Gather the Spirit

Ceremony of Ordination and Installation

Of Mark Peters Ward

As Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville

February 6, 2005 in Asheville, NC.

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Prelude

Selections of Bach, Faure, Vaughan Williams, Debussy and others.

Alice Chapman-Oboe/English Horn, Lenora Thom-Piano

Processional Hymn

#358 Rank by Rank Again We Stand

Welcome

Beth Lazer, President of UUCA Board of Trustees

Chalice Lighting

Linda Bair, Chair of the Search Committee

Greetings

The Rev. Joe Hoffman

Pastor of First Congregational United Church of Christ

Qiyamah Rahman

District Executive of Thomas Jefferson District

Choral Anthem

Jubilate, K. 117 (“O Be Joyful”)–Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Responsive Reading

#654 Impassioned Clay

Ralph N. Helverson

Spoken Reflection

Entering the Ministry

The Rev. Lisa Ward

Musical Reflection

We Rise Again–J. Kline

Scott Ward-Voice and piano

Sermon

The Church and the Salvation of the World

The Rev. David Bumbaugh

Act of Ordination

Presentation of Gift

Beth Lazer and Linda Bair

Prayer of Ordination

The Rev. Cynthia Ward

Choral Anthem

Choose Something Like a Star

Randall Thompson

Act of Installation

Hymn

#347 Gather the Spirit

Charge to the Minister

The Rev. Michael Schuler

Charge to the Congregation

The Rev. Joan Kahn-Schneider

Offertory

Alicia Chapman-Oboe/English horn

Lenora Thom-Piano

Right Hand of Fellowship

The Rev. Chris Buice

Recessional Hymn

#139 Wonder Still the World Shall Witness

Benediction

The Rev. Mark Ward

Postlude

Concerto in B-flat Major, Georg Phillip Telemann

Amy Cherry-Trumpet

Lenora Thom-Piano