Thirteenth ANNUAL WORLD SABBATH
Greater New Mount Moriah
Missionary Baptist Church 586 Owen Street, Detroit
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29th, 2012
After Glow 5:30- 6:30 PM
World Sabbath Service 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Gathering Music Greater New Mount Moriah Choir “Senior Inspirational Voices” (3:45 – 4:10 PM), Elder Herman Harris, Musician
Processional (4:00 – 4:10 pm)
Sounding of the shofar - Noam Kimelman, Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
Muslim Call to Prayer – Abdul Gafar Salakoh, Detroit Muslim Center
Welcome The Rev. Sandra Kay Gordon, Greater New Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church
First Prayer for Peace in the Sikh Tradition – Simren Singh, Raag Dhanasaree, By the Fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev ji
You are the Giver, O Lord, O Cherisher, my Master, my Husband Lord
Each and every moment, You cherish and nurture me; I am Your child, and I rely upon You alone.
I have only one tongue – which of Your Glorious Virtues can I describe?
Unlimited, infinite Lord and Master – no one knows Your limits.
You destroy millions of my sins, and teach me in so many ways.
I am so ignorant – I understand nothing at all. Please honor Your innate nature, and save me!
I see Your Sanctuary – You are my only hope. You are my companion, and my best friend.
Save me, O Merciful Saviour Lord; Nanak is the slave of Your home.
Worship Through Dance: Joyful Praise Dance and Mime Ministry from Greater New Mount Moriah: Ashley Carrington, Kierra Flowers (Coordinator), Krisseanna Alexander, and Kristiana Flowers
Second Prayer for Peace in the Soka Gakkai Buddhist Tradition, Laurent Schiratti and Karima Ullah
Worship Through Dance: Traditional Aztec Conchero Dancers from All Saints Parish in Detroit
This traditional Mexican dance – using conch shells, drums, and incense – began over 500 years ago when the Spanish Conquistadores were attacking the Aztec people. In the midst of the battle a cross appeared in the sky and the Aztecs immediately took it to signify the presence of God. At that point they lay down their weapons and made peace. The dance invites all people to praise God present in the four cardinal points of our world (which signifies God present in ALL places).
Third prayer for Peace in the Baha’i Tradition – Raha Richardson
Fourth Prayer for Peace in the Native American Tradition – The American Indian Health and Family Services: Dream Seekers Youth Program: Danielle Newsome, Daniel Newsome, Devon Leonard, K’won Weaver, Michael Miles, Miya Miles, Joya Mahone, Heaven Robinson, Anthony Kimbrough, Tiara Lewis
Worship Through Dance: Devotional Dance to a Bhajan (hymn) in Sanskrit, the language of the Hindu scripture. Shruti Avutapalli, Vaidehi Dongre, and Shreekari Tadepalli.
This hymn is singing praises to the Supreme Divine Being in all forms/names such as Ishwara and Allah. This bhajan was a favorite of Mahatma Gandhi.
Worship Through Dance: The Jain Study Class - Aditi Bhandari, Tanvi Doshi, Vira Mehta, Mahee Doshi, Shikha Lakhani, Anagha Shah, Siddharth Lakhani. Dance is choreographed by Ami Lakhani.
This Jain dance is a prayer to God, who is rid of all Ego and Attachment, extolling the virtues by which we should live our lives. It is a reminder of the path He has shown, that of Truth, Non-violence, Equanimity, and Charity. Let us pray that each one of us be blessed and have the strength to follow the path He has shown.
Fifth Prayer for Peace in the Jewish Tradition – Tiffany Green, Cantorial Soloist at Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield, and Anna Brooks, Temple Israel, W. Bloomfield
Musical Selection: Song and Spirit Duo – Maggid Steve Klaper and Brother Al Mascia, “One Love” and “Make Me An Instrument of Your Peace”
Presentation of Peace Award by Rev. Rod Reinhart to Maggid Steve Klaper and Brother Al Mascia
BROTHER AL MASCIA, OFM, is a Franciscan Friar of the St. John the Baptist Province. The Franciscan heritage is a veritable treasure trove of
poetic, imaginative and lyrical ways of preaching and living the Gospel. As Brother Al travels from place to place singing old melodies as well as his own story-songs, he has the joy of ministering as did his Franciscan ancestors of old when they went about as ioculatores Domini, or minstrels of God! In this way, he stays wonderfully connected to an ancient spiritual narrative. Brother Al is currently in residence at St. Aloysius Friary in the heart of downtown Detroit. He runs the Canticle Cafe, a tricycle-based service for the hungry and homeless in Detroit six times a week at the public bus terminal on Cass Avenue just north of Michigan Avenue.
MAGGID STEVE KLAPER is a Jewish troubadour – a spiritual storyteller, minstrel and teacher. (Maggid is the traditional title for a Jewish inspirational speaker or preacher.) Drawing on over 30 years experience as a professional musician, Steve infuses traditional Jewish teachings with mystical chant and melodies, wide-ranging stories and teachings from a variety of traditions. As a weaver of spiritual melodies and a teller of sacred tales, Steve takes you on a journey that is engaging and contemporary – and yet reminiscent of an old, sacred place that feels somehow familiar.
Song and Spirit promotes greater understanding among people of diverse religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds through music, art, cultural
programs, dialogue and study. This cultural and spiritual exchange advances the realization of Justice and World Peace.
In the words of Steve Klaper and Brother Al Mascia, “When we experience another’s culture, their music, rituals, beliefs — we come to understand that there are no others — we are all one people seeking the same human relationships, grappling with the same Divine Mysteries.” Song and Spirit provides a focus for creating a deep and meaningful connection between peace-making and compassionate action, a larger goal that resonates naturally with all people of faith who seek to build on a tradition of service, and a commitment to “…act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with
your God.” In doing so, Steve and Brother Al link a Christian commitment to peace, social justice and the integrity of creation with the Franciscan charisma of serving the poor, marginalized and outcast; they also link the Union for Reform Judaism’s (URJ) Interfaith Outreach initiative with the overarching Jewish Social Action imperative of tikkun olam (repairing the world). In these ways, they seek to further the quest for true Shalom, from the Hebrew root shaleim – wholeness, completeness. More than just the absence of strife, they seek a Peace that heals a broken world, which completes that which has been left undone.
Acknowledgements -Gail Katz, Chair of the World Sabbath
Offertory Appeal: The Rev. Ken Flowers of Greater New Mount Moriah (Checks can be made out to The Interfaith Leadership Council ( a 501(c)3) with World Sabbath written on the memo line. Music by the Senior Inspirational Voices
Interfaith Pledge – clergy and audience
We pledge ourselves this day in the name of all we hold holy to raise our voices in the cause of peace. No longer shall we remain silent when armies march and children die; while dictators lay the blame on God. No longer shall we remain silent when religious and political leaders use religion as an excuse for bloodshed or claim faith as a reason for war. We shall raise our voices when prejudice and persecution are blamed on God. We shall raise our voices when scriptures are twisted. We shall raise our voices to proclaim that the highest words of every faith call us to build a world of tolerance, justice, faithfulness, and peace. We shall build a world where all may know that our faith calls us to be builders of peace, not makers of war. And this we pledge: Salaam, Shalom, Shanti, Peace.
Sixth Prayer for Peace in the ZoroastrianTradition – Sanaya Irani
Musical Selection: Children of Peace ”We are Children of Peace” led by the Imani Choir, Greater New Mount Moriah, Carmen Willingham, Director
Seventh Prayer for Peace in the Quaker Tradition – (moment of silence), Peter Dale, Samantha Smith and Samantha Savage
Announcements by Father Henry Sands
Passing of the Peace Banner to Padma Kuppa, Bharatiya Temple, Troy
Interfaith Blessing – The Rev. Kenneth Flowers
Closing Song – Let There Be Peace on Earth – waving of the colored banners – Senior Inspirational Voices
Recessional – Dave Martin, Bagpiper
The 2013 World Sabbath will be held on Sunday, January 27th at 4:00 PM at the Bharatiya Temple in Troy.
Afterglow will follow the World Sabbath service in the Banquet Center!!
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