Guest Speaker Standard Order of Service

Our standard order of service for guest speakers is below. Visiting clergy tend to do many parts of the service. Guest speakers from other organizations tend to provide only the message of the morning but may choose to do other parts of the service as well.

Ringing of the Bell

Prelude

Special Music

Introduction of Guest Speaker
(The worship assistant does this.)

Opening Words
(Either the worship assistant or guest speaker may do this.)

Hymn

Lighting the Chalice
(The worship assistant does this.)

Welcome and Special Announcements
(The worship assistant does this.)

Meet and Greet Your Neighbor
(The worship assistant does this.)

Offering and Offertory
(The worship assistant does this.)

Candles of Joy and Sorrow
(The worship assistant does this.)

Meditation
(Either the worship assistant or the guest speaker may do this.)

Shared Silence

Hymn 

Reading(s)
(Either the worship assistant or the guest speaker may do this.)

Musical Meditation

Message of the Morning
(The guest speaker does this.)

Extinguishing the Chalice
(The worship assistant does this.)

Hymn

Closing Words
(Either the worship assistant or the guest speaker may do this.)