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About the Music The music for this service, which integrates Latinx and indigenous perspectives, was chosen to reference and honor values of the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. Lady Xøk is a Nu-Nueva music project mixing Indigenous instruments, electronic, acoustic, and experimental performance and multimedia installations. Front woman interdisciplinary artist Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra pulls from roots in Latin American Nueva Canción and American Blues. Members are Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra (vocals, piano, guitar) and Xilam Balam (bass, Indigenous instruments). Curandero is a Twin-Cities based sound-healing project whose music presents a fusion of pre-Columbian Indigenous instruments, house, and dance hall. Curandero's music brings together traditional indigenous instrumentation and rhythms of Mesoamerica (Mexico) with electronic DJ elements and production. Members are Gustavo Lira, Xilam Balam, and Rico Simon Mendez (DJ Don Cuco). Ahmed Anzalduúa, Director of Music Ministries, piano

ORDER OF WORSHIP Sunday, October 27, 2019 *Please rise in body or in spirit.  Gathering Music Words of Welcome Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs Ringing of the Bell PRELUDE (9:00/11:00) Round and Round (traditional round) The Earth Is Our Mother (Cherokee song) Tulla Wallace, soloist Prelude (4:30) Eintritt (Entry) — R. SchumannCall to Worship Bob PeskinLighting the Chalice *Opening Hymn (18) What Wondrous Love* Responsive Affirmation Brave Space — Micky ScottBey Jones Together we will create brave space Because there is no such thing as a “safe space” We exist in the real worldWe all carry scars and we have all caused wounds. In this spaceWe seek to turn down the volume of theoutside world, We amplify voices that fight to be heardelsewhere, We call each other to more truth and love We have the right to start somewhere and continue to grow. We have the responsibility to examine what we think we know, We will not be perfect.This space will not be perfect. It will not always be what we wish it to be ButUnison: It will be o