april 12, 2026

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Boon Lin Ngeo

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Prelude:    Ricard Harper

Chalice Lighting: 

The chalice we light is a symbol of our faith.

It binds us together as one people:

a reminder that our strength is in our shared hope for the world,

and that our common work is the creation of Beloved Community

among ourselves and in the world. 

Opening Hymn:     Come, Sing a Song with Me         SLT.   346                 

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship:  

 Friends, we know what God desires of us:

That we do justice, and love kindness, and walk humbly with God.

We gather this morning to remind each other about that,

To remember that now is always the right time to do these things.

So with thanks in our hearts, let us worship God.

Prayer of Invocation:   

First Sacred Reading     Luke 18:9-14   

⁹ He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: ¹⁰ “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. ¹¹ The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ¹² I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.’ ¹³ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven but was beating his breast and saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ ¹⁴ I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other, for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Passing of the Peace 

Sharing of Our Joys & Concerns

Prayers of the People/Pastoral Prayer

Offering & Doxology:    We Give You But Your Own – NCH    785 

We give you but your own, what e'er the gift may be; All that we have is yours alone, we give it gratefully

Second Sacred Reading:     Adi Shankaracharya

Brahman alone is real, the world is appearance, and the individual self is not different from Brahman.

Hymn of Reflection:     I Know This Rose Will Open          SLT    396         

Sermon:        Not Two: Oneness in God         

Closing Hymn:       I’m On My Way    SLT    116

Benediction:                           Rev. Dr. Boon Lin Ngeo

Postlude:                                Ricard Harper                

All Souls Bethlehem Church

An Open and Affirming Congregation

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Boon Lin Ngeo

Ministers: All Members of ASBC

Minister Emeritus: Rev. Bill Nye 

First Time Visitor?  

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and be our guest at the gathering following the service!

Interested in “Official” Church Membership?  

Please speak with Council President Raquel Irizarry about our next New Member gathering!  

An All-inclusive, Welcoming Community of Faith

born from the traditions of the:

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United Church of Christ - www.UCC.org

Unitarian Universalist Association - www.UUA.org 

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