litany of Healing *Rev. Vernon K. Walker United Nations Environmental Sabbath The people respond: “We join with the earth and with each other.” *Singing Together* Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman “The Tide Is Rising” by Shoshana Meira Friedman & Yotam Schachter *Please rise in body or in spirit.* *Benediction* Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas *Postlude * Mitchell Crawford *We respectfully ask that no photographs be taken during times of prayer*. *Worship Leaders and Musicians* *Marie-Thérèse “Tess” Browne* Sisters of Charity of Nazareth *Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas* Missioner for Creation Care for the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts and the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ; Advisor for Creation Care for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts *Dr. Yenkuei Chuang* Everyday Mindfulness Everywhere *Mitchell Crawford* Minister of Music, Old South Church in Boston *Hartman Deetz* Enrolled Member, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe *Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman* Director of Professional Development, Hebrew College, and Rabbinic Ambassador, Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action *Dr. Robert A. Jonas* Director, The Empty Bell, Northampton *Dr. Bijoy Misra* President, India Discovery Center *Old South Church Jazz Ensemble* Kelly Lopez, *vocals * Doug Rich, *bass* Willie Sordillo, *saxophone* Carolyn Wilkins, *piano* *Imam Ibrahim Sayar* Staff Chaplain, Boston Children’s Hospital *Rev. Fred Small* Policy Director, Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light *Rev. Dr. Nancy S. Taylor* Senior Minister, Old South Church in Boston *Rev. Vernon K. Walker* Senior Program Manager, Communities Responding to Extreme Weather *Verger* *Ted Wade* *Greeter* *???* *Ushers* *Shayna Gleason MaryAnn Lape* *??? ???* *Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light (massipl.org <http://massipl.org>) is grateful to our cosponsors:* *Boston Catholic Climate Movement (* catholicclimatemovement.global/chapters/boston) * Climate Crisis Task Force of Old South Church (oldsouth.org/climate-crisis <http://oldsouth.org/climate-crisis>) Environmental Ministries Team of the Southern New England Conference, * * United Church of Christ (sneucc.org/environmental-ministries <http://sneucc.org/environmental-ministries>) * *Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts (diocesewma.org <http://diocesewma.org>)* * Faith Communities Environmental Network (capecodclimate.org/faith <http://capecodclimate.org/faith>) **Jewish Climate Action Network* <https://www.jewishclimate.org/> (jewishclimate.org) * St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Falmouth (stbarnabasfalmouth.org <http://stbarnabasfalmouth.org>) UU Mass Action (uumassaction.org <http://uumassaction.org>)* We are thankful for the generous support of the staff and volunteers of Old South Church in Boston, especially the Climate Crisis Task Force, Mitchell Crawford, Jamie Garuti, Helen McCrady, Rev. Katherine A. Schofield, Willie Sordillo, and Rev. Dr. Nancy S. Taylor. For more information about GreenRoots: greenrootschelsea.org For more information about MassIPL’s Faith in Action Campaign: massipl.org/mobilize
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