May 4, 2025

Kamehameha: Miracles, Signs, and Wonders

Anime has gradually achieved a noteworthy fame among the masses that stretches across ethnicity and generations. In exploring the pop culture sensation, we see how it ignites in the lives of others as an embodied and lived-out experience. People publicly reveal themselves in the costumes of their favorite character and collectively join together to be a site of wonders, marvel, and engage in the possibility of otherworldliness of imagination. We may ask, what miracles are happening today? What makes our own lives sites of wonder? Well, it's time to bring the heart of your inner child and inner strength to the pews of Beacon and discover our own miracle-working power.

Program for children and youth: Programming for PreK - 5th grades is at 9:30 and 11 AM. Children begin in Fellowship Hall (lower level). Grades 6 and up meet at 6 PM.

Prelude: Charlie Zhang, guest pianist

For use throughout the service he will have 5 selections of music from Anime such as Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, Ponyo, Totoro, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service

Welcome: Rev. Dr. Jé Exodus Hooper, Assistant Minister 

Chalice Lighting: Jamaine Cripe and Rev. Dr. Jé Exodus Hooper, Lifespan Ministry Team

Candlelighting:, Beacon Chaplain Maureen Erwin and Katherine Stinson

Music: Charlie Zhang

Time For All Ages: The Character of SuperHero  Rev. Dr. Jé Exodus Hooper 

Special Social Justice Plate Collection: Pink Haven

Offertory: Charlie Zhang 

Reading

One Summer’s Day from Spirited Away by Joe Hisaishi; Misa Iwama, Director of Music Ministry and Charlie Zhang

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Jé Exodus Hooper

Music: Charlie Zhang

Benediction: Rev. Dr. Jé Exodus Hooper

Postlude (reprise): Charlie Zhang

With special thanks to all the volunteers and staff who made our service possible including:

Worship Lead: Rev. Dr. Jé Exodus Hooper

Music: Misa Iwama, Charlie Zhang guest pianist

Live Stream Technician: Lux Chakrapani

Audio Tech: Vivek Chakrapani

Board Greeter: Ellie Muska and Jen Skarda-McCann

Welcome Team: Hillary Polk and Tom Sulcer; Lindsey Tyler-Garibaldi and Jeff Garibaldi

Virtual Usher: Pablo Vazquez

Chaplain: 930 Maureen Erwin 11 Kit Stinson